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Job 40:2

Shall he that contendeth with the Almighty instruct him? he that reproveth God, let him answer it.

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הֲ֭רֹבharovadversaryרִיבparticle, interrogative, verb, qal, infinitive absolute — “adversary”, the verb used for emphasisH7378properly, to toss, i.e. grapple; mostly figuratively, to wrangle, i.e. hold a controversy; (by implication) to defendadversary, chide, complain, contend, debate, [idiom] ever, [idiom] lay wait, plead, rebuke, strive, [idiom] thoroughly.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).שַׁדַּ֣יshadayAlmightyשַׁדַּיnoun, proper name — “Almighty”H7706the AlmightyAlmighty.יִסּ֑וֹרyisorinstructיִסּוֹרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “instruct”, the ordinary formH3250a reproverinstruct.מוֹכִ֖יחַmokhichaargueיָכַחverb, hiphil, participle, absolute — “argue”, a verb used as a describing wordH3198to be right (i.e. correct); reciprocal, to argue; causatively, to decide, justify or convictappoint, argue, chasten, convince, correct(-ion), daysman, dispute, judge, maintain, plead, reason (together), rebuke, reprove(-r), surely, in any wise.אֱל֣וֹהַּelohaGodאֱלוֹהַּnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “God”, the ordinary formH433a deity or the DeityGod, god. See H430 (אֱלֹהִים).יַעֲנֶֽנָּהyaanenahshoutעָנָהverb, qal, jussive, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “shout”, a wish or indirect commandH6030properly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e. pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extension to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout, testify, announcegive account, afflict (by mistake for H6031 (עָנָה)), (cause to, give) answer, bring low (by mistake for H6031 (עָנָה)), cry, hear, Leannoth, lift up, say, [idiom] scholar, (give a) shout, sing (together by course), speak, testify, utter,…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Shall he that reproveth contend with the Almighty? He that argueth with God, let him answer it.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Shall he that cavilleth contend with the Almighty? He that argueth with God, let him answer it.

Young’s Literal Translation

Is the striver with the Mighty instructed? The reprover of God, let him answer it.

World English Bible

“Shall he who argues contend with the Almighty? He who argues with God, let him answer it.”

Darby Translation

Shall he that will contend with the Almighty instruct [him]? he that reproveth God, let him answer it.

Douay-Rheims

Gird up thy loins like a man: I will ask thee, and do thou tell me.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Shall he that reproveth contend with the Almighty? He that argueth with God, let him answer it.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Will any one pervert judgment with the Mighty One? and he that reproves God, let him return it for answer.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

μὴ κρίσιν μετὰ ἱκανοῦ ἐκκλίνει; ἐλέγχων δὲ Θεὸν, ἀποκριθήσεται αὐτήν.