Caravans turn aside from their routes; they go into the wasteland and perish.Job 6:18
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
יִ֭לָּ֣פְתוּ אָרְח֣וֹת דַּרְכָּ֑ם יַעֲל֖וּ בַתֹּ֣הוּ וְיֹאבֵֽדוּ׃
- יִ֭לָּ֣פְתוּyi.La.fe.tu“they twist”Verb, niphal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from לָפַת · “to twist” · Strong's H3943
- אָרְח֣וֹת'a.re.Chot“[the] paths of”Noun, feminine, plural, construct · from אֹ֫רַח · “way” · Strong's H0734
- דַּרְכָּ֑םdar.Kam“way their”Noun, both genders, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from דֶּ֫רֶךְ · “journey” · Strong's H1870L
- יַעֲל֖וּya.'a.Lu“they go up”Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from עָלָה · “rise” · Strong's H5927G
- בַתֹּ֣הוּva.To.hu“in the wasteland”Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from תֹּ֫הוּ · “formlessness” · Strong's H8414
- וְיֹאבֵֽדוּ׃ve.yo.Ve.du“so they may perish”Conjunction + Verb, qal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from אָבַד · “to perish” · Strong's H0006
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)