But he savesוַיֹּשַׁעfrom the sword,מֵחֶרֶבfrom their mouth,מִפִּיהֶםand from the handוּמִיַּדof the strongחָזָקthe needy.אֶבְיוֹן
Job 5:15
Study it in the app“But he saves from the sword, from their mouth, and from the hand of the strong the needy.”
With the Hebrew beneath
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Job 5:15, word by word
- But he savesיֹּשַׁעyosha
save
To rescue someone from danger.
Where else “yosha” appears- from the swordחֶרֶבcherev
sword
A sword; or war.
Where else “cherev” appears- from their mouthפִּיpi
mouth
The part of the face with which one speaks, eats and kisses.
Where else “pi” appears- and from the handיַּדyad
hand
The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.
Where else “yad” appears- of the strongחָזָקchazak
strong
Of great power or intensity: a hand, a wind or a famine no one can withstand.
Where else “chazak” appears- the needyאֶבְיוֹןevyon
needy
Needy: one who depends on the help of others.
Where else “evyon” appears
Translation note
“From the sword, from their mouth”: so says the Hebrew text; it can be understood that the mouth of the crafty is like a sword.
The context
14By day they meet darkness, and as at night they grope at noon.
15 · This verse (above)
16So there is hope for the poor, and injustice shuts its mouth.