Job

Job 23:6–7

⁶Would He contend with me in His great power?

No, He would certainly take note of me.

⁷Then an upright man could reason with Him,

and I would be delivered forever from my Judge.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Would He contend	יָרִ֣יב	yā·rîḇ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7378 strive, contend
with me	עִמָּדִ֑י	‘im·mā·ḏî	Preposition; first person common singular	H5978 along with
in His great	הַבְּרָב־	hab·bə·rāḇ-	Article, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H7230 multitude, abundance, greatness
power	כֹּ֭חַ	kō·aḥ	Noun - masculine singular	H3581 strength, power
No	לֹ֥א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
He	ה֝֗וּא	hū	Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
would certainly	אַךְ־	’aḵ-	Adverb	H389 surely
take	יָשִׂ֥ם	yā·śim	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7760 put, place, set
of me	בִּֽי׃	bî	Preposition; first person common singular

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then	שָׁ֗ם	šām	Adverb	H8033 there, thither
an upright man	יָ֭שָׁר	yā·šār	Adjective - masculine singular	H3477 straight, right
could reason	נוֹכָ֣ח	nō·w·ḵāḥ	Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular	H3198 decide, adjudge, prove
with Him	עִמּ֑וֹ	‘im·mōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H5973 with
and I would be delivered	וַאֲפַלְּטָ֥ה	wa·’ă·p̄al·lə·ṭāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular	H6403 escape
forever	לָ֝נֶ֗צַח	lā·ne·ṣaḥ	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H5331 eminence, enduring, everlastingness, perpetuity
from my Judge	מִשֹּׁפְטִֽי׃	miš·šō·p̄ə·ṭî	Preposition-m; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H8199 judge, govern

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Job 23:6 2 Corinthians 12:9–10 · Job 13:21 · Job 9:33–34

Job 23:7 Job 13:3 · Isaiah 1:18 · Romans 8:1

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.