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But heוְהוּאis one,בְאֶחָדand whoוּמִיcan turn him back?יְשִׁיבֶנּוּWhat his soulוְנַפְשׁוֹdesires,אִוְּתָהthat he does.וַיָּעַשׂ
Job 23:13
Study it in the app“But he is one, and who can turn him back? What his soul desires, that he does.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Job 23:13, word by word
- is oneאֶחָדechad
one
The number one; just one and no more.
Where else “echad” appears- can turn him backיְשִׁיבֶyeshive
bring back
To return something, restore.
Where else “yeshive” appears- What his soulנַפְשׁnafsh
soul
A person's innermost self: what they feel and desire.
Where else “nafsh” appears- desiresאִוְּתָהivta
crave, desire
Desire strongly, crave something.
Where else “ivta” appears- that he doesיָּעַשׂyaas
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “yaas” appears
The context
12From the commandment of his lips I have not departed; more than my portion I have stored up the sayings of his mouth.
13 · This verse (above)
14For he will carry out what he has appointed for me, and many things like these are with him.