I sigh when food is put before me, and my groans pour out like water.Job 3:24
Original language and places
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)
כִּֽי־לִפְנֵ֣י לַ֭חְמִי אַנְחָתִ֣י תָבֹ֑א וַֽיִּתְּכ֥וּ כַ֝מַּ֗יִם שַׁאֲגֹתָֽי׃
- כִּֽי־ki-“if”Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
- לִפְנֵ֣יlif.Nei“<to> before”Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from פָּנֶה · “before” · Strong's H6440G
- לַ֭חְמִיLach.mi“food my”Noun, both genders, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, masculine, singular · from לֶ֫חֶם · “bread” · Strong's H3899H
- אַנְחָתִ֣י'an.cha.Ti“groaning my”Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אֲנָחָה · “sighing” · Strong's H0585
- תָבֹ֑אta.Vo'“it comes”Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from בּוֹא · “come” · Strong's H0935G
- וַֽיִּתְּכ֥וּvai.yi.te.Khu“and they poured forth”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from נָתַךְ · “to pour” · Strong's H5413
- כַ֝מַּ֗יִםkha.Ma.yim“like <the> water”Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from מַי · “water” · Strong's H4325G
- שַׁאֲגֹתָֽי׃sha.'a.go.Tai“cries of distress my”Noun, feminine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from שְׁאָגָה · “roaring” · Strong's H7581
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)