God & Savior

Job 40:2

“Will the faultfinder contend with the Almighty? Let him who argues with God give an answer.”
Job 40:2
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Original language (Hebrew)

הֲ֭רֹב עִם־שַׁדַּ֣י יִסּ֑וֹר מוֹכִ֖יחַ אֱל֣וֹהַּ יַעֲנֶֽנָּה׃ פ

  1. הֲ֭רֹבha.ro“¿ will he contend”
    Particle, interrogative + Verb, qal, infinitive absolute, absolute · from רִיב · “to contend” · Strong's H7378
  2. עִם־'im-“with”
    Preposition · from עִם · “with” · Strong's H5973A
  3. שַׁדַּ֣יsha.Dai“[the] Almighty”
    Noun, proper name, title · from שַׁדַּי · “Almighty” · Strong's H7706
  4. יִסּ֑וֹרyi.Sor“a faultfinder”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from יִסּוֹר · “faultfinder” · Strong's H3250
  5. מוֹכִ֖יחַmo.Khi.ach“[one who] corrects”
    Verb, hiphil, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from יָכַח · “to rebuke” · Strong's H3198
  6. אֱל֣וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ah“God”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אֱלֹהַּ · “god” · Strong's H0433
  7. יַעֲנֶֽנָּה׃ פya.'a.Ne.nah“let him answer him”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from עָנָה · “to answer” · Strong's H6030B
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)