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And his soulוַ נַפְשׁוֹdraws nearתִּקְרַבto the pit,לַשַּׁחַתand his lifeוְחַיָּתוֹto those who bring death.לַמְמִתִים
Job 33:22
Study it in the app“And his soul draws near to the pit, and his life to those who bring death.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Job 33:22, word by word
- And his soulנַפְשׁnafsh
life
Life, when it is at stake.
Where else “nafsh” appears- draws nearתִּקְרַבtikrav
come near
To come near to someone or something.
Where else “tikrav” appears- to the pitשַּׁחַתshachat
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- to those who bring deathמְמִתִיםmemitim
die
To cease living; also, one who has ceased living.
Where else “memitim” appears
The context
21His flesh wastes away from sight, and his bones that were not seen are laid bare.
22 · This verse (above)
23If there is beside him a messenger, an interpreter, one among a thousand, to declare to a human being his uprightness,