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Is it any pleasure to the Almighty, that thou art righteous? or is it gain to him , that thou makest thy ways perfect? (KJV)
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הַחֵ֣פֶץha.Che.fetz¿ [does] pleasure
Lemma: חֵ֫פֶץ (che.phets) · Strong's: H2656
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: pleasure
Used 39 times. Also: 1 Samuel 15:22, 1 Samuel 18:25, 2 Samuel 23:5, 1 Kings 5:8, 1 Kings 5:9, 1 Kings 5:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2656; TAHOT Job 22:3 word 1
לְ֭שַׁדַּיLe.sha.dai[belong] to [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 22:3 word 2
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 22:3 word 3
תִצְדָּ֑קtitz.Dakyou are righteous
Lemma: צָדֵק (tsa.daq) · Strong's: H6663
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqi2ms)
Meaning: to justify
Used 41 times. Also: Genesis 38:26, Genesis 44:16, Exodus 23:7, Deuteronomy 25:1, 2 Samuel 15:4, 1 Kings 8:32 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6663; TAHOT Job 22:3 word 4
וְאִם\־ve.'im-and or?
Lemma: אִם (im) · Strong's: H0518A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: if
Used 711 times. Also: Genesis 4:7, Genesis 13:9, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 15:5, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0518A; TAHOT Job 22:3 word 5
בֶּ֝֗צַעBe.tza'profit
Lemma: בֶּ֫צַע (be.tsa) · Strong's: H1215
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: unjust-gain
Used 23 times. Also: Genesis 37:26, Exodus 18:21, Judges 5:19, 1 Samuel 8:3, Psalms 30:9, Psalms 119:36 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1215; TAHOT Job 22:3 word 6
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 22:3 word 7
תַתֵּ֥םta.Temyou make blameless
Lemma: תָּמַם (ta.mam) · Strong's: H8552
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVhi2ms)
Meaning: to finish
Used 62 times. Also: Genesis 47:15, Genesis 47:18, Leviticus 25:29, Leviticus 26:20, Numbers 14:33, Numbers 14:35 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8552; TAHOT Job 22:3 word 8
דְּרָכֶֽיךָ\׃de.ra.Khei.khaways your
Lemma: דֶּ֫רֶךְ (de.rekh) · Strong's: H1870G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: way: conduct
Used 321 times. Also: Genesis 6:12, Genesis 18:19, Genesis 19:31, Genesis 31:35, Exodus 18:20, Exodus 32:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1870G; TAHOT Job 22:3 word 9
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Does it delight | → | חֵ֫פֶץ H2656 pleasure |
| the Almighty | → | שַׁדַּי H7706 Almighty |
| that | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| you are righteous | → | צָדֵק H6663 to justify |
| . . . | → | אִם H0518A if |
| Does He profit | → | בֶּ֫צַע H1215 unjust-gain |
| if | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| your ways | → | דֶּ֫רֶךְ H1870G way: conduct |
| are blameless | → | תָּמַם H8552 to finish |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
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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