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He draws it out,שָׁלַףand it comes outוַיֵּצֵאfromמִhis back,גֵּוָהand the lightningוּבָרָקgoesיַהֲלֹךְfrom his gall;מִמְּרֹרָתוֹupon himעָלָיוare terrors.אֵמִים
Job 20:25
Study it in the app“He draws it out, and it comes out from his back, and the lightning goes from his gall; upon him are terrors.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Job 20:25, word by word
- He draws it outשָׁלַףshalaf
draw out
Draw out, pull out: take the sword out of its sheath; also pull off or pull up.
Where else “shalaf” appears- and it comes outיֵּצֵאyetse
go out
To go out of a place.
Where else “yetse” appears- his backגֵּוָהgeva
back, body
The back; by extension, the body.
Where else “geva” appears- and the lightningבָרָקvarak
lightning
The sudden light that flashes across the sky in a storm.
Where else “varak” appears- goesיַהֲלֹךְyahaloch
go
To move on foot from place to place; to set out.
Where else “yahaloch” appears- from his gallמְּרֹרָתmerorat
bitter thing, venom
A bitter thing; also gall or the venom of a snake.
Where else “merorat” appears- are terrorsאֵמִיםemim
terror
A great fear.
Where else “emim” appears
Translation note
“The lightning”: the shining point of the arrow.
The context
24He will flee from the weapon of iron; the bow of bronze will pierce him.
25 · This verse (above)
26All darkness is hidden for his treasures; a fire not blown will devour him; it will go ill with the survivor in his tent.