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Togetherיַחַדinעַלthe dustעָפָרthey lie down,יִשְׁכָּבוּand wormsוְרִמָּהcover them.תְּכַסֶּה עֲלֵיהֶם
Job 21:26
Study it in the app“Together in the dust they lie down, and worms cover them.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Job 21:26, word by word
- Togetherיַחַדyachad
together
Together, at the same time.
Where else “yachad” appears- the dustעָפָרafar
dust
Dry, loose earth, fine as dust; God formed man from it.
Where else “afar” appears- they lie downיִשְׁכָּבוּyishkavu
sleep in death
To die, like lying down to sleep beside one's ancestors.
Where else “yishkavu” appears- and wormsרִמָּהrima
maggot
Maggot, worm (in what rots).
Where else “rima” appears- cover themתְּכַסֶּהtechase
cover
To put something over a thing so that it can no longer be seen.
Where else “techase” appears
The context
25And another dies with a bitter soul, and did not eat of the good.
26 · This verse (above)
27Look, I know your thoughts, and the plans with which you do me violence.