17
he may prepare them,יָכִיןbut the righteousוְצַדִּיקwill wear them,יִלְבָּשׁand the innocentנָקִיwill divideיַחֲלֹקthe silver.וְכֶסֶף
Job 27:17
Study it in the app“he may prepare them, but the righteous will wear them, and the innocent will divide the silver.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Job 27:17, word by word
- he may prepare themיָכִיןyachin
prepare
To get something set and done beforehand.
Where else “yachin” appears- but the righteousצַדִּיקtsadik
righteous
Someone who lives uprightly; also YHWH.
Where else “tsadik” appears- will wear themיִלְבָּשׁyilbash
put on
To cover the body with clothes: to put on what one is to wear.
Where else “yilbash” appears- and the innocentנָקִיnaki
innocent
Without guilt: blood of one who did no wrong.
Where else “naki” appears- will divideיַחֲלֹקyachalok
divide
To give each one their part.
Where else “yachalok” appears- the silverכֶסֶףchesef
silver
A white, valuable metal, the one most used after gold.
Where else “chesef” appears
The context
16Though he heap up silver like dust, and prepare garments like clay,
17 · This verse (above)
18He builds his house like the moth, and like a hut that a watchman makes.