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The sonבֶןof the bowקָשֶׁתdoes notלֹאmake it flee;יַבְרִיחֶנּוּinto stubbleלְקַשׁare turnedנֶהְפְּכוּfor itלוֹthe stonesאַבְנֵיof the sling.קָלַע
Job 41:28
Study it in the app“The son of the bow does not make it flee; into stubble are turned for it the stones of the sling.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Job 41:28, word by word
- The sonבֶןven
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “ven” appears- of the bowקָשֶׁתkashet
bow
A curved wooden weapon with a string, which shoots arrows.
Where else “kashet” appears- make it fleeיַבְרִיחֶyavriche
flee
To run away to save oneself from a danger or from someone.
Where else “yavriche” appears- into stubbleקַשׁkash
stubble
Stubble: the dry remains left in the field after the harvest.
Where else “kash” appears- are turnedנֶהְפְּכוּnehpchu
change
To change something into something else.
Where else “nehpchu” appears- the stonesאַבְנֵיavne
stone
A piece of rock, large or small, used for building, marking or throwing.
Where else “avne” appears- of the slingקָלַעkala
sling
A strap for hurling stones.
Where else “kala” appears
Translation note
“The son of the bow”: the arrow.
The context
27It counts iron as straw, and bronze as rotten wood.
28 · This verse (above)
29Like stubble is counted the club, and it laughs at the shaking of the javelin.