Job 13:9

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{ "verseID": "Job.13.9", "source": "הֲ֭טוֹב כִּֽי־יַחְקֹ֣ר אֶתְכֶ֑ם אִם־כְּהָתֵ֥ל בֶּ֝אֱנ֗וֹשׁ תְּהָתֵ֥לּוּ בֽוֹ׃", "text": "*hăṭôb* *kî*-*yaḥqōr* *ʾetkem* *ʾim*-*kehātēl* *beʾĕnôš* *tehātēllû* *bô*", "grammar": { "*hăṭôb*": "interrogative particle + adjective, masculine singular - good", "*kî*": "conjunction - that/when", "*yaḥqōr*": "verb, Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he examines/searches", "*ʾetkem*": "direct object marker with 2nd person masculine plural suffix - you", "*ʾim*": "conditional particle - if/whether", "*kehātēl*": "preposition + infinitive construct, Hiphil - as mocking", "*beʾĕnôš*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - at man", "*tehātēllû*": "verb, Hiphil imperfect, 2nd person masculine plural - you mock/deceive", "*bô*": "preposition with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - at him" }, "variants": { "*yaḥqōr*": "examines/searches/investigates", "*kehātēl*": "as mocking/as deceiving", "*ʾĕnôš*": "man/mortal/mankind", "*tehātēllû*": "mock/deceive/delude" } }

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

הֲ֭טוֹב כִּֽי־יַחְקֹ֣ר אֶתְכֶ֑ם אִם־כְּהָתֵ֥ל בֶּ֝אֱנ֗וֹשׁ תְּהָתֵ֥לּוּ בֽוֹ׃

Transliteration

hăṭôb kî-yaḥqōr ʾetkem ʾim-kehātēl beʾĕnôš tehātēllû bô

Grammar Details

• *hăṭôb*: interrogative particle + adjective, masculine singular - good
• *kî*: conjunction - that/when
• *yaḥqōr*: verb, Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he examines/searches
• *ʾetkem*: direct object marker with 2nd person masculine plural suffix - you
• *ʾim*: conditional particle - if/whether
• *kehātēl*: preposition + infinitive construct, Hiphil - as mocking
• *beʾĕnôš*: preposition + noun, masculine singular - at man
• *tehātēllû*: verb, Hiphil imperfect, 2nd person masculine plural - you mock/deceive
• *bô*: preposition with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - at him

Word Meanings

• *yaḥqōr*: examines/searches/investigates
• *kehātēl*: as mocking/as deceiving
• *ʾĕnôš*: man/mortal/mankind
• *tehātēllû*: mock/deceive/delude

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Would it be well when He examines you? Could you deceive Him as you deceive a mortal?

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Is it good that he should search you out? or as one man mocketh another, do ye so mock him?

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  Is it good that he should search you out? or as one man mocks another, do you so mock him?

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Is it good that he should search you out? or as one man mocketh another, do ye so mock him?

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  Is it good{H2895} that he should search you out?{H2713} Or as one{H582} deceiveth{H2048} a man, will ye deceive{H2048} him?

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Is it good{H2895}{(H8804)} that he should search you out{H2713}{(H8799)}? or as one man{H582} mocketh{H2048}{(H8763)} another, do ye so mock{H2048}{(H8762)} him?

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Shal that helpe you, when he calleth you to rekenynge? Thynke ye to begyle him, as a man is begyled?

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Is it well that he shoulde seeke of you? will you make a lye for him, as one lyeth for a man?

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Shall that helpe you when he calleth you to reckening? For as one man mocketh an other, so do ye mocke him.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Is it good that he should search you out? or as one man mocketh another, do ye [so] mock him?

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Is it good that he should search you out? Or as one deceives a man, will you deceive him?

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Is `it' good that He doth search you, If, as one mocketh at a man, ye mock at Him?

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Is it good that he should search you out? Or as one deceiveth a man, will ye deceive him?

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Is it good that he should search you out? Or as one deceiveth a man, will ye deceive him?

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Will it be good for you to be searched out by him, or have you the thought that he may be guided into error like a man?

• World English Bible (2000)

  Is it good that he should search you out? Or as one deceives a man, will you deceive him?

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Would it turn out well if he would examine you? Or as one deceives a man would you deceive him?

