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Forכִּיnotלֹאuponעַלa manאִישׁdoes he set itיָשִׂיםfurther,עוֹדthat he should goלַהֲלֹךְbeforeאֶלElאֵלin judgment.בַּמִּשְׁפָּט
Job 34:23
Study it in the app“For not upon a man does he set it further, that he should go before El in judgment.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Job 34:23, word by word
- a manאִישׁish
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appears- does he set itיָשִׂיםyasim
put
To put something somewhere.
Where else “yasim” appears- that he should goהֲלֹךְhaloch
go
To move on foot from place to place; to set out.
Where else “haloch” appears- 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- in judgmentמִּשְׁפָּטmishpat
judgment
The decision a judge gives on a case.
Where else “mishpat” appears
The context
22There is no darkness, and no shadow of death where those who work wickedness may hide.
23 · This verse (above)
24He shatters the mighty without inquiry, and sets others in their place.