Job
Job 27:5–6
5I will never say that you are right;
I will maintain my integrity until I die.
6I will cling to my righteousness and never let go.
As long as I live, my conscience will not accuse me.
Word by word
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Job 27:5
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I will never | חָלִ֣ילָה | ḥā·lî·lāh | Interjection; third person feminine singular | H2486 far be it |
| say that you are right | אַצְדִּ֪יק | ’aṣ·dîq | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular | H6663 be just, righteous |
| I will maintain | לֹא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| my integrity | תֻּמָּתִ֣י | tum·mā·ṯî | Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H8538 integrity |
| until | עַד־ | ‘aḏ- | Preposition | H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while |
| I die | אֶגְוָ֑ע | ’eḡ·wā‘ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | H1478 expire perish, die |
Job 27:6
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I will cling to | הֶ֭חֱזַקְתִּי | he·ḥĕ·zaq·tî | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular | H2388 be or grow firm, strong, strengthen |
| my righteousness | בְּצִדְקָתִ֣י | bə·ṣiḏ·qā·ṯî | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H6666 righteousness |
| and never | וְלֹ֣א | wə·lō | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| let go | אַרְפֶּ֑הָ | ’ar·pe·hā | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular; third person feminine singular | H7503 sink, relax |
| As long as I live | מִיָּמָֽי׃ | mî·yā·māy | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular | H3117 day |
| my conscience | לְ֝בָבִ֗י | lə·ḇā·ḇî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H3824 inner man, mind, will, heart |
| will not | לֹֽא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| accuse me | יֶחֱרַ֥ף | ye·ḥĕ·rap̄ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H2778 reproach |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Job 27:5 Job 2:9 · Job 13:15 · Proverbs 17:15 · Job 42:7
Job 27:6 Job 2:3 · Acts 24:16 · 1 John 3:20–21 · Proverbs 4:13 · 2 Corinthians 12:11
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.