Job 7:12

Hebrew
ESV
Am I the sea, or a sea monster, that you set a guard over me?
NIV
Am I the sea, or the monster of the deep, that you put me under guard?
NLT
Am I a sea monster or a dragon that you must place me under guard?
LXX
πότερον θάλασσά εἰμιplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigεἰμί

greek

εἰμί is the first person singular verb for “to be” (εἶναι [the infinitive form] = “to be”).

It an irregular verb, and, like English, changes significantly between person and tense. For example εἰμί is the word for am and ἦν is the word for was, e.g.
δράκων ὅτι κατέταξας ἐπ ἐμὲ φυλακήν
KJV
Am I a sea, or a whale, that thou settest a watch over me?

Job 7:11 ← Job 7:12 → Job 7:13

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