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וּמַהumahand howמָהconjunction, particle, interrogative — “and 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.יִּצְדַּ֣קyitsdaqcleanseצָדַקverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “cleanse”, an unfinished actionH6663to be (causatively, make) right (in a moral or forensic sense)cleanse, clear self, (be, do) just(-ice, -ify, -ify self), (be turn to) righteous(-ness).אֱנ֣וֹשׁenoshmanאֱנוֹשׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “man”, the ordinary formH582a man in general (singly or collectively)another, [idiom] (blood-) thirsty, certain, chap(-man); divers, fellow, [idiom] in the flower of their age, husband, (certain, mortal) man, people, person, servant, some ([idiom] of them), [phrase] stranger, those, [phrase] their trade. It…עִםimwithעִםpreposition — “with”H5973adverb or preposition, with (i.e. in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then usually unrepresented in English)accompanying, against, and, as ([idiom] long as), before, beside, by (reason of), for all, from (among, between), in, like, more than, of, (un-) to, with(-al).אֵ֑לelidolאֵלnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “idol”, the ordinary formH410strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity)God (god), [idiom] goodly, [idiom] great, idol, might(-y one), power, strong. Compare names in '-el.'וּמַהumahand howמָהconjunction, particle, interrogative — “and 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.יִּ֝זְכֶּ֗הyizkehbe cleanזָכָהverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “be clean”, an unfinished actionH2135to be translucent; figuratively, to be innocentbe (make) clean, cleanse, be clear, count pure.יְל֣וּדyeludbearיָלַדverb, qal, passive participle, construct — “bear”, a verb used as a describing wordH3205to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineagebear, beget, birth(-day), born, (make to) bring forth (children, young), bring up, calve, child, come, be delivered (of a child), time of delivery, gender, hatch, labour, (do the office of a) midwife, declare pedigrees, be the son of, (wom…אִשָּֽׁהishaheachאִשָּׁהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “each”, the ordinary formH802a woman(adulter) ess, each, every, female, [idiom] many, [phrase] none, one, [phrase] together, wife, woman. Often unexpressed in English.
Jewish translation (JPS 1917)
How then can man be just with God? Or how can he be clean that is born of a woman?
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American Standard Version (1901)
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?
World English Bible
How then can man be just with God? Or how can he who is born of a woman be clean?
Darby Translation
And how should man be just with God? Or how should he be clean that is born of a woman?
Douay-Rheims
Can man be justified compared with God, or he that is born of a woman appear clean?
Jewish Publication Society (1917)
How then can man be just with God? Or how can he be clean that is born of a woman?
Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English
For how shall a mortal be just before the Lord? or who that is born of a woman shall purify himself?
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