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and layוְשִׁיתgoldבָּצֶרonעַלthe dust,עָפָרand the gold of Ophirאוֹפִירamong the rocksוּבְצוּרof the brooks,נְחָלִים
Job 22:24
Study it in the app“and lay gold on the dust, and the gold of Ophir among the rocks of the brooks,”
With the Hebrew beneath
Job 22:24, word by word
- and layשִׁיתshit
put
To station something somewhere; sow enmity.
Where else “shit” appears- goldבָּצֶרbatser
gold, ore
Gold, precious ore as it is taken from the earth.
Where else “batser” appears- the dustעָפָרafar
dust
Dry, loose earth, fine as dust; God formed man from it.
Where else “afar” appears- and the gold of Ophirאוֹפִירofir
Ophir
Ophir, a son of Joktan; also a region famous for its gold.
Where else “ofir” appears- among the rocksצוּרtsur
rock
A large rock.
Where else “tsur” appears- of the brooksנְחָלִיםnechalim
torrent
A channel that runs with water only in the rainy season.
Where else “nechalim” appears
The context
23If you return to Shaddai, you will be built up; if you remove injustice far from your tent,
24 · This verse (above)
25then Shaddai will be your gold, and silver in abundance for you.