Job 15:13

“that you turn your spirit against El, and bring out words from your mouth?”

Job 15:13 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Job 15:13, word by word

you turnתָשִׁיבtashiv

return

To go back to a place.

Where else “tashiv” appears
your spiritרוּחֶruche

spirit

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

Where else “ruche” appears
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
and bring outהֹצֵאתָhotseta

bring out

To lead someone out: "I led you out of Egypt".

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wordsמִלִּיןmilin

word, speech

A word, a saying; what someone says. It is a poetic word, used very often in the book of Job.

Where else “milin” appears
from your mouthפִּיpi

mouth

The part of the face with which one speaks, eats and kisses.

Where else “pi” appears

The context

12Why does your heart carry you away, and why do your eyes blink,

13 · This verse (above)

14What is the mortal, that he should be pure, and that one born of woman should be righteous?

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