Job 11:4

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

For thou hast said, My doctrine is pure, and I am clean in thine eyes.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַ֭תֹּאמֶר זַ֣ךְ לִקְחִ֑י וּ֝בַ֗ר הָיִ֥יתִי בְעֵינֶֽיךָ׃

Transliteration

wə-tōʾmer zak liqḥi u-var hayiti və-ʿeneyka

Grammar Details

*wə-tōʾmer*: conjunction + qal imperfect 2nd masculine singular - and you say
*zak*: adjective masculine singular - pure
*liqḥi*: noun masculine singular construct + 1st common singular suffix - my doctrine/teaching
*u-var*: conjunction + adjective masculine singular - and pure/clean
*hayiti*: qal perfect 1st common singular - I have been
*və-ʿeneyka*: preposition + noun feminine dual construct + 2nd masculine singular suffix - in your eyes

Word Meanings

*zak*: pure/clean/clear
*liqḥi*: my doctrine/my teaching/my insight
*var*: pure/clean/clear
*ʿeneyka*: your eyes/your sight/your opinion

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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🎯 Translation Approach

Classic King James Version text presented with Strong's numbering to link English words to their underlying Hebrew and Greek terms. Prioritizes literal/formal correspondence while enabling original-language word study.

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Readability

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Study-focused layout: Optimized for research and analysis, prioritizing lexical access over uninterrupted readability.
Concordance compatibility: Strong's numbers map to widely available concordances and lexicons for deeper study.

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High concordance with source wording
Well-suited for in-depth word studies and exegesis
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Archaic language can be difficult for modern readers
Reference numbers can disrupt continuous reading
Less suitable for public or devotional reading compared to modern translations

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Referenced Verses

Job 10:7 : 7 Thou knowest that I am not wicked; and there is none that can deliver out of thine hand.
Job 6:10 : 10 Then should I yet have comfort; yea, I would harden myself in sorrow: let him not spare; for I have not concealed the words of the Holy One.
Job 6:29-30 : 29 Return, I pray you, let it not be iniquity; yea, return again, my righteousness is in it. 30 Is there iniquity in my tongue? cannot my taste discern perverse things?
Job 7:20 : 20 I have sinned; what shall I do unto thee, O thou preserver of men? why hast thou set me as a mark against thee, so that I am a burden to myself?
Job 9:2-3 : 2 I know it is so of a truth: but how should man be just with God? 3 If he will contend with him, he cannot answer him one of a thousand.
Job 14:4 : 4 Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? not one.
Job 34:5-6 : 5 For Job hath said, I am righteous: and God hath taken away my judgment. 6 Should I lie against my right? my wound is incurable without transgression.
Job 35:2 : 2 Thinkest thou this to be right, that thou saidst, My righteousness is more than God's?
1 Pet 3:15 : 15 But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:

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