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Whyלָמָּהdo you hideתַסְתִּירyour faceפָנֶיךָand count meוְתַחְשְׁבֵנִיas your enemy?לְאוֹיֵב לָךְ
Job 13:24
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With the Hebrew beneath
Job 13:24, word by word
- do you hideתַסְתִּירtastir
hide the face
"Hide the face": withdraw favor.
Where else “tastir” appears- your faceפָנֶיfane
face
The front of the head, of someone or of God.
Where else “fane” appears- and count meתַחְשְׁבֵtachshve
count
To hold or give something as so: to put it on someone's account.
Where else “tachshve” appears- as your enemyאוֹיֵבoyev
enemy
Enemy, foe: one who hates and opposes another.
Where else “oyev” appears
Translation note
In Hebrew “enemy” (oyev) sounds almost the same as the name “Job” (Iyov).
The context
23How many iniquities and sins do I have? My transgression and my sin make known to me.
24 · This verse (above)
25Will you terrorize a windblown leaf, and pursue dry straw?