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Job 16:4

I could also speak like you if you were in my place; I could heap up words against you and shake my head at you.
Job 16:4
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

גַּ֤ם׀ אָנֹכִי֮ כָּכֶ֪ם אֲדַ֫בֵּ֥רָה ל֤וּ־יֵ֪שׁ נַפְשְׁכֶ֡ם תַּ֤חַת נַפְשִׁ֗י אַחְבִּ֣ירָה עֲלֵיכֶ֣ם בְּמִלִּ֑ים וְאָנִ֥יעָה עֲ֝לֵיכֶ֗ם בְּמ֣וֹ רֹאשִֽׁי׃

  1. גַּ֤ם׀gam“also”
    Adverb · from גַּם · “also” · Strong's H1571
  2. אָנֹכִי֮'a.no.Khi“I”
    Pronoun, personal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אָֽנֹכִ֫י · “I” · Strong's H0595
  3. כָּכֶ֪םka.Khem“like you”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from Op2m · “you” · Strong's H9036
  4. אֲדַ֫בֵּ֥רָה'a.Da.Be.rah“I will speak”
    Verb, piel, infinitive construct, 1st person, common, singular · from דָבַר · “speak” · Strong's H1696G
  5. ל֤וּ־Lu-“if”
    Conjunction · from לוּ · “if” · Strong's H3863
  6. יֵ֪שׁyesh“there”
    Adjective, cardinal number, both genders, singular, absolute · from יֵשׁ · “there” · Strong's H3426
  7. נַפְשְׁכֶ֡םnaf.she.Khem“[were] self your”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from נֶ֫פֶשׁ · “myself” · Strong's H5315I
  8. תַּ֤חַתTa.chat“in place of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from תַּחַת · “instead” · Strong's H8478H
  9. נַפְשִׁ֗יnaf.Shi“self my”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from נֶ֫פֶשׁ · “myself” · Strong's H5315I
  10. אַחְבִּ֣ירָה'ach.Bi.rah“I will make join”
    Verb, hiphil, infinitive construct, 1st person, common, singular · from חָבַר · “to unite” · Strong's H2266
  11. עֲלֵיכֶ֣ם'a.lei.Khem“on you”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  12. בְּמִלִּ֑יםbe.mi.Lim“<in> words”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from מִלָּה · “speech” · Strong's H4405
  13. וְאָנִ֥יעָהve.'a.Ni.'ah“and I will shake”
    Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, infinitive construct, 1st person, common, singular · from נוּעַ · “to shake” · Strong's H5128
  14. עֲ֝לֵיכֶ֗ם'a.lei.Khem“on you”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  15. בְּמ֣וֹbe.Mo“with”
    Preposition · from בְּמוֹ · “in|at|by” · Strong's H1119
  16. רֹאשִֽׁי׃ro.Shi“head my”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from רֹאשׁ · “head” · Strong's H7218A
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)