Job 34:17 Go deeper

Shall even he that hateth right govern? and wilt thou condemn him that is most just? (KJV)

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הַאַ֬ףha.'Af¿ also

Lemma: אַף (aph) · Strong's: H0637

Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)

Meaning: also

Used 134 times. Also: Genesis 3:1, Genesis 18:13, Genesis 18:23, Genesis 18:24, Genesis 40:16, Leviticus 26:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0637; TAHOT Job 34:17 word 1

שׂוֹנֵ֣אso.Ne'[one who] hates

Lemma: שָׂנֵא (sa.ne) · Strong's: H8130

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HVqrmsc)

Meaning: to hate

Used 144 times. Also: Genesis 24:60, Genesis 26:27, Genesis 29:31, Genesis 29:33, Genesis 37:4, Genesis 37:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8130; TAHOT Job 34:17 word 2

מִשְׁפָּ֣טmish.Pat<of> justice

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 34:17 word 3

יַחֲב֑וֹשׁya.cha.Vo.oshwill he govern

Lemma: חָבַשׁ (cha.vash) · Strong's: H2280

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

Meaning: to saddle/tie

Used 33 times. Also: Genesis 22:3, Exodus 29:9, Leviticus 8:13, Numbers 22:21, Judges 19:10, 2 Samuel 16:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2280; TAHOT Job 34:17 word 4

וְאִם\־ve.'im-and or?

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 34:17 word 5

צַדִּ֖יקtza.Dik[the] righteous [one]

Lemma: צַדִּיק (tsad.diq) · Strong's: H6662

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)

Meaning: righteous

Used 206 times. Also: Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 18:23, Genesis 18:24, Genesis 18:25, Genesis 18:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6662; TAHOT Job 34:17 word 6

כַּבִּ֣ירka.Bir[the] mighty [one]

Lemma: כַּבִּיר (kab.bir) · Strong's: H3524

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)

Meaning: mighty

Used 10 times. Also: Job 8:2, Job 15:10, Job 31:25, Job 34:24, Job 36:5, Isaiah 16:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3524; TAHOT Job 34:17 word 7

תַּרְשִֽׁיעַ\׃tar.Shi.a'will you condemn as guilty

Lemma: רָשַׁע (ra.sah) · Strong's: H7561

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVhi2ms)

Meaning: be wicked

Used 33 times. Also: Exodus 22:9, Deuteronomy 25:1, 1 Samuel 14:47, 2 Samuel 22:22, 1 Kings 8:32, 1 Kings 8:47 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7561; TAHOT Job 34:17 word 8

How the BSB renders it

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

Could	→	אַף H0637 also
one who hates	→	שָׂנֵא H8130 to hate
justice	→	מִשְׁפָּט H4941H justice
govern	→	חָבַשׁ H2280 to saddle/tie
. . .	→	אִם H0518H if: surely no
Will you condemn	→	רָשַׁע H7561 be wicked
the just	→	צַדִּיק H6662 righteous
and mighty One	→	כַּבִּיר H3524 mighty

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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