Job 17:14 in context
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Job 17:14

say to decay, "You are my father,"
and to the worms (Hebr. rima): "My mother, my sister."
[Decay and worms are associated with death and the grave. Through this macabre analogy, decay and corpse worms become his closest family.]
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Hebrew Masoretic text (MA), Read from right to left

לַשַּׁחַת   קָרָאתִי   אָבִי   אָתָּה   אִמִּי   וַאֲחֹתִי   לָרִמָּה  

Greek Septuagint (LXX), Read from left to right

θάνατον ἐπεκαλεσάμην πατέρα μου εἶναι μητέρα δέ μου καὶ ἀδελφὴν σαπρίαν

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Strongs nr Hebrew English Grammar Code
H9005
H7845
 לַ (la)
שַּׁ֣חַת (shachat)
 to
pit
Prep. Preposition

Noun Noun
♀ sing. feminine singular Absolute state

 Rd
Ncfsa
H7121
 קָ֭רָאתִי (qarati)
 to call
Verb Verb
qal qatal 1p sing. qal qatal first person singular

Vqp1cs
H0001
H9020
 אָ֣בִ (avi)
י (j)
 father
my
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

Suffix Suffix
pron. 1p ♂/♀ sing. Pronominal first person masculine och feminine singular

Ncbsc
Sp1bs
H0859a
 אָ֑תָּה (atah)
 you(m.s.)
Pron. Pron.
personal ♂ sing. personal second person masculine singular

Pp2ms
H0517
H9020
 אִמִּ֥ (imi)
י (j)
 mother
my
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

Suffix Suffix
pron. 1p ♂/♀ sing. Pronominal first person masculine och feminine singular

Ncbsc
Sp1bs
H9002
H0269
H9020
 וַ֝ (va)
אֲחֹתִ֗ (achóti)
י (j)
 and
sister
my
Conj. Conjunktion

Noun Noun
♀ sing. gen. feminine singular Construct state

Suffix Suffix
pron. 1p ♂/♀ sing. Pronominal first person masculine och feminine singular

C
Ncfsc
Sp1bs
H9005
H7415
H9016
 לָֽ (la)
רִמָּֽה (rimah)
׃
to
worm
verseEnd
Prep. Preposition

Noun Noun
♀ sing. feminine singular Absolute state

 Rd
Ncfsa

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