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Lexicon :: Strong's H410 - 'ēl

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אֵל
Transliteration
'ēl
Pronunciation
ale
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Shortened from אַיִל (H352)
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TWOT Reference: 93a

Strong’s Definitions

אֵל ʼêl, ale; shortened from H352; strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity):—God (god), × goodly, × great, idol, might(-y one), power, strong. Compare names in '-el.'

KJV Translation Count — Total: 245x

The KJV translates Strong's H410 in the following manner: God (213x), god (16x), power (4x), mighty (5x), goodly (1x), great (1x), idols (1x), Immanuel (with H6005) (2x), might (1x), strong (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 245x
The KJV translates Strong's H410 in the following manner: God (213x), god (16x), power (4x), mighty (5x), goodly (1x), great (1x), idols (1x), Immanuel (with H6005) (2x), might (1x), strong (1x).

  1. god, god-like one, mighty one

    1. mighty men, men of rank, mighty heroes

    2. angels

    3. god, false god, (demons, imaginations)

    4. God, the one true God, Jehovah

  2. mighty things in nature

  3. strength, power

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
אֵל ʼêl, ale; shortened from H352; strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity):—God (god), × goodly, × great, idol, might(-y one), power, strong. Compare names in '-el.'
STRONGS H410: Abbreviations
II. אֵל noun masculine (also, in proper name אֶל, אֱלִי; Samaritan אל, Phoenician אל, אלן (i.e. probably אֵלֹן), Sabean אל, DHMOr. Congr. Leiden, 1883, Assyrian ilu, Dlw; perhaps also Arabic, Aramaic compare Nöon the passage; on goddess אלת Phoenician, Palmyrene, Nabataean, Sabean (also אלהת) DHMl.c.; Arabic إِلَاهَهَ (plural إِلَاهَات) FlKl. Schr. i. 154, Assyrian Allatu Jr66, Syriac aXTXhXlAF  , compare also BaeRel 58, 90, 97, 271, 207) god, but with various subordinate applications to express idea of might; — hardly ever in prose except with defining word (adjective or genitive); its only suffix is יִ֯; —
† 1. applied to men of might and rank, אֵל גוים mighty one of the nations Ezekiel 31:11 (of Nebuchadnezzar; Greek Version of the LXX ἄρχων ἔθνων, איל some MSS. Co); אֵלִים mighty men Job 41:17 (אילים, many MSS. Di); אֵלֵי גִבּוֺרִים mighty heroes Ezekiel 32:21 (אֵילֵי MSS. Co); אֵילֵי הָאֶרֶץ Ezekiel 17:13; 2 Kings 24:15 (Kt אולי); אֵילִים Exodus 15:15 (probably plural of III. אַיִל, which see) These readings are uncertain because of an effort to distinguish these forms from the divine name. אֵל גִּבּוֺר mighty hero (as above) ordivine hero (as reflecting the divine majesty) Isaiah 9:6.
†2. angels, בְּנֵי אֵלִים Psalm 29:1; Psalm 89:7 = בְּנֵי הָאֱלֹהִים.
†3. gods of the nations, אֵל אֵלִים God of gods, supreme God Daniel 11:36; מִי כָמֹכָה בָּאֵלִם who is like thee among the gods Exodus 15:11; idols Isaiah 43:10; Isaiah 44:10, 15, 17; Isaiah 46:6; מי אל בשמים what God in heaven Deuteronomy 3:24; אֵל אחר another god Exodus 34:14 (J); אֵל זר foreign god Psalm 44:21; Psalm 81:10; אל נכר Deuteronomy 32:12; Malachi 2:11; Psalm 81:10.
†4. H1286 El proper name אל ברית El Berith Judges 9:46 (= בעל ברית Judges 8:33; Judges 9:4) compare also 6 (f) below.
†5. as characterizing mighty things in nature, חררי אל mighty mountains Psalm 36:7 (literally mountains of El); also Psalm 50:10 Ol Bi Che see below II. אלף; ארזי אל mighty cedars Psalm 80:11; כוכבי אל lofty stars Isaiah 14:13.
6. God217, the one only and true God of Israel:
