Job

Job 8:5–6

⁵But if you would earnestly seek God

and ask the Almighty for mercy,

⁶if you are pure and upright,

even now He will rouse Himself on your behalf

and restore your righteous estate.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But if	אִם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
you	אַ֭תָּה	’at·tāh	Pronoun - second person masculine singular	H859 thou
would earnestly seek	תְּשַׁחֵ֣ר	tə·ša·ḥêr	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H7836 look early, diligently for
God	אֵ֑ל	’êl	Noun - masculine singular	H410 god
and ask the Almighty	שַׁ֝דַּ֗י	šad·dai	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7706 Almighty
for mercy	תִּתְחַנָּֽן׃	tiṯ·ḥan·nān	Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H2603 shew favour, be gracious

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
if	אִם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
you	אָ֥תָּה	’āt·tāh	Pronoun - second person masculine singular	H859 thou
are pure	זַ֥ךְ	zaḵ	Adjective - masculine singular	H2134 pure, clean
and upright	וְיָשָׁ֗ר	wə·yā·šār	Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine singular	H3477 straight, right
even	כִּי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
now	עַ֭תָּה	‘at·tāh	Adverb	H6258 now
He will rouse Himself	יָעִ֣יר	yā·‘îr	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5782 rouse oneself, awake
on your behalf	עָלֶ֑יךָ	‘ā·le·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular	H5921 height
and restore	וְ֝שִׁלַּ֗ם	wə·šil·lam	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H7999 be complete, sound
your righteous	צִדְקֶֽךָ׃	ṣiḏ·qe·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H6664 rightness, righteousness
estate	נְוַ֣ת	nə·waṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H5116 abode of shepherd, or flocks

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

Job 8:5 James 4:7–10 · Matthew 7:7–8 · Hebrews 3:7–8 · Job 11:13 · Isaiah 55:6–7 · 2 Chronicles 33:12–13 · Job 5:8 · Job 22:21–30

Job 8:6 Isaiah 51:9 · Job 5:24 · Isaiah 3:10 · Psalm 7:6 · Proverbs 15:8 · Job 16:17 · Job 4:6–7 · Psalm 59:4–5 · Job 1:8 · 1 John 3:19–22 · 1 Timothy 2:8 · Isaiah 1:15

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.