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Look,הֵןIאֲנִיam like youכְפִיךָtoward El;לָאֵלfrom clayמֵחֹמֶרI tooגַם אָנִיwas cut.קֹרַצְתִּי
Job 33:6
Study it in the app“Look, I am like you toward El; from clay I too was cut.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Job 33:6, word by word
- am like youפִיfi
according to
Literally "by the mouth of": just as something directs; or a portion.
Where else “fi” appears- toward Elאֵלel
El, God, god
"El", an ancient Hebrew word for "God". Alone or with another title it is a name of the God of Israel: El Elyon (God Most High), El Shaddai (God Almighty). Neighboring peoples used the same word for their gods; then this translation writes "god" in lower case. It also means "mighty".
Where else “el” appears- from clayחֹמֶרchomer
clay
Wet earth, the potter's dough, or mire.
Where else “chomer” appears- was cutקֹרַצְתִּיkoratsti
pinch off
To be pinched off from a lump of clay, as a portion is pinched off to shape.
Where else “koratsti” appears
The context
5If you can, answer me; set your words in order before me; take your stand.
6 · This verse (above)
7Look, terror of me will not terrify you, and my burden upon you will not be heavy.