Job 15:14
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"Whatמָֽה־
(mah-)
4100: what? how? anythinga prim. interrogative and indefinite particle
is man,אֱנֹ֥ושׁ
(e·no·vsh)
582: man, mankindfrom an unused word
that he should be pure,יִזְכֶּ֑ה
(yiz·keh;)
2135: to be clear, clean or purea prim. root
Or he who is bornיְל֣וּד
(ye·lud)
3205: to bear, bring forth, begeta prim. root
of a woman,אִשָּֽׁה׃
(i·shah.)
802: woman, wife, femalefrom an unused word
that he should be righteous?יִ֝צְדַּ֗ק
(yitz·dak)
6663: to be just or righteousdenominative verb from tsedeq


















KJV Lexicon
What is man
'enowsh  (en-oshe')
a mortal; hence, a man in general (singly or collectively)English versions, especially when used in apposition with another word.
that he should be clean
zakah  (zaw-kaw')
to be translucent; figuratively, to be innocent -- be (make) clean, cleanse, be clear, count pure.
and he which 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
that he should be righteous
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).
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"What is man, that he should be pure, Or he who is born of a woman, that he should be righteous?

King James Bible
What is man, that he should be clean? and he which is born of a woman, that he should be righteous?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
What is man, that he should be pure, or one born of woman, that he should be righteous?

International Standard Version
"What is mankind, that he can be blameless? Or does being born of a woman mean he'll be in the right?

NET Bible
What is man that he should be pure, or one born of woman, that he should be righteous?

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Why should a mortal be considered faultless or someone born of a woman be considered righteous?

King James 2000 Bible
What is man, that he should be clean? and he who is born of a woman, that he should be righteous?
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