Open English Translation (OET)

Hebrew wordlink #242781

OSHB Job 41:17 אֵלִים (ʼēlīm) Strongs=410 Lemma=‘אַיִל’
contextual word gloss=‘mighty_ones’ word gloss=‘mighty’
Morphology=Ncmpa PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=plural State=absolute
Year=-1520 TimeSeries=Job's_Trial

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Other uses (4) of identical word form אֵלִים (Morphology=Ncmpa PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=plural State=absolute) in the Hebrew originals

The word form ‘אֵלִים’ (Morphology=Ncmpa PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=plural State=absolute) has 3 different glosses: ‘gods’, ‘mighty_ones’, ‘rams’.

EXO 36:19 contextual word gloss=‘rams’ word gloss=‘ram’ OSHB EXO 36:19 word 5

OET-LV: 19 And_he/it _made a _covering for_tent hides _of rams dyed _red and_a _covering _of skins _of dolphins from_to_above. (EXO_36:19)

OET-RV: 19 They then made a tarpaulin from red rams skins to go over the tent, and the top waterproof tarpaulin of sea-cow hides. (EXO 36:19)

PSA 29:1 contextual word gloss=‘gods’ word gloss=‘mighty’ OSHB PSA 29:1 word 6

OET-LV: 29 A _song of_Dāvid ascribe to/for_YHWH Oh _sons _of gods ascribe to/for_YHWH glory and_strength. (PSA_29:1)

OET-RV: A praise song by David.
⇔  29 Acknowledge Yahweh you sons of the mighty one,
⇔ acknowledge that greatness and power are his alone. (PSA 29:1)

PSA 89:7 contextual word gloss=‘gods’ word gloss=‘god’ OSHB PSA 89:7 word 9

OET-LV: 7  if/because who in_cloud[s] is _he _comparable to/for_YHWH is _he _like to/for_YHWH among_the_sons _of gods. (PSA_89:7)

OET-RV: 7 He’s a god who is greatly honoured in the council of the holy ones
⇔ ≈ and is awesome among all who are around him. (PSA 89:7)

DAN 11:36 contextual word gloss=‘gods’ word gloss=‘gods’ OSHB DAN 11:36 word 11

OET-LV: 36 And_he _will _do according_to _of_his _pleasure the_king and_he _will _exalt _himself and_he _will _magnify _himself above every _of god and_on the_god _of gods he _will _speak extraordinary_things and_he _will _succeed until it _has _been _completed indignation if/because and_that _which _has _been_determined it _will _be _done. (DAN_11:36)

OET-RV: 36 The northern (Syrian) king will do whatever he wants. He’ll boast and claim to be greater than any god, and he’ll say terrible things against the god of gods, . He’ll be successful until the indignation is accomplished, because everything will happen just as it’s already been determined. (DAN 11:36)