Job 7:13

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{ "verseID": "Job.7.13", "source": "כִּֽי־אָ֭מַרְתִּי תְּנַחֲמֵ֣נִי עַרְשִׂ֑י יִשָּׂ֥א בְ֝שִׂיחִ֗י מִשְׁכָּבִֽי", "text": "When-*'āmartî* *tĕnaḥămênî* my *'arśî* *yiśśā'* in my *ḇĕśîḥî* my *mishkāḇî*", "grammar": { "*kî*": "conjunction - when/if/that", "*'āmartî*": "verb, qal perfect, 1st person singular - I say", "*tĕnaḥămênî*": "verb, piel imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular + 1st person singular suffix - it comforts me", "*'arśî*": "noun, feminine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my bed/couch", "*yiśśā'*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - it will bear/carry", "*bĕ*": "preposition - in", "*śîḥî*": "noun, masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my complaint/meditation", "*mishkāḇî*": "noun, masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my bed/couch" }, "variants": { "*'āmartî*": "I say/I said/I thought", "*tĕnaḥămênî*": "it comforts me/it consoles me", "*'arśî*": "my bed/my couch", "*yiśśā'*": "will bear/will carry/will lift/will take away", "*śîḥî*": "my complaint/my meditation/my talking", "*mishkāḇî*": "my bed/my couch/my resting place" } }

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

כִּֽי־אָ֭מַרְתִּי תְּנַחֲמֵ֣נִי עַרְשִׂ֑י יִשָּׂ֥א בְ֝שִׂיחִ֗י מִשְׁכָּבִֽי

Transliteration

When-'āmartî tĕnaḥămênî my 'arśî yiśśā' in my ḇĕśîḥî my mishkāḇî

Grammar Details

• *kî*: conjunction - when/if/that
• *'āmartî*: verb, qal perfect, 1st person singular - I say
• *tĕnaḥămênî*: verb, piel imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular + 1st person singular suffix - it comforts me
• *'arśî*: noun, feminine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my bed/couch
• *yiśśā'*: verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - it will bear/carry
• *bĕ*: preposition - in
• *śîḥî*: noun, masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my complaint/meditation
• *mishkāḇî*: noun, masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my bed/couch

Word Meanings

• *'āmartî*: I say/I said/I thought
• *tĕnaḥămênî*: it comforts me/it consoles me
• *'arśî*: my bed/my couch
• *yiśśā'*: will bear/will carry/will lift/will take away
• *śîḥî*: my complaint/my meditation/my talking
• *mishkāḇî*: my bed/my couch/my resting place

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  When I think my bed will comfort me, and my couch will ease my complaint,

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  When I say, My bed shall comfort me, my couch shall ease my complaint;

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  When I say, 'My bed shall comfort me, my couch shall ease my complaint,'

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  When I say, My bed shall comfort me, my couch shall ease my complaint;

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  When I say,{H559} My bed{H6210} shall comfort{H5162} me, My couch{H4904} shall ease{H5375} my complaint;{H7879}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  When I say{H559}{(H8804)}, My bed{H6210} shall comfort{H5162}{(H8762)} me, my couch{H4904} shall ease{H5375}{(H8799)} my complaint{H7879};

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  When I thynke: my bedd shall comforte me, I shall haue some refresshinge by talkynge with myself vpon my couche:

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  When I say, My couch shal relieue me, and my bed shall bring comfort in my meditation,

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  When I say, My bed shal comfort me, I shall haue some refreshing by talking to my selfe vpon my couch:

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  When I say, My bed shall comfort me, my couch shall ease my complaint;

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  When I say, 'My bed shall comfort me, My couch shall ease my complaint;'

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  When I said, `My bed doth comfort me,' He taketh away in my talking my couch.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  When I say, My bed shall comfort me, My couch shall ease my complaint;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  When I say, My bed shall comfort me, My couch shall ease my complaint;

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  When I say, In my bed I will have comfort, there I will get rest from my disease;

• World English Bible (2000)

  When I say, 'My bed shall comfort me. My couch shall ease my complaint;'

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  If I say,“My bed will comfort me, my couch will ease my complaint,”

