Job 6:11
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"Whatמַה־
(mah-)
4100: what? how? anythinga prim. interrogative and indefinite particle
is my strength,כֹּחִ֥י
(ko·chi)
3581b: strength, powerfrom an unused word
that I should wait?אֲיַחֵ֑ל
(a·ya·chel;)
3176: to wait, awaita prim. root
And whatוּמַה־
(u·mah-)
4100: what? how? anythinga prim. interrogative and indefinite particle
is my end,קִּ֝צִּ֗י
(ki·tzi)
7093: endfrom qatsats
that I should endure?אַאֲרִ֥יךְ
(a·'a·rich)
748: to be longa prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
What is my strength
koach  (ko'-akh)
from an unused root meaning to be firm; vigor, literally (force, in a good or a bad sense) or figuratively (capacity, means, produce); also (from its hardiness) a large lizard
that I should hope
yachal  (yaw-chal')
to wait; by implication, to be patient, hope -- (cause to, have, make to) hope, be pained, stay, tarry, trust, wait.
and what is mine end
qets  (kates)
an extremity; adverbially (with prepositional prefix) after -- + after, (utmost) border, end, (in-)finite, process.
that I should prolong
'arak  (aw-rak')
to be (causative, make) long -- defer, draw out, lengthen, (be, become, make, pro-)long, + (out-, over-)live, tarry (long).
my life
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
"What is my strength, that I should wait? And what is my end, that I should endure?

King James Bible
What is my strength, that I should hope? and what is mine end, that I should prolong my life?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
What strength do I have that I should continue to hope? What is my future, that I should be patient?

International Standard Version
"Do I have the strength to wait? And why should I be patient?

NET Bible
What is my strength, that I should wait? and what is my end, that I should prolong my life?

GOD'S WORD® Translation
What strength do I have [left] that I can go on hoping? What goal do I have that I would want to prolong my life?

King James 2000 Bible
What is my strength, that I should hope? and what is my end, that I should prolong my life?
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