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He coversכִּסָּהhis palmsעַל כַּפַּיִםwith light,אוֹרand commands itוַיְצַו עָלֶיהָto strike the mark.בְמַפְגִּיעַ
Job 36:32
Study it in the app“He covers his palms with light, and commands it to strike the mark.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Job 36:32, word by word
- He coversכִּסָּהkisa
cover
To put something over a thing so that it can no longer be seen.
Where else “kisa” appears- his palmsכַּפַּיִםkapayim
palm
The flat, hollow part of the hand; also what someone does or can do with it.
Where else “kapayim” appears- with lightאוֹרor
light
The brightness that comes from the sun, the day or a lamp and lets one see.
Where else “or” appears- and commands itיְצַוyetsav
command
To give an order: "as YHWH had commanded".
Where else “yetsav” appears- to strike the markמַפְגִּיעַmafgia
reach
To reach a certain point, like the border of a tribe.
Where else “mafgia” appears
Translation note
“Light”: the lightning.
The context
31For by them he judges peoples; he gives food in abundance.
32 · This verse (above)
33His crash announces it; the livestock also announces what rises.