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Lestפֶּןyou say,תֹּאמְרוּ‘We have foundמָצָאנוּwisdom;חָכְמָהElאֵלwill drive him away,יִדְּפֶנּוּnotלֹאa man.’אִישׁ
Job 32:13
Study it in the app“Lest you say, ‘We have found wisdom; El will drive him away, not a man.’”
With the Hebrew beneath
Job 32:13, word by word
- you sayתֹּאמְרוּtomru
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “tomru” appears- ‘We have foundמָצָאנוּmatsanu
find
To come upon what one seeks, or something not expected.
Where else “matsanu” appears- wisdomחָכְמָהchachma
wisdom
Knowing how to live well; it begins with revering YHWH.
Where else “chachma” 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- will drive him awayיִדְּפֶyidfe
driven (by the wind)
Be driven by the wind, blown away.
Where else “yidfe” appears- a man.’אִישׁish
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appears
The context
12And to you I paid attention, and look, there was no one to argue against Job, none of you answering his sayings.
13 · This verse (above)
14He has not set in order words against me, and with your sayings I will not answer him.