Job 19:28 Hebrew Word Analysis

0כִּ֣יh3588
1But ye should sayתֹ֭אמְרוּh559
2מַהh4100
3Why persecuteנִּרְדָּףh7291
4ל֑וֹh0
5we him seeing the rootוְשֹׁ֥רֶשׁh8328
6of the matterדָּ֝בָ֗רh1697
7is foundנִמְצָאh4672
8בִֽי׃h0

Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

But ye should say, Why persecute we him, seeing the root of the matter is found in me?

American Standard Version (ASV)

If ye say, How we will persecute him! And that the root of the matter is found in me;

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

If you say, How cruel we will be to him! because the root of sin is clearly in him:

Darby English Bible (DBY)

If ye say, How shall we persecute him? when the root of the matter is found in me,

Webster's Bible (WBT)

But ye would say, Why persecute we him, seeing the root of the matter is found in me?

World English Bible (WEB)

If you say, 'How we will persecute him!' Because the root of the matter is found in me,

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

But ye say, `Why do we pursue after him?' And the root of the matter hath been found in me.