But my brothers are as faithless as wadis, as seasonal streams that overflow,Job 6:15
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
אַ֭חַי בָּגְד֣וּ כְמוֹ־נָ֑חַל כַּאֲפִ֖יק נְחָלִ֣ים יַעֲבֹֽרוּ׃
- אַ֭חַי'A.chai“brothers my”Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אָח · “male-sibling” · Strong's H0251G
- בָּגְד֣וּba.ge.Du“they have acted treacherously”Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from בָּגַד · “to act treacherously” · Strong's H0898
- כְמוֹ־khe.mov-“like”Preposition · from כְּמוֹ · “like” · Strong's H3644G
- נָ֑חַלNa.chal“a wadi”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from נַ֫חַל · “river” · Strong's H5158A
- כַּאֲפִ֖יקka.'a.Fik“like a stream-bed of”Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from אָפִיק · “channel” · Strong's H0650
- נְחָלִ֣יםne.cha.Lim“wadis”Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from נַ֫חַל · “river” · Strong's H5158A
- יַעֲבֹֽרוּ׃ya.'a.Vo.ru“[which] they pass away”Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from עָבַר · “pass” · Strong's H5674A
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)