Job 40:27

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Only put your hand on him, and see what a fight you will have; you will not do it again!

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

הֲיַרְבֶּ֣ה אֵ֭לֶיךָ תַּחֲנוּנִ֑ים אִם־יְדַבֵּ֖ר אֵלֶ֣יךָ רַכּֽוֹת׃

Transliteration

hă-yarbeh ʾēlêkā taḥănûnîm ʾim-yədabbēr ʾēlêkā rakkôt

Grammar Details

• *hă-yarbeh*: interrogative particle + hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - will he multiply
• *ʾēlêkā*: preposition + 2nd masculine singular suffix - to you
• *taḥănûnîm*: noun, masculine plural - supplications, entreaties
• *ʾim*: conjunction - if, whether
• *yədabbēr*: piel imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he will speak
• *rakkôt*: adjective, feminine plural - soft, gentle [words]

Word Meanings

• *yarbeh*: to increase, multiply, make many
• *taḥănûnîm*: supplications, entreaties, pleas for mercy
• *yədabbēr*: to speak, declare, converse
• *rakkôt*: soft, tender, gentle, delicate