Job 29:16 (Brenton): I was the father of the helpless; And I searched out the cause which I knew not.
Septuagint (LXX) interlinear — Job 29:16
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- ἐγὼ ego I I pronoun, personal/possessive, Nom Sing G1473
- ἤμην emen was am, exist verb, Imperf Mid Ind 1st Sing G1510
- πατὴρ pater father father, Father noun, Nom Sing Masc G3962
- ἀδυνάτων adunaton incapable, impossible adjective, Gen Plur Masc G102
- δίκην diken justice, judicial hearing noun, Acc Sing Fem G1349
- δέ de And but, on the other hand particle G1161
- ἣν hen which who, which pronoun, relative, Acc Sing Fem G3739
- οὐκ ouk not no, not adverb G3756
- ᾔδειν edein aware verb, Pluperf Act Ind 1st Sing Source ID G448047
- ἐξιχνίασα exichniasa explore verb, Aor Act Ind 1st Sing Source ID G448048
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