King James Version

Job 19:28

But ye should say, Why persecute we him, seeing the root of the matter is found in me?

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כִּ֣יkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (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, + til…תֹ֭אמְרוּtomrvsayאָמַרverb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “say”, an unfinished actionH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…מַהmahhowמָהparticle, interrogative — “how”H4100properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and even relatively, that which); often used with prefixes in various adverbial or conjunctive senseshow (long, oft, (-soever)), (no-) thing, what (end, good, purpose, thing), whereby(-fore, -in, -to, -with), (for) why.נִּרְדָּףnirdafchaseרָדַףverb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, plural — “chase”, an unfinished actionH7291to run after (usually with hostile intent; figuratively (of time) gone by)chase, put to flight, follow (after, on), hunt, (be under) persecute(-ion, -or), pursue(-r).ל֑וֹlvotoל֑וֹpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to”toוְשֹׁ֥רֶשׁveshoreshand rootשֶׁרֶשׁconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and root”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8328a root (literally or figuratively)bottom, deep, heel, root.דָּ֝בָ֗רdavarcauseדָּבָרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “cause”, the ordinary formH1697a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a causeact, advice, affair, answer, [idiom] any such (thing), because of, book, business, care, case, cause, certain rate, [phrase] chronicles, commandment, [idiom] commune(-ication), [phrase] concern(-ing), [phrase] confer, counsel, [phrase] dea…נִמְצָאnimtsacomeמָצָאverb, niphal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “come”, a completed actionH4672properly, to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present[phrase] be able, befall, being, catch, [idiom] certainly, (cause to) come (on, to, to hand), deliver, be enough (cause to) find(-ing, occasion, out), get (hold upon), [idiom] have (here), be here, hit, be left, light (up-) on, meet (with)…בִֽיviinבִֽיpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “in”in

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

If ye say: 'How we will persecute him!' seeing that the root of the matter is found in me;

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American Standard Version (1901)

If ye say, How we will persecute him! And that the root of the matter is found in me;

Young’s Literal Translation

But ye say, 'Why do we pursue after him?' And the root of the matter hath been found in me.

World English Bible

If you say, ‘How we will persecute him!’ because the root of the matter is found in me,

Darby Translation

If ye say, How shall we persecute him? when the root of the matter is found in me,

Douay-Rheims

Why then do you say now: Let us persecute him, and let us find occasion of word against him?

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

If ye say: 'How we will persecute him!' seeing that the root of the matter is found in me;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

But if ye shall also say, What shall we say before him, and so find the root of the matter in him?

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Εἰ δὲ καὶ ἐρεῖτε, τί ἐροῦμεν ἔναντι αὐτοῦ, καὶ ῥίζαν λόγου εὑρήσομεν ἐν αὐτῷ;