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And the landוְ הָאָרֶץbelonged to the manאִישׁ לוֹof arm,זְרוֹעַand the respected manוּנְשׂוּא פָנִיםdweltיֵשֶׁבin it.בָּהּ
Job 22:8
Study it in the app“And the land belonged to the man of arm, and the respected man dwelt in it.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Job 22:8, word by word
- And the landאָרֶץarets
land
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “arets” appears- belonged to the manאִישׁish
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appears- of armזְרוֹעַzeroa
arm
The limb between shoulder and hand; in an animal, the shoulder.
Where else “zeroa” appears- and the respected manנְשׂוּאnesu
lift up
To direct the eyes upward, make the voice loud, or put up the hand.
Where else “nesu” appears- and the respected manפָנִיםfanim
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fanim” appears- dweltיֵשֶׁבyeshev
dwell
To make one's home in a place.
Where else “yeshev” appears
Translation note
“The man of arm”: the powerful one, who imposes himself by force.
The context
7You did not give the weary water to drink, and from the hungry you withheld bread.
8 · This verse (above)
9Widows you sent away empty, and the arms of the orphans were crushed.