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Butוְאוּלָםwho would grantמִי יִתֵּןthat Eloahאֱלוֹהַּwould speakדַּבֵּרand openוְיִפְתַּחhis lipsשְׂפָתָיוwith you,עִמָּךְ
Job 11:5
Study it in the app“But who would grant that Eloah would speak and open his lips with you,”
With the Hebrew beneath
Job 11:5, word by word
- Butאוּלָםulam
but, however
But, however; yet, on the contrary.
Where else “ulam” appears- who would grantיִתֵּןyiten
give
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “yiten” appears- that Eloahאֱלוֹהַּeloha
Eloah, god
Eloah: a name of God, the singular form of Elohim; also any god. It is used mostly in poetry.
Where else “eloha” appears- would speakדַּבֵּרdaber
speak
To speak, say something; above all God to his people.
Where else “daber” appears- and openיִפְתַּחyiftach
open
To open a door, mouth or eyes.
Where else “yiftach” appears- his lipsשְׂפָתָיsefatay
lip
The part of the mouth with which one speaks, and so what one says.
Where else “sefatay” appears
The context
4You say, ‘My teaching is pure, and I have been spotless in your eyes.’
5 · This verse (above)
6and tell you the secrets of wisdom, for sound judgment is double; and know that Eloah makes you forget part of your iniquity.