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“CertainlyאָמְנָםI knowיָדַעְתִּיthatכִיit is so;כֵןbut howוּמַהcan a mortalאֱנוֹשׁbe righteousיִּצְדַּקbeforeעִםEl?אֵל
Job 9:2
Study it in the app““Certainly I know that it is so; but how can a mortal be righteous before El?”
With the Hebrew beneath
Job 9:2, word by word
- “Certainlyאָמְנָםamnam
truly, surely
Truly, surely: a word that strongly affirms what is said.
Where else “amnam” appears- I knowיָדַעְתִּיyadati
know
To know something, realize.
Where else “yadati” appears- can a mortalאֱנוֹשׁenosh
man, mortal
Man, mortal: the human being seen in his weakness; also people in general.
Where else “enosh” appears- be righteousיִּצְדַּקyitsdak
be righteous
To be in the clear before God.
Where else “yitsdak” 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
The context
1Job answered and said:
2 · This verse (above)
3If he wished to contend with him, he could not answer him one in a thousand.