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as long asכִּי כָל עוֹדmy breathנִשְׁמָתִיis in me,בִיand the spiritוְרוּחַof Eloahאֱלוֹהַּin my nostrils,בְּאַפִּי
Job 27:3
Study it in the app“as long as my breath is in me, and the spirit of Eloah in my nostrils,”
With the Hebrew beneath
Job 27:3, word by word
- my breathנִשְׁמָתִnishmati
breath
The puff of life God gave; "every living thing that draws air".
Where else “nishmati” appears- and the spiritרוּחַruach
spirit
What moves a person inside: their life, their mood.
Where else “ruach” appears- of Eloahאֱלוֹהַּeloha
Eloah, god
Eloah: a name of God, the singular form of Elohim; also any god. It is used mostly in poetry.
Where else “eloha” appears- in my nostrilsאַפִּapi
nose
The nose, the part of the face we breathe through.
Where else “api” appears
Translation note
“The spirit of Eloah in my nostrils”: the breath of life that God gives (Genesis 2:7).
The context
2“As El lives, who has taken away my right, and Shaddai, who has embittered my soul,
3 · This verse (above)
4my lips will not speak injustice, nor will my tongue utter deceit.