Job
Job 33:12
12Behold, you are not right in this matter.
I will answer you, for God is greater than man.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Behold | הֶן־ | hen- | Interjection | H2005 lo! behold |
| you are not | לֹא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| right | צָדַ֣קְתָּ | ṣā·ḏaq·tā | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular | H6663 be just, righteous |
| in this matter | זֹ֣את | zōṯ | Pronoun - feminine singular | H2063 this |
| I will answer you | אֶעֱנֶ֑ךָּ | ’e·‘ĕ·ne·kā | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular; second person masculine singular | H6030 answer, respond |
| for | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| God | אֱ֝ל֗וֹהַ | ’ĕ·lō·w·ha | Noun - masculine singular | H433 god, God |
| is greater | יִרְבֶּ֥ה | yir·beh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7235 be, or become, much, many, great |
| than man | מֵאֱנֽוֹשׁ׃ | mê·’ĕ·nō·wōš | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular | H582 man, mankind |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.