Job 13:9
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Is it good that he should search you out? or as one man mocketh another, do ye so mock him? | Would it be well when He examined you? Could you deceive Him like a man? | Is it good that he should search you out? Or as one deceiveth a man, will ye deceive him? |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ¿ [will it be] good | הֲ֭טוֹב | HA-tov | H2896A | fineטָב (tav) good Aramaic of tov (טוֹב "pleasant" H2896A) |
| if | כִּֽי־ | ki- | H3588A | forכִּי (ki) 1) that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since 1a) that 1a1) yea, indeed 1b) when (of time) 1b1) when, if, though (with a concessive force) 1c) because, since (causal connection) 1d) but (after negative) 1e) that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if 1f) but rather, but 1g) except that 1h) only, nevertheless 1i) surely 1j) that is 1k) but if 1l) for though 1m) forasmuch as, for therefore |
| he will examine | יַחְקֹ֣ר | yach-KOR | H2713 | to searchחָקַר (cha.qar) 1) to search, search for, search out, examine, investigate 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to search (for) 1a2) to search through, explore 1a3) to examine thoroughly 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be searched out, be found out, be ascertained, be examined 1c) (Piel) to search out, seek out |
| or? | אִם־ | 'im- | H0518H | No entry |
| as deceives | כְּהָתֵ֥ל | ke-ha-TEL | H2048B | to deceiveתָּלַל (ta.lal) 1) (Hiph) to deceive 2) (Hoph) be deceived |
| in a person | בֶּ֝אֱנ֗וֹשׁ | be-'e-NO-osh | H0582 | humanאֱנוֹשׁ (e.nosh) 1) man, mortal man, person, mankind 1a) of an individual 1b) men (collective) 1c) man, mankind Aramaic equivalent: e.nash (אֱנָשׁ "man" H0606) |
| will you deceive | תְּהָתֵ֥לּוּ | te-ha-TE-lu | H2048B | to deceiveתָּלַל (ta.lal) 1) (Hiph) to deceive 2) (Hoph) be deceived |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.