King James Version

Job 35:3

For thou saidst, What advantage will it be unto thee? and, What profit shall I have, if I be cleansed from my sin?

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כִּֽיkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “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…תֹ֭אמַרtomarsayאָמַרverb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “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.יִּסְכָּןyiskanbe advantageסָכַןverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “be advantage”, an unfinished actionH5532to be familiar with; by implication, to minister to, be serviceable to, be customaryacquaint (self), be advantage, [idiom] ever, (be, (un-)) profit(-able), treasurer, be wont.לָ֑ךְlakhetoלָ֑ךְpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “to”toמָֽהmahhowמָהparticle, 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.אֹ֝עִ֗ילoilprofitיַעַלverb, hiphil, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “profit”, an unfinished actionH3276properly, to ascend; figuratively, to be valuable (objectively; useful, subjectively; benefited)[idiom] at all, set forward, can do good, (be, have) profit, (able).מֵֽחַטָּאתִֽיmechatatifrom punishmentחַטָּאָהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “from punishment”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2403an offence (sometimes habitual sinfulness), and its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, or expiation; also (concretely) an offenderpunishment (of sin), purifying(-fication for sin), sin(-ner, offering).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

That thou inquirest: 'What advantage will it be unto Thee?' And: 'What profit shall I have, more than if I had sinned?'

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American Standard Version (1901)

That thou sayest, What advantage will it be unto thee? And , What profit shall I have, more than if I had sinned?

Young’s Literal Translation

For thou sayest, 'What doth it profit Thee! What do I profit from my sin?'

World English Bible

that you ask, ‘What advantage will it be to you? What profit will I have, more than if I had sinned?’

Darby Translation

For thou hast asked of what profit it is unto thee: what do I gain more than if I had sinned?

Douay-Rheims

For thou saidst: That which is right doth not please thee: or what will it profit thee if I sin?

Jewish Publication Society (1917)