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‘Can a mortalהַאֱנוֹשׁbe more righteousיִצְדָּקthan Eloah?מֵאֱלוֹהַCanאִםa manגָּבֶרbe purerיִטְהַרthan his Maker?מֵעֹשֵׂהוּ
Job 4:17
Study it in the app“‘Can a mortal be more righteous than Eloah? Can a man be purer than his Maker?”
With the Hebrew beneath
Job 4:17, word by word
- ‘Can a mortalאֱנוֹשׁenosh
man, mortal
Man, mortal: the human being seen in his weakness; also people in general.
Where else “enosh” appears- be more righteousיִצְדָּקyitsdak
be righteous
To be in the clear before God.
Where else “yitsdak” appears- than Eloahאֱלוֹהַeloha
Eloah, god
Eloah: a name of God, the singular form of Elohim; also any god. It is used mostly in poetry.
Where else “eloha” appears- a manגָּבֶרgaver
man
Man, a grown man in his strength.
Where else “gaver” appears- be purerיִטְהַרyithar
be clean
To be free of uncleanness under the law.
Where else “yithar” appears- than his Makerעֹשֵׂose
make
To build or create something.
Where else “ose” appears
Translation note
“More righteous than… purer than”: the Hebrew construction also allows “righteous before Eloah… pure before his Maker.”
The context
16It stood still, but I could not recognize its appearance; a figure was before my eyes; silence, and I heard a voice:
17 · This verse (above)
18Look, in his servants he does not trust, and to his angels he charges error;