Job
Job 15:14
14What is man, that he should be pure,
or one born of woman, that he should be righteous?
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 | מָֽה־ | māh- | Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| is man | אֱנ֥וֹשׁ | ’ĕ·nō·wōš | Noun - masculine singular | H582 man, mankind |
| that | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| he should be pure | יִזְכֶּ֑ה | yiz·keh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H2135 be clear, clean, pure |
| or one born | יְל֣וּד | yə·lūḏ | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular construct | H3205 bear, bring forth, beget |
| of woman | אִשָּֽׁה׃ | ’iš·šāh | Noun - feminine singular | H802 woman, wife, female |
| that | וְכִֽי־ | wə·ḵî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| he should be righteous | יִ֝צְדַּ֗ק | yiṣ·daq | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6663 be just, righteous |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Ecclesiastes 7:20 · Job 14:4 · Proverbs 20:9 · Romans 7:18 · Job 25:4–6 · 1 Kings 8:46 · 1 John 1:8–10 · Psalm 14:3 · Job 9:2 · John 3:6 · Ephesians 2:2–3 · Ecclesiastes 7:29
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.