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and tellוְיַגֶּדyouלְךָthe secretsתַּעֲלֻמוֹתof wisdom,חָכְמָהforכִּיsound judgmentלְתוּשִׁיָּהis double;כִפְלַיִםand knowוְדַעthatכִּיEloahאֱלוֹהַmakes you forgetיַשֶּׁה לְךָpart of your iniquity.מֵעֲוֺנֶךָ
Job 11:6
Study it in the app“and tell you the secrets of wisdom, for sound judgment is double; and know that Eloah makes you forget part of your iniquity.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Job 11:6, word by word
- and tellיַגֶּדyaged
tell
To tell someone something he does not know or has not seen.
Where else “yaged” appears- the secretsתַּעֲלֻמוֹתtaalumot
secret
A secret, a hidden thing.
Where else “taalumot” appears- of wisdomחָכְמָהchachma
wisdom
Knowing how to live well; it begins with revering YHWH.
Where else “chachma” appears- sound judgmentתוּשִׁיָּהtushiya
sound wisdom
Practical wisdom that leads to success.
Where else “tushiya” appears- is doubleכִפְלַיִםchiflayim
double
Double, twice as much of something.
Where else “chiflayim” appears- and knowדַעda
know
To know something, realize.
Where else “da” appears- Eloahאֱלוֹהַeloha
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- makes you forgetיַשֶּׁהyashe
forget
Forget; make someone forget.
Where else “yashe” appears- part of your iniquityעֲוֺנֶavone
iniquity
A serious wrong.
Where else “avone” appears
Translation note
“Sound judgment is double”: a phrase of uncertain sense; perhaps “it has two sides” or “it is much more than what is seen.” “Makes you forget part of your iniquity”: he does not call you to account for all of it.
The context
5But who would grant that Eloah would speak and open his lips with you,
6 · This verse (above)
7Can you find the depths of Eloah? Or can you find the very limit of Shaddai?