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He makes priestsכֹּהֲנִיםwalkמוֹלִיךְbarefoot,שׁוֹלָלand the firmוְאֵתָנִיםhe subverts.יְסַלֵּף
Job 12:19
Study it in the app“He makes priests walk barefoot, and the firm he subverts.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Job 12:19, word by word
- He makes priestsכֹּהֲנִיםkohanim
priest
One who serves in the sanctuary and offers for the people.
Where else “kohanim” appears- walkמוֹלִיךְmolich
lead
To lead someone to another place, or to bring him along.
Where else “molich” appears- barefootשׁוֹלָלsholal
barefoot, stripped
Barefoot, stripped; said of one led away captive, without clothes or sandals.
Where else “sholal” appears- and the firmאֵתָנִיםetanim
enduring
Firm, lasting.
Where else “etanim” appears- he subvertsיְסַלֵּףyesalef
pervert
Twist, pervert, overturn.
Where else “yesalef” appears
The context
18He loosens the restraint of kings, and binds a belt on their loins.
19 · This verse (above)
20He removes the speech of the faithful, and the discernment of the elders he takes away.