Job 13:3
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"But I would speakאֲדַבֵּ֑ר
(a·dab·ber;)
1696: to speaka prim. root
to the Almighty,שַׁדַּ֣י
(shad·dai)
7706b: perhaps "the almighty," a title for Godof uncertain derivation
And I desireאֶחְפָּֽץ׃
(ech·patz.)
2654a: to delight ina prim. root
to argueוְהֹוכֵ֖חַ
(ve·ho·v·che·ach)
3198: to decide, adjudge, provea prim. root
with God.אֵ֣ל
(el)
410: God, in pl. godsa prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
Surely
'uwlam  (oo-lawm')
however or on the contrary -- as for, but, howbeit, in very deed, surely, truly, wherefore.
I would speak
dabar  (daw-bar')
perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
to the Almighty
Shadday  (shad-dah'-ee)
the Almighty -- Almighty.
and I desire
chaphets  (khaw-fates')
to incline to; by implication (literally but rarely) to bend; figuratively, to be pleased with, desire
to reason
yakach  (yaw-kahh')
to be right (i.e. correct); reciprocal, to argue; causatively, to decide, justify or convict
with God
'el  (ale)
strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity)
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"But I would speak to the Almighty, And I desire to argue with God.

King James Bible
Surely I would speak to the Almighty, and I desire to reason with God.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Yet I prefer to speak to the Almighty and argue my case before God.

International Standard Version
But I want to talk to the Almighty; and I'm determined to argue my case before God."

NET Bible
But I wish to speak to the Almighty, and I desire to argue my case with God.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
However, I want to speak to the Almighty, and I wish to argue my case in front of God.

King James 2000 Bible
Surely I would speak to the Almighty, and I desire to reason with God.
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