Job 3:13

For now I would be lying down in peace; I would be asleep and at rest
Job 3:13
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Original language (Hebrew)

כִּֽי־עַ֭תָּה שָׁכַ֣בְתִּי וְאֶשְׁק֑וֹט יָ֝שַׁ֗נְתִּי אָ֤ז׀ יָנ֬וּחַֽ לִֽי׃

  1. כִּֽי־ki-“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  2. עַ֭תָּה'A.tah“now”
    Adverb · from עַתָּ֫ה · “now” · Strong's H6258
  3. שָׁכַ֣בְתִּיsha.Khav.ti“I lay down”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from שָׁכַב · “lay down” · Strong's H7901G
  4. וְאֶשְׁק֑וֹטve.'esh.Kot“and I may be at peace”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, 1st person, common, singular · from שָׁקַט · “to quiet” · Strong's H8252
  5. יָ֝שַׁ֗נְתִּיya.Shan.ti“I slept”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from יָשֵׁן · “to sleep” · Strong's H3462
  6. אָ֤ז׀'az“then”
    Adverb · from אָז · “then” · Strong's H0227A
  7. יָנ֬וּחַֽya.Nu.ach“it is at rest”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נוּחַ · “to rest” · Strong's H5117
  8. לִֽי׃Li“to me”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from Os1c · “me” · Strong's H9030
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)