Hebrew Interlinear
Job 9:20 Interlinear
“ If I justify myself mine own mouth shall condemn me if I say I am perfect it shall also prove me perverse”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | אִם | H518 | used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not | |
| 2 | אֶ֭צְדָּק | H6663 | If I justify | to be (causatively, make) right (in a moral or forensic sense) |
| 3 | פִּ֣י | H6310 | myself mine own mouth | the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with prepos |
| 4 | יַרְשִׁיעֵ֑נִי | H7561 | shall condemn | to be (causatively, do or declare) wrong; by implication, to disturb, violate |
| 5 | תָּֽם | H8535 | me if I say I am perfect | complete; usually (morally) pious; specifically, gentle, dear |
| 6 | אָ֝֗נִי | H589 | i | |
| 7 | וַֽיַּעְקְשֵֽׁנִי׃ | H6140 | it shall also prove me perverse | to knot or distort; figuratively, to pervert (act or declare perverse) |
Verse Context
Job 9:19 If I speak of strength lo he is strong and if of judgment...
Job 9:20 (current) If I justify myself mine own mouth shall condemn me if I say I am perfect it shall also prove me perverse
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