Job 23:3
Strong's Lexicon
If only
מִֽי־ (mî-)
Interjection
Strong's Hebrew 4310: 1) who?, whose?, whom?, would that, whoever, whosoever

יִתֵּ֣ן (yit·tên)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5414: 1) to give, put, set 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to give, bestow, grant, permit, ascribe, employ, devote, consecrate, dedicate, pay wages, sell, exchange, lend, commit, entrust, give over, deliver up, yield produce, occasion, produce, requite to, report, mention, utter, stretch out, extend 1a2) to put, set, put on, put upon, set, appoint, assign, designate 1a3) to make, constitute 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be given, be bestowed, be provided, be entrusted to, be granted to, be permitted, be issued, be published, be uttered, be assigned 1b2) to be set, be put, be made, be inflicted 1c) (Hophal) 1c1) to be given, be bestowed, be given up, be delivered up 1c2) to be put upon

I knew
יָ֭דַעְתִּי (yā·ḏa‘·tî)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 3045: 1) to know 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to know 1a1a) to know, learn to know 1a1b) to perceive 1a1c) to perceive and see, find out and discern 1a1d) to discriminate, distinguish 1a1e) to know by experience 1a1f) to recognise, admit, acknowledge, confess 1a1g) to consider 1a2) to know, be acquainted with 1a3) to know (a person carnally) 1a4) to know how, be skilful in 1a5) to have knowledge, be wise 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be made known, be or become known, be revealed 1b2) to make oneself known 1b3) to be perceived 1b4) to be instructed 1c) (Piel) to cause to know 1d) (Poal) to cause to know 1e) (Pual) 1e1) to be known 1e2) known, one known, acquaintance (participle) 1f) (Hiphil) to make known, declare 1g) (Hophal) to be made known 1h) (Hithpael) to make oneself known, reveal oneself

where to find Him,
וְאֶמְצָאֵ֑הוּ (wə·’em·ṣā·’ê·hū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - first person common singular | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4672: 1) to find, attain to 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to find 1a1a) to find, secure, acquire, get (thing sought) 1a1b) to find (what is lost) 1a1c) to meet, encounter 1a1d) to find (a condition) 1a1e) to learn, devise 1a2) to find out 1a2a) to find out 1a2b) to detect 1a2c) to guess 1a3) to come upon, light upon 1a3a) to happen upon, meet, fall in with 1a3b) to hit 1a3c) to befall 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be found 1b1a) to be encountered, be lighted upon, be discovered 1b1b) to appear, be recognised 1b1c) to be discovered, be detected 1b1d) to be gained, be secured 1b2) to be, be found 1b2a) to be found in 1b2b) to be in the possession of 1b2c) to be found in (a place), happen to be 1b2d) to be left (after war) 1b2e) to be present 1b2f) to prove to be 1b2g) to be found sufficient, be enough 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to cause to find, attain 1c2) to cause to light upon, come upon, come 1c3) to cause to encounter 1c4) to present (offering)

so that I could go
אָ֝ב֗וֹא (’ā·ḇō·w)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 935: 1) to go in, enter, come, go, come in 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to enter, come in 1a2) to come 1a2a) to come with 1a2b) to come upon, fall or light upon, attack (enemy) 1a2c) to come to pass 1a3) to attain to 1a4) to be enumerated 1a5) to go 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to lead in 1b2) to carry in 1b3) to bring in, cause to come in, gather, cause to come, bring near, bring against, bring upon 1b4) to bring to pass 1c) (Hophal) 1c1) to be brought, brought in 1c2) to be introduced, be put

to
עַד־ (‘aḏ-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5704: prep 1) as far as, even to, until, up to, while, as far as 1a) of space 1a1) as far as, up to, even to 1b) in combination 1b1) from...as far as, both...and (with 'min' -from) 1c) of time 1c1) even to, until, unto, till, during, end 1d) of degree 1d1) even to, to the degree of, even like conj 2) until, while, to the point that, so that even

His seat.
תְּכוּנָתֽוֹ׃ (tə·ḵū·nā·ṯōw)
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8499: 1) arrangement, preparation, fixed place, seat, place 1a) arrangement, disposition 1b) preparation 1c) fixed place, seat, place

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
If only I knew where to find Him, so that I could go to His seat.

Young's Literal Translation
O that I had known—and I find Him, I come in unto His seat,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
If only I knew how to find  Him, so that I could go to  His  throne.

New American Standard Bible
"Oh that I knew where I might find Him, That I might come to His seat!

King James Bible
Oh that I knew where I might find him! [that] I might come [even] to his seat!
Parallel Verses
New International Version
If only I knew where to find him; if only I could go to his dwelling!

New Living Translation
If only I knew where to find God, I would go to his court.

English Standard Version
Oh, that I knew where I might find him, that I might come even to his seat!

New American Standard Bible
"Oh that I knew where I might find Him, That I might come to His seat!

King James Bible
Oh that I knew where I might find him! that I might come even to his seat!

Holman Christian Standard Bible
If only I knew how to find Him, so that I could go to His throne.

International Standard Version
If only I knew where to find him, I would visit him where he has taken his seat.

NET Bible
O that I knew where I might find him, that I could come to his place of residence!

American Standard Version
Oh that I knew where I might find him! That I might come even to his seat!

English Revised Version
Oh that I knew where I might find him, that I might come even to his seat!

Young's Literal Translation
O that I had known -- and I find Him, I come in unto His seat,
















Cross References
Job 23:2
Even to day is my complaint bitter: my stroke is heavier than my groaning.

Job 23:4
I would order my cause before him, and fill my mouth with arguments.

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 23:1
Then Job answered and said,

Job 22:30
He shall deliver the island of the innocent: and it is delivered by the pureness of thine hands.

Job 23:5
I would know the words which he would answer me, and understand what he would say unto me.

Job 23:6
Will he plead against me with his great power? No; but he would put strength in me.
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