Job 12:10

“In whose hand is the soul of every living thing, and the spirit of all the flesh of man.”

Job 12:10 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Job says even the beasts and birds teach who made all thisCreation

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Job 12:10, word by word

In whose handיָדyad

hand

The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.

Where else “yad” appears
is the soulנֶפֶשׁnefesh

soul

A person's innermost self: what they feel and desire.

Where else “nefesh” appears
living thingחָיchay

alive

Having life, not dead.

Where else “chay” appears
and the spiritרוּחַruach

spirit

What moves a person inside: their life, their mood.

Where else “ruach” appears
the fleshבְּשַׂרbesar

flesh

The body of a person or animal, the soft part covering the bones.

Where else “besar” appears
of manאִישׁish

man

An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.

Where else “ish” appears

The context

9Who does not know among all these that the hand of YHWH has done this?

10 · This verse (above)

11Does not the ear test words, as the palate tastes food?

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