Job
Job 21:15
15Who is the Almighty, that we should serve Him,
and what would we gain if we pray to Him?’
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Who | מַה־ | mah- | Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| is the Almighty | שַׁדַּ֥י | šad·day | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H7706 Almighty |
| that | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| we should serve Him | נַֽעַבְדֶ֑נּוּ | na·‘aḇ·ḏen·nū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural; third person masculine singular | H5647 work, serve |
| and what | וּמַה־ | ū·mah- | Conjunctive waw; Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| would we gain | נּ֝וֹעִ֗יל | nō·w·‘îl | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common plural | H3276 profit, avail, benefit |
| if | כִּ֣י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| we pray | נִפְגַּע־ | nip̄·ga‘- | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural | H6293 meet, encounter, reach |
| to Him | בּֽוֹ׃ | bōw | Preposition; third person masculine singular |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Exodus 5:2 · Job 34:9 · Malachi 1:13–14 · Isaiah 30:11 · Psalm 12:4 · Proverbs 30:9
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.