Job 35:3

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{ "verseID": "Job.35.3", "source": "כִּֽי־תֹ֭אמַר מַה־יִּסְכָּן־לָ֑ךְ מָֽה־אֹ֝עִ֗יל מֵֽחַטָּאתִֽי׃", "text": "*kî-tōʾmar mah-yiskān-lāk māh-ʾōʿîl mē-ḥaṭṭāʾtî*", "grammar": { "*kî-tōʾmar*": "conjunction + imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - that/for you say", "*mah-yiskān-lāk*": "interrogative + imperfect, 3rd masculine singular + preposition + 2nd masculine singular suffix - what profits to you?", "*māh-ʾōʿîl*": "interrogative + imperfect, 1st singular - what do I profit/gain?", "*mē-ḥaṭṭāʾtî*": "preposition + feminine singular noun + 1st singular possessive suffix - from my sin" }, "variants": { "*tōʾmar*": "to say/speak/tell", "*yiskān*": "to profit/benefit/be of use", "*ʾōʿîl*": "to profit/benefit/gain", "*ḥaṭṭāʾtî*": "my sin/wrongdoing/error" } }

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

כִּֽי־תֹ֭אמַר מַה־יִּסְכָּן־לָ֑ךְ מָֽה־אֹ֝עִ֗יל מֵֽחַטָּאתִֽי׃

Transliteration

kî-tōʾmar mah-yiskān-lāk māh-ʾōʿîl mē-ḥaṭṭāʾtî

Grammar Details

• *kî-tōʾmar*: conjunction + imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - that/for you say
• *mah-yiskān-lāk*: interrogative + imperfect, 3rd masculine singular + preposition + 2nd masculine singular suffix - what profits to you?
• *māh-ʾōʿîl*: interrogative + imperfect, 1st singular - what do I profit/gain?
• *mē-ḥaṭṭāʾtî*: preposition + feminine singular noun + 1st singular possessive suffix - from my sin

Word Meanings

• *tōʾmar*: to say/speak/tell
• *yiskān*: to profit/benefit/be of use
• *ʾōʿîl*: to profit/benefit/gain
• *ḥaṭṭāʾtî*: my sin/wrongdoing/error

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  For you ask, 'What advantage is it to me? What do I gain by not sinning?'

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  For thou saidst, What advantage will it be unto thee? and, What profit shall I have, if I be cleansed from my sin?

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  For you said, What advantage will it be to you? and, What profit shall I have, if I am cleansed from my sin?

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  For thou saidst, What advantage will it be unto thee? and, What profit shall I have, if I be cleansed from my sin?

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  That thou sayest,{H559} What advantage{H5532} will it be unto thee? [And], What profit{H3276} shall I have, more than if I had sinned?{H2403}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  For thou saidst{H559}{(H8799)}, What advantage{H5532}{(H8799)} will it be unto thee? and, What profit{H3276}{(H8686)} shall I have, if I be cleansed from my sin{H2403}?

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Seinge thou sayest so, how doest thou knowe it? What thinge hast thou more excellet, the I yt am a synner?

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  For thou hast said, What profiteth it thee and what auaileth it me, to purge me fro my sinne?

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  For thou sayest: what aduauntage wyll it be vnto thee, and what profite shall I haue of my sinne?

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  For thou saidst, What advantage will it be unto thee? [and], What profit shall I have, [if I be cleansed] from my sin?

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  That you ask, 'What advantage will it be to you? What profit shall I have, more than if I had sinned?'

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  For thou sayest, `What doth it profit Thee! What do I profit from my sin?'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  That thou sayest, What advantage will it be unto thee? `And', What profit shall I have, more than if I had sinned?

• American Standard Version (1901)

  That thou sayest, What advantage will it be unto thee? [And], What profit shall I have, more than if I had sinned?

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  What profit is it to me, and how am I better off than if I had done wrong?

• World English Bible (2000)

  That you ask, 'What advantage will it be to you? What profit shall I have, more than if I had sinned?'

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  But you say,‘What will it profit you,’ and,‘What do I gain by not sinning?’

