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He praysיֶעְתַּרtoאֶלEloah,אֱלוֹהַּand he is pleased with him,וַיִּרְצֵהוּand he seesוַיַּרְאhis faceפָּנָיוwith acclamation,בִּתְרוּעָהand he restoresוַיָּשֶׁבto the mortalלֶאֱנוֹשׁhis righteousness.צִדְקָתוֹ
Job 33:26
Study it in the app“He prays to Eloah, and he is pleased with him, and he sees his face with acclamation, and he restores to the mortal his righteousness.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Job 33:26, word by word
- He praysיֶעְתַּרyetar
plead
To pray to God persistently, asking him for something.
Where else “yetar” appears- Eloahאֱלוֹהַּeloha
Eloah, god
Eloah: a name of God, the singular form of Elohim; also any god. It is used mostly in poetry.
Where else “eloha” appears- and he is pleased with himיִּרְצֵyirtse
take pleasure
To look on someone with pleasure.
Where else “yirtse” appears- and he seesיַּרְאyar
see
To see with one's eyes.
Where else “yar” appears- his faceפָּנָיpanay
face
The front of the head, of someone or of God.
Where else “panay” appears- with acclamationתְרוּעָהterua
acclamation
A glad outcry, or a festive trumpet blast.
Where else “terua” appears- and he restoresיָּשֶׁבyashev
bring back
To return something, restore.
Where else “yashev” appears- to the mortalאֱנוֹשׁenosh
man, mortal
Man, mortal: the human being seen in his weakness; also people in general.
Where else “enosh” appears- his righteousnessצִדְקָתtsidkat
righteous deeds
Doing what is just, upright deeds.
Where else “tsidkat” appears
The context
25his flesh becomes fresher than in childhood; he returns to the days of his youth.
26 · This verse (above)
27He looks upon men and says, ‘I have sinned, and what is right I have perverted, and it was not repaid to me.’