Job 25:4
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"Howוּמַה־
(u·mah-)
4100: what? how? anythinga prim. interrogative and indefinite particle
then can a manאֱנֹ֣ושׁ
(e·no·vsh)
582: man, mankindfrom an unused word
be justיִּצְדַּ֣ק
(yitz·dak)
6663: to be just or righteousdenominative verb from tsedeq
with God?אֵ֑ל
(el;)
410: God, in pl. godsa prim. root
Or howוּמַה־
(u·mah-)
4100: what? how? anythinga prim. interrogative and indefinite particle
can he be cleanיִּ֝זְכֶּ֗ה
(yiz·keh)
2135: to be clear, clean or purea prim. root
who is bornיְל֣וּד
(ye·lud)
3205: to bear, bring forth, begeta prim. root
of woman?אִשָּֽׁה׃
(i·shah.)
802: woman, wife, femalefrom an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
How then can man
'enowsh  (en-oshe')
a mortal; hence, a man in general (singly or collectively)English versions, especially when used in apposition with another word.
be justified
tsadaq  (tsaw-dak')
to be (causatively, make) right (in a moral or forensic sense) -- cleanse, clear self, (be, do) just(-ice, -ify, -ify self), (be turn to) righteous(-ness).
with God
'el  (ale)
strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity)
or how can he be clean
zakah  (zaw-kaw')
to be translucent; figuratively, to be innocent -- be (make) clean, cleanse, be clear, count pure.
that is born
yalad  (yaw-lad')
to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage
of a woman
'ishshah  (ish-shaw')
irregular plural, nashiym {naw-sheem'}; a woman
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"How then can a man be just with God? Or how can he be clean who is born of woman?

King James Bible
How then can man be justified with God? or how can he be clean that is born of a woman?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
How can a person be justified before God? How can one born of woman be pure?

International Standard Version
How can a human being become right with God? How can a human being be pure?

NET Bible
How then can a human being be righteous before God? How can one born of a woman be pure?

GOD'S WORD® Translation
How can a person be righteous to God? How can anyone born of a woman be pure?

King James 2000 Bible
How then can man be justified with God? or how can he be clean that is born of a woman?
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