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His sonsבָנָיוare farיִרְחֲקוּfrom salvation;מִיֶּשַׁעthey are crushedוְיִדַּכְּאוּin the gate,בַשַּׁעַרand there is noוְאֵיןone to deliver.מַצִּיל
Job 5:4
Study it in the app“His sons are far from salvation; they are crushed in the gate, and there is no one to deliver.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Job 5:4, word by word
- His sonsבָנָיvanay
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “vanay” appears- are farיִרְחֲקוּyirchaku
be far
To be distant: "do not stay away from me".
Where else “yirchaku” appears- from salvationיֶּשַׁעyesha
salvation, deliverance
Salvation, deliverance; the safety and well-being of one who has been rescued. From the same root as "save."
Where else “yesha” appears- they are crushedיִדַּכְּאוּyidaku
crush
To grind down, oppress the weak.
Where else “yidaku” appears- in the gateשַּׁעַרshaar
gate
The entrance of a city or house, with doors that close.
Where else “shaar” appears- one to deliverמַצִּילmatsil
rescue
To take someone out of danger or out of his enemy's hands.
Where else “matsil” appears
Translation note
“In the gate”: the gate of the city was the place where lawsuits were judged.
The context
3I have seen the fool taking root, and I cursed his dwelling suddenly.
4 · This verse (above)
5His harvest the hungry eat, and from among the thorns they take it, and the trap pants after their wealth.