Job
Job 8:5
5But if you would earnestly seek God
and ask the Almighty for mercy,
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 |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
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
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.