Job 42:8

“And now, take for yourselves seven young bulls and seven rams, and go to my servant Job, and offer up a burnt offering for yourselves; and Job my servant will pray for you, for only him will I accept, so as not to deal with you according to your folly; for you have not spoken of me what is right, as my servant Job has.””
Job 42:8 · direct translation from the Hebrew

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And now,וְעַתָּהtakeקְחוּfor yourselvesלָכֶםsevenשִׁבְעָהyoung bullsפָרִיםand sevenוְשִׁבְעָהrams,אֵילִיםand goוּלְכוּtoאֶלmy servantעַבְדִּיJob,אִיּוֹבand offer upוְהַעֲלִיתֶםa burnt offeringעוֹלָהfor yourselves;בַּעַדְכֶםand Jobוְאִיּוֹבmy servantעַבְדִּיwill prayיִתְפַּלֵּלfor you,עֲלֵיכֶםfor onlyכִּי אִםhimפָּנָיוwill I accept,אֶשָּׂאso as notלְבִלְתִּיto dealעֲשׂוֹתwith youעִמָּכֶםaccording to your folly;נְבָלָהforכִּיyou have notלֹאspokenדִבַּרְתֶּםof meאֵלַיwhat is right,נְכוֹנָהas my servantכְּעַבְדִּיJob has.”אִיּוֹב

Job 42:8, word by word

takeקְחוּkechu

take

To grasp something in the hand to carry or use it.

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sevenשִׁבְעָהshiva

seven

Seven, the number of fullness; also "seven times".

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young bullsפָרִיםfarim

bull

Young bull, bullock.

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ramsאֵילִיםelim

ram

A full-grown male sheep, used as an offering.

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and goלְכוּlechu

To head for a place, to leave where one is in order to reach another.

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my servantעַבְדִּavdi

servant of YHWH

YHWH's servant, like Moses or David.

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Jobאִיּוֹבiyov

Job

Job: the man of the land of Uz, blameless and upright, whose story of suffering and of questions to God is told in the book that bears his name. Ezekiel 14:14 and James 5:11 also mention him.

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and offer upהַעֲלִיתֶםhaalitem

offer up

To burn a sacrifice on the altar; literally "make go up".

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a burnt offeringעוֹלָהola

burnt offering

A sacrifice burned whole on the altar.

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will prayיִתְפַּלֵּלyitpalel

pray

To talk with God, often asking for others.

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himפָּנָיpanay

before

Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.

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will I acceptאֶשָּׂאesa

take

To get something; with "a wife", to marry.

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to dealעֲשׂוֹתasot

To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.

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according to your follyנְבָלָהnevala

outrage, folly

Outrage, disgraceful folly: a shameful act that gravely offends the whole community.

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spokenדִבַּרְתֶּםdibartem

speak

To speak, say something; above all God to his people.

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what is rightנְכוֹנָהnechona

be certain

To be true, sure.

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Translation note

“Him will I accept”: literally “I will lift up his face,” receive him with favor.

The context

7And it happened, after YHWH had spoken these words to Job, that YHWH said to Eliphaz the Temanite, “My anger burns against you and against your two companions, because you have not spoken of me what is right, as my servant Job has.

8 · This verse (above)

9So Eliphaz the Temanite and Bildad the Shuhite and Zophar the Naamathite went and did as YHWH had told them; and YHWH accepted Job.

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