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He preys onרֹעֶהthe barren womanעֲקָרָהwho does notלֹאgive birth,תֵלֵדand does noלֹאgoodיְיֵטִיבto the widow.וְאַלְמָנָה
Job 24:21
Study it in the app“He preys on the barren woman who does not give birth, and does no good to the widow.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Job 24:21, word by word
- He preys onרֹעֶהroe
General meaning: Pasture; shepherd.
Where else “roe” appears- the barren womanעֲקָרָהakara
barren
Barren: unable to have children.
Where else “akara” appears- give birthתֵלֵדteled
bear
To bring a child into the world, giving birth after pregnancy.
Where else “teled” appears- goodיְיֵטִיבyeyetiv
go well
For it to go well for someone: "that it may go well with you".
Where else “yeyetiv” appears- to the widowאַלְמָנָהalmana
widow
Widow.
Where else “almana” appears
The context
20The womb forgets him; the worms savor him; he is no longer remembered, and injustice is broken like a tree.
21 · This verse (above)
22And he drags off the mighty by his strength; he rises up, and no one is sure of life.