Job 36:18
King James Version
10 Jun 2026
“Because there is wrath, beware lest he take thee away with his stroke: then a great ransom cannot deliver thee.”
כֹּפֶר
properly, a cover, i.e. (literally) a village (as covered in); (specifically) bitumen (as used for coating), and the henna plant (as used for dyeing); figuratively, a redemption-price
נָטָה
it turn aside/ you
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נָטָה
To incline, to stretch out, to bend. Natah. He inclined His ear to me. God bends down to listen. He positions Himself to hear the faintest cry of His people.
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פֵּן
lest
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פֵּן
properly, removal; used only (in the construction) adverb as conjunction, lest
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סוּת
it should entice/ you
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סוּת
properly, to prick, i.e. (figuratively) stimulate; by implication, to seduce
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חֵמָה
rage
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חֵמָה
heat; figuratively, anger, poison (from its fever)
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