Job 8:3
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"Does Godהַ֭אֵל
(ha·'el)
410: God, in pl. godsa prim. root
pervertיְעַוֵּ֣ת
(ye·'av·vet)
5791: to be bent or crookeda prim. root
justice?מִשְׁפָּ֑ט
(mish·pat;)
4941: judgmentfrom shaphat
Orוְאִםשַׁ֝־
(ve·'i·m·m-)
518: ifa prim. conjunction
does the Almightyדַּ֗י
(dai)
7706b: perhaps "the almighty," a title for Godof uncertain derivation
pervertיְעַוֵּֽת־
(ye·'av·vet-)
5791: to be bent or crookeda prim. root
what is right?צֶֽדֶק׃
(tze·dek.)
6664: rightness, righteousnessfrom an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
Doth God
'el  (ale)
strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity)
pervert
`avath  (aw-vath')
to wrest -- bow self, (make) crooked., falsifying, overthrow, deal perversely, pervert, subvert, turn upside down.;
judgment
mishpat  (mish-pawt')
a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or collective
or doth the Almighty
Shadday  (shad-dah'-ee)
the Almighty -- Almighty.
pervert
`avath  (aw-vath')
to wrest -- bow self, (make) crooked., falsifying, overthrow, deal perversely, pervert, subvert, turn upside down.;
justice
tsedeq  (tseh'-dek)
the right (natural, moral or legal); also (abstractly) equity or (figuratively) prosperity -- even, (that which is altogether) just(-ice), (un-)right(-eous) (cause, -ly, -ness).
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"Does God pervert justice? Or does the Almighty pervert what is right?

King James Bible
Doth God pervert judgment? or doth the Almighty pervert justice?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Does God pervert justice? Does the Almighty pervert what is right?

International Standard Version
Does God pervert justice? Does the Almighty pervert what's right?

NET Bible
Does God pervert justice? Or does the Almighty pervert what is right?

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Does God distort justice, or does the Almighty distort righteousness?

King James 2000 Bible
Does God pervert judgment? or does the Almighty pervert justice?
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