Job
Job 4:17
17‘Can a mortal be more righteous than God,
or a man more pure than his Maker?
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| a mortal | הַֽ֭אֱנוֹשׁ | ha·’ĕ·nō·wōš | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H582 man, mankind |
| be more righteous | יִצְדָּ֑ק | yiṣ·dāq | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6663 be just, righteous |
| than God | מֵאֱל֣וֹהַ | mê·’ĕ·lō·w·ha | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular | H433 god, God |
| or | אִ֥ם | ’im | Conjunction | H518 if |
| a man | גָּֽבֶר׃ | gā·ḇer | Noun - masculine singular | H1397 man |
| more pure | יִטְהַר־ | yiṭ·har- | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H2891 be clean, pure |
| than his Maker | מֵ֝עֹשֵׂ֗הוּ | mê·‘ō·śê·hū | Preposition-m; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H6213 do, make |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Job 9:2 · Job 25:4 · Ecclesiastes 7:20 · Psalm 143:2 · Romans 11:33 · Jeremiah 17:9 · Romans 3:4–7 · Psalm 145:17 · Job 35:10 · Job 40:8 · Job 15:14 · Revelation 4:8
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.