(a) הָאֵל the God, the true God Genesis 31:13; Genesis 35:1, 3; Genesis 46:3 (E) 2 Samuel 22:31, 33, 48 (= Psalm 18:31; Psalm 18:33; Psalm 18:48) Psalm 68:20; Psalm 68:21; Psalm 77:15; הָאֵל הַנֶּאֱמָן the faithful God Deuteronomy 7:9; האל הגדול the great God Deuteronomy 10:17 = Jeremiah 32:18; Daniel 9:4; Nehemiah 1:5; Nehemiah 9:32; האל הקדשׁ the holy God Isaiah 5:17; האל יהוה the God Yahweh Isaiah 42:5; Psalm 85:9.
(b) אֵלִי my God Exodus 15:2 (poetry) Psalm 18:3; Psalm 22:2 (twice in verse); Psalm 22:11; Psalm 63:2; Psalm 68:25; Psalm 89:27; Psalm 102:25; Psalm 118:28; Psalm 140:7; Isaiah 44:17.
(c) construct אל בית אל the God of Bethel, who had his seat there [H416 Genesis 35:7] (E); אל אביך God of thy fathers Genesis 49:25 (poetry); אל ישראל Psalm 68:36; אל יעקב Psalm 146:5; אל השמים the God of heaven Psalm 136:26; אל סלעי the God who is my rock Psalm 42:10; אל שמחת גילי the God who is the joy of my exultation Psalm 43:4; אֵל רֳאִי the God who lets himself be seen Genesis 16:13 (J); אל הכבוד the God of glory Psalm 29:3; אל דעות the all-knowing God 1 Samuel 2:3 (poetry); אֵל עוֺלָם the everlasting God Genesis 21:33 (J); אל ישועתי Isaiah 12:2; אל חַיָּ֑י Psalm 42:9; אל אמת Psalm 31:6 = אל אֱמוּנָה Deuteronomy 32:4 (poetry); אל נקמות Psalm 94:1 (twice in verse); אל גְּמֻלוֺת Jeremiah 51:56.
(d) אל אֶחָד one God Malachi 2:10; אל גדול a great God Deuteronomy 7:21; Psalm 77:14; Psalm 95:3; אל מסתתר a God hiding himself Isaiah 45:15; אל רחום a compassionate God Exodus 34:6 (J) Deuteronomy 4:31; Psalm 86:15; אל נשא a forgiving God Psalm 99:8; אל חַנּוּן a gracious God Nehemiah 9:31; Jonah 4:2; אל קנא a jealous God Exodus 20:5; Exodus 34:14 (J) Deuteronomy 4:24; Deuteronomy 5:9; Deuteronomy 6:15; Joshua 24:19 (D) = אל קנוא Nahum 1:2; אֵל חי a living God Joshua 3:10 (J) Hosea 2:1; Psalm 42:3; Psalm 84:3; אל צדיק Isaiah 45:21; לא אֵל חפץ רשע Psalm 5:5; לא אֵל Deuteronomy 32:21 (poetry) Isaiah 31:3; Ezekiel 28:2 (twice in verse); Ezekiel 28:9; מי אל כמוךָ Micah 7:18 (compare Exodus 15:11).
(e) God (the only true God, needing no article or predicate to define him) Numbers 12:13 (E read אַל Di) always in poetry, Job 5:8 + (55 times Job), Psalm 7:12; Psalm 10:11, 12; Psalm 16:1; Psalm 17:6; Psalm 19:1; Psalm 52:3, 7; Psalm 55:20; Psalm 57:3; Psalm 73:11, 17; Psalm 74:8; Psalm 77:10; Psalm 78:7, 8, 18, 19, 34, 41; Psalm 82:1; Psalm 83:2; Psalm 90:2; Psalm 104:21; Psalm 106:14, 21; Psalm 107:11; Psalm 118:27; Psalm 139:17, 23; Psalm 149:6; Psalm 150:1; Isaiah 40:18; Isaiah 43:12; Isaiah 45:14, 20; Isaiah 46:9; Lamentations 3:41; Hosea 11:9; Hosea 12:1; Malachi 1:9; עִמָּנוּאל God is with us, as name of child in prediction Isaiah 7:14; compare Isaiah 8:8, 10.
(f) El, a divine name אל אלהי ישראל [H415 Genesis 33:20] (E); אל אלהי הרוחות Numbers 16:22 (P = יהוה אלהי הרוחות Numbers 27:16); אל אלהים יהוה Joshua 22:22 (P) Psalm 50:1. This is probable also in the ancient poems, Numbers 23:8, 19, 22, 23; Numbers 24:4, 8, 16, 23 (poetry Balaam || שדּי & עליון) Deuteronomy 32:18; Deuteronomy 33:26 (poetry Moses || צוּר & אֱלֹהֵי קֶדֶם) 2 Samuel 22:32; 2 Samuel 23:5 (poetry David || צוּר) and in the combinations אל עליון (5 times; see עליון) & אל שדּי (10 times; see שַׁדַּי).
†7. אֵל strength, power (on connection with I. אָלָה compare Di Genesis 1:1; Genesis 31:29) in יֶשׁ־לְאֵל יָדִי it is according to the power of my hand = it is in my power, etc. Genesis 31:29 (E; followed by לְ + Infinitive); בִּהְיוֺת לְאֵל יָדְ֯יךָ Proverbs 3:27 (followed by id.); יֶשׁ־לְאֵל יָדָם Micah 2:1; (absolute); negative וְאֵין לְאֵל יָדֶ֑ךָ Deuteronomy 28:32 (absolute) = thou shalt be powerless, so Nehemiah 5:5. **See also BrockZAW xxvi (1906). 29 ff. (meaning 'might' very dubious: renders belongs to the god of (my) hand, supposing phrase a survival, with original meaning forgotten, of ancient idea, found also among other nations, of spirits conferring powers upon particular members of body).
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

