When the Ground Denies Him: A Hebrew Walkthrough of Job 8:18
אִם־יְבַלְּעֶ֥נּוּ מִמְּקֹומֹ֑ו וְכִ֥חֶשׁ בֹּ֝֗ו לֹ֣א רְאִיתִֽיךָ׃ (Job 8:18) If it swallows him from his place, then it will deny him, saying: “I have not seen you.” Word-by-Word Explanation אִם־ – “if.” A conditional particle that sets up a possibility or situation. יְבַלְּעֶנּוּ – “it swallows him.” From בָּלַע (“to swallow, engulf”), imperfect 3rd masculine singular.…