King James Version
Job 33:17 in the King James Version says “That he may withdraw man from his purpose, and hide pride from man. purpose: Heb. work” — study this verse from Job chapter 33 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“That he may withdraw man from his purpose, and hide pride from man. purpose: Heb. work”
Job 33:17 · KJV
In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falleth upon men, in slumberings upon the bed;
Then he openeth the ears of men, and sealeth their instruction, he: Heb. he revealeth, or, uncovereth
That he may withdraw man from his purpose, and hide pride from man. purpose: Heb. work
He keepeth back his soul from the pit, and his life from perishing by the sword. from perishing: Heb. from passing
He is chastened also with pain upon his bed, and the multitude of his bones with strong pain:
KJV Study — Public Domain
“from his purpose”
H4639an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) property
“and hide”
H3680properly, to plump, i.e., fill up hollows; by implication, to cover (for clothing or secrecy)
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