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To a manלְאִישׁlike yourselfכָּמוֹךָis your wickedness,רִשְׁעֶךָand to a sonוּלְבֶןof manאָדָםyour righteousness.צִדְקָתֶךָ
Job 35:8
Study it in the app“To a man like yourself is your wickedness, and to a son of man your righteousness.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Job 35:8, word by word
- To a manאִישׁish
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appears- is your wickednessרִשְׁעֶrishe
wickedness
Wickedness: what is unjust and evil.
Where else “rishe” appears- and to a sonבֶןven
human being
Literally "son of Adam": any person, a mortal.
Where else “ven” appears- of manאָדָםadam
human being
All humankind, men and women, as creatures God formed.
Where else “adam” appears- your righteousnessצִדְקָתֶtsidkate
righteous deeds
Doing what is just, upright deeds.
Where else “tsidkate” appears
The context
7If you are righteous, what do you give him? Or what from your hand does he receive?
8 · This verse (above)
9Because of the multitude of oppressions they cry out; they cry for help because of the arm of the great.