Job 9:15 Go deeper

Whom, though I were righteous, yet would I not answer, but I would make supplication to my judge. (KJV)

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אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.Sher[I] who

Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A

Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)

Meaning: which

Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Job 9:15 word 1

אִם\־'im-though

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 9:15 word 2

צָ֭דַקְתִּיTza.dak.tiI am righteous

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

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqp1cs)

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 9:15 word 3

לֹ֣אlo'not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Job 9:15 word 4

אֶעֱנֶ֑ה'e.'e.NehI will answer

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

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqi1cs)

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 9:15 word 5

לִ֝מְשֹׁפְטִ֗יlim.sho.fe.Tito judge my

Lemma: שָׁפַט (sha.phat) · Strong's: H8199

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HVprmsc)

Meaning: to judge

Used 201 times. Also: Genesis 16:5, Genesis 18:25, Genesis 19:9, Genesis 31:53, Exodus 2:14, Exodus 5:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8199; TAHOT Job 9:15 word 6

אֶתְחַנָּֽן\׃'et.cha.NanI will seek favor

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

Parsing: Verb · Hithpael (hence Action · Reflexive/iterative) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVti1cs)

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 9:15 word 7

How the BSB renders it

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

For	→	אֲשֶׁר H0834A which
even if	→	אִם H0518A if
I were right	→	צָדֵק H6663 to justify
I could not	→	לֹא H3808 not
answer	→	עָנָה H6030B to answer
I could only beg my Judge	→	שָׁפַט H8199 to judge
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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