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IfאִםI speak,אֲדַבְּרָהmy painכְּאֵבִיis notלֹאrestrained;יֵחָשֵׂךְand if I cease,וְאַחְדְּלָהwhatמַהgoes awayיַהֲלֹךְfrom me?מִנִּי
Job 16:6
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With the Hebrew beneath
Job 16:6, word by word
- I speakאֲדַבְּרָהadabra
speak
To speak, say something; above all God to his people.
Where else “adabra” appears- my painכְּאֵבִkeevi
pain, suffering
Pain, suffering. It may be pain of the body or inward pain, of grief.
Where else “keevi” appears- restrainedיֵחָשֵׂךְyechasech
restrain
To curb something, like the tongue, or stop someone.
Where else “yechasech” appears- and if I ceaseאַחְדְּלָהachdla
cease, stop
Stop doing something, cease; leave off.
Where else “achdla” appears- goes awayיַהֲלֹךְyahaloch
go
To move on foot from place to place; to set out.
Where else “yahaloch” appears
The context
5I could make you firm with my mouth, and the movement of my lips would restrain your pain.
6 · This verse (above)
7But now he has wearied me; you have devastated all my community.