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Iאָנֹכִיalsoגַּםcould speakאֲדַבֵּרָהlike you,כָּכֶםifלוּyour soulנַפְשְׁכֶםwereיֵשׁin place ofתַּחַתmy soul;נַפְשִׁיI could string togetherאַחְבִּירָהwordsבְּמִלִּיםagainst you,עֲלֵיכֶםand shakeוְאָנִיעָהmy headבְּמוֹ רֹאשִׁיat you.עֲלֵיכֶם
Job 16:4
Study it in the app“I also could speak like you, if your soul were in place of my soul; I could string together words against you, and shake my head at you.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Job 16:4, word by word
- could speakאֲדַבֵּרָהadabera
speak
To speak, say something; above all God to his people.
Where else “adabera” appears- ifלוּlu
if perhaps
A word that supposes something possible, to say «if perhaps» or «even though».
Where else “lu” appears- your soulנַפְשְׁnafsh
soul
A person's innermost self: what they feel and desire.
Where else “nafsh” appears- I could string togetherאַחְבִּירָהachbira
join
To set two things together so that they form one.
Where else “achbira” appears- wordsמִלִּיםmilim
word, speech
A word, a saying; what someone says. It is a poetic word, used very often in the book of Job.
Where else “milim” appears- and shakeאָנִיעָהania
shake
To wag one's head mockingly.
Where else “ania” appears- my headבְּמוֹbemo
in, with, by
A poetic particle meaning "in," "with," "by."
Where else “bemo” appears- my headרֹאשִׁroshi
head
The upper part of the body, where the face and hair are.
Where else “roshi” appears
The context
3Will there be an end to words of wind? Or what provokes you that you answer?
4 · This verse (above)
5I could make you firm with my mouth, and the movement of my lips would restrain your pain.