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“As Elאֵלlives,חַיwho has taken awayהֵסִירmy right,מִשְׁפָּטִיand Shaddai,וְשַׁדַּיwho has embitteredהֵמַרmy soul,נַפְשִׁי
Job 27:2
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Job 27:2, word by word
- “As 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- livesחַיchay
as lives
The oath formula: "as YHWH lives", calling him to witness.
Where else “chay” appears- who has taken awayהֵסִירhesir
remove
To take away something from where it was: an altar, a load, an office, loyal love.
Where else “hesir” appears- my rightמִשְׁפָּטִmishpati
right
What is due someone: what the orphan should receive.
Where else “mishpati” appears- and Shaddaiשַׁדַּיshaday
Shaddai, Almighty
"Shaddai": an ancient name of God, above all in Genesis and Job. It is usually translated "Almighty"; the exact origin of the word is not certain.
Where else “shaday” appears- who has embitteredהֵמַרhemar
embitter
To make someone's life hard, or to weep bitterly.
Where else “hemar” appears- my soulנַפְשִׁnafshi
soul
A person's innermost self: what they feel and desire.
Where else “nafshi” appears
Translation note
“As El lives”: an oath formula. Job swears by the very God he complains about.
The context
1And Job again took up his poem and said:
2 · This verse (above)
3as long as my breath is in me, and the spirit of Eloah in my nostrils,