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My brothersאַחַיhave acted treacherouslyבָּגְדוּlikeכְמוֹa stream,נָחַלlike the channelכַּאֲפִיקof streamsנְחָלִיםthat pass away,יַעֲבֹרוּ
Job 6:15
Study it in the app“My brothers have acted treacherously like a stream, like the channel of streams that pass away,”
With the Hebrew beneath
Job 6:15, word by word
- My brothersאַחַaach
countryman
Someone of the same people, or a friend.
Where else “aach” appears- have acted treacherouslyבָּגְדוּbagdu
act treacherously
Be unfaithful: break one's word or someone's trust.
Where else “bagdu” appears- a streamנָחַלnachal
torrent
A channel that runs with water only in the rainy season.
Where else “nachal” appears- like the channelאֲפִיקafik
channel
The bottom along which a brook or the sea runs.
Where else “afik” appears- that pass awayיַעֲבֹרוּyaavoru
pass
To get over a river, or go through a land.
Where else “yaavoru” appears
Translation note
“Like a stream”: the streams of that land run with the rains and the thaw and dry up in the heat, just when they are most needed (verses 16-20).
The context
14To the one who is fainting is owed loyal love from his companion, even if he forsakes the fear of Shaddai.
15 · This verse (above)
16which are dark because of the ice; in them the snow hides itself.