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Am Iהֲ אָנִיthe sea,יָםorאִםa sea monster,תַּנִּיןthatכִּיyou setתָשִׂיםa guardמִשְׁמָרover me?עָלַי
Job 7:12
Study it in the app“Am I the sea, or a sea monster, that you set a guard over me?”
With the Hebrew beneath
Job 7:12, word by word
- the seaיָםyam
sea
The sea, or a large lake.
Where else “yam” appears- a sea monsterתַּנִּיןtanin
sea monster
A huge beast of the sea.
Where else “tanin” appears- you setתָשִׂיםtasim
appoint
To set someone as leader, or fix something.
Where else “tasim” appears- a guardמִשְׁמָרmishmar
watch
The service of watching over a place, with men posted there.
Where else “mishmar” appears
The context
11So I too will not restrain my mouth; I will speak in the distress of my spirit; I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.
12 · This verse (above)
13When I say, ‘My bed will comfort me, my couch will help bear my complaint,’