## Rashi on Job Chapter 22

###### Rashi on Job 22:2:1
[Rashi on Job 22:2:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Job/r/22:2:1)

**(מענה אליפז)**:
**הַלְאֵל יִסְכָּן גָּבֶר.** הַלְצֹרֶךְ וּלְהַנָּאַת הַיּוֹצֵר יוֹעִיל גֶּבֶר וְיֵהָנֶה, כַּאֲשֶׁר יְלַמֵּד דַּעַת אֶל הַבְּרִיּוֹת, וְחָכְמָה? יִסְכָּן הָרִאשׁוֹן – לְשׁוֹן הֲנָיָה, כְּמוֹ ״וַתְּהִי לוֹ סֹכֶנֶת״ (מלכים א א:ב); וְהַשֵּׁנִי – לְשׁוֹן לִמּוּד, כְּמוֹ ״הַהַסְכֵּן הִסְכַּנְתִּי״ (במדבר כב:ל). וְגַם הָרִאשׁוֹן יִתָּכֵן לִהְיוֹת נִפְתָּר לְשׁוֹן לִמּוּד: הַלְטוֹבַת הַיּוֹצֵר וּלְצָרְכּוֹ יִלְמַד גֶּבֶר כַּאֲשֶׁר יִלְמַד הַשְׂכֵּל?

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**Eliphaz’s reply**
**Does a man benefit God** Will a man avail and benefit for the need and the benefit of the Creator when he teaches the people knowledge and wisdom? The first יִסְכָּן is an expression of benefit [or pleasure], like (I Kings 1:2), “and she shall be to him a warmer (סֹכֶנֶת).” The second is an expression of teaching [or accustoming], like (Num. 22:30), “Have I ever been in the habit (ההסכן הסכנתי)?” The former may also be interpreted as an expression of teaching, thus: Does a man learn for the good of the Creator and for His need when he learns wisdom?


###### Rashi on Job 22:3:1
[Rashi on Job 22:3:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Job/r/22:3:1)

**הֶחָפֵץ לְשַׁדַּי.** כְּמוֹ ״כִּי מַה חֶפְצוֹ בְּבֵיתוֹ אַחֲרָיו״ (איוב כא:כא)? הַהֲנָאָה וַחֲשָׁשׁ לוֹ, אִם תַּצְדִּיק מַעֲשֶׂיךָ בְּהִתְוַכֵּחַ לְפָנָיו, שֶׁיָּבֹא עִמְּךָ לְהִתְוַכֵּחַ בִּדְבָרֶיךָ?

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**Does the Almighty care** Like (above 21:21), “For what does He care (חפצו) about his house after him?” What pleasure or concern does He have if you are righteous in your deeds, that you reason with Him that He come with you to contest your words?


###### Rashi on Job 22:3:2
[Rashi on Job 22:3:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Job/r/22:3:2)

**וְאִם בֶּצַע.** מָמוֹן לוֹ, אִם תַּתֵּם דְּרָכֶיךָ?

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**or...any gain** i.e., monetary gain for Him if you perfect your ways?


###### Rashi on Job 22:4:1
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**הֲמִיִּרְאָתְךָ יוֹכִיחֶךָ.** אוֹ אִם מִיִּרְאָה שֶׁיִּירָא מִפָּנֶיךָ יָבֹא וְיִתְוַכַּח עִמְּךָ?

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**Will He reason with you because He fears you?** Or, out of fear, that He fears you, will He come and reason with you?


###### Rashi on Job 22:5:1
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**הֲלֹא.** יוֹדֵעַ הוּא כִּי **רָעָתְךָ רַבָּה**:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**Is not** [Is it not so] that He knows that your evil is great?


###### Rashi on Job 22:8:1
[Rashi on Job 22:8:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Job/r/22:8:1)

**וְאִישׁ זְרוֹעַ לוֹ הָאָרֶץ.** בִּתְמִיהַּ וְכִי מֵחֲמַת שֶׁהָיִיתָ גָּדוֹל תִּירַשׁ אֶת הָאָרֶץ? כְּלוּם הוּא רָאוּי לְהִתְקַיֵּם?

