Verse 17

{ "verseID": "Job.41.17", "source": "מִ֭שֵּׂתוֹ יָג֣וּרוּ אֵלִ֑ים מִ֝שְּׁבָרִ֗ים יִתְחַטָּֽאוּ׃", "text": "*Miśśēṯô* *yāḡûrû* *ʾēlîm* *miššəḇārîm* *yiṯḥaṭṭāʾû*", "grammar": { "*Miśśēṯô*": "preposition with noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - from his raising up", "*yāḡûrû*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they fear/are afraid", "*ʾēlîm*": "noun, masculine plural - mighty ones/gods", "*miššəḇārîm*": "preposition with noun, masculine plural - from the breakers/waves", "*yiṯḥaṭṭāʾû*": "hithpael imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they purify themselves/miss the mark" }, "variants": { "*śēṯô*": "his raising up/his lifting up/his dignity", "*yāḡûrû*": "they fear/they are afraid/they dread", "*ʾēlîm*": "mighty ones/gods/heroes", "*šəḇārîm*": "breakers/waves/breakings", "*yiṯḥaṭṭāʾû*": "they miss the mark/they are bewildered/they withdraw themselves" } }

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