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Ifאִםyouאַתָּהwill seekתְּשַׁחֵרElאֶל אֵלand pleadתִּתְחַנָּןwith Shaddai,וְאֶל שַׁדַּי
Job 8:5
Study it in the app“If you will seek El and plead with Shaddai,”
With the Hebrew beneath
Job 8:5, word by word
- will seekתְּשַׁחֵרteshacher
seek early, seek diligently
To seek earnestly, from early on. It comes from the word "dawn": to rise early to look for something.
Where else “teshacher” appears- 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- and pleadתִּתְחַנָּןtitchanan
plead
To beg someone for mercy.
Where else “titchanan” appears- with Shaddaiשַׁדַּיshaday
Shaddai, Almighty
"Shaddai": an ancient name of God, above all in Genesis and Job. It is usually translated "Almighty"; the exact origin of the word is not certain.
Where else “shaday” appears
The context
4If your sons sinned against him, he delivered them into the hand of their transgression.
5 · This verse (above)
6if you are pure and upright, surely now he will rouse himself for you and restore the dwelling of your righteousness.