Hebrew Interlinear

Job 9:3 Interlinear

If he will contend with him he cannot answer him one of a thousand

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1אִםH518used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not
2יַ֭חְפֹּץH2654If he willproperly, to incline to; by implication (literally but rarely) to bend; figuratively, to be pleased with, desire
3לָרִ֣יבH7378contendproperly, to toss, i.e., grapple; mostly figuratively, to wrangle, i.e., hold a controversy; (by implication) to defend
4עִמּ֑וֹH5973adverb or preposition, with (i.e., in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then
5לֹֽאH3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
6יַ֝עֲנֶ֗נּוּH6030with him he cannot answerproperly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e., pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extension to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout,
7אַחַ֥תH259him oneproperly, united, i.e., one; or (as an ordinal) first
8מִנִּיH4480properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses
9אָֽלֶף׃H505of a thousandhence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand

Verse Context

Job 9:2it is so of a truth I know be just...
Job 9:3 (current) If he will contend with him he cannot answer him one of a thousand
Job 9:4He is wise in heart and mighty in strength who hath hardened...

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