Job 6:9
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Even that it would please God to destroy me; that he would let loose his hand, and cut me off! | that God would be willing to crush me, to unleash His hand and cut me off! | Even that it would please God to crush me; That he would let loose his hand, and cut me off! |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and may he be willing | וְיֹאֵ֣ל | ve-yo-'EL | H2974 | be willingיָאַל (ya.al) 1) to begin, make a beginning, show willingness, undertake to do, be pleased, be determined 1a) (Hiphil) 1a1) to agree to, show willingness, acquiesce, accept an invitation, be willing 1a2) to undertake 1a3) to resolve, be pleased, be determined |
| God | אֱ֭לוֹהַּ | 'E-lo-ah | H0433 | godאֱלָהּ (e.lah) 1) god, God 1a) god, heathen deity 1b) God (of Israel) |
| and may he crush me | וִֽידַכְּאֵ֑נִי | vi-da-ke-'E-ni | H1792 | to crushדָּכָא (da.kah) 1) to crush, be crushed, be contrite, be broken 1a) (Niphal) 1a1) to be crushed 1a2) to be contrite (fig.) 1b) (Piel) to crush 1c) (Pual) 1c1) to be crushed, be shattered 1c2) to be made contrite 1d) (Hithpael) to allow oneself to be crushed |
| may he loosen | יַתֵּ֥ר | ya-TER | H5425B | to freeנָתַר (na.tar) 1) to loose, let loose, undo, be free, be loose 1a) (Hiphil) 1a1) to unfasten, loosen 1a2) to set free, unbind Aramaic equivalent: ne.tar (נְתַר "to strip" H5426) |
| hand his | יָ֝ד֗וֹ | ya-DO | H3027G | handיָד (yad) : hand/arm[anatomy] 1) hand 1a) hand (of man) 1b) strength, power (fig.) 1c) side (of land), part, portion (metaph.) (fig.) 1d) (various special, technical senses) 1d1) sign, monument 1d2) part, fractional part, share 1d3) time, repetition 1d4) axle-trees, axle 1d5) stays, support (for laver) 1d6) tenons (in tabernacle) 1d7) a phallus, a hand (meaning unsure) 1d8) wrists |
| and may he cut off me | וִֽיבַצְּעֵֽנִי׃ | VI-va-tze-'E-ni | H1214G | to cut offבָּצַע (ba.tsa) : to cut off 1) to cut off, break off, gain by unrighteous violence, get, finish, be covetous, be greedy 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to cut off 1a2) to stop 1a3) to gain wrongfully or by violence 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to cut off, sever 1b2) to finish, complete, accomplish 1b3) to violently make gain of |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.