Job 33:3

“My sayings are the uprightness of my heart, and the knowledge of my lips they speak with purity.”

Job 33:3 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Job 33:3, word by word

My sayingsאֲמָרָamara

words, sayings

Words, sayings. In Genesis 49:21, some read "fawns".

Where else “amara” appears
are the uprightnessיֹשֶׁרyosher

uprightness

Uprightness: what is straight and right.

Where else “yosher” appears
of my heartלִבִּlibi

heart

The deepest part of a person: where they think, feel and decide.

Where else “libi” appears
and the knowledgeדַעַתdaat

knowledge

What one has learned; or a close bond with God.

Where else “daat” appears
of my lipsשְׂפָתַsefata

lip

The part of the mouth with which one speaks, and so what one says.

Where else “sefata” appears
they speakמִלֵּלוּmilelu

say

To say something to someone, or make known in words what one thinks.

Where else “milelu” appears
with purityבָּרוּרbarur

purify

To remove every stain.

Where else “barur” appears

The context

2Look, please, I have opened my mouth; my tongue has spoken in my palate.

3 · This verse (above)

4The spirit of El has made me, and the breath of Shaddai gives me life.

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