Job 34:9

Hebrew	כִּֽי אָ֭מַר לֹ֣א יִסְכָּן גָּ֑בֶר בִּ֝רְצֹת֗וֹ עִם אֱלֹהִֽיםplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigאֱלֹהִים hebrew Meanings: * God * god * goddess * divine ones * angels Noun, masculine
ESV	For he has said, 'It profits a man nothing that he should take delight in God.'
NIV	For he says, 'It profits a man nothing when he tries to please God.'
NLT	He has even said, 'Why waste time trying to please God?'
LXX	μὴ γὰρ εἴπῃς ὅτι οὐκ ἔσταιplugin-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. ἐπισκοπὴ ἀνδρός καὶplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigκαί greek Meaning * And * Also * Both * Even * Too * So Is a conjunction that connects single words or terms or sentences. IT is most frequently translated as “and” ἐπισκοπὴ αὐτῷplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigαὐτός greek Meaning * He, she, it * Himself, herself, itself * Same Personal pronoun (reflexive). Occurs more than 5,000 times in the New Testament. Core uses Function English Equivalent Typical Translation Example (Greek) Example (English) παρὰ κυρίου
KJV	For he hath said, It profiteth a man nothing that he should delight himself with God.

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