Referenced Verses

• Job 34:9 : 9 { "verseID": "Job.34.9", "source": "כִּֽי־אָ֭מַר לֹ֣א יִסְכָּן־גָּ֑בֶר בִּ֝רְצֹת֗וֹ עִם־אֱלֹהִֽים׃", "text": "*kî-ʾāmar* *lōʾ* *yiskān-gāber* *birṣōtô* *ʿim-ʾĕlōhîm*", "grammar": { "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*ʾāmar*": "Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he has said", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*yiskān*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he profits", "*gāber*": "masculine singular noun - man", "*birṣōtô*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - in his delighting/when he takes pleasure", "*ʿim*": "preposition - with", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "masculine plural noun - God" }, "variants": { "*yiskān*": "profits/benefits/gains advantage", "*gāber*": "man/person/individual", "*birṣōtô*": "in his delighting/when he takes pleasure/in his being pleased", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "God/deity/divine being (plural form used as singular divine reference)" } }
• Ps 73:13 : 13 { "verseID": "Psalms.73.13", "source": "אַךְ־רִ֭יק זִכִּ֣יתִי לְבָבִ֑י וָאֶרְחַ֖ץ בְּנִקָּי֣וֹן כַּפָּֽי׃", "text": "*Akh-riq zikkiti levavi*, *wa'erchatz beniqqayon kappai*.", "grammar": { "*Akh-riq*": "adverb + adverb - surely in vain", "*zikkiti*": "verb, piel perfect, 1st person singular - I have cleansed", "*levavi*": "noun, masculine singular construct + 1st person singular suffix - my heart", "*wa'erchatz*": "conjunction + verb, qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 1st person singular - and I washed", "*beniqqayon*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - in innocence/cleanness", "*kappai*": "noun, feminine dual construct + 1st person singular suffix - my palms/hands" }, "variants": { "*akh*": "surely/only/nevertheless", "*riq*": "in vain/emptiness/worthlessness", "*zikkiti*": "I cleansed/purified", "*levav*": "heart/mind/inner person", "*rachatz*": "wash/bathe/cleanse", "*niqqayon*": "innocence/cleanness/purity", "*kappayim*": "palms/hands" } }
• Mal 3:14 : 14 { "verseID": "Malachi.3.14", "source": "אֲמַרְתֶּ֕ם שָׁ֖וְא עֲבֹ֣ד אֱלֹהִ֑ים וּמַה־בֶּ֗צַע כִּ֤י שָׁמַ֙רְנוּ֙ מִשְׁמַרְתּ֔וֹ וְכִ֤י הָלַ֙כְנוּ֙ קְדֹ֣רַנִּ֔ית מִפְּנֵ֖י יְהוָ֥ה צְבָאֽוֹת׃", "text": "*ʾAmartem* *shawʾ* *ʿavod* *ʾElohim* *u-mah*-*betsaʿ* *ki* *shamarnu* *mishmaarto* *we-khi* *halakhnu* *qedoranit* *mi-pene* *YHWH* *tsevaʾot*.", "grammar": { "*ʾAmartem*": "Qal perfect, 2nd masculine plural - you have said", "*shawʾ*": "noun, masculine singular - futile/worthless", "*ʿavod*": "Qal infinitive construct - to serve", "*ʾElohim*": "noun, masculine plural - God", "*u-mah*": "waw conjunction + interrogative pronoun - and what", "*betsaʿ*": "noun, masculine singular - profit/gain", "*ki*": "conjunction - that/because", "*shamarnu*": "Qal perfect, 1st common plural - we have kept", "*mishmaarto*": "noun, feminine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his charge/requirement", "*we-khi*": "waw conjunction + conjunction - and that/because", "*halakhnu*": "Qal perfect, 1st common plural - we have walked", "*qedoranit*": "adverb - in mourning/mournfully", "*mi-pene*": "preposition + noun, plural construct - from before/because of", "*YHWH*": "divine name - Yahweh/LORD", "*tsevaʾot*": "noun, feminine plural - hosts/armies" }, "variants": { "*shawʾ*": "futile/worthless/vain/empty", "*ʿavod*": "to serve/to worship/to minister to", "*ʾElohim*": "God/gods/divine being", "*betsaʿ*": "profit/gain/advantage", "*shamarnu*": "kept/observed/guarded", "*mishmaarto*": "his charge/his service/his ordinance/his command", "*halakhnu*": "walked/gone/conducted ourselves", "*qedoranit*": "in mourning/mournfully/in black/glumly", "*mi-pene*": "from before/because of/on account of" } }
