You have bound me, and it has become a witness; my frailty rises up and testifies against me.Job 16:8
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
וַֽ֭תִּקְמְטֵנִי לְעֵ֣ד הָיָ֑ה וַיָּ֥קָם בִּ֥י כַ֝חֲשִׁ֗י בְּפָנַ֥י יַעֲנֶֽה׃
- וַֽ֭תִּקְמְטֵנִיVa.tik.me.te.ni“and you have seized me”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from קָמַט · “to seize” · Strong's H7059
- לְעֵ֣דle.'Ed“<into> a witness”Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from עֵד · “witness” · Strong's H5707
- הָיָ֑הha.Yah“it has become”Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
- וַיָּ֥קָםvai.Ya.kom“and it has risen up”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from קוּם · “attack” · Strong's H6965J
- בִּ֥יbi“on me”Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from Os1c · “me” · Strong's H9030
- כַ֝חֲשִׁ֗יkha.cha.Shi“leanness my”Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from כַּ֫חַשׁ · “lie” · Strong's H3585
- בְּפָנַ֥יbe.fa.Nai“in face my”Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from פָּנֶה · “face” · Strong's H6440H
- יַעֲנֶֽה׃ya.'a.Neh“it testifies”Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עָנָה · “to answer” · Strong's H6030B
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)