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Their soulנַפְשָׁםdiesתָּמֹתin youth,בַּנֹּעַרand their lifeוְחַיָּתָםamong the male sacred prostitutes.בַּקְּדֵשִׁים
Job 36:14
Study it in the app“Their soul dies in youth, and their life among the male sacred prostitutes.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Job 36:14, word by word
- Their soulנַפְשָׁnafsha
life
Life, when it is at stake.
Where else “nafsha” appears- diesתָּמֹתtamot
die
To cease living; also, one who has ceased living.
Where else “tamot” appears- in youthנֹּעַרnoar
youth
Youth: the first years of life.
Where else “noar” appears- and their lifeחַיָּתָchayata
life
The span and strength of being alive, which come from God.
Where else “chayata” appears- among the male sacred prostitutesקְּדֵשִׁיםkedeshim
male cult prostitute
Cult prostitute: a man devoted to prostitution in the shrine of a foreign god.
Where else “kedeshim” appears
Translation note
“Among the male sacred prostitutes”: so the Hebrew word, which names men dedicated to prostitution in the cults of other gods; it can be understood that their life ends like theirs.
The context
13And the godless in heart harbor anger; they do not cry for help when he binds them.
14 · This verse (above)
15He delivers the poor in his affliction, and in oppression he uncovers their ear.