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**Does a strong man own the earth** This is a question. Because you were strong, should you inherit the earth?


###### Rashi on Job 22:8:2
[Rashi on Job 22:8:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Job/r/22:8:2)

**יֵשֶׁב בָּהּ.** יַאֲרִיךְ בָּהּ, כְּמוֹ ״וַתֵּשְׁבוּ בְקָדֵשׁ״ (דברים א:מו):

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**remain therein** Is he fit to remain in existence?


###### Rashi on Job 22:11:1
[Rashi on Job 22:11:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Job/r/22:11:1)

**אוֹ חֹשֶׁךְ לֹא תִרְאֶה.** כְּלוֹמַר: לֹא תִתֵּן עֵינֶיךָ וּבִטְחוֹנְךָ בַּכֹּחַ, לֵאמֹר:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**or darkness so that you do not see** That is to say, You shall not put your eyes and your trust in strength, and say...


###### Rashi on Job 22:12:1
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**הֲלֹא אֱלוֹהַּ גֹּבַהּ שָׁמָיִם.** וְלֹא יַשְׁפִּיל לִרְאוֹת:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**Is not God in the height of heaven** and will not lower Himself to see.


###### Rashi on Job 22:12:2
[Rashi on Job 22:12:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Job/r/22:12:2)

**וּרְאֵה רֹאשׁ כּוֹכָבִים כִּי רָמּוּ.** כְּמוֹ ״וּרְאֵה עָנְיִי״ שֶׁבְּסוֹף מַעֲנֶה הַחֲמִישִׁי (איוב י:טו), כְּלוֹמַר: וְנוֹתֵן אַתָּה עַיִן בְּרֹאשׁ כּוֹכָבִים כִּי רָמּוּ. וּבִשְׁבִיל כָּךְ אָמַרְתָּ:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**and behold the topmost of the stars, which are lofty** Heb. וראה, like (above 10:15), “and seeing (וראה) my affliction” at the end of the fifth reply. That is to say, ‘And You gaze upon the topmost stars because they are lofty.’ Therefore, you said...


###### Rashi on Job 22:13:1
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**מַה יָּדַע אֵל.** בְּמַעֲשֵׂה הַחֹשֶׁךְ?

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**‘What does God know?’** of what occurs in the dark?


###### Rashi on Job 22:13:2
[Rashi on Job 22:13:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Job/r/22:13:2)

**הֲבְעַד עֲרָפֶל יִשְׁפּוֹט.** הַכְּנֶגֶד הַחֹשֶׁךְ הַזֶּה יִרְאֶה וְיִשְׁפּוֹט? הִנֵּה:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**Does He judge through the dark cloud?** Does He see and judge facing this darkness? Behold...


###### Rashi on Job 22:14:1
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**עָבִים סֵתֶר.** לְפָנָיו וְלֹא יוּכַל לִרְאוֹת:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**Thick clouds are a concealment** before Him, and He cannot see.


###### Rashi on Job 22:14:2
[Rashi on Job 22:14:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Job/r/22:14:2)

**וְחוּג שָׁמַיִם יִתְהַלָּךְ.** וְלֹא יֵדַע אֶת אֲשֶׁר בָּאָרֶץ:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**and He walks on the circle of the heavens** and does not know what is on the earth.


###### Rashi on Job 22:14:3
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**חוּג.** עוֹגֶל מְחוּגַת שָׁמַיִם, כְּמוֹ ״וּבַמְּחוּגָה יְתָאֳרֵהוּ״ (ישעיהו מד:יג). קוֹמְפָּ״שׁ בְּלַעַ״ז:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**circle** Heb. חוג, the circle of the compass of the heavens, like (Isa. 44:13), “and with a compass (ובמחוגה) he rounds it,” compas in French


###### Rashi on Job 22:15:1
[Rashi on Job 22:15:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Job/r/22:15:1)

**הָאֹרַח עוֹלָם.** הַדֶּרֶךְ הָרִאשׁוֹנִים אֲשֶׁר מֵאָז:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**the old way** The way of the ancients who were in days of yore.


