Job 21:4 Go deeper

As for me, is my complaint to man? and if it were so , why should not my spirit be troubled? (KJV)

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הֶ֭אָנֹכִיHe.'a.no.khi¿ I

Lemma: אָֽנֹכִ֫י (a.no.khi) · Strong's: H0595

Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · First · Either gender · Singular (HPp1bs)

Meaning: I

Used 359 times. Also: Genesis 3:10, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 7:4, Genesis 15:1, Genesis 15:2, Genesis 15:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0595; TAHOT Job 21:4 word 1

לְאָדָ֣םle.'a.Damto humankind

Lemma: אָדָם (a.dam) · Strong's: H0120G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: man

Used 529 times. Also: Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:27, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 5:1, Genesis 5:2, Genesis 6:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0120G; TAHOT Job 21:4 word 2

שִׂיחִ֑יsi.Chi[is] complaint my

Lemma: שִׂיחַ (si.ach) · Strong's: H7879

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: complaint

Used 14 times. Also: 1 Samuel 1:16, 1 Kings 18:27, 2 Kings 9:11, Job 7:13, Job 9:27, Job 10:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7879; TAHOT Job 21:4 word 3

וְאִם\־ve.'im-and if

Lemma: אִם (im) · Strong's: H0518H

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: if: surely no

Used 109 times. Also: Genesis 14:23, Genesis 17:17, Genesis 24:33, Genesis 42:15, Leviticus 27:26, Numbers 11:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0518H; TAHOT Job 21:4 word 4

מַ֝דּ֗וּעַma.Du.a'why?

Lemma: מַדּוּעַ (mad.du.a) · Strong's: H4069

Parsing: Particle · Interrogative (HTi)

Meaning: why?

Used 72 times. Also: Genesis 26:27, Genesis 40:7, Exodus 1:18, Exodus 2:18, Exodus 3:3, Exodus 5:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4069; TAHOT Job 21:4 word 5

לֹא\־lo'-not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Job 21:4 word 6

תִקְצַ֥רtik.Tzarwill it be short

Lemma: קָצֵר (qa.tser) · Strong's: H7114A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqi3fs)

Meaning: be short

Used 15 times. Also: Numbers 11:23, Numbers 21:4, Judges 10:16, Judges 16:16, Psalms 89:45, Psalms 102:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7114A; TAHOT Job 21:4 word 7

רוּחִֽי\׃ru.Chispirit my

Lemma: רוּחַ (ru.ach) · Strong's: H7307J

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)

Meaning: spirit: temper

Used 10 times. Also: Judges 8:3, 2 Chronicles 21:16, Proverbs 14:29, Proverbs 17:27, Proverbs 25:28, Proverbs 29:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7307J; TAHOT Job 21:4 word 8

How the BSB renders it

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

Is my	→	אָֽנֹכִ֫י H0595 I
complaint	→	שִׂיחַ H7879 complaint
. . .	→	אִם H0518H if: surely no
against a man	→	אָדָם H0120G man
Then why	→	מַדּוּעַ H4069 why?
should I not	→	לֹא H3808 not
. . .	→	רוּחַ H7307J spirit: temper
be impatient	→	קָצֵר H7114A be short

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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).

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