Job 16:8
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | And thou hast filled me with wrinkles, which is a witness against me: and my leanness rising up in me beareth witness to my face. | You have bound me, and it has become a witness; my frailty rises up and testifies against me. | And thou hast laid fast hold on me, which is a witness against me: And my leanness riseth up against me, It testifieth to my face. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and you have seized me | וַֽ֭תִּקְמְטֵנִי | VA-tik-me-te-ni | H7059 | to seizeקָמַט (qa.mat) 1) to seize 1a) (Qal) to seize 1b) (Pual) to be snatched away prematurely |
| into a witness | לְעֵ֣ד | le-'ED | H5707 | witnessעֵד (ed) 1) witness 1a) witness, testimony, evidence (of things) 1b) witness (of people) |
| it has become | הָיָ֑ה | ha-YAH | H1961 | to beהָיָה (ha.yah) 1) to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out 1a) (Qal) 1a1) --- 1a1a) to happen, fall out, occur, take place, come about, come to pass 1a1b) to come about, come to pass 1a2) to come into being, become 1a2a) to arise, appear, come 1a2b) to become 1a2b1) to become 1a2b2) to become like 1a2b3) to be instituted, be established 1a3) to be 1a3a) to exist, be in existence 1a3b) to abide, remain, continue (with word of place or time) 1a3c) to stand, lie, be in, be at, be situated (with word of locality) 1a3d) to accompany, be with 1b) (Niphal) … |
| and it has risen up | וַיָּ֥קָם | vai-YA-kom | H6965J | No entry |
| leanness my | כַ֝חֲשִׁ֗י | kha-cha-SHI | H3585 | lieכַּ֫חַשׁ (ka.chash) 1) lying, deception 2) leanness, failure |
| in face my | בְּפָנַ֥י | be-fa-NAI | H6440H | face: beforeפָּנֶה (pa.neh) : before/to/front 1) face 1a) face, faces 1b) presence, person 1c) face (of seraphim or cherubim) 1d) face (of animals) 1e) face, surface (of ground) 1f) as adv of loc/temp 1f1) before and behind, toward, in front of, forward, formerly, from beforetime, before 1g) with prep 1g1) in front of, before, to the front of, in the presence of, in the face of, at the face or front of, from the presence of, from before, from before the face of |
| it testifies | יַעֲנֶֽה׃ | ya-'a-NEH | H6030B | to answerעָנָה (a.nah) 1) to answer, respond, testify, speak, shout 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to answer, respond to 1a2) to testify, respond as a witness 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to make answer 1b2) to be answered, receive answer Aramaic equivalent: a.nah (עֲנָה "to answer" H6032) |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.