Job 21:33
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The clods of the valley shall be sweet unto him, and every man shall draw after him, as there are innumerable before him.The clods of the valley are sweet to him; everyone follows behind him, and those before him are without number.
In other translations
The clods of the valley shall be sweet unto him, and every man shall draw after him, as there are innumerable before him.The clods of the valley are sweet to him; everyone follows behind him, and those before him are without number.
Hebrew words
מָתְקוּ־mateku-they will be sweetH4985לוֹloto <the> himרִגְבֵיrigvei[the] clods ofH7263נָחַלnachal[the] wadiH5158וְאַחֲרָיוve'acharavand after himH310כָּל־kol-everyH3605אָדָם'adampersonH120יִמְשׁוֹךְyimshokhhe will followH4900וּלְפָנָיוulefanavand <to> before himH6440אֵין'einthere notH369מִסְפָּר׃mispar[is] numberH4557
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
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