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The smallקָטֹןand the greatוְגָדוֹלareהוּאthere,שָׁםand the slaveוְעֶבֶדis freeחָפְשִׁיfrom his master.מֵאֲדֹנָיו
Job 3:19
Study it in the app“The small and the great are there, and the slave is free from his master.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Job 3:19, word by word
- The smallקָטֹןkaton
small
What is small in size or counts for little.
Where else “katon” appears- and the greatגָדוֹלgadol
great
Of great size, amount or importance: a river, a city, a king.
Where else “gadol” appears- and the slaveעֶבֶדeved
slave
A person who belongs to a master and works for him, without freedom of his own.
Where else “eved” appears- is freeחָפְשִׁיchafshi
free
Free: no longer a slave; also free from duties.
Where else “chafshi” appears- from his masterאֲדֹנָיadonay
lord
The one with authority over another; or a respectful title.
Where else “adonay” appears
The context
18Together the prisoners are untroubled; they do not hear the voice of the taskmaster.
19 · This verse (above)
20Why does he give light to the one who suffers, and life to the bitter of soul,