Job 25:4
Strong's Lexicon
How
וּמַה־ (ū·mah-)
Conjunctive waw | Interrogative
Strong's Hebrew 4100: interr pron 1) what, how, of what kind 1a) (interrogative) 1a1) what? 1a2) of what kind 1a3) what? (rhetorical) 1a4) whatsoever, whatever, what 1b) (adverb) 1b1) how, how now 1b2) why 1b3) how! (exclamation) 1c) (with prep) 1c1) wherein?, whereby?, wherewith?, by what means? 1c2) because of what? 1c3) the like of what? 1c3a) how much?, how many?, how often? 1c3b) for how long? 1c4) for what reason?, why?, to what purpose? 1c5) until when?, how long?, upon what?, wherefore? indef pron 2) anything, aught, what may

then can a man
אֱנ֣וֹשׁ (’ĕ·nō·wōš)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 582: 1) man, mortal man, person, mankind 1a) of an individual 1b) men (collective) 1c) man, mankind

be just
יִּצְדַּ֣ק (yiṣ·daq)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6663: 1) to be just, be righteous 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to have a just cause, be in the right 1a2) to be justified 1a3) to be just (of God) 1a4) to be just, be righteous (in conduct and character) 1b) (Niphal) to be put or made right, be justified 1c) (Piel) justify, make to appear righteous, make someone righteous 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to do or bring justice (in administering law) 1d2) to declare righteous, justify 1d3) to justify, vindicate the cause of, save 1d4) to make righteous, turn to righteousness 1e) (Hithpael) to justify oneself

before
עִם־ (‘im-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5973: 1) with 1a) with 1b) against 1c) toward 1d) as long as 1e) beside, except 1f) in spite of

God ?
אֵ֑ל (’êl)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 410: 1) god, god-like one, mighty one 1a) mighty men, men of rank, mighty heroes 1b) angels 1c) god, false god, (demons, imaginations) 1d) God, the one true God, Jehovah 2) mighty things in nature 3) strength, power

How
וּמַה־ (ū·mah-)
Conjunctive waw | Interrogative
Strong's Hebrew 4100: interr pron 1) what, how, of what kind 1a) (interrogative) 1a1) what? 1a2) of what kind 1a3) what? (rhetorical) 1a4) whatsoever, whatever, what 1b) (adverb) 1b1) how, how now 1b2) why 1b3) how! (exclamation) 1c) (with prep) 1c1) wherein?, whereby?, wherewith?, by what means? 1c2) because of what? 1c3) the like of what? 1c3a) how much?, how many?, how often? 1c3b) for how long? 1c4) for what reason?, why?, to what purpose? 1c5) until when?, how long?, upon what?, wherefore? indef pron 2) anything, aught, what may

can one born
יְל֣וּד (yə·lūḏ)
Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 3205: 1) to bear, bringforth, beget, gender, travail 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to bear, bring forth 1a1a) of child birth 1a1b) of distress (simile) 1a1c) of wicked (behaviour) 1a2) to beget 1b) (Niphal) to be born 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to cause or help to bring forth 1c2) to assist or tend as a midwife 1c3) midwife (participle) 1d) (Pual) to be born 1e) (Hiphil) 1e1) to beget (a child) 1e2) to bear (fig. -of wicked bringing forth iniquity) 1f) (Hophal) day of birth, birthday (infinitive) 1g) (Hithpael) to declare one's birth (pedigree)

of woman
אִשָּֽׁה׃ (’iš·šāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 802: 1) woman, wife, female 1a) woman (opposite of man) 1b) wife (woman married to a man) 1c) female (of animals) 1d) each, every (pronoun)

be pure ?
יִּ֝זְכֶּ֗ה (yiz·keh)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2135: 1) to be clean, be pure, be clear 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be clean, be pure 1a2) to be clear, be justified 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to make clean, make pure, keep clean, keep pure 1c) (Hithpael) 1c1) to cleanse 1c2) to make yourself clean, purify oneself

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
How then can a man be just before God? How can one born of woman be pure?

Young's Literal Translation
And what? is man righteous with God? And what? is he pure—born of a woman?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
How can a person be justified before  God?  How can one born of woman be pure? 

New American Standard Bible
"How then can a man be just with God? Or how can he be clean who is born of woman?

King James Bible
How then can man be justified with God? or how can he be clean [that is] born of a woman?
Parallel Verses
New International Version
How then can a mortal be righteous before God? How can one born of woman be pure?

New Living Translation
How can a mortal be innocent before God? Can anyone born of a woman be pure?

English Standard Version
How then can man be in the right before God? How can he who is born of woman be pure?

New American Standard Bible
"How then can a man be just with God? Or how can he be clean who is born of woman?

King James Bible
How then can man be justified with God? or how can he be clean that is born of a woman?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
How can a person be justified before God? How can one born of woman be pure?

International Standard Version
How can a human being become right with God? How can a human being be pure?

NET Bible
How then can a human being be righteous before God? How can one born of a woman be pure?

American Standard Version
How then can man be just with God? Or how can he be clean that is born of a woman?

English Revised Version
How then can man be just with God? or how can he be clean that is born of a woman?

Young's Literal Translation
And what? is man righteous with God? And what? is he pure -- born of a woman?
















Cross References
Job 4:17
Shall mortal man be more just than God? shall a man be more pure than his maker?

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

Job 14:4
Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? not one.

Job 15:14
What is man, that he should be clean? and he which is born of a woman, that he should be righteous?

Psalm 143:2
And enter not into judgment with thy servant: for in thy sight shall no man living be justified.

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 25:3
Is there any number of his armies? and upon whom doth not his light arise?

Job 25:2
Dominion and fear are with him, he maketh peace in his high places.

Job 25:1
Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said,

Job 25:5
Behold even to the moon, and it shineth not; yea, the stars are not pure in his sight.

Job 25:6
How much less man, that is a worm? and the son of man, which is a worm?
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