Chapter 36
Job 36:32
על־ כפים כסה־ אור ויצו עליה במפגיע
| ב מפגיע | עלי ה | ו יצו | אור | כסה | כפים | על |
| within the target | upon herself | and he is laying charge | light | he has covered | dual palms | upon/against/yoke |
9016 | None Definition: verseEnd Root: None Exhaustive: None 6293 | פגע pâgaʻ Definition: to impinge, by accident or violence, or (figuratively) by importunity Root: a primitive root; Exhaustive: a primitive root; to impinge, by accident or violence, or (figuratively) by importunity; come (betwixt), cause to entreat, fall (upon), make intercession, intercessor, intreat, lay, light (upon), meet (together), pray, reach, run. 9003 ב None Definition: in, by Root: None Exhaustive: in, at, against, on, among, with; according to, by, because of. prefix or inseparable preposition; combined with the definite article | 9034 | ה None Definition: her, personal pronoun - verb/prep. 3rd person feminine singular Root: None Exhaustive: Personal object pronoun - suffix for propositions and verbs without an object: 3rd person feminine singular 5921a על ʻal Definition: above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications Root: properly, the same as H5920 (על) used as a preposition (in the singular or plural often with prefix, or as conjunction with a particle following); Exhaustive: properly, the same as על used as a preposition (in the singular or plural often with prefix, or as conjunction with a particle following); above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications; above, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of, (from) (off), (up-) on, over, than, through(-out), to, touching, [idiom] with. | 6680 | צוה tsâvâh Definition: (intensively) to constitute, enjoin Root: a primitive root; Exhaustive: a primitive root; (intensively) to constitute, enjoin; appoint, (for-) bid, (give a) charge, (give a, give in, send with) command(-er, -ment), send a messenger, put, (set) in order. 9001 ו None Definition: sequential 'and' Root: None Exhaustive: Verbal vav: joined to verb with no intervening prefix (usually conversive) (future<->past) | 216 אור ʼôwr Definition: illumination or (concrete) luminary (in every sense, including lightning, happiness, etc.) Root: from H215 (אור); Exhaustive: from אור; illumination or (concrete) luminary (in every sense, including lightning, happiness, etc.); bright, clear, [phrase] day, light (-ning), morning, sun. | 9014 | ־ None Definition: link Root: None Exhaustive: None 3680 כסה kâçâh Definition: properly, to plump, i.e. fill up hollows; by implication, to cover (for clothing or secrecy) Root: a primitive root; Exhaustive: a primitive root; properly, to plump, i.e. fill up hollows; by implication, to cover (for clothing or secrecy); clad self, close, clothe, conceal, cover (self), (flee to) hide, overwhelm. Compare כשה. | 3709 כף kaph Definition: the hollow hand or palm (so of the paw of an animal, of the sole, and even of the bowl of a dish or sling, the handle of a bolt, the leaves of a palm-tree); figuratively, power Root: from H3721 (כפף); Exhaustive: from כפף; the hollow hand or palm (so of the paw of an animal, of the sole, and even of the bowl of a dish or sling, the handle of a bolt, the leaves of a palm-tree); figuratively, power; branch, [phrase] foot, hand((-ful), -dle, (-led)), hollow, middle, palm, paw, power, sole, spoon. | 9014 | ־ None Definition: link Root: None Exhaustive: None 5921a על ʻal Definition: above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications Root: properly, the same as H5920 (על) used as a preposition (in the singular or plural often with prefix, or as conjunction with a particle following); Exhaustive: properly, the same as על used as a preposition (in the singular or plural often with prefix, or as conjunction with a particle following); above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications; above, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of, (from) (off), (up-) on, over, than, through(-out), to, touching, [idiom] with. |
RBT Hebrew Literal:
upon/against dual palms he has covered light and he is laying charge upon herself within the target
RBT Paraphrase:
"Go and Miss no more"
Upon dual palms he has covered a light; and he is laying charge upon herself within the target/place of impact.numJulia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
With the hands be covered the light; and he commanded concerning it with a mark.
With the hands be covered the light; and he commanded concerning it with a mark.
LITV Translation:
He covers His hands with the lightning, and commands it to strike the mark;
He covers His hands with the lightning, and commands it to strike the mark;
ESV Translation:
He covers his hands with the lightning and commands it to strike the mark.
He covers his hands with the lightning and commands it to strike the mark.
Brenton Septuagint Translation:
He has hidden the light in his hands, And given charge concerning it to the interposing cloud.
He has hidden the light in his hands, And given charge concerning it to the interposing cloud.
Footnotes
| Job. 36:32 | The Hebrew במפגיע is best interpreted as "within the target" or "within the place of impact", depending on the understanding of מַפְגִּיעַ as a noun, not just a hiphil causative participle. The other literal rendering, "in him who confronts/causes to meet" is too problematic. And there is a significant clue as to who the "light" is and a command given to a certain woman to "no longer miss the mark"... Thus, במפגיע could be translated as:
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