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he holds backיַחְשֹׂךְhis soulנַפְשׁוֹfromמִנִּיthe pit,שָׁחַתand his lifeוְחַיָּתוֹfrom passingמֵעֲבֹרby the dart.בַּשָּׁלַח
Job 33:18
Study it in the app“he holds back his soul from the pit, and his life from passing by the dart.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Job 33:18, word by word
- he holds backיַחְשֹׂךְyachsoch
hold back
To refuse to give something and keep it for oneself.
Where else “yachsoch” appears- his soulנַפְשׁnafsh
life
Life, when it is at stake.
Where else “nafsh” appears- the pitשָׁחַתshachat
grave
The grave, from which God rescues.
Where else “shachat” appears- and his lifeחַיָּתchayat
life
The span and strength of being alive, which come from God.
Where else “chayat” appears- from passingעֲבֹרavor
pass
To get over a river, or go through a land.
Where else “avor” appears- by the dartשָּׁלַחshalach
weapon
Something thrown or held to fight with: a spear.
Where else “shalach” appears
The context
17to turn aside a human being from his deed, and pride from a man he covers;
18 · This verse (above)
19He is also rebuked with pain on his bed, and all his bones in constant pain,