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He looksיָשֹׁרuponעַלmenאֲנָשִׁיםand says,וַיֹּאמֶר‘I have sinned,חָטָאתִיand what is rightוְיָשָׁרI have perverted,הֶעֱוֵיתִיand it was notוְלֹאrepaid to me.’שָׁוָה לִי
Job 33:27
Study it in the app“He looks upon men and says, ‘I have sinned, and what is right I have perverted, and it was not repaid to me.’”
With the Hebrew beneath
Job 33:27, word by word
- He looksיָשֹׁרyashor
gaze
To see something, often from afar or with attention.
Where else “yashor” appears- menאֲנָשִׁיםanashim
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “anashim” appears- and saysיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- ‘I have sinnedחָטָאתִיchatati
sin
To do wrong, fail God or another.
Where else “chatati” appears- and what is rightיָשָׁרyashar
upright
Acting well before YHWH, without bending.
Where else “yashar” appears- I have pervertedהֶעֱוֵיתִיheeveti
bend
To bend what is right, or be bowed down.
Where else “heeveti” appears- repaid to me.’שָׁוָהshava
be equal
To match, have the same value.
Where else “shava” appears
Translation note
“He looks upon men”: others understand “he sings before men.”
The context
26He prays to Eloah, and he is pleased with him, and he sees his face with acclamation, and he restores to the mortal his righteousness.
27 · This verse (above)
28He has rescued his soul from passing into the pit, and his life will see the light.