Job 23:4 Go deeper

I would order my cause before him, and fill my mouth with arguments. (KJV)

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אֶעֶרְכָ֣ה'e.'er.Khahlet me set in order

Lemma: עָרַךְ (a.rakh) · Strong's: H6186A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqc1cs)

Meaning: to arrange

Used 69 times. Also: Genesis 14:8, Genesis 22:9, Exodus 27:21, Exodus 40:4, Exodus 40:23, Leviticus 1:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6186A; TAHOT Job 23:4 word 1

לְפָנָ֣יוle.fa.Nav<to> before him

Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: face: before

Used 1388 times. Also: Genesis 6:11, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7, Genesis 10:9, Genesis 13:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6440G; TAHOT Job 23:4 word 2

מִשְׁפָּ֑טmish.Pata case

Lemma: מִשְׁפָּט (mish.pat) · Strong's: H4941H

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

Meaning: justice

Used 165 times. Also: Genesis 18:19, Genesis 18:25, Exodus 21:9, Exodus 23:6, Numbers 27:5, Deuteronomy 10:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4941H; TAHOT Job 23:4 word 3

וּ֝פִ֗יu.Fiand mouth my

Lemma: פֶּה (peh) · Strong's: H6310G

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

Meaning: lip

Used 324 times. Also: Genesis 4:11, Genesis 8:11, Genesis 24:57, Genesis 25:28, Genesis 29:2, Genesis 29:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6310G; TAHOT Job 23:4 word 4

אֲמַלֵּ֥א'a.ma.Le'let me fill

Lemma: מָלֵא (ma.le) · Strong's: H4390

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVpi1cs)

Meaning: to fill

Used 249 times. Also: Genesis 1:22, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 6:11, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 9:1, Genesis 21:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4390; TAHOT Job 23:4 word 5

תוֹכָחֽוֹת\׃to.kha.Chotarguments

Lemma: תּוֹכַ֫חַת (to.kha.chat) · Strong's: H8433B

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)

Meaning: argument

Used 24 times. Also: Job 13:6, Psalms 38:14, Psalms 39:11, Psalms 73:14, Proverbs 1:23, Proverbs 1:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8433B; TAHOT Job 23:4 word 6

How the BSB renders it

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

I would plead	→	עָרַךְ H6186A to arrange
my case	→	מִשְׁפָּט H4941H justice
before Him	→	פָּנֶה H6440G face: before
and fill my mouth	→	פֶּה H6310G lip
with	→	מָלֵא H4390 to fill
arguments	→	תּוֹכַ֫חַת H8433B argument

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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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