Am I the sea, or the monster of the deep, that You must keep me under guard?Job 7:12
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
הֲֽיָם־אָ֭נִי אִם־תַּנִּ֑ין כִּֽי־תָשִׂ֖ים עָלַ֣י מִשְׁמָֽר׃
- הֲֽיָם־hayam-“¿ [the] sea”Particle, interrogative + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from יָם · “sea” · Strong's H3220G
- אָ֭נִי'A.ni“[am] I”Pronoun, personal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אֲנִי, אָֽנֹכִ֫י · “I” · Strong's H0589
- אִם־'im-“or?”Particle · from אִם · “if” · Strong's H0518A
- תַּנִּ֑יןta.Nin“[the] sea monster”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from תַּנִּין · “monster” · Strong's H8577N
- כִּֽי־ki-“that”Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
- תָשִׂ֖יםta.Sim“you will set”Verb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from שׂוּם · “make” · Strong's H7760A
- עָלַ֣י'a.Lai“over me”Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
- מִשְׁמָֽר׃mish.Mar“a guard”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מִשְׁמָר · “custody” · Strong's H4929
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)