Job 15:35

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

They conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity, And their heart prepareth deceit.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

הָרֹה עָמָל וְיָלֹד אָוֶן וּבִטְנָם תָּכִין מִרְמָה

Transliteration

hārōh ʿāmāl wə-yālōd ʾāwen û-ḇiṭnām tāḵîn mirmāh

Grammar Details

*hārōh*: qal infinitive absolute - conceiving
*ʿāmāl*: noun, masculine singular - trouble
*wə-yālōd*: conjunction + qal infinitive absolute - and bringing forth
*ʾāwen*: noun, masculine singular - iniquity
*û-ḇiṭnām*: conjunction + noun, feminine singular + 3rd masculine plural suffix - and their womb
*tāḵîn*: hiphil imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - prepares
*mirmāh*: noun, feminine singular - deceit

Word Meanings

*hārāh*: to conceive, become pregnant
*ʿāmāl*: trouble, labor, toil
*yālad*: to bear, beget, bring forth
*ʾāwen*: iniquity, wickedness, sorrow
*beṭen*: womb, belly, body
*kûn*: to establish, prepare, set up
*mirmāh*: deceit, treachery, fraud

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Ps 7:14 : 14 Behold, he travaileth with iniquity; Yea, he hath conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood.
Hos 10:13 : 13 Ye have plowed wickedness, ye have reaped iniquity; ye have eaten the fruit of lies; for thou didst trust in thy way, in the multitude of thy mighty men.
Isa 59:4-5 : 4 None sueth in righteousness, and none pleadeth in truth: they trust in vanity, and speak lies; they conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity. 5 They hatch adders' eggs, and weave the spider's web: he that eateth of their eggs dieth; and that which is crushed breaketh out into a viper.
Gal 6:7-8 : 7 Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. 8 For he that soweth unto his own flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth unto the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap eternal life.
Jas 1:15 : 15 Then the lust, when it hath conceived, beareth sin: and the sin, when it is fullgrown, bringeth forth death.

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