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Becauseכִּיhe stretched outנָטָהhis handיָדוֹagainstאֶלEl,אֵלand againstוְאֶלShaddaiשַׁדַּיhe acts the hero;יִתְגַּבָּר
Job 15:25
Study it in the app“Because he stretched out his hand against El, and against Shaddai he acts the hero;”
With the Hebrew beneath
Job 15:25, word by word
- he stretched outנָטָהnata
stretch out
To reach out the hand, or set up a tent.
Where else “nata” appears- his handיָדyad
hand
The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.
Where else “yad” 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- Shaddaiשַׁדַּיshaday
Shaddai, Almighty
"Shaddai": an ancient name of God, above all in Genesis and Job. It is usually translated "Almighty"; the exact origin of the word is not certain.
Where else “shaday” appears- he acts the heroיִתְגַּבָּרyitgabar
act mighty
To act proudly against someone.
Where else “yitgabar” appears
The context
24Anguish and distress terrify him; they overpower him like a king ready for the assault.
25 · This verse (above)
26he runs at him with his neck erect, with the thickness of the bosses of his shields;