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And heוְהוּאwears outיִבְלֶהlike a rotten thing,כְּרָקָבlike a garmentכְּבֶגֶדthat the mothעָשׁhas eaten.אֲכָלוֹ
Job 13:28
Study it in the app“And he wears out like a rotten thing, like a garment that the moth has eaten.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Job 13:28, word by word
- wears outיִבְלֶהyivle
wear out
To become old and worn out through use or time, like clothing.
Where else “yivle” appears- like a rotten thingרָקָבrakav
rottenness
Rottenness, something decayed or worm-eaten.
Where else “rakav” appears- like a garmentבֶגֶדveged
garment
A garment with which someone covers the body, or a blanket for warmth.
Where else “veged” appears- that the mothעָשׁash
moth
An insect that eats clothing.
Where else “ash” appears- has eatenאֲכָלachal
eat
To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.
Where else “achal” appears
Translation note
“He”: it can be understood as the man; the thought continues in 14:1.
The context
27You put my feet in the stocks and watch all my paths; on the soles of my feet you set a mark.
28 · This verse (above)