Job 9:20 Go deeper

If I justify myself, mine own mouth shall condemn me: if I say , I am perfect, it shall also prove me perverse. (KJV)

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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 9:20 word 1

אֶ֭צְדָּק'Etz.dokI am righteous

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

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

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 9:20 word 2

פִּ֣יpiown mouth my

Lemma: פֶּה (peh) · Strong's: H6310G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: lip

Used 324 times. Also: Genesis 4:11, Genesis 8:11, Genesis 24:57, Genesis 25:28, Genesis 29:2, Genesis 29:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6310G; TAHOT Job 9:20 word 3

יַרְשִׁיעֵ֑נִיyar.shi.'E.niit will condemn as guilty me

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

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhi3ms)

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 9:20 word 4

תָּֽם\־tam-[am] blameless

Lemma: תָּם (tam) · Strong's: H8535

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

Meaning: complete

Used 15 times. Also: Genesis 25:27, Exodus 26:24, Exodus 36:29, Job 1:1, Job 1:8, Job 2:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8535; TAHOT Job 9:20 word 5

אָ֝֗נִי'A.niI

Lemma: אֲנִי (a.ni) · Strong's: H0589

Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · First · Either gender · Singular (HPp1bs)

Meaning: I

Used 874 times. Also: Genesis 6:17, Genesis 9:9, Genesis 9:12, Genesis 14:23, Genesis 15:7, Genesis 17:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0589; TAHOT Job 9:20 word 6

וַֽיַּעְקְשֵֽׁנִי\׃Vai.ya'.ke.She.niand it declared guilty me

Lemma: עָקַשׁ (a.qash) · Strong's: H6140

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhw3ms)

Meaning: to twist

Used 5 times. Also: Proverbs 10:9, Proverbs 28:18, Isaiah 59:8, Micah 3:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6140; TAHOT Job 9:20 word 7

How the BSB renders it

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

Even if	→	אִם H0518A if
I were righteous	→	צָדֵק H6663 to justify
my mouth	→	פֶּה H6310G lip
would condemn me	→	רָשַׁע H7561 be wicked
if I	→	אֲנִי H0589 I
were blameless	→	תָּם H8535 complete
it would declare me guilty	→	עָקַשׁ H6140 to twist

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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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