Job 13:28
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | And he, as a rotten thing, consumeth, as a garment that is moth eaten. | So man wastes away like something rotten, like a moth-eaten garment. | Though I am like a rotten thing that consumeth, Like a garment that is moth-eaten. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and he | וְ֭הוּא | VE-hu' | H1931 | he/she/itהוּא (hu) pron 3p s 1) he, she, it 1a) himself (with emphasis) 1b) resuming subj with emphasis 1c) (with minimum emphasis following predicate) 1d) (anticipating subj) 1e) (emphasising predicate) 1f) that, it (neuter) demons pron 2) that (with article) |
| like rottenness | כְּרָקָ֣ב | ke-ra-KAV | H7538 | rottennessרָקָב (ra.qav) rottenness, decay (always fig) |
| he wears out | יִבְלֶ֑ה | yiv-LEH | H1086 | to wear outבְּלָא (be.la) 1) (Pael) to wear away, wear out 1a) to harass constantly (fig.) |
| like a garment | כְּ֝בֶ֗גֶד | ke-VE-ged | H0899B | garmentבֶּ֫גֶד (be.ged) (CLBL) garment, clothing (used indiscriminately) |
| [which] it eats it | אֲכָ֣לוֹ | 'a-KHA-lov | H0398 | to eatאָכַל (a.khal) 1) to eat, devour, burn up, feed 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to eat (human subject) 1a2) to eat, devour (of beasts and birds) 1a3) to devour, consume (of fire) 1a4) to devour, slay (of sword) 1a5) to devour, consume, destroy (inanimate subjects - ie, pestilence, drought) 1a6) to devour (of oppression) 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be eaten (by men) 1b2) to be devoured, consumed (of fire) 1b3) to be wasted, destroyed (of flesh) 1c) (Pual) 1c1) to cause to eat, feed with 1c2) to cause to devour 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to feed 1d2) to cause to eat 1e) (Piel) 1e1) consume Aramaic equivalent: a.khal (אֲכַל "to devour" H0399) |
| a moth | עָֽשׁ׃ | 'Ash | H6211A | mothעָשׁ (ash) moth |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.