1:1; 16:13; 21:33; 31:13; 31:29; 31:29; 35:1; 35:3; 46:3; 49:25

Exodus

15:2; 15:11; 15:11; 15:15; 20:5; 34:6; 34:14; 34:14

Numbers

12:13; 16:22; 23:8; 23:19; 23:22; 23:23; 24:4; 24:8; 24:16; 24:23; 27:16

Deuteronomy

3:24; 4:24; 4:31; 5:9; 6:15; 7:9; 7:21; 10:17; 28:32; 32:4; 32:12; 32:18; 32:21; 33:26

Joshua

3:10; 22:22; 24:19

Judges

8:33; 9:4; 9:46

1 Samuel

2:3

2 Samuel

22:31; 22:32; 22:33; 22:48; 23:5

2 Kings

24:15

Nehemiah

1:5; 5:5; 9:31; 9:32

Job

5:8; 41:17

Psalms

5:5; 7:12; 10:11; 10:12; 16:1; 17:6; 18:3; 18:31; 18:33; 18:48; 19:1; 22:2; 22:11; 29:1; 29:3; 31:6; 36:7; 42:3; 42:9; 42:10; 43:4; 44:21; 50:1; 50:10; 52:3; 52:7; 55:20; 57:3; 63:2; 68:20; 68:21; 68:25; 73:11; 73:17; 74:8; 77:10; 77:14; 77:15; 78:7; 78:8; 78:18; 78:19; 78:34; 78:41; 80:11; 81:10; 81:10; 82:1; 83:2; 84:3; 85:9; 86:15; 89:7; 89:27; 90:2; 94:1; 95:3; 99:8; 102:25; 104:21; 106:14; 106:21; 107:11; 118:27; 118:28; 136:26; 139:17; 139:23; 140:7; 146:5; 149:6; 150:1

Proverbs

3:27

Isaiah

5:17; 7:14; 8:8; 8:10; 9:6; 12:2; 14:13; 31:3; 40:18; 42:5; 43:10; 43:12; 44:10; 44:15; 44:17; 44:17; 45:14; 45:15; 45:20; 45:21; 46:6; 46:9

Jeremiah

32:18; 51:56

Lamentations

3:41

Ezekiel

17:13; 28:2; 28:9; 31:11; 32:21

Daniel

9:4; 11:36

Hosea

2:1; 11:9; 12:1

Jonah

4:2

Micah

2:1; 7:18

Nahum

1:2

Malachi

1:9; 2:10; 2:11

H410

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Strong's Number H410 matches the Hebrew אֵל ('ēl),
which occurs 245 times in 235 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 2 / 5 (Jos 22:22–Job 33:6)

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 22:22 - “The Mighty H410 One, H410 God, the LORD, the Mighty H410 One, H410 God, the LORD! He knows, and may Israel itself know. If it was in rebellion, or if in an unfaithful act against the LORD do not save us this day!

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 24:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 24:19 - Then Joshua said to the people, “You will not be able to serve the LORD, for He is a holy God. He is a jealous God; H410 He will not forgive your transgression or your sins.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 9:46

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:46 - When all the leaders of the tower of Shechem heard of it, they entered the inner chamber of the [fn]temple of El-berith. H410

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 2:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:3 - “[fn]Boast no more so very proudly,
Do not let arrogance come out of your mouth;
For the LORD is a God H410 of knowledge,
And with Him actions are weighed.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 2:30

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:30 - Then Joab returned from following Abner; when he had gathered all the people together, [fn]nineteen of David’s servants besides Asahel were missing.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 22:31

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:31 - “As for God, H410 His way is [fn]blameless;
The word of the LORD is tested;
He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 22:32

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:32 - “For who is God, H410 besides the LORD?
And who is a rock, besides our God?

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 22:33

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:33 - “God H410 is my strong fortress;
And He [fn]sets the [fn]blameless in [fn]His way.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 22:48

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:48 - The God H410 who executes vengeance for me,
And brings down peoples under me,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 23:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:5 - “Truly is not my house so with God? H410
For He has made an everlasting covenant with me,
Ordered in all things, and secured;
For all my salvation and all my desire,
Will He not indeed make it grow?