###### Rashi on Job 22:15:2
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**תִּשְׁמֹר.** שָׁמַרְתָּ בְּלִבְּךָ, לִזְכּוֹר מַה נִּהְיְיתָה בָּהֶם?

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**Will you keep** Have you kept in your heart to remember what happened to them?


###### Rashi on Job 22:16:1
[Rashi on Job 22:16:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Job/r/22:16:1)

**קֻמְּטוּ וְלֹא עֵת.** נִגְזְרוּ בְּלֹא עִתָּם:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**Who were cut off when it was not their time** They were cut off before their time.


###### Rashi on Job 22:16:2
[Rashi on Job 22:16:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Job/r/22:16:2)

**נָהָר וְגוֹ׳.** וְנָהָר שֶׁל מַבּוּל אוֹ גָּפְרִית וָאֵשׁ שֶׁל סְדוֹם (בראשית יט:כד), הוּצַק בִּיסוֹדָם:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**a river** And the river of the Flood or the brimstone and fire of Sodom was poured into their foundation.


###### Rashi on Job 22:20:1
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**אִם לֹא נִכְחַד קִימָנוּ.** הֲתִשְׁמֹר וְרָאִיתָ אִם לֹא נִכְחַד יְקוּמָם?

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**Whether their substance was cut off** Will you watch and see whether their substance was cut off.


###### Rashi on Job 22:20:2
[Rashi on Job 22:20:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Job/r/22:20:2)

**קִימָנוּ.** כְּמוֹ קוֹמָתוֹ שֶׁל אוֹתוֹ הַדּוֹר, כְּמוֹ ״בֵּית אֵל יִמְצָאֶנּוּ וְשָׁם יְדַבֵּר עִמָּנוּ״ (הושע יב:ה) – כְּמוֹ ׳עִמּוֹ׳:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**their substance** Heb קימנו, like קומתו, his substance; i.e., of that generation, like (Hosea 12:5), “in Bethel he shall fed Him, and there He shall speak with him (עמנו),” like עִמוֹ.


###### Rashi on Job 22:20:3
[Rashi on Job 22:20:3](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Job/r/22:20:3)

**וְיִתְרָם.** גַּאֲוָתָם:


###### Rashi on Job 22:20:4
[Rashi on Job 22:20:4](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Job/r/22:20:4)

**אָכְלָה אֵשׁ.** בְּרוֹתְחִין נִדּוֹנוּ. רַבִּי תַּנְחוּמָא דָּרַשׁ (תנחומא, נח י), שֶׁהָיוּ בַּעֲלֵי קוֹמָה, וְלֹא מֵתוּ בַּתְּהוֹמוֹת, וּבָאוּ עֲלֵיהֶם רוֹתְחִין מִלְמַעְלָה; וְזֶה יִתְרָם – קִימָה יְתֵרָה שֶׁלָּהֶם, כָּךְ שָׁמַעְתִּי:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**consumed by the fire** They were judged with boiling water. Rabbi Tanchuma expounded that they were tall and did not die in the depths. Then boiling water fell upon them from above and this is the meaning of יִתְרָם, their unusually tall height. So I heard.


###### Rashi on Job 22:21:1
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**הַסְכֵּן.** לְמוֹד לִהְיוֹת עִמּוֹ שָׁלֵם:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**Accustom yourself** Accustom yourself to be (wholehearted) with him.


###### Rashi on Job 22:21:2
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**וּשְׁלָם.** וְתִהְיֶה שָׁלֵם וְלֹא תֶחְסַר **בָּהֶם** בַּדְּבָרִים הָאֵלֶּה:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**and you will be complete** And you will be complete, lacking nothing.


###### Rashi on Job 22:21:3
[Rashi on Job 22:21:3](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Job/r/22:21:3)

**תְּבוֹאָתְךָ טוֹבָה.** תְּבוֹאֲךָ טוֹבָה:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**with them** With these things.


