Job 15:16

How much less the one who is detestable and unclean (morally corrupt, ruled and stinking – Hebr. alach),
a man who drinks injustice (evil – Hebr. avlah) like water.

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The hebrew text BETA

Hebrew Masoretic text (MA), Read from right to left

אַף   כִּי   נִתְעָב   וְנֶאֱלָח   אִישׁ   שֹׁתֶה   כַמַּיִם   עַוְלָה  

Greek Septuagint (LXX), Read from left to right

ἔα δὲ ἐβδελυγμένος καὶ ἀκάθαρτος ἀνὴρ πίνων ἀδικίας ἴσα ποτῷ


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Below is an interlinear version in table form that follows the word order of the original text. Clicking on the Strongs number will show the words in their basic form (note that sometimes the grammar causes not only the endings to change, but also the initial letters of the word).


Strongs nr Hebrew English Grammar Code
H0637
אַ֭ף (af)
also
Particle – demonstrative Particle (Demonstrative)

Tj
H3588a
H9014
כִּֽי (ki-)
־
for
link
Conj. Conjunktion

Tc
H8581
נִתְעָ֥ב (niteav)
to abhor
Verb Verb
niphal participle active ♂ sing. niphal participle active masculine singular

VNrmsa
H9002
H0444
וְֽ (ve)
נֶאֱלָ֑ח (neelach)
and
to corrupt
Conj. Conjunktion

Verb Verb
niphal participle active ♂ sing. niphal participle active masculine singular

C
VNrmsa
H0376
H9014
אִישׁ (ish-)
־
man
link
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

Ncbsa
H8354
שֹׁתֶ֖ה (shóte)
to drink
Verb Verb
qal participle active ♂ sing. qal participle active masculine singular

Vqrmsa
H9004
H4325
כַ (kha)
מַּ֣יִם (majim)
like
water
Prep. Preposition

Noun Noun
♂ pl. masculine plural Absolute state

Rd
Ncmpa
H5766b
H9016
עַוְלָֽה (avelah)
׃
injustice
verseEnd
Noun Noun
♀ sing. feminine singular Absolute state

Ncfsa

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