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so that a godlessחָנֵףhuman beingאָדָםmay not reign,מִמְּלֹךְand there be no snaresמִמֹּקְשֵׁיfor the people.עָם
Job 34:30
Study it in the app“so that a godless human being may not reign, and there be no snares for the people.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Job 34:30, word by word
- so that a godlessחָנֵףchanef
godless, profane
Godless: one who lives without regard for God; defiled, profane.
Where else “chanef” appears- human beingאָדָםadam
human being
All humankind, men and women, as creatures God formed.
Where else “adam” appears- may not reignמְּלֹךְmeloch
reign
To be king of a people, or to begin ruling it as king.
Where else “meloch” appears- and there be no snaresמֹּקְשֵׁיmokshe
snare
Snare, trap for hunting; whatever makes someone fall.
Where else “mokshe” appears- for the peopleעָםam
crowd
The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.
Where else “am” appears
The context
29And when he gives quiet, who can declare him wicked? And when he hides his face, who can perceive him? So it is over a nation and over a human being alike,
30 · This verse (above)
31For has anyone said to El, ‘I have borne my punishment; I will not do harm again;