Job 13:4
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | But ye are forgers of lies, ye are all physicians of no value. | You, however, smear with lies; you are all worthless physicians. | But ye are forgers of lies; Ye are all physicians of no value. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and but | וְֽאוּלָ֗ם | ve-'u-LAM | H0199 | butאוּלָם (u.lam) 1) but, but indeed (a strong adversative) 2) however, nevertheless |
| you | אַתֶּ֥ם | 'a-TEM | H0859D | youאַנְתּוּן (an.tun) you, thou (second pers. pl.) Aramaic of at.tem (אַתֶּם "you(m.p.)" H0859D) |
| [are] smearers of | טֹֽפְלֵי־ | to-fe-lei- | H2950 | to smearטָפַל (ta.phal) (Qal) to smear, plaster over, stick, glue |
| falsehood | שָׁ֑קֶר | SHA-ker | H8267 | deceptionשֶׁ֫קֶר (she.qer) 1) lie, deception, disappointment, falsehood 1a) deception (what deceives or disappoints or betrays one) 1b) deceit, fraud, wrong 1b1) fraudulently, wrongfully (as adverb) 1c) falsehood (injurious in testimony) 1c1) testify falsehood, false oath, swear falsely 1d) falsity (of false or self-deceived prophets) 1e) lie, falsehood (in general) 1e1) false tongue 1f) in vain |
| [are] physicians of | רֹפְאֵ֖י | ro-fe-'EI | H7495 | to healרָפָא (ra.pah) 1) to heal, make healthful 1a) (Qal) to heal 1a1) of God 1a2) healer, physician (of men) 1a3) of hurts of nations involving restored favour (fig) 1a4) of individual distresses (fig) 1b) (Niphal) to be healed 1b1) literal (of persons) 1b2) of water, pottery 1b3) of national hurts (fig) 1b4) of personal distress (fig) 1c) (Piel) to heal 1c1) literal 1c2) of national defects or hurts (fig) 1d) (Hithpael) in order to get healed (infinitive) |
| worthlessness | אֱלִ֣ל | 'e-LIL | H0457 | idolאֱלִיל (e.lil) 1) of nought, good for nothing, worthless 1a) of physicians, a shepherd, a divination 1b) of false gods |
| all of you | כֻּלְּכֶֽם׃ | ku-le-KHEM | H3605 | allכֹּל (kol) 1) all, the whole 1a) all, the whole of 1b) any, each, every, anything 1c) totality, everything Aramaic equivalent: kol (כֹּל "all" H3606) |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.