• Job 9:21-22 : 21 { "verseID": "Job.9.21", "source": "תָּֽם־אָ֭נִי לֹֽא־אֵדַ֥ע נַפְשִׁ֗י אֶמְאַ֥ס חַיָּֽי׃", "text": "*tām-ʾānî* *lōʾ-ʾēdaʿ* *napšî* *ʾemʾas* *ḥayyāy*", "grammar": { "*tām-ʾānî*": "adjective masculine singular + 1st person singular independent pronoun - blameless am I", "*lōʾ-ʾēdaʿ*": "negative particle + qal imperfect 1st person singular - I do not know", "*napšî*": "feminine singular noun + 1st person singular suffix - my soul", "*ʾemʾas*": "qal imperfect 1st person singular - I despise", "*ḥayyāy*": "masculine plural noun + 1st person singular suffix - my life" }, "variants": { "*tām*": "complete, blameless, perfect", "*ʾēdaʿ*": "to know, understand, recognize", "*napšî*": "soul, self, life", "*ʾemʾas*": "to reject, despise, refuse", "*ḥayyāy*": "life, lifetime, living" } } 22 { "verseID": "Job.9.22", "source": "אַחַ֗ת הִ֥יא עַל־כֵּ֥ן אָמַ֑רְתִּי תָּ֥ם וְ֝רָשָׁ֗ע ה֣וּא מְכַלֶּֽה׃", "text": "*ʾaḥat* *hîʾ* *ʿal-kēn* *ʾāmartî* *tām* *wə-rāšāʿ* *hûʾ* *məkalleh*", "grammar": { "*ʾaḥat*": "feminine singular numeral - one (thing)", "*hîʾ*": "3rd person feminine singular independent pronoun - it", "*ʿal-kēn*": "preposition + adverb - therefore", "*ʾāmartî*": "qal perfect 1st person singular - I say", "*tām*": "adjective masculine singular - blameless", "*wə-rāšāʿ*": "conjunction + adjective masculine singular - and wicked", "*hûʾ*": "3rd person masculine singular independent pronoun - he", "*məkalleh*": "piel participle masculine singular - destroying" }, "variants": { "*ʾaḥat*": "one, single, a certain", "*ʿal-kēn*": "therefore, thus, so", "*ʾāmartî*": "to say, speak, utter", "*tām*": "blameless, perfect, complete", "*rāšāʿ*": "wicked, guilty, criminal", "*məkalleh*": "to destroy, finish, consume" } }
• Job 9:30-31 : 30 { "verseID": "Job.9.30", "source": "אִם־הִתְרָחַ֥צְתִּי בְמֵי־שָׁ֑לֶג וַ֝הֲזִכּ֗וֹתִי בְּבֹ֣ר כַּפָּי‪׃", "text": "*ʾim-hitrāḥaṣtî* *bə-mê-šāleg* *wa-hăzikkôtî* *bə-bōr* *kappāy*", "grammar": { "*ʾim-hitrāḥaṣtî*": "conditional particle + hithpael perfect 1st person singular - if I wash myself", "*bə-mê-šāleg*": "preposition + masculine plural construct noun + masculine singular noun - with snow water", "*wa-hăzikkôtî*": "conjunction + hiphil perfect 1st person singular - and I cleanse", "*bə-bōr*": "preposition + masculine singular noun - with lye/soap", "*kappāy*": "feminine dual noun + 1st person singular suffix - my hands/palms" }, "variants": { "*hitrāḥaṣtî*": "to wash oneself, bathe, cleanse", "*mê-šāleg*": "snow water, water of snow", "*hăzikkôtî*": "to cleanse, make clean, purify", "*bōr*": "lye, soap, cleansing agent", "*kappāy*": "palms, hands" } } 31 { "verseID": "Job.9.31", "source": "אָ֭ז בַּשַּׁ֣חַת תִּטְבְּלֵ֑נִי וְ֝תִֽעֲב֗וּנִי שַׂלְמוֹתָֽי׃", "text": "*ʾāz* *ba-ššaḥat* *tiṭbəlēnî* *wə-tiʿăbûnî* *śalmôtāy*", "grammar": { "*ʾāz*": "adverb - then", "*ba-ššaḥat*": "preposition + definite article + feminine singular noun - in the pit", "*tiṭbəlēnî*": "qal imperfect 2nd masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - you plunge me", "*wə-tiʿăbûnî*": "conjunction + piel perfect 3rd common plural + 1st person singular suffix - and they abhor me", "*śalmôtāy*": "feminine plural noun + 1st person singular suffix - my clothes" }, "variants": { "*ʾāz*": "then, at that time", "*šaḥat*": "pit, ditch, grave", "*tiṭbəlēnî*": "to dip, plunge, immerse", "*tiʿăbûnî*": "to abhor, detest, loathe", "*śalmôtāy*": "clothes, garments, raiment" } }
