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Forכִּיthe earאֹזֶןheardשָׁמְעָהand called me happy,וַתְּאַשְּׁרֵנִיand the eyeוְעַיִןsawרָאֲתָהand bore witness to me,וַתְּעִידֵנִי
Job 29:11
Study it in the app“For the ear heard and called me happy, and the eye saw and bore witness to me,”
With the Hebrew beneath
Job 29:11, word by word
- the earאֹזֶןozen
hearing
The ear that listens: "incline your ear".
Where else “ozen” appears- heardשָׁמְעָהshama
hear
To hear a sound, or learn of something.
Where else “shama” appears- and called me happyתְּאַשְּׁרֵteashre
call happy
To declare someone happy because things go well for them.
Where else “teashre” appears- and the eyeעַיִןayin
eye
The organ with which one sees; so "lift the eyes" means to look.
Where else “ayin” appears- sawרָאֲתָהraata
see
To see with one's eyes.
Where else “raata” appears- and bore witness to meתְּעִידֵteide
testify
To declare what one knows, or summon others to vouch for one's words.
Where else “teide” appears
The context
10the voice of the leaders was hidden, and their tongue to their palate stuck.
11 · This verse (above)
12because I rescued the poor crying for help, and the orphan, and the one who had no helper.