Job 4:17
Strong's Lexicon
‘Can a [mortal]
הַֽ֭אֱנוֹשׁ (ha·’ĕ·nō·wōš)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 376: 1) man 1a) man, male (in contrast to woman, female) 1b) husband 1c) human being, person (in contrast to God) 1d) servant 1e) mankind 1f) champion 1g) great man 2) whosoever 3) each (adjective)

be more righteous
יִצְדָּ֑ק (yiṣ·dāq)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6663: 1) to be just, be righteous 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to have a just cause, be in the right 1a2) to be justified 1a3) to be just (of God) 1a4) to be just, be righteous (in conduct and character) 1b) (Niphal) to be put or made right, be justified 1c) (Piel) justify, make to appear righteous, make someone righteous 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to do or bring justice (in administering law) 1d2) to declare righteous, justify 1d3) to justify, vindicate the cause of, save 1d4) to make righteous, turn to righteousness 1e) (Hithpael) to justify oneself

than God,
מֵאֱל֣וֹהַ (mê·’ĕ·lō·w·ha)
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 433: 1) God 2) false god

or
אִ֥ם (’im)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 518: 1) if 1a) conditional clauses 1a1) of possible situations 1a2) of impossible situations 1b) oath contexts 1b1) no, not 1c) if...if, whether...or, whether...or...or 1d) when, whenever 1e) since 1f) interrogative particle 1g) but rather

a man
גָּֽבֶר׃ (gā·ḇer)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1397: 1) man, strong man, warrior (emphasising strength or ability to fight)

more pure
יִטְהַר־ (yiṭ·har-)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2891: 1) to be clean, be pure 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be clean (physically-of disease) 1a2) to be clean ceremonially 1a3) to purify, be clean morally, made clean 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to cleanse, purify 1b1a) physically 1b1b) ceremonially 1b1c) morally 1b2) to pronounce clean 1b3) to perform the ceremony of cleansing 1c) (Pual) to be cleansed, be pronounced clean 1d) (Hithpael) 1d1) to purify oneself 1d1a) ceremonially 1d1b) morally 1d2) to present oneself for purification

than his Maker ?
מֵ֝עֹשֵׂ֗הוּ (mê·‘ō·śê·hū)
Preposition-m | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6213: 1) to do, fashion, accomplish, make 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to do, work, make, produce 1a1a) to do 1a1b) to work 1a1c) to deal (with) 1a1d) to act, act with effect, effect 1a2) to make 1a2a) to make 1a2b) to produce 1a2c) to prepare 1a2d) to make (an offering) 1a2e) to attend to, put in order 1a2f) to observe, celebrate 1a2g) to acquire (property) 1a2h) to appoint, ordain, institute 1a2i) to bring about 1a2j) to use 1a2k) to spend, pass 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be done 1b2) to be made 1b3) to be produced 1b4) to be offered 1b5) to be observed 1b6) to be used 1c) (Pual) to be made 2) (Piel) to press, squeeze

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
‘Can a mortal be more righteous than God, or a man more pure than his Maker?

Young's Literal Translation
‘Is mortal man than God more righteous? Than his Maker is a man cleaner?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
“Can a person be more righteous than  God, or a man more pure than  his  Maker ? ” 

New American Standard Bible
Can mankind be just before God? Can a man be pure before his Maker?

King James Bible
Shall mortal man be more just than God? shall a man be more pure than his maker?
Parallel Verses
New International Version
Can a mortal be more righteous than God? Can even a strong man be more pure than his Maker?

New Living Translation
'Can a mortal be innocent before God? Can anyone be pure before the Creator?'

English Standard Version
‘Can mortal man be in the right before God? Can a man be pure before his Maker?

New American Standard Bible
'Can mankind be just before God? Can a man be pure before his Maker?

King James Bible
Shall mortal man be more just than God? shall a man be more pure than his maker?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
"Can a person be more righteous than God, or a man more pure than his Maker?"

International Standard Version
Can a mortal person be more righteous than God? Or can the purity of the valiant exceed that of his maker?'

NET Bible
"Is a mortal man righteous before God? Or a man pure before his Creator?

American Standard Version
Shall mortal man be more just than God? Shall a man be more pure than his Maker?

English Revised Version
Shall mortal man be more just than God? shall a man be more pure than his Maker?

Young's Literal Translation
'Is mortal man than God more righteous? Than his Maker is a man cleaner?
















Cross References
Job 4:16
It stood still, but I could not discern the form thereof: an image was before mine eyes, there was silence, and I heard a voice, saying,

Job 9:2
I know it is so of a truth: but how should man be just with God?

Job 25:4
How then can man be justified with God? or how can he be clean that is born of a woman?

Job 31:15
Did not he that made me in the womb make him? and did not one fashion us in the womb?

Job 32:22
For I know not to give flattering titles; in so doing my maker would soon take me away.

Job 35:10
But none saith, Where is God my maker, who giveth songs in the night;

Job 36:3
I will fetch my knowledge from afar, and will ascribe righteousness to my Maker.

Psalm 143:2
And enter not into judgment with thy servant: for in thy sight shall no man living be justified.

Job 1:1
There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil.

Job 4:15
Then a spirit passed before my face; the hair of my flesh stood up:

Job 4:14
Fear came upon me, and trembling, which made all my bones to shake.
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