Job 25:4 Go deeper

How then can man be justified with God? or how can he be clean that is born of a woman? (KJV)

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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 25:4 word 1

יִּצְדַּ֣קyitz.Dakwill he be righteous

Lemma: צָדֵק (tsa.daq) · Strong's: H6663

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)

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 25:4 word 2

אֱנ֣וֹשׁ'e.No.osha person

Lemma: אֱנוֹשׁ (e.nosh) · Strong's: H0582

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

Meaning: human

Used 564 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 12:20, Genesis 13:8, Genesis 13:13, Genesis 14:24, Genesis 17:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0582; TAHOT Job 25:4 word 3

עִם\־'im-with

Lemma: עִם (im) · Strong's: H5973A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: with

Used 980 times. Also: Genesis 3:6, Genesis 13:1, Genesis 18:16, Genesis 18:23, Genesis 18:25, Genesis 19:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5973A; TAHOT Job 25:4 word 4

אֵ֑ל'ElGod

Lemma: אֵל (el) · Strong's: H0410G

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

Meaning: God

Used 205 times. Also: Genesis 16:13, Genesis 17:1, Genesis 21:33, Genesis 28:3, Genesis 31:13, Genesis 35:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0410G; TAHOT Job 25:4 word 5

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 25:4 word 6

יִּ֝זְכֶּ֗הyiz.Kehwill he be pure

Lemma: זָכָה (za.khah) · Strong's: H2135

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)

Meaning: to clean

Used 8 times. Also: Job 15:14, Psalms 51:4, Psalms 73:13, Psalms 119:9, Proverbs 20:9, Isaiah 1:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2135; TAHOT Job 25:4 word 7

יְל֣וּדye.Lud[one] born of

Lemma: יָלַד (ya.lad) · Strong's: H3205

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle passive · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HVqsmsc)

Meaning: to beget

Used 493 times. Also: Genesis 3:16, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:2, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 4:18, Genesis 4:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3205; TAHOT Job 25:4 word 8

אִשָּֽׁה\׃'i.Shaha woman

Lemma: אִשָּׁה (ish.shah) · Strong's: H0802G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: woman

Used 324 times. Also: Genesis 2:22, Genesis 2:23, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0802G; TAHOT Job 25:4 word 9

How the BSB renders it

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

How	→	מָה H4100 what?
then can a man	→	אֱנוֹשׁ H0582 human
be just	→	צָדֵק H6663 to justify
before	→	עִם H5973A with
God	→	אֵל H0410G God
How	→	מָה H4100 what?
can one born	→	יָלַד H3205 to beget
of woman	→	אִשָּׁה H0802G woman
be pure	→	זָכָה H2135 to clean

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

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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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