Job

Job 25:4–6

⁴How then can a man be just before God?

How can one born of woman be pure?

⁵If even the moon does not shine,

and the stars are not pure in His sight,

⁶how much less man, who is but a maggot,

and the son of man, who is but a worm!”

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
How	וּמַה־	ū·mah-	Conjunctive waw; Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
then can a man	אֱנ֣וֹשׁ	’ĕ·nō·wōš	Noun - masculine singular	H582 man, mankind
be just	יִּצְדַּ֣ק	yiṣ·daq	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6663 be just, righteous
before	עִם־	‘im-	Preposition	H5973 with
God	אֵ֑ל	’êl	Noun - masculine singular	H410 god
How	וּמַה־	ū·mah-	Conjunctive waw; Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
can 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
be pure	יִּ֝זְכֶּ֗ה	yiz·keh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2135 be clear, clean, pure

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
If	הֵ֣ן	hên	Interjection	H2005 lo! behold
even	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
the moon	יָ֭רֵחַ	yā·rê·aḥ	Noun - masculine singular	H3394 moon
does not	וְלֹ֣א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
shine	יַאֲהִ֑יל	ya·’ă·hîl	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H166 be clear, shine
and the stars	וְ֝כוֹכָבִ֗ים	wə·ḵō·w·ḵā·ḇîm	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural	H3556 star
are not	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
pure	זַכּ֥וּ	zak·kū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H2141 be bright, clean, pure
in His sight	בְעֵינָֽיו׃	ḇə·‘ê·nāw	Preposition-b; Noun - cdc; third person masculine singular	H5869 eye

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
how much less	אַ֭ף	’ap̄	Conjunction	H637 also, yea
man	אֱנ֣וֹשׁ	’ĕ·nō·wōš	Noun - masculine singular	H582 man, mankind
who is but a maggot	רִמָּ֑ה	rim·māh	Noun - feminine singular	H7415 worm
and the son	וּבֶן־	ū·ḇen-	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
of man	אָ֝דָ֗ם	’ā·ḏām	Noun - masculine singular	H120 man, mankind
who is but a worm	תּוֹלֵעָֽה׃פ	tō·w·lê·‘āh	Noun - feminine singular	H8438 worm, scarlet stuff

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

Job 25:4 Romans 5:1 · Psalm 130:3 · Job 15:14–16 · Job 4:17–19 · Job 9:2 · Psalm 143:2 · Psalm 51:5 · Revelation 1:5 · Zechariah 13:1 · Job 14:3–4 · 1 John 1:9 · Romans 3:19–20

Job 25:5 Isaiah 60:19–20 · Job 15:15

Job 25:6 Isaiah 41:14 · Psalm 22:6

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.