Job 18:21

“Surely these are the dwellings of the unjust, and this is the place of him who does not know El.””

Job 18:21 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Job 18:21, word by word

the dwellingsמִשְׁכְּנוֹתmishknot

home

The house or place where someone lives.

Where else “mishknot” appears
of the unjustעַוָּלaval

unjust, wrongdoer

Unjust; one who does evil.

Where else “aval” appears
the placeמְקוֹםmekom

place

A place, a spot.

Where else “mekom” appears
knowיָדַעyada

know a person

To know someone.

Where else “yada” 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

The context

20At his day those after are appalled, and horror seizes those before.

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