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Therefore,לָכֵןmenאַנֲשֵׁיof heart,לֵבָבlistenשִׁמְעוּto me:לִיfar be itחָלִלָהfrom Elלָאֵלto do wickedness,מֵרֶשַׁעand from Shaddaiוְשַׁדַּיto do injustice.מֵעָוֶל
Job 34:10
Study it in the app“Therefore, men of heart, listen to me: far be it from El to do wickedness, and from Shaddai to do injustice.”
Elihu argues that God does no wrong and does not twist justiceHoliness
With the Hebrew beneath
Job 34:10, word by word
- menאַנֲשֵׁיanashe
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “anashe” appears- of heartלֵבָבlevav
heart
The deepest part of a person: where they think, desire and decide.
Where else “levav” appears- listenשִׁמְעוּshimu
listen
To pay close attention, or heed a plea.
Where else “shimu” appears- far be itחָלִלָchalila
far be it!
"Far be it!", "by no means!": an expression that rejects something as unthinkable.
Where else “chalila” appears- from 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- to do wickednessרֶשַׁעresha
wickedness
Wickedness: what is unjust and evil.
Where else “resha” appears- and from Shaddaiשַׁדַּיshaday
Shaddai, Almighty
"Shaddai": an ancient name of God, above all in Genesis and Job. It is usually translated "Almighty"; the exact origin of the word is not certain.
Where else “shaday” appears- to do injusticeעָוֶלavel
injustice, wrong
Injustice; what is crooked, what is not right.
Where else “avel” appears
The context
9For he has said, ‘It does not profit a man to take pleasure in Elohim.’
10 · This verse (above)
11For the work of a human being he repays to him, and according to the path of a man he makes it find him.