Job
Job 35:3
3For you ask, ‘What does it profit me,
and what benefit do I gain apart from sin?’
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| you ask | תֹ֭אמַר | ṯō·mar | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| What | מַה־ | mah- | Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| does it profit | יִּסְכָּן־ | yis·kān- | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5532 be of use of service, benefit |
| me | לָ֑ךְ | lāḵ | Preposition; second person feminine singular | |
| and what | מָֽה־ | māh- | Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| benefit do I gain | אֹ֝עִ֗יל | ’ō·‘îl | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular | H3276 profit, avail, benefit |
| apart from sin | מֵֽחַטָּאתִֽי׃ | mê·ḥaṭ·ṭā·ṯî | Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H2403 offence, penalty, occasion |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.