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Whyלָמָּהdoes he giveיִתֵּןlightאוֹרto the one who suffers,לְעָמֵלand lifeוְחַיִּיםto the bitterלְמָרֵיof soul,נָפֶשׁ
Job 3:20
Study it in the app“Why does he give light to the one who suffers, and life to the bitter of soul,”
With the Hebrew beneath
Job 3:20, word by word
- does he giveיִתֵּןyiten
give
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “yiten” appears- lightאוֹרor
light
The brightness that comes from the sun, the day or a lamp and lets one see.
Where else “or” appears- to the one who suffersעָמֵלamel
sufferer
A person who suffers and is embittered by grief.
Where else “amel” appears- and lifeחַיִּיםchayim
life
The span and strength of being alive, which come from God.
Where else “chayim” appears- to the bitterמָרֵיmare
bitterness
Deep pain of soul, or the cruelty that causes it.
Where else “mare” appears- of soulנָפֶשׁnafesh
soul
A person's innermost self: what they feel and desire.
Where else “nafesh” appears
Translation note
“Does he give”: the Hebrew does not say who gives.
The context
19The small and the great are there, and the slave is free from his master.
20 · This verse (above)
21to those who wait for death and it is not there, and who dig for it more than for hidden treasures,