Job 4:17

  • Man Alive

    BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

    “Can mankind be righteous [h]before God?  Can a man be pure [i]before his Maker?”  Job 4:17  NASB Mankind/ man – As we learned yesterday, the Hebrew verse encompasses three important parallels.  We have isolated two of them for investigation.  We discovered that ʾĕnôš and geber, both translated “mankind,” actually reveal ethical and ontological distinctions that bolster Eliphaz’ argument.  But…

  • Birthday (Yes, It’s Mine)

    BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

    “Can mankind be righteous [h]before God?  Can a man be pure [i]before his Maker?”  Job 4:17  NASB Mankind/ man – The translators have given us a double-barreled version of a single question.  The Hebrew text wraps it all up in one line: הַֽאֱנוֹשׁ מֵֽאֱל֣וֹהַּ יִצְדָּ֑ק אִ֥ם מֵֽ֜עֹשֵׂ֗הוּ יִטְהַר־גָּֽבֶר Looking at this verse in Hebrew requires careful deliberation.  First, we…