Job 23:9

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

On the left hand, where he doth work, but I cannot behold him: he hideth himself on the right hand, that I cannot see him:

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

שְׂמֹ֣אול בַּעֲשֹׂת֣וֹ וְלֹא־אָ֑חַז יַעְטֹ֥ף יָ֝מִ֗ין וְלֹ֣א אֶרְאֶֽה׃

Transliteration

śəmōʾwl baʿăśōtô wə-lōʾ-ʾāḥaz yaʿṭōp yāmîn wə-lōʾ ʾerʾeh

Grammar Details

*śəmōʾwl*: noun, feminine singular - left/north
*baʿăśōtô*: preposition + Qal infinitive construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - in his working/when he acts
*wə-lōʾ-ʾāḥaz*: conjunction + negative particle + Qal imperfect, 1st person singular - and I do not grasp/perceive
*yaʿṭōp*: Hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he covers/veils himself
*yāmîn*: noun, feminine singular - right/south
*wə-lōʾ*: conjunction + negative particle - and not
*ʾerʾeh*: Qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I see

Word Meanings

*śəmōʾwl*: left, left hand, north
*ʿāśâ*: to do, make, accomplish, work
*ʾāḥaz*: to grasp, seize, hold, perceive
*ʿāṭap*: to cover, enwrap, veil, hide, turn aside
*yāmîn*: right, right hand, south
*rāʾâ*: to see, perceive, look, observe

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Ps 89:46 : 46 How long, LORD? wilt thou hide{H8735)} thyself for ever? shall thy wrath burn{H8799)} like fire?
Isa 8:17 : 17 And I will wait upon the LORD, that hideth his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him.

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