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And what would beוּמֶהthe portionחֵלֶקof Eloahאֱלוֹהַּfrom above,מִמָּעַלand the inheritanceוְנַחֲלַתof Shaddaiשַׁדַּיfrom the heights?מִמְּרֹמִים
Job 31:2
Study it in the app“And what would be the portion of Eloah from above, and the inheritance of Shaddai from the heights?”
With the Hebrew beneath
Job 31:2, word by word
- the portionחֵלֶקchelek
portion
What falls to one: "YHWH is what I receive".
Where else “chelek” 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- from aboveמָּעַלmaal
above
Upward, above; with ages, "twenty years old or more".
Where else “maal” appears- and the inheritanceנַחֲלַתnachalat
inheritance
Land or goods passed from parents to children.
Where else “nachalat” appears- of 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- from the heightsמְּרֹמִיםmeromim
height
What is on high: the height, the highest heaven.
Where else “meromim” appears
The context
1A covenant I made with my eyes; how then could I gaze at a virgin?
2 · This verse (above)
3Is it not calamity for the unjust, and disaster for those who work wickedness?