Job 35:3
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"For you say,תֹ֭אמַר
(to·mar)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
Whatמַה־
(mah-)
4100: what? how? anythinga prim. interrogative and indefinite particle
advantageיִּסְכָּן־
(yis·kan-)
5532a: to be of use or service, benefita prim. root
will it be to You? Whatמָֽה־
(mah-)
4100: what? how? anythinga prim. interrogative and indefinite particle
profitאֹ֝עִ֗יל
(o·'il)
3276: to confer or gain profit or benefita prim. root
will I have, more than 
 
4480: froma prim. preposition
if I had sinned?'מֵֽחַטָּאתִֽי׃
(me·chat·ta·ti.)
2403b: sin, sin offeringfrom chata


















KJV Lexicon
For thou saidst
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
What advantage
cakan  (saw-kan')
to be familiar with; by implication, to minister to, be serviceable to, be customary
will it be unto thee and What profit
ya`al  (yaw-al')
to ascend; figuratively, to be valuable (objectively: useful, subjectively: benefited) -- at all, set forward, can do good, (be, have) profit, (able).
shall I have if I be cleansed from my sin
chatta'ah  (khat-taw-aw')
an offence (sometimes habitual sinfulness), and its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, or expiation; also (concretely) an offender
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"For you say, 'What advantage will it be to You? What profit will I have, more than if I had sinned?'

King James Bible
For thou saidst, What advantage will it be unto thee? and, What profit shall I have, if I be cleansed from my sin?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
For you ask, "What does it profit You, and what benefit comes to me, if I do not sin?"

International Standard Version
After all, you've asked what your benefit will be: 'What will I profit from refraining from sin?'

NET Bible
But you say, 'What will it profit you,' and, 'What do I gain by not sinning?'

GOD'S WORD® Translation
when you ask, 'What benefit is it to you?' and, 'What would I gain by sinning?'

King James 2000 Bible
For you said, What advantage will it be unto you? and, What profit shall I have, if I be cleansed from my sin?
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