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He lies downיִשְׁכַּבrich,עָשִׁירbut will notוְלֹאbe gathered;יֵאָסֵףhe opensפָּקַחhis eyes,עֵינָיוand he is gone.וְאֵינֶנּוּ
Job 27:19
Study it in the app“He lies down rich, but will not be gathered; he opens his eyes, and he is gone.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Job 27:19, word by word
- He lies downיִשְׁכַּבyishkav
lie down
To lie down to sleep or rest.
Where else “yishkav” appears- richעָשִׁירashir
rich
Rich.
Where else “ashir” appears- be gatheredיֵאָסֵףyeasef
join ancestors
To die and be placed with one's own who have died before.
Where else “yeasef” appears- he opensפָּקַחpakach
open (the eyes)
Open (the eyes or the ears); from there, become aware.
Where else “pakach” appears- his eyesעֵינָיenay
eye
The organ with which one sees; so "lift the eyes" means to look.
Where else “enay” appears
Translation note
“Will not be gathered”: it can be understood that he will not have burial with his own. With other vowels it reads “and he will not do so again.”
The context
18He builds his house like the moth, and like a hut that a watchman makes.
19 · This verse (above)
20Terrors overtake him like waters; by night the whirlwind steals him away.