Job 17:7
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Mine eye also is dim by reason of sorrow, and all my members are as a shadow. | My eyes have grown dim with grief, and my whole body is but a shadow. | Mine eye also is dim by reason of sorrow, And all my members are as a shadow. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and it has grown dim | וַתֵּ֣כַהּ | va-TE-khah | H3543A | to grow dimכָּהָה (ka.hah) 1) to grow weak, grow dim, grow faint, falter, be weak, be dim, be darkened, be restrained, be faint, fail 1a) (Qal) to grow dim 1b) (Piel) to faint, grow weak, grow faint |
| from grief | מִכַּ֣עַשׂ | mi-KA-'as | H3708B | vexationכַּ֫עַשׂ (ka.as) 1) anger, vexation, provocation, grief 1a) vexation 1a1) of men 1a2) of God 1b) vexation, grief, frustration |
| eye my | עֵינִ֑י | 'ei-NI | H5869A | eyeעַ֫יִן (a.yin) : eye 1) eye 1a) eye 1a1) of physical eye 1a2) as showing mental qualities 1a3) of mental and spiritual faculties (fig.) |
| and members my | וִֽיצֻרַ֖י | vi-tzu-RAI | H3338 | memberיְצֻרִים (ya.tsur) forms, members (of the body) |
| [are] like the shadow | כַּצֵּ֣ל | ka-TZEL | H6738 | shadowצֵל (tsel) 1) shadow, shade 1a) shadow (on dial) 1b) shadow, shade (as protection) 1c) shadow (symbolic of transitoriness of life) Also means: tse.lel (צֵלֶל "shadow" H6752) |
| all of them | כֻּלָּֽם׃ | ku-LAM | H3605 | allכֹּל (kol) 1) all, the whole 1a) all, the whole of 1b) any, each, every, anything 1c) totality, everything Aramaic equivalent: kol (כֹּל "all" H3606) |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.