thisהוּאtooגַּםwould be an iniquityעָוֺןfor the judges,פְּלִילִיforכִּיI would have deniedכִחַשְׁתִּיElלָאֵלabove.מִמָּעַל
Job 31:28
Study it in the app“this too would be an iniquity for the judges, for I would have denied El above.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Job 31:28, word by word
- would be an iniquityעָוֺןavon
iniquity
A serious wrong.
Where else “avon” appears- for the judgesפְּלִילִיpelili
for judges, punishable
What concerns the judges, worthy to be judged. It appears only once in the Bible (Job 31:28).
Where else “pelili” appears- I would have deniedכִחַשְׁתִּיchichashti
deny
To say what is not so, or deny what is true.
Where else “chichashti” appears- Elאֵלel
El, God, god
"El", an ancient Hebrew word for "God". Alone or with another title it is a name of the God of Israel: El Elyon (God Most High), El Shaddai (God Almighty). Neighboring peoples used the same word for their gods; then this translation writes "god" in lower case. It also means "mighty".
Where else “el” appears- aboveמָּעַלmaal
above
Upward, above; with ages, "twenty years old or more".
Where else “maal” appears
The context
27and my heart was enticed in secret, and my hand has kissed at my mouth,
28 · This verse (above)
29If I rejoiced at the misfortune of the one who hated me, or exulted when evil found him