Job 9:3
Strong's Lexicon
If
אִם־ (’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

one wished
יַ֭חְפֹּץ (yaḥ·pōṣ)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2654: 1) to delight in, take pleasure in, desire, be pleased with 1a) (Qal) 1a1) of men 1a1a) to take pleasure in, delight in 1a1b) to delight, desire, be pleased to do 1a2) of God 1a2a) to delight in, have pleasure in 1a2b) to be pleased to do 2) to move, bend down 2a) (Qal) to bend down

to contend
לָרִ֣יב (lā·rîḇ)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's Hebrew 7378: 1) to strive, contend 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to strive 1a1a) physically 1a1b) with words 1a2) to conduct a case or suit (legal), sue 1a3) to make complaint 1a4) to quarrel 1b) (Hiphil) to contend against

with [God],
עִמּ֑וֹ (‘im·mōw)
Preposition | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5973: 1) with 1a) with 1b) against 1c) toward 1d) as long as 1e) beside, except 1f) in spite of

he could not
לֹֽא־ (lō-)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: 1) not, no 1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition) 1b) not (with modifier-negation) 1c) nothing (subst) 1d) without (with particle) 1e) before (of time)

answer Him
יַ֝עֲנֶ֗נּוּ (ya·‘ă·nen·nū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6030: 1) to answer, respond, testify, speak, shout 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to answer, respond to 1a2) to testify, respond as a witness 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to make answer 1b2) to be answered, receive answer 2) (Qal) to sing, utter tunefully 3) (Qal) to dwell

one [time]
אַחַ֥ת (’a·ḥaṯ)
Number - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 259: 1) one (number) 1a) one (number) 1b) each, every 1c) a certain 1d) an (indefinite article) 1e) only, once, once for all 1f) one...another, the one...the other, one after another, one by one 1g) first 1h) eleven (in combination), eleventh (ordinal)

out
מִנִּי־ (min·nî-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 4480: prep 1) from, out of, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not, more than 1a) from (expressing separation), off, on the side of 1b) out of 1b1) (with verbs of proceeding, removing, expelling) 1b2) (of material from which something is made) 1b3) (of source or origin) 1c) out of, some of, from (partitively) 1d) from, since, after (of time) 1e) than, more than (in comparison) 1f) from...even to, both...and, either...or 1g) than, more than, too much for (in comparisons) 1h) from, on account of, through, because (with infinitive) conj 2) that

of a thousand.
אָֽלֶף׃ (’ā·lep̄)
Number - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 505: 1) a thousand 1a) as numeral 2) a thousand, company 2a) as a company of men under one leader, troops

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
If one wished to contend with God, he could not answer Him one time out of a thousand.

Young's Literal Translation
If he delight to strive with Him—He doth not answer him one of a thousand.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
If one wanted to take   Him to court, he could not answer God once in  a thousand times. 

New American Standard Bible
"If one wished to dispute with Him, He could not answer Him once in a thousand [times].

King James Bible
If he will contend with him, he cannot answer him one of a thousand.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
Though they wished to dispute with him, they could not answer him one time out of a thousand.

New Living Translation
If someone wanted to take God to court, would it be possible to answer him even once in a thousand times?

English Standard Version
If one wished to contend with him, one could not answer him once in a thousand times.

New American Standard Bible
"If one wished to dispute with Him, He could not answer Him once in a thousand times.

King James Bible
If he will contend with him, he cannot answer him one of a thousand.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
If one wanted to take Him to court, he could not answer God once in a thousand times.

International Standard Version
If one were to seek to argue with him, he won't be able to answer him even once in a thousand times.

NET Bible
If someone wishes to contend with him, he cannot answer him one time in a thousand.

American Standard Version
If he be pleased to contend with him, He cannot answer him one of a thousand.

English Revised Version
If he be pleased to contend with him, he cannot answer him one of a thousand.

Young's Literal Translation
If he delight to strive with Him -- He doth not answer him one of a thousand.
















Cross References
Job 9:14
How much less shall I answer him, and choose out my words to reason with him?

Job 9:32
For he is not a man, as I am, that I should answer him, and we should come together in judgment.

Job 10:2
I will say unto God, Do not condemn me; shew me wherefore thou contendest with me.

Job 13:19
Who is he that will plead with me? for now, if I hold my tongue, I shall give up the ghost.

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

Job 40:2
Shall he that contendeth with the Almighty instruct him? he that reproveth God, let him answer it.

Job 40:5
Once have I spoken; but I will not answer: yea, twice; but I will proceed no further.

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

Job 9:1
Then Job answered and said,

Job 8:22
They that hate thee shall be clothed with shame; and the dwelling place of the wicked shall come to nought.
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