Job

Job 9:3

3If one wished to contend with God,a

he could not answer Him one time out of a thousand.

Footnotes

  • a 9:3 Or If God wished to contend with someone

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Ifאִם־’im-ConjunctionH518 if
one wishedיַ֭חְפֹּץyaḥ·pōṣVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH2654 delight in
to contendלָרִ֣יבlā·rîḇPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH7378 strive, contend
withעִמּ֑וֹ‘im·mōwPreposition; third person masculine singularH5973 with
he could notלֹֽא־lō-Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
answer Himיַ֝עֲנֶ֗נּוּya·‘ă·nen·nūVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singularH6030 answer, respond
oneאַחַ֥ת’a·ḥaṯNumber - feminine singularH259 one
out ofמִנִּי־min·nî-PrepositionH4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
a thousandאָֽלֶף׃’ā·lep̄Number - masculine singularH505 thousand

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.