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to turn asideלְהָסִירa human beingאָדָםfrom his deed,מַעֲשֶׂהand prideגֵוָהfrom a manמִגֶּבֶרhe covers;וְ יְכַסֶּה
Job 33:17
Study it in the app“to turn aside a human being from his deed, and pride from a man he covers;”
With the Hebrew beneath
Job 33:17, word by word
- to turn asideהָסִירhasir
turn aside
To leave the road, go away.
Where else “hasir” appears- a human beingאָדָםadam
human being
All humankind, men and women, as creatures God formed.
Where else “adam” appears- from his deedמַעֲשֶׂהmaase
work
What someone does: his works, and especially what God does.
Where else “maase” appears- and prideגֵוָהgeva
pride
Thinking oneself more than one is.
Where else “geva” appears- from a manגֶּבֶרgever
man
Man, a grown man in his strength.
Where else “gever” appears- he coversיְכַסֶּהyechase
cover
To put something over a thing so that it can no longer be seen.
Where else “yechase” appears
The context
16then he uncovers the ear of men, and their correction he seals,
17 · This verse (above)
18he holds back his soul from the pit, and his life from passing by the dart.