Job 33:3
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | My words shall be of the uprightness of my heart: and my lips shall utter knowledge clearly. | My words are from an upright heart, and my lips speak sincerely what I know. | My words shall utter the uprightness of my heart; And that which my lips know they shall speak sincerely. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [are] [the] uprightness of | יֹֽשֶׁר־ | yo-sher- | H3476 | uprightnessיֹ֫שֶׁר (yo.sher) 1) straightness, uprightness 1a) straightness, evenness (moral implications) 1b) rightness, uprightness 1c) what is right, what is due |
| heart my | לִבִּ֥י | li-BI | H3820A | mindבָּל (bal) mind, heart Aramaic of lev (לֵב "heart" H3820A) |
| words my | אֲמָרָ֑י | 'a-ma-RAI | H0561 | wordאֵמֶר (e.mer) utterance, speech, word, saying, promise, command |
| and [the] knowledge of | וְדַ֥עַת | ve-DA-'at | H1847 | knowledgeדַּ֫עַת (da.at) 1) knowledge 1a) knowledge, perception, skill 1b) discernment, understanding, wisdom |
| lips my | שְׂ֝פָתַ֗י | SE-fa-TAI | H8193G | lipsשָׂפָה (sa.phah) : lips/mouth 1) lip, language, speech, shore, bank, brink, brim, side, edge, border, binding 1a) lip (as body part) 1b) language 1c) edge, shore, bank (of cup, sea, river, etc) |
| purified | בָּר֥וּר | ba-RUR | H1305 | to purifyבָּרַר (ba.rar) 1) to purify, select, polish, choose, purge, cleanse or make bright, test or prove 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to purge, purge out, purify 1a2) to choose, select 1a3) to cleanse, make shining, polish 1a4) to test, prove 1b) (Niphal) to purify oneself 1c) (Piel) to purify 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to purify 1d2) to polish arrows 1e) (Hithpael) 1e1) to purify oneself 1e2) to show oneself pure, just, kind |
| they speak | מִלֵּֽלוּ׃ | mi-LE-lu | H4448A | to speakמָלַל (ma.lal) 1) to speak, utter, say 1a) (Qal) to speak 1b) (Piel) to say, utter Aramaic equivalent: me.lal (מְלַל "to speak" H4449) |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.