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Job 9:3
| ← Job 9:2 | Job 9:3 (KJV) | Job 9:4 → |
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I know [it is] so of a truth: but how should man be just with God?
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If he will contend with him, he cannot answer him one of a thousand.
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[He is] wise in heart, and mighty in strength: who hath hardened [himself] against him, and hath prospered?
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Verse Text
KJV with Strong's Numbers
If he willH2654 contendH7378 with him, he cannot answerH6030 him oneH259 of a thousandH505.
Original Hebrew
אִם־יַחְפֹּץ לָרִיב עִמֹּו לֹא־יַעֲנֶנּוּ אַחַת מִנִּי־אָלֶף׃
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Morphology | Gloss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
אִם |
'im- | H518 | HC | if |
יַ֭חְפֹּץ |
Yach.potz | H2654 | HVqi3ms | someone desires |
לָ/רִ֣יב |
la./Riv | H7378 | HR/Vqc | to/ conduct a case |
עִמּ֑/וֹ |
i.M/o | H5973 | HR/Sp3ms | with/ him |
לֹֽא |
lo'- | H3808 | HTn | not |
יַ֝עֲנֶ֗/נּוּ |
ya.'a.Ne./nu | H6030 | HVqi3ms/Sp3ms | he will answer/ him |
אַחַ֥ת |
'a.Chat | H259 | HAcfsa | one (time) |
מִנִּי |
mi.ni- | H4480 | HR | from |
אָֽלֶף |
'A.lef | H505 | HAcbsa | a thousand |
Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)
Strong's References
- H259 — אֶחָד (ʼechâd, ekh-awd'): a numeral from אָחַד; properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first; a, alike, alone, altogether, and, any(-thing), apiece, a certain, (dai-) ly, each (one), [phrase] eleven, every, few, first, [phrase] highway, a man, once, one, only, other, some, together,
- H505 — אֶלֶף (ʼeleph, eh'-lef): prop, the same as אֶלֶף; hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand; thousand.
- H2654 — חָפֵץ (châphêts, khaw-fates'): a primitive root; properly, to incline to; by implication (literally but rarely) to bend; figuratively, to be pleased with, desire; [idiom] any at all, (have, take) delight, desire, favour, like, move, be (well) pleased, have pleasure, will, would.
- H6030 — עָנָה (ʻânâh, aw-naw'): a primitive root; properly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e. pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extension to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout, testify, announce; give account, afflict (by mistake for עָנָה), (cause to, give) answer, bring low (by mistake for עָנָה), cry, hear, Leannoth, lift up, say, [idiom] scholar, (give a) shout, sing (together by course), speak, testify, utter, (bear) witness. See also בֵּית עֲנוֹת, בֵּית עֲנָת.
- H7378 — רִיב (rîyb, reeb): or רוּב; a primitive root; properly, to toss, i.e. grapple; mostly figuratively, to wrangle, i.e. hold a controversy; (by implication) to defend; adversary, chide, complain, contend, debate, [idiom] ever, [idiom] lay wait, plead, rebuke, strive, [idiom] thoroughly.
The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:
- H518 — אִם (ʼim, eem): a primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also Oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not; (and, can-, doubtless, if, that) (not), [phrase] but, either, [phrase] except, [phrase] more(-over if, than), neither, nevertheless, nor, oh that, or, [phrase] save (only, -ing), seeing, since, sith, [phrase] surely (no more, none, not), though, [phrase] of a truth, [phrase] unless, [phrase] verily, when, whereas, whether, while, [phrase] yet.
- H3808 — לֹא (lôʼ, lo): or לוֹא; or לֹה; (Deuteronomy 3:11), a primitive particle; not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles; [idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as truly as, [phrase] of a truth, [phrase] verily, for want, [phrase] whether, without.
- H4480 — מִן (min, min): or מִנִּי; or מִנֵּי; (constructive plural) (Isaiah 30:11); for מֵן; properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses; above, after, among, at, because of, by (reason of), from (among), in, [idiom] neither, [idiom] nor, (out) of, over, since, [idiom] then, through, [idiom] whether, with.
- H5973 — עִם (ʻim, eem): from עָמַם; adverb or preposition, with (i.e. in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then usually unrepresented in English); accompanying, against, and, as ([idiom] long as), before, beside, by (reason of), for all, from (among, between), in, like, more than, of, (un-) to, with(-al).
Cross References
Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)
- he cannot — Psalms 19:12, Psalms 40:12, 1 John 1:8, 1 John 3:20
- he will contend — Job 9:20, Job 9:32-33, Job 10:2, Job 23:3-7, Job 31:35-37, Job 33:13, Job 34:14-15, Job 40:2, Isaiah 57:15-16, Romans 9:20
Reciprocal references (13): Ezra 9:15, Job 11:4, Job 13:3, Job 13:18, Job 31:37, Job 33:23, Psalms 130:3, Psalms 143:2, Ecclesiastes 6:10, Romans 3:19, 1 Corinthians 4:4, Galatians 2:16, Galatians 3:11
Related Topics
- Thompson Chain: STRIVING WITH GOD, FOLLY OF
- Nave’s: DEPRAVITY OF MAN, GOD
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