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And howוּמַהcan a mortalאֱנוֹשׁbe righteousיִּצְדַּקbeforeעִםEl,אֵלand howוּמַהcan one bornיְלוּדof womanאִשָּׁהbe pure?יִּזְכֶּה
Job 25:4
Study it in the app“And how can a mortal be righteous before El, and how can one born of woman be pure?”
With the Hebrew beneath
Job 25:4, word by word
- can a mortalאֱנוֹשׁenosh
man, mortal
Man, mortal: the human being seen in his weakness; also people in general.
Where else “enosh” appears- be righteousיִּצְדַּקyitsdak
be righteous
To be in the clear before God.
Where else “yitsdak” appears- Elאֵלel
El, God, god
"El", an ancient Hebrew word for "God". Alone or with another title it is a name of the God of Israel: El Elyon (God Most High), El Shaddai (God Almighty). Neighboring peoples used the same word for their gods; then this translation writes "god" in lower case. It also means "mighty".
Where else “el” appears- can one bornיְלוּדyelud
be born
To come into the world, to begin to live.
Where else “yelud” appears- of womanאִשָּׁהisha
woman
An adult female person: single, married or widowed.
Where else “isha” appears- be pureיִּזְכֶּהyizke
be pure, be clean
To be pure, clean, clear; figuratively, to be innocent.
Where else “yizke” appears
The context
3Is there a number to his bands? And upon whom does his light not rise?
4 · This verse (above)
5Look, even the moon does not shine, and the stars are not pure in his eyes;