Job 4:17 Go deeper

Shall mortal man be more just than God? shall a man be more pure than his maker? (KJV)

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הַֽ֭אֱנוֹשׁHa.'e.no.osh¿ a 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 4:17 word 1

מֵאֱל֣וֹהַme.'e.Lo.hafrom God

Lemma: אֱלֹהַּ (e.lo.ah) · Strong's: H0433

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

Meaning: god

Used 57 times. Also: Deuteronomy 32:15, Deuteronomy 32:17, 2 Chronicles 32:15, Nehemiah 9:17, Job 3:4, Job 3:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0433; TAHOT Job 4:17 word 2

יִצְדָּ֑קyitz.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 4:17 word 3

אִ֥ם'imor?

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 4:17 word 4

מֵ֝עֹשֵׂ֗הוּme.'o.Se.hufrom maker his

Lemma: עָשָׂה (a.sah) · Strong's: H6213H

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

Meaning: to make

Used 736 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6213H; TAHOT Job 4:17 word 5

יִטְהַר\־yit.har-will he be pure

Lemma: טָהֵר (ta.her) · Strong's: H2891

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

Meaning: be pure

Used 94 times. Also: Genesis 35:2, Leviticus 11:32, Leviticus 12:7, Leviticus 12:8, Leviticus 13:6, Leviticus 13:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2891; TAHOT Job 4:17 word 6

גָּֽבֶר\׃Ga.vera man

Lemma: גָּבֶר (ga.ver) · Strong's: H1397

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

Meaning: great man

Used 65 times. Also: Exodus 10:11, Exodus 12:37, Numbers 24:3, Numbers 24:15, Deuteronomy 22:5, Joshua 7:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1397; TAHOT Job 4:17 word 7

How the BSB renders it

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

{Can} a mortal	→	אֱנוֹשׁ H0582 human
be more righteous	→	צָדֵק H6663 to justify
than God	→	אֱלֹהַּ H0433 god
or	→	אִם H0518H if: surely no
a man	→	גָּבֶר H1397 great man
more pure	→	טָהֵר H2891 be pure
than his Maker	→	עָשָׂה H6213H to make

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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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