Job

Job 13:2–5

²What you know, I also know;

I am not inferior to you.

³Yet I desire to speak to the Almighty

and argue my case before God.

⁴You, however, smear with lies;

you are all worthless physicians.

⁵If only you would remain silent;

for that would be your wisdom!

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
What you know	כְּֽ֭דַעְתְּכֶם	kə·ḏa‘·tə·ḵem	Preposition-k; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine plural	H1847 knowledge
I	אָ֑נִי	’ā·nî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
also	גַם־	ḡam-	Conjunction	H1571 also, moreover, yea
know	יָדַ֣עְתִּי	yā·ḏa‘·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H3045 know
I	אָנֹכִ֣י	’ā·nō·ḵî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H595 I
am not	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
inferior	נֹפֵ֖ל	nō·p̄êl	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H5307 fall, lie
to you	מִכֶּֽם׃	mik·kem	Preposition; second person masculine plural

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Yet	אוּלָ֗ם	’ū·lām	Conjunction	H199 but, but indeed
I	אֲ֭נִי	’ă·nî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
desire	אֶחְפָּֽץ׃	’eḥ·pāṣ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H2654 delight in
to speak	אֲדַבֵּ֑ר	’ă·ḏab·bêr	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular	H1696 speak
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the Almighty	שַׁדַּ֣י	šad·day	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7706 Almighty
and argue my case	וְהוֹכֵ֖חַ	wə·hō·w·ḵê·aḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute	H3198 decide, adjudge, prove
before	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
God	אֵ֣ל	’êl	Noun - masculine singular	H410 god

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
You	אַתֶּ֥ם	’at·tem	Pronoun - second person masculine plural	H859 thou
however	וְֽאוּלָ֗ם	wə·’ū·lām	Conjunction	H199 but, but indeed
smear	טֹֽפְלֵי־	ṭō·p̄ə·lê-	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct	H2950 smear or plaster (over), stick, glue
with lies	שָׁ֑קֶר	šā·qer	Noun - masculine singular	H8267 deception, disappointment, falsehood
you are all	כֻּלְּכֶֽם׃	kul·lə·ḵem	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine plural	H3605 the whole, all
worthless	אֱלִ֣ל	’ĕ·lil	Adjective - masculine singular	H457 felt to suggest
physicians	רֹפְאֵ֖י	rō·p̄ə·’ê	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct	H7495 heal

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
If only	מִֽי־	mî-	Interjection	H4310 who?
you would remain silent	הַחֲרֵ֣שׁ	ha·ḥă·rêš	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine plural; Paragogic nun	H2790 cut in, engrave, plough, devise
for that would be	וּתְהִ֖י	ū·ṯə·hî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Jussive - third person feminine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
your	לָכֶ֣ם	lā·ḵem	Preposition; second person masculine plural
wisdom	לְחָכְמָֽה׃	lə·ḥā·ḵə·māh	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular	H2451 wisdom