God & Savior

Job 40:19

He is the foremost of God’s works; only his Maker can draw the sword against him.
Job 40:19
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Original language (Hebrew)

ה֭וּא רֵאשִׁ֣ית דַּרְכֵי־אֵ֑ל הָ֝עֹשׂוֹ יַגֵּ֥שׁ חַרְבּֽוֹ׃

  1. ה֭וּאhu'“it”
    Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הוּא · “he; she; it” · Strong's H1931
  2. רֵאשִׁ֣יתre.Shit“[is] [the] first of”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from רֵאשִׁית · “beginning” · Strong's H7225G
  3. דַּרְכֵי־dar.khei-“[the] ways of”
    Noun, both genders, plural, construct · from דֶּ֫רֶךְ · “conduct” · Strong's H1870G
  4. אֵ֑ל'El“God”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אֵל · “God” · Strong's H0410G
  5. הָ֝עֹשׂוֹha.'o.so“the [one who] made it”
    Definite article + Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עָשָׂה · “make(OBJECT)” · Strong's H6213H
  6. יַגֵּ֥שׁya.Gesh“let him bring near”
    Verb, hiphil, jussive, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נָגַשׁ · “bring” · Strong's H5066H
  7. חַרְבּֽוֹ׃char.Bo“sword his”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from חֶ֫רֶב · “sword” · Strong's H2719
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)