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Forכִּיhe addsיֹסִיףtoעַלhis sinחַטָּאתוֹtransgression;פֶשַׁעamong usבֵּינֵינוּhe claps his hands,יִסְפּוֹקand multipliesוְיֶרֶבhis sayingsאֲמָרָיוagainst El.”לָאֵל
Job 34:37
Study it in the app“For he adds to his sin transgression; among us he claps his hands, and multiplies his sayings against El.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Job 34:37, word by word
- he addsיֹסִיףyosif
add
To put more on top of what is already there, to make it grow.
Where else “yosif” appears- his sinחַטָּאתchatat
sin
Failing God, not doing what he asks.
Where else “chatat” appears- transgressionפֶשַׁעfesha
transgression
A serious wrong against someone: rebellion, transgression.
Where else “fesha” appears- he claps his handsיִסְפּוֹקyispok
clap
To smack the palms together in anger, scorn or grief.
Where else “yispok” appears- and multipliesיֶרֶבyerev
increase
To make an amount larger, adding and adding.
Where else “yerev” appears- his sayingsאֲמָרָיamaray
words, sayings
Words, sayings. In Genesis 49:21, some read "fawns".
Where else “amaray” appears- against 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
The context
36Would that Job were tested to the end for his answers like men of wickedness!
37 · This verse (above)