Referenced Verses

• Jer 17:10 : 10 { "verseID": "Jeremiah.17.10", "source": "אֲנִ֧י יְהוָ֛ה חֹקֵ֥ר לֵ֖ב בֹּחֵ֣ן כְּלָי֑וֹת וְלָתֵ֤ת לְאִישׁ֙ *כדרכו **כִּדְרָכָ֔יו כִּפְרִ֖י מַעֲלָלָֽיו׃", "text": "I *Yhwh* *ḥōqēr* *lēb* *bōḥēn* *kĕlāyôt* and-to-*lātēt* to-*ʾîš* according-to-*dĕrākāyw* according-to-*pĕrî* *maʿălālāyw*", "grammar": { "*Yhwh*": "proper noun - LORD/Yahweh", "*ḥōqēr*": "qal participle masculine singular - searching", "*lēb*": "masculine singular noun - heart", "*bōḥēn*": "qal participle masculine singular - testing", "*kĕlāyôt*": "feminine plural noun - kidneys/innermost being", "*lātēt*": "qal infinitive construct - to give", "*ʾîš*": "masculine singular noun - man/each", "*dĕrākāyw*": "plural noun + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his ways", "*pĕrî*": "construct state, masculine singular - fruit of", "*maʿălālāyw*": "masculine plural noun + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his deeds/doings" }, "variants": { "*ḥōqēr*": "searching/examining/exploring", "*bōḥēn*": "testing/examining/trying", "*kĕlāyôt*": "kidneys/innermost being/mind/heart", "*maʿălālāyw*": "his deeds/doings/practices/actions" } }
• Gal 6:7-8 : 7 { "verseID": "Galatians.6.7", "source": "Μὴ πλανᾶσθε· Θεὸς οὐ μυκτηρίζεται: ὃ γὰρ ἐὰν σπείρῃ, ἄνθρωπος τοῦτο καὶ θερίσει.", "text": "Not *planasthe*; *Theos* not *myktērizetai*: for what if *speirē anthropos*, this also *therisei*.", "grammar": { "*planasthe*": "present, passive, imperative, 2nd plural - be deceived", "*Theos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - God", "*myktērizetai*": "present, passive, indicative, 3rd singular - is mocked", "*speirē*": "present, active, subjunctive, 3rd singular - might sow", "*anthropos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - man/person", "*therisei*": "future, active, indicative, 3rd singular - will reap" }, "variants": { "*planasthe*": "be deceived/led astray/misled", "*Theos*": "God/deity", "*myktērizetai*": "is mocked/sneered at/treated with contempt", "*speirē*": "might sow/plant/scatter seed", "*anthropos*": "man/person/human", "*therisei*": "will reap/harvest/gather" } } 8 { "verseID": "Galatians.6.8", "source": "Ὅτι ὁ σπείρων εἰς τὴν σάρκα ἑαυτοῦ ἐκ τῆς σαρκὸς θερίσει φθοράν· ὁ δὲ σπείρων εἰς τὸ Πνεῦμα ἐκ τοῦ Πνεύματος θερίσει ζωὴν αἰώνιον.", "text": "Because the one *speirōn* into the *sarka heautou* from the *sarkos therisei phthoran*; but the one *speirōn* into the *Pneuma* from the *Pneumatos therisei zōēn aiōnion*.", "grammar": { "*speirōn*": "present, active, participle, nominative, masculine, singular - sowing", "*sarka*": "accusative, feminine, singular - flesh", "*heautou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of himself", "*sarkos*": "genitive, feminine, singular - of flesh", "*therisei*": "future, active, indicative, 3rd singular - will reap", "*phthoran*": "accusative, feminine, singular - corruption/decay", "*Pneuma*": "accusative, neuter, singular - Spirit", "*Pneumatos*": "genitive, neuter, singular - of Spirit", "*zōēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular - life", "*aiōnion*": "accusative, feminine, singular - eternal" }, "variants": { "*speirōn*": "sowing/planting/scattering seed", "*sarka*": "flesh/body/human nature", "*heautou*": "of himself/his own", "*sarkos*": "of flesh/body/human nature", "*therisei*": "will reap/harvest/gather", "*phthoran*": "corruption/decay/destruction/ruin", "*Pneuma*": "Spirit/spirit/breath", "*Pneumatos*": "of Spirit/spirit/breath", "*zōēn*": "life/existence", "*aiōnion*": "eternal/everlasting/age-long" } }
