Job 8:5 Go deeper

If thou wouldest seek unto God betimes, and make thy supplication to the Almighty; (KJV)

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אִם\־'im-if

Lemma: אִם (im) · Strong's: H0518A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: if

Used 711 times. Also: Genesis 4:7, Genesis 13:9, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 15:5, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0518A; TAHOT Job 8:5 word 1

אַ֭תָּה'A.tahyou

Lemma: אַתָּ֫ה (at.tah) · Strong's: H0859A

Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Second · Masculine · Singular (HPp2ms)

Meaning: you(m.s.)

Used 739 times. Also: Genesis 3:11, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 3:15, Genesis 3:19, Genesis 4:7, Genesis 4:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0859A; TAHOT Job 8:5 word 2

תְּשַׁחֵ֣רte.sha.Cheryou will seek

Lemma: שָׁחַר (sha.char) · Strong's: H7836

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVpi2ms)

Meaning: to seek

Used 12 times. Also: Job 7:21, Job 24:5, Psalms 63:1, Psalms 78:34, Proverbs 1:28, Proverbs 7:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7836; TAHOT Job 8:5 word 3

אֶל\־'el-<to>

Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: to(wards)

Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Job 8:5 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 8:5 word 5

וְאֶל\־ve.'e.lo.Sha-and to

Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: to(wards)

Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Job 8:5 word 6

שַׁ֝דַּ֗יSha.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 8:5 word 7

תִּתְחַנָּֽן\׃tit.cha.Nanyou will seek favor

Lemma: חָנַן (cha.nan) · Strong's: H2603A

Parsing: Verb · Hithpael (hence Action · Reflexive/iterative) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVti2ms)

Meaning: be gracious

Used 76 times. Also: Genesis 33:5, Genesis 33:11, Genesis 42:21, Genesis 43:29, Exodus 33:19, Numbers 6:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2603A; TAHOT Job 8:5 word 8

How the BSB renders it

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

But if	→	אִם H0518A if
you	→	אַתָּ֫ה H0859A you(m.s.)
would earnestly seek	→	שָׁחַר H7836 to seek
. . .	→	אֶל H0413 to(wards)
God	→	אֵל H0410G God
. . .	→	אֶל H0413 to(wards)
and ask the Almighty	→	שַׁדַּי H7706 Almighty
for mercy	→	חָנַן H2603A be gracious

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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