Job 7:3

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

So am I made to possess months of vanity, and wearisome nights are appointed to me.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

כֵּ֤ן הָנְחַ֣לְתִּי לִ֭י יַרְחֵי־שָׁ֑וְא וְלֵיל֥וֹת עָ֝מָ֗ל מִנּוּ־לִֽי

Transliteration

So honḥaltî to me yarḥê-shāwĕ' and lêlôṯ 'āmāl minnû-to me

Grammar Details

*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

Word Meanings

*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

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Classic King James Version text presented with Strong's numbering to link English words to their underlying Hebrew and Greek terms. Prioritizes literal/formal correspondence while enabling original-language word study.

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Reference numbers can disrupt continuous reading
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Referenced Verses

Ps 6:6 : 6 I am weary with my groaning; all the night make I my bed to swim; I water my couch with my tears.
Ps 39:5 : 5 Behold, thou hast made my days as an handbreadth; and mine age is as nothing before thee: verily every man at his best state{H8737)} is altogether vanity. Selah.
Eccl 1:14 : 14 I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all is vanity and vexation of spirit.
Job 16:7 : 7 But now he hath made me weary: thou hast made desolate all my company.
Job 29:2 : 2 Oh that I were as in months past, as in the days when God preserved me;

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