• Job 12:16 : 16 { "verseID": "Job.12.16", "source": "עִ֭מּוֹ עֹ֣ז וְתֽוּשִׁיָּ֑ה ל֝֗וֹ שֹׁגֵ֥ג וּמַשְׁגֶּֽה׃", "text": "*ʿimmô* *ʿōz* *wə-tûšiyyâ* *lô* *šōgēg* *û-mašgeh*", "grammar": { "*ʿimmô*": "preposition + 3rd masculine singular suffix - with him", "*ʿōz*": "noun, masculine singular - strength", "*wə-tûšiyyâ*": "conjunction + noun, feminine singular - and sound wisdom", "*lô*": "preposition + 3rd masculine singular suffix - to him", "*šōgēg*": "qal participle, masculine singular - one who errs", "*û-mašgeh*": "conjunction + hiphil participle, masculine singular - and one who causes to err" }, "variants": { "*ʿimmô*": "with him/in his possession", "*ʿōz*": "strength/power/might", "*tûšiyyâ*": "sound wisdom/success/effective wisdom", "*šōgēg*": "one who errs/deceived one", "*mašgeh*": "one who causes to err/deceiver" } }
• Job 17:2 : 2 { "verseID": "Job.17.2", "source": "אִם־לֹ֣א הֲ֭תֻלִים עִמָּדִ֑י וּ֝בְהַמְּרוֹתָ֗ם תָּלַ֥ן עֵינִֽי׃", "text": "if-not *hăṯulîm* with-me *û-ḇəhammərôṯām* *tālan* *ʿênî*", "grammar": { "*hăṯulîm*": "noun, masculine plural - mockers/mockeries", "*û-ḇəhammərôṯām*": "conjunction + preposition + noun, feminine plural construct with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - and in their provocations/rebellions", "*tālan*": "Qal imperfect 3rd person feminine singular - it lodges/stays/dwells", "*ʿênî*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my eye" }, "variants": { "*hăṯulîm*": "mockers/mockeries/deceits/illusions", "*û-ḇəhammərôṯām*": "and in their provocations/rebellions/bitterness", "*tālan*": "lodges/stays/dwells/abides", "*ʿênî*": "my eye/sight (metaphorically: my attention/focus)" } }
• Job 34:36 : 36 { "verseID": "Job.34.36", "source": "אָבִ֗י יִבָּחֵ֣ן אִיּ֣וֹב עַד־נֶ֑צַח עַל־תְּ֝שֻׁבֹ֗ת בְּאַנְשֵׁי־אָֽוֶן׃", "text": "*ʾĀbî* *yibbāḥēn* *ʾIyyôb* *ʿad*-*neṣaḥ* *ʿal*-*tĕšubōt* *bĕʾanšê*-*ʾāwen*.", "grammar": { "*ʾĀbî*": "noun, masculine singular + 1st singular suffix - my father; or interjection - I desire/would that", "*yibbāḥēn*": "Niphal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular, jussive - let him be tested/examined", "*ʾIyyôb*": "proper noun - Job", "*ʿad*": "preposition - until", "*neṣaḥ*": "noun, masculine singular - forever/perpetuity", "*ʿal*": "preposition - on/concerning/because of", "*tĕšubōt*": "noun, feminine plural - replies/answers", "*bĕʾanšê*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural construct - among men of", "*ʾāwen*": "noun, masculine singular - iniquity/wickedness" }, "variants": { "*ʾĀbî*": "my father/O my father/I desire/would that", "*yibbāḥēn*": "let him be tested/examined/tried", "*neṣaḥ*": "forever/perpetuity/complete victory", "*tĕšubōt*": "replies/answers/responses", "*ʾanšê*": "men of/people of", "*ʾāwen*": "iniquity/wickedness/trouble/sorrow" } }
