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Job 20:18

Context

20:18 He gives back the ill-gotten gain 1 

without assimilating it; 2 

he will not enjoy the wealth from his commerce. 3 

Job 21:15

Context

21:15 Who is the Almighty, that 4  we should serve him?

What would we gain

if we were to pray 5  to him?’ 6 

1 tn The idea is the fruit of his evil work. The word יָגָע (yaga’) occurs only here; it must mean ill-gotten gains. The verb is in 10:3.

2 tn Heb “and he does not swallow.” In the context this means “consume” for his own pleasure and prosperity. The verbal clause is here taken adverbially.

3 sn The expression is “according to the wealth of his exchange.” This means he cannot enjoy whatever he gained in his business deals. Some mss have בּ (bet) preposition, making the translation easier; but this is evidence of a scribal correction.

4 tn The interrogative clause is followed by ki, similar to Exod 5:2, “Who is Yahweh, that I should obey him?”

5 tn The verb פָּגַע (paga’) means “to encounter; to meet,” but also “to meet with request; to intercede; to interpose.” The latter meaning is a derived meaning by usage.

6 tn The verse is not present in the LXX. It may be that it was considered too blasphemous and therefore omitted.



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