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With the lightלָאוֹרthe murdererרוֹצֵחַrises;יָקוּםhe killsיִקְטָלthe poorעָנִיand the needy,וְאֶבְיוֹןand in the nightוּבַלַּיְלָהhe isיְהִיlike the thief.כַגַּנָּב
Job 24:14
Study it in the app“With the light the murderer rises; he kills the poor and the needy, and in the night he is like the thief.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Job 24:14, word by word
- With the lightאוֹרor
light
The brightness that comes from the sun, the day or a lamp and lets one see.
Where else “or” appears- the murdererרוֹצֵחַrotseach
murder
To take someone's life unjustly.
Where else “rotseach” appears- risesיָקוּםyakum
rise
To go from sitting or lying to standing, or to set out.
Where else “yakum” appears- he killsיִקְטָלyiktal
slay
To kill, to put to death. A rare verb in Hebrew.
Where else “yiktal” appears- the poorעָנִיani
poor, afflicted
Poor, afflicted: one who suffers need and has no one to defend him; also humble.
Where else “ani” appears- and the needyאֶבְיוֹןevyon
needy
Needy: one who depends on the help of others.
Where else “evyon” appears- and in the nightלַּיְלָהlayla
night
Night.
Where else “layla” appears- he isיְהִיyehi
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “yehi” appears- like the thiefגַּנָּבganav
thief
Thief.
Where else “ganav” appears
The context
13They are among those who rebel against the light; they do not recognize its ways, and do not remain in its paths.
14 · This verse (above)
15And the eye of the adulterer watches for the twilight, saying, ‘No eye will catch sight of me,’ and he puts a covering on his face.