• Ps 44:21 : 21 { "verseID": "Psalms.44.21", "source": "אִם־שָׁ֭כַחְנוּ שֵׁ֣ם אֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ וַנִּפְרֹ֥שׂ כַּ֝פֵּ֗ינוּ לְאֵ֣ל זָֽר׃", "text": "If-*šākaḥnû* *šēm* *ʾĕlōhênû* and *wanniprōś* *kappênû* to *lĕʾēl* *zār*", "grammar": { "*šākaḥnû*": "verb, qal perfect, 1st person plural - we have forgotten", "*šēm*": "noun, masculine singular construct - name of", "*ʾĕlōhênû*": "noun, masculine plural + 1st person plural suffix - our God", "*wanniprōś*": "conjunction + verb, qal imperfect, 1st person plural, waw consecutive - and we spread out", "*kappênû*": "noun, feminine dual + 1st person plural suffix - our palms/hands", "*lĕʾēl*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - to a god", "*zār*": "adjective, masculine singular - strange/foreign" }, "variants": { "*šākaḥnû*": "forgotten/neglected/ignored", "*ʾĕlōhênû*": "our God/our gods/our divine one", "*wanniprōś*": "spread out/stretched forth/extended", "*zār*": "strange/foreign/alien" } }
• Ps 139:23 : 23 { "verseID": "Psalms.139.23", "source": "חָקְרֵ֣נִי אֵ֭ל וְדַ֣ע לְבָבִ֑י בְּ֝חָנֵ֗נִי וְדַ֣ע שַׂרְעַפָּֽי׃", "text": "*ḥāqrēnî ʾēl* and-*daʿ ləbābî*; *bəḥānēnî* and-*daʿ śarʿappāy*", "grammar": { "*ḥāqrēnî*": "verb, Qal imperative masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - search me", "*ʾēl*": "noun, masculine singular - God", "*daʿ*": "verb, Qal imperative masculine singular - know", "*ləbābî*": "noun, masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my heart", "*bəḥānēnî*": "verb, Qal imperative masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - test me", "*śarʿappāy*": "noun, masculine plural + 1st person singular suffix - my thoughts" }, "variants": { "*ḥāqrēnî*": "search me/examine me/investigate me", "*ʾēl*": "God/deity/mighty one", "*daʿ*": "know/understand/perceive", "*ləbābî*": "my heart/my mind/my inner self", "*bəḥānēnî*": "test me/try me/examine me", "*śarʿappāy*": "my thoughts/my anxieties/my concerns" } }
• Isa 28:22 : 22 { "verseID": "Isaiah.28.22", "source": "וְעַתָּה אַל־תִּתְלוֹצָצוּ פֶּן־יֶחְזְקוּ מוֹסְרֵיכֶם כִּי־כָלָה וְנֶחֱרָצָה שָׁמַעְתִּי מֵאֵת אֲדֹנָי יְהוִה צְבָאוֹת עַל־כָּל־הָאָרֶץ", "text": "And-now not-*tiṯlôṣāṣû* lest-*yeḥzəqû* *môsərêḵem* for-*ḵālāh* and-*neḥĕrāṣāh* *šāmaʿtî* from-*ʾēṯ* *ʾăḏōnāy* *YHWH* *ṣəḇāʾôṯ* upon-all-*hāʾāreṣ*", "grammar": { "*tiṯlôṣāṣû*": "hitpael imperfect 2nd masculine plural - you scoff", "*yeḥzəqû*": "qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - they become strong", "*môsərêḵem*": "masculine plural noun + 2nd masculine plural suffix - your bonds", "*ḵālāh*": "feminine singular noun - complete destruction", "*neḥĕrāṣāh*": "niphal participle feminine singular - determined", "*šāmaʿtî*": "qal perfect 1st common singular - I have heard", "*ʾēṯ*": "preposition - from", "*ʾăḏōnāy*": "divine title - Lord/my Lord", "*YHWH*": "divine name - LORD", "*ṣəḇāʾôṯ*": "masculine plural noun - hosts/armies", "*hāʾāreṣ*": "definite article + feminine singular noun - the earth/land" }, "variants": { "*tiṯlôṣāṣû*": "you scoff/you mock/you scorn", "*yeḥzəqû*": "become strong/be strengthened", "*môsərêḵem*": "your bonds/your chains/your fetters", "*ḵālāh*": "complete destruction/consumption/annihilation", "*neḥĕrāṣāh*": "determined/decreed/decided" } }