Job
Job 9:20
20Even if I were righteous, my mouth would condemn me;
if I were blameless, it would declare me guilty.e
Footnotes
- e 9:20 Or He would declare me guilty
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Even if | אִם־ | ’im- | Conjunction | H518 if |
| I were righteous | אֶ֭צְדָּק | ’eṣ·dāq | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | H6663 be just, righteous |
| my mouth | פִּ֣י | pî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H6310 mouth |
| would condemn me | יַרְשִׁיעֵ֑נִי | yar·šî·‘ê·nî | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; first person common singular | H7561 be wicked, act wickedly |
| if I | אָ֝֗נִי | ’ā·nî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H589 I |
| were blameless | תָּֽם־ | tām- | Adjective - masculine singular | H8535 complete |
| it would declare me guilty | וַֽיַּעְקְשֵֽׁנִי׃ | way·ya‘·qə·šê·nî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; first person common singular | H6140 twist |
Cross-references
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Psalm 143:2 · Job 34:35 · Job 15:5–6 · Psalm 130:3 · Job 4:17 · Job 9:2 · Job 32:1–2 · Philippians 3:12–15
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.