12
From the commandmentמִצְוַתof his lipsשְׂפָתָיוI have notוְלֹאdeparted;אָמִישׁmore than my portionמֵחֻקִּיI have stored upצָפַנְתִּיthe sayingsאִמְרֵיof his mouth.פִיו
Job 23:12
Study it in the app“From the commandment of his lips I have not departed; more than my portion I have stored up the sayings of his mouth.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Job 23:12, word by word
- From the commandmentמִצְוַתmitsvat
commandment
An order of God that must be kept.
Where else “mitsvat” appears- of his lipsשְׂפָתָיsefatay
lip
The part of the mouth with which one speaks, and so what one says.
Where else “sefatay” appears- departedאָמִישׁamish
depart
To shift from its place.
Where else “amish” appears- more than my portionחֻקִּchuki
portion
The part or measure due to someone, like a ration or a quota.
Where else “chuki” appears- I have stored upצָפַנְתִּיtsafanti
treasure up
To cherish and keep, like the word in the heart.
Where else “tsafanti” appears- the sayingsאִמְרֵיimre
words, sayings
Words, sayings. In Genesis 49:21, some read "fawns".
Where else “imre” appears- of his mouthפִיfi
mouth
The part of the face with which one speaks, eats and kisses.
Where else “fi” appears
Translation note
“My portion”: the daily ration of food.
The context
11My foot has held fast to his steps; his way I have kept, and have not turned aside.
12 · This verse (above)
13But he is one, and who can turn him back? What his soul desires, that he does.