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Whyלָמָּהdo you pursue meתִּרְדְּפֻנִיlikeכְמוֹEl,אֵלand are notלֹאsatisfiedתִשְׂבָּעוּwith my flesh?וּמִבְּשָׂרִי
Job 19:22
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With the Hebrew beneath
Job 19:22, word by word
- do you pursue meתִּרְדְּפֻtirdfu
pursue
To go after someone to catch them.
Where else “tirdfu” 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- satisfiedתִשְׂבָּעוּtisbau
be sated
To have plenty, be fed up.
Where else “tisbau” appears- with my fleshבְּשָׂרִbesari
flesh
The body of a person or animal, the soft part covering the bones.
Where else “besari” appears
The context
21Show me favor, show me favor, you my companions, for the hand of Eloah has touched me.
22 · This verse (above)
23If only, then, my words were written down; if only they were inscribed in a book;