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 1:5

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 1:5 - I said, “I beseech You, O LORD God of heaven, the great and awesome God, H410 who preserves the covenant and lovingkindness for those who love Him and keep His commandments,

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 5:5

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 5:5 - “Now our flesh is like the flesh of our brothers, our children like their children. Yet behold, we are forcing our sons and our daughters to be slaves, and some of our daughters are forced into bondage already, and [fn]we are helpless H410 because our fields and vineyards belong to others.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 9:31

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:31 - “Nevertheless, in Your great compassion You did not make an end of them or forsake them,
For You are a gracious and compassionate God. H410

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 9:32

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:32 - “Now therefore, our God, the great, the mighty, and the awesome God, H410 who keeps covenant and lovingkindness,
Do not let all the hardship seem insignificant before You,
Which has come upon us, our kings, our princes, our priests, our prophets, our fathers and on all Your people,
From the days of the kings of Assyria to this day.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 5:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 5:8 - “But as for me, I would seek God, H410
And I would place my cause before God;

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 8:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 8:3 - “Does God H410 pervert justice?
Or does [fn]the Almighty pervert what is right?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 8:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 8:5 - “If you would seek God H410
And implore the compassion of [fn]the Almighty,

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 8:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 8:13 - “So are the paths of all who forget God; H410
And the hope of the godless will perish,

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 8:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 8:20 - “Lo, God H410 will not reject a man of integrity,
Nor will He [fn]support the evildoers.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 9:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 9:2 - “In truth I know that this is so;
But how can a man be in the right [fn]before God? H410

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 12:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 12:6 - “The tents of the destroyers prosper,
And those who provoke God H410 are secure,
[fn]Whom God brings into their power.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 13:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 13:3 - “But I would speak to [fn]the Almighty,
And I desire to argue with God. H410

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 13:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 13:7 - “Will you speak what is unjust for God, H410
And speak what is deceitful for Him?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 13:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 13:8 - “Will you show partiality for Him?
Will you contend for God? H410

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 15:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 15:4 - “Indeed, you do away with [fn]reverence
And hinder meditation before God. H410

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 15:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 15:11 - “Are the consolations of God H410 too small for you,
Even the word spoken gently with you?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 15:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 15:13 - That you should turn your spirit against God H410
And allow such words to go out of your mouth?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 15:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 15:25 - Because he has stretched out his hand against God H410
And conducts himself arrogantly against [fn]the Almighty.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 16:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 16:11 - “God H410 hands me over to ruffians
And tosses me into the hands of the wicked.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 18:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 18:21 - “Surely such are the dwellings of the wicked,
And this is the place of him who does not know God.” H410

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 19:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 19:22 - “Why do you persecute me as God H410 does,
And are not satisfied with my flesh?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 20:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 20:15 - “He swallows riches,
But will vomit them up;
God H410 will expel them from his belly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 20:29

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 20:29 - “This is the wicked man’s portion from God,
Even the heritage decreed to him by God.” H410

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 21:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 21:14 - “They say to God, H410 ‘Depart from us!
We do not even desire the knowledge of Your ways.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 21:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 21:22 - “Can anyone teach God H410 knowledge,
In that He judges those on high?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 22:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 22:2 - “Can a vigorous man be of use to God, H410
Or a wise man be useful to himself?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 22:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 22:13 - “You say, ‘What does God H410 know?
Can He judge through the thick darkness?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 22:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 22:17 - “They said to God, H410 ‘Depart from us!’
And ‘What can [fn]the Almighty do to them?’

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 23:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 23:16 - “It is God H410 who has made my heart faint,
And the Almighty who has dismayed me,

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 25:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 25:4 - “How then can a man be just with God? H410
Or how can he be clean who is born of woman?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 27:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 27:2 - “As God H410 lives, who has taken away my right,
And the Almighty, who has embittered my soul,

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 27:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 27:9 - “Will God H410 hear his cry
When distress comes upon him?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 27:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 27:11 - “I will instruct you in the [fn]power of God; H410
What is with the Almighty I will not conceal.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 27:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 27:13 - “This is the portion of a wicked man from God, H410
And the inheritance which tyrants receive from the Almighty.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 31:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:14 - What then could I do when God H410 arises?
And when He calls me to account, what will I answer Him?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 31:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:23 - “For calamity from God H410 is a terror to me,
And because of His [fn]majesty I can do nothing.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 31:28

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:28 - That too would have been an iniquity calling for [fn]judgment,
For I would have denied God H410 above.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 32:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 32:13 - “Do not say,
‘We have found wisdom;
God H410 will [fn]rout him, not man.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 33:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 33:4 - “The Spirit of God H410 has made me,
And the breath of [fn]the Almighty gives me life.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 33:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 33:6 - “Behold, I belong to God H410 like you;
I too have been [fn]formed out of the clay.

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