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Does Shaddaiלְשַׁדַּיhave an interestהַחֵפֶץinכִּיyour being righteous,תִצְדָּקorוְאִםis it gainבֶּצַעthatכִּיyou make blamelessתַתֵּםyour ways?דְּרָכֶיךָ
Job 22:3
Study it in the app“Does Shaddai have an interest in your being righteous, or is it gain that you make blameless your ways?”
With the Hebrew beneath
Job 22:3, word by word
- Does Shaddaiשַׁדַּיshaday
Shaddai, Almighty
"Shaddai": an ancient name of God, above all in Genesis and Job. It is usually translated "Almighty"; the exact origin of the word is not certain.
Where else “shaday” appears- have an interestחֵפֶץchefets
delight
What pleases someone.
Where else “chefets” appears- your being righteousתִצְדָּקtitsdak
be righteous
To be in the clear before God.
Where else “titsdak” appears- is it gainבֶּצַעbetsa
gain, profit
Gain, profit; often gain got by wrongdoing.
Where else “betsa” appears- you make blamelessתַתֵּםtatem
show oneself blameless
To show oneself without fault or duplicity, like one who is upright before God.
Where else “tatem” appears- your waysדְּרָכֶיderache
manner
The way one lives and acts.
Where else “derache” appears
The context
2“Can a man be of profit to El? Rather, the prudent profits himself.
3 · This verse (above)
4Is it for your fear that he reproves you, that he enters with you into judgment?