Referenced Verses

• Ps 6:6 : 6 { "verseID": "Psalms.6.6", "source": "כִּ֤י אֵ֣ין בַּמָּ֣וֶת זִכְרֶ֑ךָ בִּ֝שְׁא֗וֹל מִ֣י יֽוֹדֶה־לָּֽךְ׃", "text": "For *'ên* in-the-*māwet* *zikrekā* in-*šə'ôl* who *yôdeh*-to-you", "grammar": { "*'ên*": "particle of negation - there is not/no", "*māwet*": "noun, masculine singular with prefixed preposition bet and definite article - in the death", "*zikrekā*": "noun, masculine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your remembrance", "*šə'ôl*": "noun, feminine singular with prefixed preposition bet - in Sheol", "*yôdeh*": "verb, hiphil imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - he will give thanks" }, "variants": { "*'ên*": "there is not/no", "*māwet*": "death/state of being dead", "*zikrekā*": "your remembrance/memory of you/mention of you", "*šə'ôl*": "Sheol/grave/underworld/realm of the dead", "*yôdeh*": "give thanks/praise/acknowledge" } }
• Ps 77:4 : 4 { "verseID": "Psalms.77.4", "source": "אֶזְכְּרָ֣ה אֱלֹהִ֣ים וְאֶֽהֱמָיָ֑ה אָשִׂ֓יחָה ׀ וְתִתְעַטֵּ֖ף רוּחִ֣י סֶֽלָה", "text": "*ʾezkərāh* *ʾĕlōhîm* and-*ʾehĕmāyāh* *ʾāśîḥāh* and-*tiṯʿaṭṭēp̄* *rûḥî* *selāh*", "grammar": { "*ʾezkərāh*": "1st person singular imperfect/cohortative - I remember/will remember", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "masculine plural noun with singular meaning - God", "*ʾehĕmāyāh*": "1st person singular imperfect/cohortative with waw-consecutive - and I moan/groan", "*ʾāśîḥāh*": "1st person singular imperfect/cohortative - I meditate/complain", "*tiṯʿaṭṭēp̄*": "3rd person feminine singular hitpael imperfect with waw-consecutive - and grows faint/overwhelmed", "*rûḥî*": "feminine singular noun + 1st person singular possessive suffix - my spirit", "*selāh*": "musical or liturgical notation" }, "variants": { "*ʾezkərāh*": "I remember/I call to mind/I mention", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "God/gods/divine being", "*ʾehĕmāyāh*": "I moan/I groan/I am troubled", "*ʾāśîḥāh*": "I meditate/I complain/I muse", "*tiṯʿaṭṭēp̄*": "grows faint/is overwhelmed/is wrapped (in darkness)", "*rûḥî*": "my spirit/my breath/my mind", "*selāh*": "musical pause/lift up/interlude" } }
• Job 7:3-4 : 3 { "verseID": "Job.7.3", "source": "כֵּ֤ן הָנְחַ֣לְתִּי לִ֭י יַרְחֵי־שָׁ֑וְא וְלֵיל֥וֹת עָ֝מָ֗ל מִנּוּ־לִֽי", "text": "So *honḥaltî* to me *yarḥê*-*shāwĕ'* and *lêlôṯ* *'āmāl* *minnû*-to me", "grammar": { "*kên*": "adverb - so/thus", "*honḥaltî*": "verb, hophal perfect, 1st person singular - I have been made to inherit/I was allotted", "*lî*": "preposition + 1st person singular suffix - to me/for me", "*yarḥê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - months of", "*shāwĕ'*": "noun, masculine singular - emptiness/vanity/futility", "*wĕ*": "conjunction - and", "*lêlôṯ*": "noun, masculine plural construct - nights of", "*'āmāl*": "noun, masculine singular - trouble/labor/toil", "*minnû*": "verb, pual perfect, 3rd person plural - they are appointed/assigned", "*lî*": "preposition + 1st person singular suffix - to me/for me" }, "variants": { "*honḥaltî*": "I have been made to inherit/I was allotted/I have received as inheritance", "*yarḥê*": "months/moons", "*shāwĕ'*": "emptiness/vanity/futility/worthlessness", "*'āmāl*": "trouble/labor/toil/misery/suffering", "*minnû*": "they