Job 12:3

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

But I have understanding as well as you; I am not inferior to you: yea, who knoweth not such things as these?

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

גַּם־לִ֤י לֵבָ֨ב ׀ כְּֽמוֹכֶ֗ם לֹא־נֹפֵ֣ל אָנֹכִ֣י מִכֶּ֑ם וְאֶת מִי־אֵ֥ין כְּמוֹ־אֵֽלֶּה׃

Transliteration

gam-lî lēbāb kəmôkem lōʾ-nōpēl ʾānōkî mikkem wə-ʾet mî-ʾên kəmô-ʾēlleh

Grammar Details

*gam-lî*: conjunction + preposition with 1st singular suffix - also to me
*lēbāb*: noun, masculine singular - heart/mind/understanding
*kəmôkem*: preposition + 2nd masculine plural suffix - like you
*lōʾ-nōpēl*: negative particle + qal participle, masculine singular - not falling
*ʾānōkî*: pronoun, 1st person singular - I
*mikkem*: preposition + 2nd masculine plural suffix - from you
*wə-ʾet*: conjunction + direct object marker
*mî-ʾên*: interrogative pronoun + particle of negation - who is not
*kəmô-ʾēlleh*: preposition + demonstrative pronoun - like these

Word Meanings

*lēbāb*: heart/mind/understanding/inner self
*nōpēl*: falling/inferior
*ʾānōkî*: I/myself (emphatic form)
*ʾēlleh*: these things/matters

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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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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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 13:2-5 : 2 What ye know, the same do I know also: I am not inferior unto you. 3 Surely I would speak to the Almighty, and I desire to reason with God. 4 But ye are forgers of lies, ye are all physicians of no value. 5 O that ye would altogether hold your peace! and it should be your wisdom.
Job 26:2-3 : 2 How hast thou helped him that is without power? how savest thou the arm that hath no strength? 3 How hast thou counselled him that hath no wisdom? and how hast thou plentifully declared the thing as it is?
Prov 26:4 : 4 Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him.
2 Cor 11:5 : 5 For I suppose I was not a whit behind the very chiefest apostles.
2 Cor 11:21-23 : 21 I speak as concerning reproach, as though we had been weak. Howbeit whereinsoever any is bold,(I speak foolishly,) I am bold also. 22 Are they Hebrews? so am I. Are they Israelites? so am I. Are they the seed of Abraham? so am I. 23 Are they ministers of Christ?(I speak as a fool) I am more; in labours more abundant, in stripes above measure, in prisons more frequent, in deaths oft.
Job 6:6-7 : 6 Can that which is unsavoury be eaten without salt? or is there any taste in the white of an egg? 7 The things that my soul refused to touch are as my sorrowful meat.

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