Job 3:20
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"Whyלָ֤מָּה
(lam·mah)
4100: what? how? anythinga prim. interrogative and indefinite particle
is lightאֹ֑ור
(o·vr;)
216: a lightfrom or
givenיִתֵּ֣ן
(yit·ten)
5414: to give, put, seta prim. root
to him who suffers,לְעָמֵ֣ל
(le·'a·mel)
6001a: a laborer, suffererfrom amal
And life 
 
2425b: lifefrom chayah
to the bitterלְמָ֣רֵי
(le·ma·rei)
4751: bitter, bitternessfrom marar
of soul,נָֽפֶשׁ׃
(na·fesh.)
5315: a soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion from an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
Wherefore is light
'owr  (ore)
illumination or (concrete) luminary (in every sense, including lightning, happiness, etc.) -- bright, clear, + day, light (-ning), morning, sun.
given
nathan  (naw-than')
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
to him that is in misery
`amel  (aw-male')
toiling; concretely, a laborer; figuratively, sorrowful -- that laboureth, that is a misery, had taken (labour), wicked, workman.
and life
chay  (khah'-ee)
age, alive, appetite, (wild) beast, company, congregation, life(-time), live(-ly), living (creature, thing), maintenance, + merry, multitude, + (be) old, quick, raw, running, springing, troop.
unto the bitter
mar  (mar)
bitter; also (as noun) bitterness, or (adverbially) bitterly -- + angry, bitter(-ly, -ness), chafed, discontented, great, heavy.
in soul
nephesh  (neh'-fesh)
a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"Why is light given to him who suffers, And life to the bitter of soul,

King James Bible
Wherefore is light given to him that is in misery, and life unto the bitter in soul;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Why is light given to one burdened with grief, and life to those whose existence is bitter,

International Standard Version
"Why does God give light to the sufferer or life to the bitter person:

NET Bible
"Why does God give light to one who is in misery, and life to those whose soul is bitter,

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"Why give light to one in misery and life to those who find it so bitter,

King James 2000 Bible
Therefore is light given to him that is in misery, and life unto the bitter in soul;
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