Job 24:23

He gives them a sense of security, but His eyes are on their ways.
Job 24:23
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Original language (Hebrew)

יִתֶּן־ל֣וֹ לָ֭בֶטַח וְיִשָּׁעֵ֑ן וְ֝עֵינֵ֗יהוּ עַל־דַּרְכֵיהֶֽם׃

  1. יִתֶּן־yi.ten-“he gives”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נָתַן · “give” · Strong's H5414G
  2. ל֣וֹlo“to him”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from Os3m · “him” · Strong's H9033
  3. לָ֭בֶטַחLa.ve.tach“to security”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from בֶּ֫טַח · “security” · Strong's H0983
  4. וְיִשָּׁעֵ֑ןve.yi.sha.'En“so he may support himself”
    Conjunction + Verb, niphal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שָׁעַן · “to lean” · Strong's H8172
  5. וְ֝עֵינֵ֗יהוּve.'ei.Nei.hu“and eyes his”
    Conjunction + Noun, feminine, dual, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עַ֫יִן · “eye” · Strong's H5869A
  6. עַל־'al-“[are] on”
    Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  7. דַּרְכֵיהֶֽם׃dar.khei.Hem“ways their”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from דֶּ֫רֶךְ · “conduct” · Strong's H1870G
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)