God & Savior

Job 5:8

However, if I were you, I would appeal to God and lay my cause before Him—
Job 5:8
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Original language and places

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Original language (Hebrew)

אוּלָ֗ם אֲ֭נִי אֶדְרֹ֣שׁ אֶל־אֵ֑ל וְאֶל־אֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים אָשִׂ֥ים דִּבְרָתִֽי׃

  1. אוּלָ֗ם'u.Lam“but”
    Adverb · from אוּלָם · “but” · Strong's H0199
  2. אֲ֭נִי'A.ni“I”
    Pronoun, personal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אֲנִי, אָֽנֹכִ֫י · “I” · Strong's H0589
  3. אֶדְרֹ֣שׁ'ed.Rosh“I will seek”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular · from דָּרַשׁ · “to seek” · Strong's H1875
  4. אֶל־'el-“<to>”
    Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  5. אֵ֑ל'El“God”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אֵל · “God” · Strong's H0410G
  6. וְאֶל־ve.'el-“and to”
    Conjunction + Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  7. אֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.Him“God”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from אֱלֹהִים · “God” · Strong's H0430G
  8. אָשִׂ֥ים'a.Sim“I will set”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular · from שׂוּם · “put” · Strong's H7760H
  9. דִּבְרָתִֽי׃div.ra.Ti“plea my”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from דִּבְרָה · “cause” · Strong's H1700
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)