Job 33:9

Hebrew
ESV
You say, 'I am pure, without transgression; I am clean, and there is no iniquity in me.
NIV
'I am pure and without sin; I am clean and free from guilt.
NLT
You said, 'I am pure; I am without sin; I am innocent; I have no guilt.
LXX
διότι λέγεις καθαρός εἰμιplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigεἰμί

greek

εἰμί is the first person singular verb for “to be” (εἶναι [the infinitive form] = “to be”).

It an irregular verb, and, like English, changes significantly between person and tense. For example εἰμί is the word for am and ἦν is the word for was, e.g.
οὐχ ἁμαρτών ἄμεμπτος δέplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigδέ

greek

δέ is a conjunction that can mean “but” or “and” or “also” or “moreover”. It is a word that is used very frequently in the New Testament, and is often unexpressed and not translated in English.
εἰμιplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigεἰμί

greek

εἰμί is the first person singular verb for “to be” (εἶναι [the infinitive form] = “to be”).

It an irregular verb, and, like English, changes significantly between person and tense. For example εἰμί is the word for am and ἦν is the word for was, e.g.
οὐ γὰρ ἠνόμησα
KJV
I am clean without transgression, I am innocent; neither is there iniquity in me.

Job 33:8 ← Job 33:9 → Job 33:10

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