Job 8:5

Hebrew
ESV
If you will seek God and plead with the Almighty for mercy,
NIV
But if you will look to God and plead with the Almighty,
NLT
But if you pray to God and seek the favor of the Almighty,
LXX
σὺ δὲplugin-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.
ὄρθριζε πρὸςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigπρός

greek

Meaning

* To or towards * Pertaining to (genitive case) * Near to (dative case) * According to * About

Preposition. Occurs 703 times in the New Testament.

πρός is a common preposition in Koine Greek that carries different meanings. It most frequently takes the accusative case, but at times it takes the genitive or dative cases, giving it a different meaning again. At its core, it usually describes movement or relationship toward someone or something, whether physical, s…
κύριον παντοκράτορα δεόμενος
KJV
If thou wouldest seek unto God betimes, and make thy supplication to the Almighty;

Job 8:4 ← Job 8:5 → Job 8:6

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