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He will notלֹאgrow rich,יֶעְשַׁרandוְhis wealthחֵילוֹwill notלֹאendure,יָקוּםandוְtheir possessionמִנְלָםwill notלֹאspreadיִטֶּהover the land.לָאָרֶץ
Job 15:29
Study it in the app“He will not grow rich, and his wealth will not endure, and their possession will not spread over the land.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Job 15:29, word by word
- grow richיֶעְשַׁרyeshar
make rich, become rich
Make rich; grow rich.
Where else “yeshar” appears- his wealthחֵילchel
wealth
The goods and wealth someone gathers.
Where else “chel” appears- endureיָקוּםyakum
stand firm
To hold firm, be fulfilled.
Where else “yakum” appears- their possessionמִנְלָminla
possessions, wealth
Possessions, goods. The word appears only once in the Bible (Job 15:29) and its exact sense is uncertain.
Where else “minla” appears- spreadיִטֶּהyite
stretch out
To reach out the hand, or set up a tent.
Where else “yite” appears- over the landאָרֶץarets
land
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “arets” appears
Translation note
“Their possession”: a word that appears only here; its exact sense is uncertain.
The context
28and he dwelt in cities wiped out, in houses that no one lives in, that were destined to become heaps of stones.
29 · This verse (above)
30He will not depart from darkness; the flame will dry up his shoot, and he will depart by the breath of his mouth.