Job 21:15

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

What is the Almighty, that we should serve him? and what profit should we have, if we pray unto him?

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

מַה־שַׁדַּ֥י כִּֽי־נַֽעַבְדֶ֑נּוּ וּמַה־נּ֝וֹעִ֗יל כִּ֣י נִפְגַּע־בּֽוֹ׃

Transliteration

mah-šadday kî-naʿabdennû û-mah-nôʿîl kî nipgaʿ-bô

Grammar Details

*mah*: interrogative pronoun - what
*šadday*: noun masculine singular - Almighty
*kî*: conjunction - if/when
*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
*nipgaʿ*: Qal imperfect, 1st person common plural - we meet/encounter
*bô*: preposition with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - with him

Word Meanings

*šadday*: Almighty/All-sufficient (divine name)
*ʿābad*: to work/serve
*yāʿal*: to gain/profit/avail
*pāgaʿ*: to meet/encounter/intercede/entreat

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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

Exod 5:2 : 2 And Pharaoh said, Who is the LORD, that I should obey his voice to let Israel go? I know not the LORD, neither will I let Israel go.
Job 34:9 : 9 For he hath said, It profiteth a man nothing that he should delight himself with God.
Mal 1:13-14 : 13 Ye said also, Behold, what a weariness is it! and ye have snuffed at it, saith the LORD of hosts; and ye brought that which was torn, and the lame, and the sick; thus ye brought an offering: should I accept this of your hand? saith the LORD. 14 But cursed be the deceiver, which hath in his flock a male, and voweth, and sacrificeth unto the Lord a corrupt thing: for I am a great King, saith the LORD of hosts, and my name is dreadful among the heathen.
Matt 7:7 : 7 Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
John 16:24 : 24 Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full.
Job 35:3 : 3 For thou saidst, What advantage will it be unto thee? and, What profit shall I have, if I be cleansed from my sin?
Ps 12:4 : 4 Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail; our lips are our own: who is lord over us?
Prov 30:9 : 9 Lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, Who is the LORD? or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain.
Isa 30:11 : 11 Get you out of the way, turn aside out of the path, cause the Holy One of Israel to cease from before us.
Isa 45:19 : 19 I have not spoken in secret, in a dark place of the earth: I said not unto the seed of Jacob, Seek ye me in vain: I the LORD speak righteousness, I declare things that are right.
Hos 13:6 : 6 According to their pasture, so were they filled; they were filled, and their heart was exalted; therefore have they forgotten me.

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