Job 9:23
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | If the scourge slay suddenly, he will laugh at the trial of the innocent. | When the scourge brings sudden death, He mocks the despair of the innocent. | If the scourge slay suddenly, He will mock at the trial of the innocent. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| if | אִם־ | 'i-mo-SHO- | H0518A | ifאִם (im) : if/whether_or/though 1) if 1a) conditional clauses 1a1) of possible situations 1a2) of impossible situations 1b) oath contexts 1b1) no, not 1c) if...if, whether...or, whether...or...or 1d) when, whenever 1e) since 1f) interrogative particle 1g) but rather |
| a scourge | שׁ֭וֹט | Shot | H7752 | whipשׁוֹט (shot) 1) scourge, whip 1a) scourge (for chastisement) 1a1) of national judgment (fig) 1b) whip (for horse) |
| it kills | יָמִ֣ית | ya-MIT | H4191 | to dieמוּת (mut) 1) to die, kill, have one executed 1a)(Qal) 1a1) to die 1a2) to die (as penalty), be put to death 1a3) to die, perish (of a nation) 1a4) to die prematurely (by neglect of wise moral conduct) 1b) (Polel) to kill, put to death, dispatch 1c) (Hiphil) to kill, put to death 1d) (Hophal) 1d1) to be killed, be put to death 1d1a) to die prematurely |
| suddenly | פִּתְאֹ֑ם | pit-'OM | H6597 | suddenlyפִּתְאֹם (pit.om) adv 1) suddenly, surprisingly subst 2) suddenness |
| to [the] despair of | לְמַסַּ֖ת | le-ma-SAT | H4531A | despairמַסָּה (mas.sah) despair |
| innocent [ones] | נְקִיִּ֣ם | ne-ki-YIM | H5355A | innocentנָקִי (na.qi) 1) clean, free from, exempt, clear, innocent 1a) free from guilt, clean, innocent 1b) free from punishment 1c) free or exempt from obligations Also means: na.qi (נָקִיא "innocent" H5355B) |
| he mocks | יִלְעָֽג׃ | yil-'AG | H3932 | to mockלָעַג (la.ag) 1) to mock, deride, ridicule 1a) (Qal) to mock, deride, have in derision 1b) (Niphal) to stammer 1c) (Hiphil) to mock, deride |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.