Job 4:17 Hebrew Word Analysis

0הַֽ֭אֱנוֹשׁh376
1than Godמֵאֱל֣וֹהַh433
2be more justיִצְדָּ֑קh6663
3אִ֥םh518
4than his makerמֵֽ֝עֹשֵׂ֗הוּh6213
5be more pureיִטְהַרh2891
6shall a manגָּֽבֶר׃h1397

Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

Shall mortal man be more just than God? shall a man be more pure than his maker?

American Standard Version (ASV)

Shall mortal man be more just than God? Shall a man be more pure than his Maker?

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

May a man be upright before God? or a man be clean before his Maker?

Darby English Bible (DBY)

Shall [mortal] man be more just than +God? Shall a man be purer than his Maker?

Webster's Bible (WBT)

Shall mortal man be more just than God? shall a man be more pure than his maker?

World English Bible (WEB)

'Shall mortal man be more just than God? Shall a man be more pure than his Maker?

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

`Is mortal man than God more righteous? Than his Maker is a man cleaner?