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Itהוּאis the beginningרֵאשִׁיתof the waysדַּרְכֵיof El;אֵלits Makerהָעֹשׂוֹbrings nearיַגֵּשׁhis sword.חַרְבּוֹ
Job 40:19
Study it in the app“It is the beginning of the ways of El; its Maker brings near his sword.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Job 40:19, word by word
- is the beginningרֵאשִׁיתreshit
beginning
The beginning: "in the beginning".
Where else “reshit” appears- of the waysדַּרְכֵיdarche
ways of YHWH
YHWH's ways: what he does and commands.
Where else “darche” appears- of 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- its Makerעֹשׂos
make
To build or create something.
Where else “os” appears- brings nearיַגֵּשׁyagesh
come near
To go until one is near someone or something.
Where else “yagesh” appears- his swordחַרְבּcharb
sword
A sword; or war.
Where else “charb” appears
Translation note
“Its Maker brings near his sword”: a phrase of uncertain sense; perhaps “only the one who made it can approach it with the sword.”
The context
18Its bones are tubes of bronze, its limbs like a bar of iron.
19 · This verse (above)
20For the mountains bring it produce, and all the animals of the field play there.