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Theyהֵמָּהareהָיוּamong those who rebelבְּמֹרְדֵיagainst the light;אוֹרthey do notלֹאrecognizeהִכִּירוּits ways,דְרָכָיוand do notוְלֹאremainיָשְׁבוּin its paths.בִּנְתִיבֹתָיו
Job 24:13
Study it in the app“They are among those who rebel against the light; they do not recognize its ways, and do not remain in its paths.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Job 24:13, word by word
- areהָיוּhayu
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “hayu” appears- among those who rebelמֹרְדֵיmorde
rebel
Rebel: refuse to obey the one in authority.
Where else “morde” appears- against the lightאוֹרor
light
The brightness that comes from the sun, the day or a lamp and lets one see.
Where else “or” appears- recognizeהִכִּירוּhikiru
recognize
To realize who someone is, or notice them.
Where else “hikiru” appears- its waysדְרָכָיderachay
manner
The way one lives and acts.
Where else “derachay” appears- remainיָשְׁבוּyashvu
stay
To remain in a place.
Where else “yashvu” appears- in its pathsנְתִיבֹתָיnetivotay
path
Path: a narrow way marked out by people's steps.
Where else “netivotay” appears
Translation note
“Its ways… its paths”: the ways of the light; the Hebrew can also be read “his ways… his paths.”
The context
12From the city men groan, and the soul of the wounded calls for help; yet Eloah does not count it as impropriety.
13 · This verse (above)
14With the light the murderer rises; he kills the poor and the needy, and in the night he is like the thief.