Could one who hates justice govern? Will you condemn the just and mighty One,Job 34:17
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
הַאַ֬ף שׂוֹנֵ֣א מִשְׁפָּ֣ט יַחֲב֑וֹשׁ וְאִם־צַדִּ֖יק כַּבִּ֣יר תַּרְשִֽׁיעַ׃
- הַאַ֬ףha.'Af“¿ also”Particle, interrogative + Particle, interjection · from אַף · “also” · Strong's H0637
- שׂוֹנֵ֣אso.Ne'“[one who] hates”Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, construct · from שָׂנֵא · “to hate” · Strong's H8130
- מִשְׁפָּ֣טmish.Pat“<of> justice”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מִשְׁפָּט · “justice” · Strong's H4941H
- יַחֲב֑וֹשׁya.cha.Vo.osh“will he govern”Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from חָבַשׁ · “to saddle|tie” · Strong's H2280
- וְאִם־ve.'im-“and or?”Conjunction + Particle · from אִם · “surely no” · Strong's H0518H
- צַדִּ֖יקtza.Dik“[the] righteous [one]”Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from צַדִּיק · “righteous” · Strong's H6662
- כַּבִּ֣ירka.Bir“[the] mighty [one]”Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from כַּבִּיר · “mighty” · Strong's H3524
- תַּרְשִֽׁיעַ׃tar.Shi.a'“will you condemn as guilty”Verb, hiphil, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from רָשַׁע · “be wicked” · Strong's H7561
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)