Job 15:4
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"Indeed,אַף־
(af-)
637: also, yeaa prim. conjunction
you do awayתָּפֵ֣ר
(ta·fer)
6565a: to break, frustratea prim. root
with reverenceיִרְאָ֑ה
(yir·'ah;)
3374: a fearfrom yare
And hinderוְתִגְרַ֥ע
(ve·tig·ra)
1639: to diminish, restrain, withdrawa prim. root
meditationיחָ֗ה
(y·chah)
7881: complaint, musingfrom an unused word
beforeלִפְנֵי־
(lif·nei-)
6440: face, facesfrom panah
God.אֵֽל׃
(el.)
410: God, in pl. godsa prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
Yea thou castest off
parar  (paw-rar')
to break up (usually figuratively), i.e. to violate, frustrate
fear
yir'ah  (yir-aw')
fear (also used as infinitive); morally, reverence -- dreadful, exceedingly, fear(-fulness).
and restrainest
gara`  (gaw-rah')
to scrape off; by implication, to shave, remove, lessen, withhold -- abate, clip, (di-)minish, do (take) away, keep back, restrain, make small, withdraw.
prayer
siychah  (see-khaw')
reflection; be extension, devotion -- meditation, prayer.
before
paniym  (paw-neem')
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
God
'el  (ale)
strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity)
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"Indeed, you do away with reverence And hinder meditation before God.

King James Bible
Yea, thou castest off fear, and restrainest prayer before God.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
But you even undermine the fear of God and hinder meditation before Him.

International Standard Version
Yet you dispense with fear of God and hinder meditations before God.

NET Bible
But you even break off piety, and hinder meditation before God.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Yes, you destroy the fear [of God] and diminish devotion to God.

King James 2000 Bible
Yea, you cast off fear, and restrain prayer before God.
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