Job 9:30 Go deeper

If I wash myself with snow water, and make my hands never so clean; (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 9:30 word 1

הִתְרָחַ֥צְתִּיhit.ra.Chatz.tiI washed myself

Lemma: רָחַץ (ra.chats) · Strong's: H7364

Parsing: Verb · Hithpael (hence Action · Reflexive/iterative) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVtp1cs)

Meaning: to wash: wash

Used 72 times. Also: Genesis 18:4, Genesis 19:2, Genesis 24:32, Genesis 43:24, Genesis 43:31, Exodus 2:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7364; TAHOT Job 9:30 word 2

שָׁ֑לֶגSha.legsnow

Lemma: שֶׁ֫לֶג (she.leg) · Strong's: H7950

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

Meaning: snow

Used 20 times. Also: Exodus 4:6, Numbers 12:10, 2 Samuel 23:20, 2 Kings 5:27, 1 Chronicles 11:22, Job 6:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7950; TAHOT Job 9:30 word 3

וַ֝הֲזִכּ֗וֹתִיva.ha.zi.Ko.tiand I cleansed

Lemma: זָכַךְ (za.khakh) · Strong's: H2141

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVhq1cs)

Meaning: be clean

Used 4 times. Also: Job 15:15, Job 25:5, Lamentations 4:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2141; TAHOT Job 9:30 word 4

בְּבֹ֣רbe.Vorwith potash

Lemma: בֹּר (bor) · Strong's: H1253

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

Meaning: lye

Used 2 times. Also: Isaiah 1:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1253; TAHOT Job 9:30 word 5

כַּפָּֽי\׃ka.Paihands my

Lemma: כַּף (kaph) · Strong's: H3709G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Dual · Construct (HNcfdc)

Meaning: palm

Used 139 times. Also: Genesis 20:5, Genesis 31:42, Genesis 40:11, Genesis 40:21, Exodus 4:4, Exodus 9:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3709G; TAHOT Job 9:30 word 6

How the BSB renders it

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

If	→	אִם H0518A if
I should wash	→	רָחַץ H7364 to wash: wash
myself	→	בְּמוֹ H1119 in/at/by
with snow	→	שֶׁ֫לֶג H7950 snow
and cleanse	→	זָכַךְ H2141 be clean
my hands	→	כַּף H3709G palm
with lye	→	בֹּר H1253 lye

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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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