Job 40:2 Go deeper

Shall he that contendeth with the Almighty instruct him ? he that reproveth God, let him answer it. (KJV)

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הֲ֭רֹבha.ro¿ will he contend

Lemma: רִיב (riv) · Strong's: H7378

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Absolute (HVqaa)

Meaning: to contend

Used 64 times. Also: Genesis 26:20, Genesis 26:21, Genesis 26:22, Genesis 31:36, Exodus 17:2, Exodus 21:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7378; TAHOT Job 40:2 word 1

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 40:2 word 2

שַׁדַּ֣יsha.Dai[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 40:2 word 3

יִסּ֑וֹרyi.Sora faultfinder

Lemma: יִסּוֹר (yis.sor) · Strong's: H3250

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

Meaning: faultfinder

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3250; TAHOT Job 40:2 word 4

מוֹכִ֖יחַmo.Khi.ach[one who] corrects

Lemma: יָכַח (ya.khach) · Strong's: H3198

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVhrmsa)

Meaning: to rebuke

Used 59 times. Also: Genesis 20:16, Genesis 21:25, Genesis 24:14, Genesis 24:44, Genesis 31:37, Genesis 31:42 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3198; TAHOT Job 40:2 word 5

אֱל֣וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahGod

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 40:2 word 6

יַעֲנֶֽנָּה\׃\ \פya.'a.Ne.nahlet him answer him

Lemma: עָנָה (a.nah) · Strong's: H6030B

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

Meaning: to answer

Used 314 times. Also: Genesis 18:27, Genesis 23:5, Genesis 23:10, Genesis 23:14, Genesis 24:50, Genesis 27:37 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6030B; TAHOT Job 40:2 word 7

How the BSB renders it

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

Will the faultfinder	→	יִסּוֹר H3250 faultfinder
contend	→	רִיב H7378 to contend
with	→	עִם H5973A with
the Almighty	→	שַׁדַּי H7706 Almighty
Let him who argues	→	יָכַח H3198 to rebuke
with God	→	אֱלֹהַּ H0433 god
give an answer	→	עָנָה H6030B to answer

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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