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Ifאִםhe passes byיַחֲלֹףand shuts inוְיַסְגִּירand assembles,וְיַקְהִילwhoוּמִיcan turn him back?יְשִׁיבֶנּוּ
Job 11:10
Study it in the app“If he passes by and shuts in and assembles, who can turn him back?”
With the Hebrew beneath
Job 11:10, word by word
- he passes byיַחֲלֹףyachalof
pass away
To sweep by and vanish, like the wind.
Where else “yachalof” appears- and shuts inיַסְגִּירyasgir
shut
To bolt a door, or leave someone shut in with no way out.
Where else “yasgir” appears- and assemblesיַקְהִילyakhil
assemble
Assemble people, call them together; gather.
Where else “yakhil” appears- can turn him backיְשִׁיבֶyeshive
bring back
To return something, restore.
Where else “yeshive” appears
Translation note
“Assembles”: it can be understood that he convenes the assembly to judge.
The context
9Longer than the earth is its measure, and broader than the sea.
10 · This verse (above)
11For he knows empty men, and he sees wickedness; will he not consider it?