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ifאִםI looked atאֶרְאֶהthe lightאוֹרwhenכִּיit shone,יָהֵלand the moonוְיָרֵחַmovingהֹלֵךְin splendor,יָקָר
Job 31:26
Study it in the app“if I looked at the light when it shone, and the moon moving in splendor,”
With the Hebrew beneath
Job 31:26, word by word
- I looked atאֶרְאֶהere
see
To see with one's eyes.
Where else “ere” appears- the lightאוֹרor
light
The brightness that comes from the sun, the day or a lamp and lets one see.
Where else “or” appears- it shoneיָהֵלyahel
shine
To give off light, to shine, like a lamp or a star.
Where else “yahel” appears- and the moonיָרֵחַyareach
moon
Moon.
Where else “yareach” appears- movingהֹלֵךְholech
roam
To move about with no fixed course, roaming a place.
Where else “holech” appears- in splendorיָקָרyakar
calm
Radiant and splendid; or calm in spirit, not easily stirred.
Where else “yakar” appears
Translation note
“The light”: it can be understood as the sun; verses 26 to 28 can be understood as worship of the sun and the moon.
The context
25if I rejoiced because my wealth was great, and because my hand had found much,
26 · This verse (above)
27and my heart was enticed in secret, and my hand has kissed at my mouth,