What strength do I have, that I should still hope? What is my future, that I should be patient?Job 6:11
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
מַה־כֹּחִ֥י כִֽי־אֲיַחֵ֑ל וּמַה־קִּ֝צִּ֗י כִּֽי־אַאֲרִ֥יךְ נַפְשִֽׁי׃
- מַה־mah-“what?”Pronoun, interrogative · from מָה · “what?” · Strong's H4100
- כֹּחִ֥יko.Chi“[is] strength my”Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from כֹּחַ · “strength” · Strong's H3581B
- כִֽי־khi-“that”Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
- אֲיַחֵ֑ל'a.ya.Chel“I will wait”Verb, piel, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular · from יָחַל · “hope” · Strong's H3176H
- וּמַה־u.mah-“and what?”Conjunction + Pronoun, interrogative · from מָה · “what?” · Strong's H4100
- קִּ֝צִּ֗יki.Tzi“[is] end my”Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from קֵץ · “end” · Strong's H7093
- כִּֽי־ki-“that”Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
- אַאֲרִ֥יךְ'a.'a.Rikh“I will prolong”Verb, hiphil, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular · from אָרַךְ · “to prolong” · Strong's H0748
- נַפְשִֽׁי׃naf.Shi“life my”Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from נֶ֫פֶשׁ · “life” · Strong's H5315H
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)