Job 5:4

His sons are far from safety, crushed in court without a defender.
Job 5:4
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Original language (Hebrew)

יִרְחֲק֣וּ בָנָ֣יו מִיֶּ֑שַׁע וְיִֽדַּכְּא֥וּ בַ֝שַּׁ֗עַר וְאֵ֣ין מַצִּֽיל׃

  1. יִרְחֲק֣וּyir.cha.Ku“they are distant”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from רָחַק · “to remove” · Strong's H7368
  2. בָנָ֣יוva.Nav“children his”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from בֵּן · “child” · Strong's H1121A
  3. מִיֶּ֑שַׁעmi.Ye.sha'“from safety”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from יֵ֫שַׁע · “salvation” · Strong's H3468
  4. וְיִֽדַּכְּא֥וּve.yid.da.ke.'U“so they may be crushed”
    Conjunction + Verb, hithpael, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from דָּכָא · “to crush” · Strong's H1792
  5. בַ֝שַּׁ֗עַרva.Sha.'ar“in the gate”
    Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from שַׁ֫עַר · “gate” · Strong's H8179G
  6. וְאֵ֣יןve.'Ein“and there not”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from אַ֫יִן · “nothing” · Strong's H0369
  7. מַצִּֽיל׃ma.Tzil“[is] a deliverer”
    Verb, hiphil, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from נָצַל · “to rescue” · Strong's H5337
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)