are appointed/they are assigned/they are counted out" } } 4 { "verseID": "Job.7.4", "source": "אִם־שָׁכַ֗בְתִּי וְאָמַ֗רְתִּי מָתַ֣י אָ֭קוּם וּמִדַּד־עָ֑רֶב וְשָׂבַ֖עְתִּי נְדֻדִ֣ים עֲדֵי־נָֽשֶׁף", "text": "If *shāḵaḇtî* and *'āmartî* when *'āqûm* and *middaḏ*-*'āreḇ* and *śāḇa'tî* *nĕḏuḏîm* until-*nāshef*", "grammar": { "*'im*": "conjunction - if/when", "*shāḵaḇtî*": "verb, qal perfect, 1st person singular - I lie down", "*wĕ*": "conjunction - and", "*'āmartî*": "verb, qal perfect, 1st person singular - I say", "*māṯay*": "interrogative adverb - when?", "*'āqûm*": "verb, qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I will arise/get up", "*û*": "conjunction - and", "*middaḏ*": "verb, piel infinitive construct - measuring/stretching", "*'āreḇ*": "noun, masculine singular - evening", "*wĕ*": "conjunction - and", "*śāḇa'tî*": "verb, qal perfect, 1st person singular - I am full/satisfied", "*nĕḏuḏîm*": "noun, masculine plural - tossings/restlessness", "*'ăḏê*": "preposition - until", "*nāshef*": "noun, masculine singular - twilight/dawn" }, "variants": { "*shāḵaḇtî*": "I lie down/I go to bed", "*'āmartî*": "I say/I think", "*'āqûm*": "I will arise/I will get up", "*middaḏ*": "measuring/stretching/extending", "*'āreḇ*": "evening/sunset", "*śāḇa'tî*": "I am full/I am satisfied/I have had enough", "*nĕḏuḏîm*": "tossings/restlessness/being tossed about", "*nāshef*": "twilight/dawn/dusk" } }
• Job 9:27-28 : 27 { "verseID": "Job.9.27", "source": "אִם־אָ֭מְרִי אֶשְׁכְּחָ֣ה שִׂיחִ֑י אֶעֶזְבָ֖ה פָנַ֣י וְאַבְלִֽיגָה׃", "text": "*ʾim-ʾāmrî* *ʾeškəḥâ* *śîḥî* *ʾeʿezbâ* *pānay* *wə-ʾablîgâ*", "grammar": { "*ʾim-ʾāmrî*": "conditional particle + qal infinitive construct + 1st person singular suffix - if my saying", "*ʾeškəḥâ*": "qal imperfect 1st person singular cohortative - let me forget", "*śîḥî*": "masculine singular noun + 1st person singular suffix - my complaint", "*ʾeʿezbâ*": "qal imperfect 1st person singular cohortative - let me leave", "*pānay*": "masculine plural noun + 1st person singular suffix - my face", "*wə-ʾablîgâ*": "conjunction + hiphil imperfect 1st person singular cohortative - and let me brighten up" }, "variants": { "*ʾāmrî*": "saying, speech, word", "*ʾeškəḥâ*": "to forget, ignore, neglect", "*śîḥî*": "complaint, meditation, anxiety", "*ʾeʿezbâ*": "to leave, abandon, forsake", "*pānay*": "face, presence, countenance", "*ʾablîgâ*": "to look cheerful, brighten up, smile" } } 28 { "verseID": "Job.9.28", "source": "יָגֹ֥רְתִּי כָל־עַצְּבֹתָ֑י יָ֝דַ֗עְתִּי כִּי־לֹ֥א תְנַקֵּֽנִי׃", "text": "*yāgōrtî* *kāl-ʿaṣṣəbōtāy* *yādaʿtî* *kî-lōʾ* *tənaqqēnî*", "grammar": { "*yāgōrtî*": "qal perfect 1st person singular - I dread", "*kāl-ʿaṣṣəbōtāy*": "masculine singular construct + feminine plural noun + 1st person singular suffix - all my pains", "*yādaʿtî*": "qal perfect 1st person singular - I know", "*kî-lōʾ*": "conjunction + negative particle - that not", "*tənaqqēnî*": "piel imperfect 2nd masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - you will hold me innocent" }, "variants": { "*yāgōrtî*": "to fear, dread, be afraid", "*ʿaṣṣəbōtāy*": "pains, sorrows, hardships", "*yādaʿtî*": "to know, understand, recognize", "*tənaqqēnî*": "to acquit, hold innocent, clear" } }