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Job 30:29

Hebrew
אָ֭ח הָיִ֣יתִיplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigהָיָה

hebrew

The word הָיָה means “to exist” or “to be” or “to become” or “to come into being” and occurs 3561 times in the Old Testament.

This is the foundational verb of existence, identity, becoming and occurrence.

* It is used in the creation narrative of Genesis 1, represented by the English words Genesis 1:3Exodus 3:12Ruth 1:1Isaiah 2:2
לְתַנִּ֑ים וְ֝רֵ֗עַ לִבְנ֥וֹת יַעֲנָֽה
ESV
I am a brother of jackals and a companion of ostriches.
NIV
I have become a brother of jackals, a companion of owls.
NLT
Instead, I am considered a brother to jackals and a companion to owls.
LXX
ἀδελφὸς γέγονα σειρήνων ἑταῖρος δὲplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigδέ

greek

δέ is a conjunction that can mean “but” or “and” or “also” or “moreover”. It is a word that is used very frequently in the New Testament, and is often unexpressed and not translated in English.
στρουθῶν
KJV
I am a brother to dragons, and a companion to owls.

Job 30:28 ← Job 30:29 → Job 30:30

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