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And afterוְאַחַרthisזֹאתmy skinעוֹרִיhas been destroyed,נִקְּפוּfrom my fleshוּמִבְּשָׂרִיI will seeאֶחֱזֶהEloah;אֱלוֹהַּ
Job 19:26
Study it in the app“And after this my skin has been destroyed, from my flesh I will see Eloah;”
With the Hebrew beneath
Job 19:26, word by word
- my skinעוֹרִori
skin, leather
Skin, hide; leather.
Where else “ori” appears- has been destroyedנִקְּפוּnikfu
undo
To undo something completely, like the skin of the body.
Where else “nikfu” appears- from my fleshבְּשָׂרִbesari
flesh
The body of a person or animal, the soft part covering the bones.
Where else “besari” appears- I will seeאֶחֱזֶהecheze
gaze
To fix one's gaze on something or someone, behold it.
Where else “echeze” appears- Eloahאֱלוֹהַּeloha
Eloah, god
Eloah: a name of God, the singular form of Elohim; also any god. It is used mostly in poetry.
Where else “eloha” appears
Translation note
A very difficult verse in Hebrew. “From my flesh” can be understood in two ways: “while in my flesh” or “now without my flesh.” In both cases Job affirms that he himself will see Eloah.
The context
25And I know that my redeemer lives, and that at the last he will rise on the dust.
26 · This verse (above)
27whom I will see for myself, and my eyes will look on him, and not a stranger. My kidneys are consumed within my bosom.