Why is light given to the miserable, and life to the bitter of soul,Job 3:20
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
לָ֤מָּה יִתֵּ֣ן לְעָמֵ֣ל א֑וֹר וְ֝חַיִּ֗ים לְמָ֣רֵי נָֽפֶשׁ׃
- לָ֤מָּהLa.mah“<to> why?”Preposition + Pronoun, interrogative · from מָה · “what?” · Strong's H4100
- יִתֵּ֣ןyi.Ten“does someone give”Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נָתַן · “give” · Strong's H5414G
- לְעָמֵ֣לle.'a.Mel“to a sufferer”Preposition + Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from עָמֵל · “labour(er)” · Strong's H6001A
- א֑וֹר'or“light”Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אוֹר · “light” · Strong's H0216
- וְ֝חַיִּ֗יםve.chai.Yim“and life”Conjunction + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from חַיִּים · “life” · Strong's H2416E
- לְמָ֣רֵיle.Ma.rei“to [people] bitter of”Preposition + Adjective, masculine, plural, construct · from מַר · “bitter” · Strong's H4751
- נָֽפֶשׁ׃Na.fesh“soul”Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from נֶ֫פֶשׁ · “soul” · Strong's H5315G
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)