###### Rashi on Job 22:24:1
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**וְשִׁית עַל עָפָר בָּצֶר.** עַל אֲשֶׁר תָּשׁוּב אֵלָיו, תָּשִׁית עַל הָאָרֶץ חֹסֶן וּמִבְצָרִים:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**Then you shall make a fortification on the earth** By returning to Him, you will establish on the earth strength and fortifications.


###### Rashi on Job 22:24:2
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**וּבְצוּר נְחָלִים.** הַסְּלָעִים גְּבוֹהִים שֶׁבַּנְּחָלִים עֲמוּקִים יִהְיֶה לְךָ אֹסֶף צְבִירַת אוֹפִיר – הִיא סְגֻלַּת מְלָכִים, שֶׁהָיוּ מְסַגְּלִים וְאוֹצְרִים זָהָב הַבָּא מֵאוֹפִיר:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**and on the rocks of the valleys** On the lofty rocks in the deep valleys, you shall have a collection of an accumulation of Ophir. This is the treasure of the kings, for they would gather and store gold that came from Ophir.


###### Rashi on Job 22:25:1
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**וְהָיָה שַׁדַּי בְּצָרֶיךָ.** אִם שַׁדַּי זֶה קֹדֶשׁ תָּמַהְתִּי עַל פִּתְרוֹנוֹ, שֶׁמַּשְׁמָעוֹ קְלָלָה שֶׁיִּמָּנֶה עִם אוֹיְבָיו כְּמוֹ ״וְאַתְּ הָיִית בְּעֹכְרָי״ (שופטים יא:לה) עִם עוֹכְרָי. וְעַל יְדֵי צֹרֶךְ נְדוּנֶנּוּ מִן הַמִּקְרָאוֹת חֲסֵרִים (כְּמוֹ וְהָיָה שַׁדַּי שׁוֹפֵט בְּצָרִיךְ, וְאִם נוּכַל לְאָמְרוֹ חוֹל לְשׁוֹן דַּיָּן וְחֹסֶן זֶה פִּתְרוֹנוֹ) וְהָיָה חֹסֶן מִבְצָרֶיךָ כְּמוֹ **וְשִׁית עַל עָפָר בָּצֶר** כְּלוֹמַר הוֹן עָתֵק תִּהְיֶה נִבְצָר. וּלְפִי הָעִנְיָן כֵּן פִּתְרוֹנוֹ שֶׁהֲרֵי סוֹפוֹ מוֹכִיחוֹ **וְכֶסֶף תּוֹעָפוֹת לָךְ** לְשׁוֹן חֹסֶן כְּמוֹ ״וְתוֹעֲפֹת רְאֵם לוֹ״ (במדבר כג:כב):

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**And the Almighty shall be of your adversaries** Heb. והיה שד-י בצריך. If this word is holy [i.e., is a reference to the Almighty], I am bewildered at its interpretation, because its meaning is a curse, that He will be counted with his enemies, as in (Jud. 11:35), “and you have become one of those who trouble me (בעכרי),” with those who trouble me. By necessity, we will adjudge it as one of the elliptical verses, [meaning: And the Almighty shall be the Judge over your adversaries. But if we can interpret it as profane, as an expression of a judge and of strength, the following is its interpretation:] And your fortifications (בצריך) shall be strong (שד-י), like “Then you shall make a fortification (בצר) on the earth.” That is, powerful wealth will be fortified, and according to the context, that is indeed its interpretation, as evidenced by the end of the verse, “and you shall have abundant (תועפות) silver,” an expression of strength, like (Num. 23:22), “his is like the power of (כתועפות) a wild ox.”


###### Rashi on Job 22:26:1
[Rashi on Job 22:26:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Job/r/22:26:1)

**וְתִשָּׂא אֶל אֱלוֹהַּ פָּנֶיךָ.** לֹא תָבֹא לְהָרִים פָּנֶיךָ אֶלָּא לִשְׁאוֹל צְרָכֶיךָ הֵימֶנּוּ:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**and lift your countenance to God** You will not come to lift your face except to ask Him for your needs.


