Is it any pleasure to the Almighty, that thou art righteous? or is it gain to him, that thou makest thy ways perfect?
Is it any pleaſure to the Almighty, that thou art righteous? or is it gaine to him, that thou makeſt thy waies perfite?
אִם , particle, ʾim — if (value 41)
H518,
אִם ʼim, eem; a primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also Oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not:—(and, can-, doubtless, if, that) (not), + but, either, + except, + more(-over if, than), neither, nevertheless, nor, oh that, or, + save (only, -ing), seeing, since, sith, + surely (no more, none, not), though, + of a truth, + unless, + verily, when, whereas, whether, while, + yet.if
conditional clauses
of possible situations
of impossible situations
oath contexts
no, not
if...if, whether...or, whether...or...or
when, whenever
since
interrogative particle
but rather
Used in 931 Verses, 37 Books 1070  Occurrence Count
בֶּצַע , masculine noun, betzaʿ — gain made by violence, unjust gain, profit (value 162)
H1215,
בֶּצַע betsaʻ, beh'-tsah; from H1214; plunder; by extension, gain (usually unjust):—covetousness, (dishonest) gain, lucre, profit.profit, unjust gain, gain (profit) acquired by violence
Used in 23 Verses, 13 Books 23  Occurrence Count
דֶּרֶךְ , masculine noun, derekh — way, road, distance, journey, manner (value 224)
H1870,
דֶּרֶךְ derek, deh'-rek; from H1869; a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb:—along, away, because of, by, conversation, custom, (east-) ward, journey, manner, passenger, through, toward, (high-) (path-) way(-side), whither(-soever).way, road, distance, journey, manner
road, way, path
journey
direction
manner, habit, way
of course of life (fig.)
of moral character (fig.)
Used in 626 Verses, 32 Books 699  Occurrence Count
חֵפֶץ , masculine noun, heyfetz — delight, pleasure (value 178)
H2656,
חֵפֶץ chêphets, khay'-fets; from H2654; pleasure; hence (abstractly) desire; concretely, a valuable thing; hence (by extension) a matter (as something in mind):—acceptable, delight(-some), desire, things desired, matter, pleasant(-ure), purpose, willingly.delight, pleasure
delight
desire, longing
the good pleasure
that in which one takes delight
Used in 38 Verses, 12 Books 39  Occurrence Count
כִּי , conjunction, kiy — that, for, when (value 30)
H3588,
כִּי kîy, kee; a primitive particle (the full form of the prepositional prefix) indicating causal relations of all kinds, antecedent or consequent; (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed:—and, (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), but, certainly, doubtless, else, even, except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, (al-) though, till, truly, until, when, whether, while, whom, yea, yet.that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since
that
yea, indeed
when (of time)
when, if, though (with a concessive force)
because, since (causal connection)
but (after negative)
that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if
but rather, but
except that
only, nevertheless
surely
that is
but if
for though
forasmuch as, for therefore
Used in 3909 Verses, 39 Books 4487  Occurrence Count
צָדַק , verb, tzadak — to be just or righteous (value 194)
H6663,
צָדַק tsâdaq, tsaw-dak'; a primitive root; to be (causatively, make) right (in a moral or forensic sense):—cleanse, clear self, (be, do) just(-ice, -ify, -ify self), (be turn to) righteous(-ness).to be just, be righteous
(Qal)
to have a just cause, be in the right
to be justified
to be just (of God)
to be just, be righteous (in conduct and character)
(Niphal) to be put or made right, be justified
(Piel) justify, make to appear righteous, make someone righteous
(Hiphil)
to do or bring justice (in administering law)
to declare righteous, justify
to justify, vindicate the cause of, save
to make righteous, turn to righteousness
(Hithpael) to justify oneself
Used in 40 Verses, 13 Books 41  Occurrence Count
שַׁדַּי , masculine noun with reference to deity, shadday — field, land (value 314)
H7706,
שַׁדַּי Shadday, shad-dah'-ee; from H7703; the Almighty:—Almighty.almighty, most powerful
Shaddai, the Almighty (of God)
Used in 48 Verses, 9 Books 48  Occurrence Count
תָּמַם , verb, tamam — to be complete or finished (value 480)
H8552,
תָּמַם tâmam, taw-mam'; a primitive root; to complete, in a good or a bad sense, literal, or figurative, transitive or intransitive:—accomplish, cease, be clean (pass-) ed, consume, have done, (come to an, have an, make an) end, fail, come to the full, be all gone, × be all here, be (make) perfect, be spent, sum, be (shew self) upright, be wasted, whole.to be complete, be finished, be at an end
(Qal)
to be finished, be completed
completely, wholly, entirely (as auxiliary with verb)
to be finished, come to an end, cease
to be complete (of number)
to be consumed, be exhausted, be spent
to be finished, be consumed, be destroyed
to be complete, be sound, be unimpaired, be upright (ethically)
to complete, finish
to be completely crossed over
(Niphal) to be consumed
(Hiphil)
to finish, complete, perfect
to finish, cease doing, leave off doing
to complete, sum up, make whole
to destroy (uncleanness)
to make sound
(Hithpael) to deal in integrity, act uprightly
Used in 59 Verses, 16 Books 61  Occurrence Count
| Job 22:3Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| Is it any pleasure to the Almighty, that thou art righteous? or is it gain to him, that thou makest thy ways perfect? |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| הַחֵ֣פֶץ לְ֭שַׁדַּי כִּ֣י תִצְדָּ֑ק וְאִם־בֶּ֝֗צַע כִּֽי־תַתֵּ֥ם דְּרָכֶֽיךָ׃ |
| Verse #13393 (Ch. #458) — 9 words, 30 lettersText Copied! |
| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| Is it any pleasure |
H2656heyfetz |
חֵפֶץ |
178 |
| to the Almighty, |
H7706shadday |
שַׁדַּי |
314 |
| that thou art righteous? |
H6663tzadak |
צָדַק |
194 |
| or is it gain |
H1215betzaʿ |
בֶּצַע |
162 |
| to him, that thou makest thy ways |
H1870derekh |
דֶּרֶךְ |
224 |
| perfect? |
H8552tamam |
תָּמַם |
480 |
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