Hebrew Interlinear
Job 9:3 Interlinear
“ If he will contend with him he cannot answer him one of a thousand”
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 | יַ֭חְפֹּץ | H2654 | If he will | properly, to incline to; by implication (literally but rarely) to bend; figuratively, to be pleased with, desire |
| 3 | לָרִ֣יב | H7378 | contend | properly, to toss, i.e., grapple; mostly figuratively, to wrangle, i.e., hold a controversy; (by implication) to defend |
| 4 | עִמּ֑וֹ | H5973 | adverb or preposition, with (i.e., in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then | |
| 5 | לֹֽא | H3808 | not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles | |
| 6 | יַ֝עֲנֶ֗נּוּ | H6030 | with him he cannot answer | properly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e., pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extension to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout, |
| 7 | אַחַ֥ת | H259 | him one | properly, united, i.e., one; or (as an ordinal) first |
| 8 | מִנִּי | H4480 | properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses | |
| 9 | אָֽלֶף׃ | H505 | of a thousand | hence (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...