Job 21:15 Go deeper

What is the Almighty, that we should serve him? and what profit should we have, if we pray unto him? (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

מַה\־mah-what?

Lemma: מָה (mah) · Strong's: H4100

Parsing: Pronoun · Interrogative (HPi)

Meaning: what?

Used 748 times. Also: Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 4:6, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 12:18, Genesis 12:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4100; TAHOT Job 21:15 word 1

שַׁדַּ֥יsha.Dai[is the] Almighty

Lemma: שַׁדַּי (shad.day) · Strong's: H7706

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)

Meaning: Almighty

Used 48 times. Also: Genesis 17:1, Genesis 28:3, Genesis 35:11, Genesis 43:14, Genesis 48:3, Genesis 49:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7706; TAHOT Job 21:15 word 2

כִּֽי\־ki-that

Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: for

Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Job 21:15 word 3

נַֽעַבְדֶ֑נּוּna.'av.De.nuwe will serve him

Lemma: עָבַד (a.vad) · Strong's: H5647H

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/cohortative) · First · Either gender · Plural (HVqi1cp)

Meaning: to serve: minister

Used 157 times. Also: Exodus 3:12, Exodus 4:23, Exodus 7:16, Exodus 8:1, Exodus 8:20, Exodus 9:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5647H; TAHOT Job 21:15 word 4

וּמַה\־u.mah-and what?

Lemma: מָה (mah) · Strong's: H4100

Parsing: Pronoun · Interrogative (HPi)

Meaning: what?

Used 748 times. Also: Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 4:6, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 12:18, Genesis 12:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4100; TAHOT Job 21:15 word 5

נּ֝וֹעִ֗ילno.'Ilwill we gain

Lemma: יָעַל (ya.al) · Strong's: H3276

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/cohortative) · First · Either gender · Plural (HVhi1cp)

Meaning: to gain

Used 23 times. Also: 1 Samuel 12:21, Job 15:3, Job 30:13, Job 35:3, Proverbs 10:2, Proverbs 11:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3276; TAHOT Job 21:15 word 6

כִּ֣יkithat

Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: for

Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Job 21:15 word 7

נִפְגַּע\־nif.ga'-we will entreat

Lemma: פָּגַע (pa.ga) · Strong's: H6293

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/cohortative) · First · Either gender · Plural (HVqi1cp)

Meaning: to fall on

Used 46 times. Also: Genesis 23:8, Genesis 28:11, Genesis 32:1, Exodus 5:3, Exodus 5:20, Exodus 23:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6293; TAHOT Job 21:15 word 8

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

Who	→	מָה H4100 what?
is the Almighty	→	שַׁדַּי H7706 Almighty
that	→	כִּי H3588A for
we should serve Him	→	עָבַד H5647H to serve: minister
and what	→	מָה H4100 what?
would we gain	→	יָעַל H3276 to gain
if	→	כִּי H3588A for
we pray	→	פָּגַע H6293 to fall on
to Him	→

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

All attributions

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

All attributions and changes