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Will you show partialityהֲ תִּשָּׂאוּןto him?פָנָיוOrאִםfor Elלָאֵלwill you contend?תְּרִיבוּן
Job 13:8
Study it in the app“Will you show partiality to him? Or for El will you contend?”
With the Hebrew beneath
Job 13:8, word by word
- Will you show partialityתִּשָּׂאוּtisau
lift up
To direct the eyes upward, make the voice loud, or put up the hand.
Where else “tisau” appears- to himפָנָיfanay
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fanay” appears- for Elאֵלel
El, God, god
"El", an ancient Hebrew word for "God". Alone or with another title it is a name of the God of Israel: El Elyon (God Most High), El Shaddai (God Almighty). Neighboring peoples used the same word for their gods; then this translation writes "god" in lower case. It also means "mighty".
Where else “el” appears- will you contendתְּרִיבוּterivu
quarrel
To fight with words.
Where else “terivu” appears
The context
7Will you speak injustice for El, and for him speak deceit?
8 · This verse (above)
9Will it be good when he searches you out? Or as one deceives a mortal, will you deceive him?