• Job 10:15 : 15 { "verseID": "Job.10.15", "source": "אִם־רָשַׁ֡עְתִּי אַלְלַ֬י לִ֗י וְ֭צָדַקְתִּי לֹא־אֶשָּׂ֣א רֹאשִׁ֑י שְׂבַ֥ע קָ֝ל֗וֹן וּרְאֵ֥ה עָנְיֽ͏ִי׃", "text": "if *rāšaʿtî* *ʾaləlay* to me and *ṣādaqtî* not *ʾeśśāʾ* *rōʾšî* *śəbaʿ* *qālôn* and *ûrəʾēh* *ʿānyî*", "grammar": { "*rāšaʿtî*": "Qal perfect, 1st singular - I am wicked", "*ʾaləlay*": "interjection - woe", "*ṣādaqtî*": "Qal perfect, 1st singular - I am righteous", "*ʾeśśāʾ*": "Qal imperfect, 1st singular - I lift up", "*rōʾšî*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 1st person suffix - my head", "*śəbaʿ*": "adjective, masculine singular - satisfied/full of", "*qālôn*": "noun, masculine singular - shame", "*ûrəʾēh*": "Qal imperative, masculine singular with waw conjunction - and see", "*ʿānyî*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 1st person suffix - my affliction" }, "variants": { "*rāšaʿtî*": "I am wicked/I am guilty/I do wrong", "*ʾaləlay*": "woe/alas/how terrible", "*ṣādaqtî*": "I am righteous/I am innocent/I am just", "*ʾeśśāʾ*": "I lift up/I raise", "*śəbaʿ*": "satisfied/full of/filled with", "*qālôn*": "shame/disgrace/ignominy", "*ʿānyî*": "my affliction/my misery/my suffering" } }
• Job 21:15 : 15 { "verseID": "Job.21.15", "source": "מַה־שַׁדַּ֥י כִּֽי־נַֽעַבְדֶ֑נּוּ וּמַה־נּ֝וֹעִ֗יל כִּ֣י נִפְגַּע־בּֽוֹ׃", "text": "*mah-šadday kî-naʿabdennû û-mah-nôʿîl kî nipgaʿ-bô*", "grammar": { "*mah*": "interrogative pronoun - what", "*šadday*": "noun masculine singular - Almighty", "*kî*": "conjunction - that", "*naʿabdennû*": "Qal imperfect, 1st person common plural with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - we should serve him", "*û-mah*": "conjunctive waw + interrogative pronoun - and what", "*nôʿîl*": "Hiphil imperfect, 1st person common plural - we should profit/gain", "*kî*": "conjunction - if/when", "*nipgaʿ*": "Qal imperfect, 1st person common plural - we meet/encounter", "*bô*": "preposition with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - with him" }, "variants": { "*šadday*": "Almighty/All-sufficient (divine name)", "*ʿābad*": "to work/serve", "*yāʿal*": "to gain/profit/avail", "*pāgaʿ*": "to meet/encounter/intercede/entreat" } }
• Job 31:2 : 2 { "verseID": "Job.31.2", "source": "וּמֶ֤ה ׀ חֵ֣לֶק אֱל֣וֹהַּ מִמָּ֑עַל וְֽנַחֲלַ֥ת שַׁ֝דַּ֗י מִמְּרֹמִֽים׃", "text": "And *meh ḥēleq ʾĕlôah* from-above and-*naḥălat šadday* from-*mərômîm*", "grammar": { "*meh*": "interrogative pronoun - what", "*ḥēleq*": "noun, masculine singular construct - portion/share of", "*ʾĕlôah*": "noun, masculine singular - God/deity", "*naḥălat*": "noun, feminine singular construct - inheritance/heritage of", "*šadday*": "divine name - Almighty/Shaddai", "*mərômîm*": "noun, masculine plural - heights/high places" }, "variants": { "*ḥēleq*": "portion/share/lot", "*ʾĕlôah*": "God/deity (singular form)", "*šadday*": "the Almighty/All-sufficient One", "*mərômîm*": "heights/high places/heavens" } }