Job 22:19

The righteous see it and are glad; the innocent mock them:
Job 22:19
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Original language (Hebrew)

יִרְא֣וּ צַדִּיקִ֣ים וְיִשְׂמָ֑חוּ וְ֝נָקִ֗י יִלְעַג־לָֽמוֹ׃

  1. יִרְא֣וּyir.'U“they see [it]”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from רָאָה · “see” · Strong's H7200G
  2. צַדִּיקִ֣יםtza.di.Kim“righteous [people]”
    Adjective, masculine, plural, absolute · from צַדִּיק · “righteous” · Strong's H6662
  3. וְיִשְׂמָ֑חוּve.yis.Ma.chu“so they may rejoice”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from שָׂמַח · “to rejoice” · Strong's H8055
  4. וְ֝נָקִ֗יve.na.Ki“and [the] innocent”
    Conjunction + Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from נָקִי · “innocent” · Strong's H5355A
  5. יִלְעַג־yil.'ag-“he mocks”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from לָעַג · “to mock” · Strong's H3932
  6. לָֽמוֹ׃la.mo“<to> them”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from Op3m · “them” · Strong's H9038
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)