Job 40:2 — King James Version← Study notes

“Shall he that contendeth with the Almighty instruct him? he that reproveth God, let him answer it.”

Job 40:2 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Job 40:27 words

HebrewMeaning

הֲ֭/רֹבhărōb

adversaryparticleH7378

chide · complain · contend · debate ···

עִםʿim

accompanyingpronH5973

against · and · as · before ···

שַׁדַּ֣יšaday

AlmightynounH7706

יִסּ֑וֹרyiswōr

instructnounH3250

מוֹכִ֖יחַmwōkiyḥa

appointverbH3198

argue · chasten · convince · correct ···

אֱל֣וֹהַּʾĕlwōha

GodnounH433

god. See

יַעֲנֶֽ/נָּהyaʿănenāh

give accountverbH6030

afflict (by mistake for

ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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