###### Rashi on Job 22:27:1
[Rashi on Job 22:27:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Job/r/22:27:1)

**וּנְדָרֶיךָ תְשַׁלֵּם.** מֻבְטָח אַתָּה, שֶׁיֵּרָצוּ קָרְבְּנוֹת תַּשְׁלוּמֵי נְדָרֶיךָ:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**and you will pay your wows** You will be confident that your sacrifices, the payments of your vows, will be accepted.


###### Rashi on Job 22:28:1
[Rashi on Job 22:28:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Job/r/22:28:1)

**וְיָקָם לָךְ.** כְּמוֹ וְיָקוּם לָךְ:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**and it will be accomplished for you** Heb. ויקם, lit. and it will rise, like וְיָקוּם לָךְ.


###### Rashi on Job 22:29:1
[Rashi on Job 22:29:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Job/r/22:29:1)

**כִּי הִשְׁפִּילוּ וַתֹּאמֶר גֵּוָה.** וְאִם רוֹאֲךָ דּוֹרֵךְ שָׁפָל, תֹּאמַר בְּהַבְטָחָה לְהַגְבִּיהוֹ, וְיִגְבַּהּ:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**If they are humble** If you see your generation humble, pledge that it be uplifted, and it will be uplifted.


###### Rashi on Job 22:29:2
[Rashi on Job 22:29:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Job/r/22:29:2)

**וְשַׁח עֵינַיִם.** בַּצָּרָה הַבָּאָה (אֵלָיו) בַּעֲוֹנוֹ:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**a humble person** [One who is humbled] by the trouble that befalls [him] because of his iniquity,


###### Rashi on Job 22:29:3
[Rashi on Job 22:29:3](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Job/r/22:29:3)

**יוֹשִׁיעַ.** אוֹתוֹ אֱלוֹהַּ בְּיָדְךָ וּבִתְפִלָּתְךָ:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
God **will save** through your hands and through your prayer.


###### Rashi on Job 22:30:1
[Rashi on Job 22:30:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Job/r/22:30:1)

**יְמַלֵּט אִי נָקִי.** אֵין נָקִי, כְּמוֹ ״אִי כָבוֹד״ (שמואל א ד:כא) – אֵין כָּבוֹד, וְכֵן ״וּלְרוֹזְנִים אֵי שֵׁכָר״ (משלי לא:ד) – אֵין שֵׁכָר, אֵין נָאֶה לָהֶם שִׁכְרוּת. שְׁלָשְׁתָּן חִבְּרָם מְנַחֵם בְּמַחֲלֹקֶת אַחַת. וְאַף עַל פִּי שֶׁהֵן שְׁתֵּי תֵיבוֹת, מְפָרְשִׁין כֵּן: **וְנִמְלַט אֶת אִי נָקִי בְּבֹר כַּפֶּיךָ**, וְכֵן שָׁמַעְתִּי. לָשׁוֹן אַחֵר שָׁמַעְתִּי, שֶׁהָיוּ אוֹמְרִים מִפִּי רַבִּי יַעֲקֹב, שֶׁהוּא לְשׁוֹן אָדָם הַשָּׁרוּי בְּצַעַר וּבַאֲנָקָה, וְהַיּוֹ״ד יְתֵרָה בַּתֵּיבָה, כְּמוֹ ״הַיֹּשְׁבִי בַשָּׁמָיִם״ (תהלים קכג:א). אֲבָל לֹא שָׁמַעְתִּי מִפִּי הָרַב:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**He shall deliver one who is not innocent** Heb. אי נקי, synonymous with אין נקִי, not innocent, like (I Sam. 4:21), “Ichabod (איכבוד),” meaning, there is no glory (אין כבוד). And so (Prov. 31:4), “neither is drunkenness for rulers (אי שכר),” there is no drunkenness (אין שכר). It does not befit them to become intoxicated. Menachem joined the three into one group (Machbereth Menachem p. 22). Although they are two words (?), they explain them thus. And that one who is not innocent will be delivered because of the purity of your hands. So I heard. I heard another version that was being said in the name of Rabbi Jacob: This is an expression of a man who lives in pain and sighing, and the “yud” is superfluous in the word, like (Ps. 123:1), “Who dwells (הישבי) in heaven.” But I did not hear this from the rabbi’s mouth.