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Job 3:16

Or why was I not hidden like a stillborn child, like an infant who never sees daylight?
Job 3:16
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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)

א֤וֹ כְנֵ֣פֶל טָ֭מוּן לֹ֣א אֶהְיֶ֑ה כְּ֝עֹלְלִ֗ים לֹא־רָ֥אוּ אֽוֹר׃

  1. א֤וֹ'o“or”
    Conjunction · from אוֹ · “or” · Strong's H0176A
  2. כְנֵ֣פֶלkhe.Ne.fel“like a miscarriage”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from נֵ֫פֶל · “miscarriage” · Strong's H5309
  3. טָ֭מוּןTa.mun“hidden”
    Verb, qal, participle (passive), masculine, singular, absolute · from טָמַן · “to hide” · Strong's H2934
  4. לֹ֣אlo'“not”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  5. אֶהְיֶ֑ה'eh.Yeh“was I?”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  6. כְּ֝עֹלְלִ֗יםke.'o.le.Lim“like children”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from עוֹלֵל · “infant” · Strong's H5768
  7. לֹא־lo'-“[who] not”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  8. רָ֥אוּRa.'u“they have seen”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from רָאָה · “see” · Strong's H7200G
  9. אֽוֹר׃'or“light”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אוֹר · “light” · Strong's H0216
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)