Job 16:22

For when only a few years are past I will go the way of no return.
Job 16:22
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Original language (Hebrew)

כִּֽי־שְׁנ֣וֹת מִסְפָּ֣ר יֶאֱתָ֑יוּ וְאֹ֖רַח לֹא־אָשׁ֣וּב אֶהֱלֹֽךְ׃

  1. כִּֽי־ki-“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  2. שְׁנ֣וֹתshe.Not“years of”
    Noun, feminine, plural, construct · from שָׁנָה · “year” · Strong's H8141
  3. מִסְפָּ֣רmis.Par“number”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מִסְפָּר · “number” · Strong's H4557
  4. יֶאֱתָ֑יוּye.'e.Ta.yu“they will come”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from אָתָה · “to come” · Strong's H0857
  5. וְאֹ֖רַחve.'O.rach“and a way”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אֹ֫רַח · “way” · Strong's H0734
  6. לֹא־lo'-“[which] not”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  7. אָשׁ֣וּב'a.Shuv“I will return”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular · from שׁוּב · “return” · Strong's H7725G
  8. אֶהֱלֹֽךְ׃'e.he.Lokh“I will go”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular · from הָלַךְ · “went” · Strong's H1980G
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)