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He breaks through me,יִפְרְצֵנִיbreachפֶרֶץuponעַל פְּנֵיbreach;פָרֶץhe runsיָרֻץat meעָלַיlike a mighty man.כְּגִבּוֹר
Job 16:14
Study it in the app“He breaks through me, breach upon breach; he runs at me like a mighty man.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Job 16:14, word by word
- He breaks through meיִפְרְצֵyifrtse
breach
To smash a wall, burst in.
Where else “yifrtse” appears- breachפֶרֶץferets
breach
Breach, opening made by breaking through.
Where else “ferets” appears- uponפְּנֵיpene
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “pene” appears- he runsיָרֻץyaruts
run
To move quickly on foot, at a run.
Where else “yaruts” appears- like a mighty manגִבּוֹרgibor
warrior
A brave warrior, or a capable man.
Where else “gibor” appears
The context
13His archers surround me; he splits open my kidneys and does not have compassion; he pours out my gall on the ground.
14 · This verse (above)
15Sackcloth I have sewn on my skin, and thrust my horn into the dust.