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Job 31:33 Cross-References
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“If I covered my transgressions as Adam, by hiding mine iniquity in my bosom: as Adam: or, after the manner of men”
Job 31:33 (KJV)
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If I covered my transgressions as Adam (אִם־כִּסִּיתִי כְאָדָם פְּשָׁעָי, im-kisiti ke'adam pesha'ai)—kasah (כָּסָה) means to cover or conceal, ke'adam (כְאָדָם) means 'as Adam' or 'like mankind,' and pesha (פֶּשַׁע) means transgression or rebellion. By hiding mine iniquity in my bosom (לִטְמוֹן בְּחֻבִּי עֲוֺנִי, litmon bechubbi avoni)—taman (טָמַן) means to hide or bury, and avon (עָוֺן) means iniquity or guilt. Job denies covering sin like Adam who hid after disobeying (Genesis 3:7-8).This allusion to humanity's first sin reveals Job's theological sophistication. Adam's covering (fig leaves...
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“but whoever confesses and renounces them finds mercy.”
“The woman whom you gave to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I ate.”
“like Adam”
“Tell me whether you sold the land for so much. She said”
“they have even transgressed my covenant which I commanded them: yes”
“we deceive ourselves”
“and they knew that they were naked. They sewed fig leaves together”