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ForכִּיJobאִיּוֹבhas said,אָמַר‘I am in the right,צָדַקְתִּיand Elוְאֵלhas taken awayהֵסִירmy right.מִשְׁפָּטִי
Job 34:5
Study it in the app“For Job has said, ‘I am in the right, and El has taken away my right.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Job 34:5, word by word
- Jobאִיּוֹבiyov
Job
Job: the man of the land of Uz, blameless and upright, whose story of suffering and of questions to God is told in the book that bears his name. Ezekiel 14:14 and James 5:11 also mention him.
Where else “iyov” appears- has saidאָמַרamar
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “amar” appears- ‘I am in the rightצָדַקְתִּיtsadakti
be righteous
To be in the clear before God.
Where else “tsadakti” appears- and 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- has taken awayהֵסִירhesir
remove
To take away something from where it was: an altar, a load, an office, loyal love.
Where else “hesir” appears- my rightמִשְׁפָּטִmishpati
right
What is due someone: what the orphan should receive.
Where else “mishpati” appears
The context
4Justice let us choose for ourselves; let us know among ourselves what is good.
5 · This verse (above)
6Concerning my right, should I lie? Incurable is my arrow, without transgression.’