Job

Job 9:14–15

14How then can I answer Him

or choose my arguments against Him?

15For even if I were right, I could not answer.

I could only beg my Judge for mercy.

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Job 9:14

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Howאַ֭ף’ap̄ConjunctionH637 also, yea
thenכִּֽי־kî-ConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
can Iאָנֹכִ֣י’ā·nō·ḵîPronoun - first person common singularH595 I
answer Himאֶֽעֱנֶ֑נּוּ’e·‘ĕ·nen·nūVerb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular; third person masculine singularH6030 answer, respond
or chooseאֶבְחֲרָ֖ה’eḇ·ḥă·rāhVerb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singularH977 choose
my argumentsדְבָרַ֣יḏə·ḇā·rayNoun - masculine plural construct; first person common singularH1697 speech, word
against Himעִמּֽוֹ׃‘im·mōwPreposition; third person masculine singularH5973 with

Job 9:15

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Forאֲשֶׁ֣ר’ă·šerPronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
even ifאִם־’im-ConjunctionH518 if
I were rightצָ֭דַקְתִּיṣā·ḏaq·tîVerb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singularH6663 be just, righteous
I could notלֹ֣אlōAdverb - Negative particleH3808 not
answerאֶעֱנֶ֑ה’e·‘ĕ·nehVerb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singularH6030 answer, respond
I could only beg my Judgeלִ֝מְשֹׁפְטִ֗יlim·šō·p̄ə·ṭîPreposition-l; Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular construct; first person common singularH8199 judge, govern
for mercyאֶתְחַנָּֽן׃’eṯ·ḥan·nānVerb - Hitpael - Imperfect - first person common singularH2603 shew favour, be gracious

Cross-references

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Job 9:15 Job 10:15 · Job 8:5 · 1 Peter 2:23 · Job 22:27 · Job 10:2 · Job 5:8

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.