King James Version

Job 40:8

Wilt thou also disannul my judgment? wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be righteous?

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הַ֭אַףhaafalsoאַףparticle, interrogative, adverb — “also”H637meaning accession (used as an adverb or conjunction); also or yea; adversatively thoughalso, [phrase] although, and (furthermore, yet), but, even, [phrase] how much less (more, rather than), moreover, with, yea.תָּפֵ֣רtaferbreakפָּרַרverb, hiphil, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “break”, an unfinished actionH6565to break up (usually figuratively), i.e. to violate, frustrate[idiom] any ways, break (asunder), cast off, cause to cease, [idiom] clean, defeat, disannul, disappoint, dissolve, divide, make of none effect, fail, frustrate, bring (come) to nought, [idiom] utterly, make void.מִשְׁפָּטִ֑יmishpatilawמִשְׁפָּטnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “law”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4941properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or collective), including the act, the place, the suit, the crime, and the penalty; abstractly, justice, including a participant's right or privilege (statutory or customary), or even a style[phrase] adversary, ceremony, charge, [idiom] crime, custom, desert, determination, discretion, disposing, due, fashion, form, to be judged, judgment, just(-ice, -ly), (manner of) law(-ful), manner, measure, (due) order, ordinance, right,…תַּ֝רְשִׁיעֵ֗נִיtarshienibe wickedרָשַׁעverb, hiphil, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “be wicked”, an unfinished actionH7561to be (causatively, do or declare) wrong; by implication, to disturb, violatecondemn, make trouble, vex, be (commit, deal, depart, do) wicked(-ly, -ness).לְמַ֣עַןlemaanthatמַעַןpreposition — “that”H4616properly, heed, i.e. purpose; used only adverbially, on account of (as a motive or an aim), teleologically, in order thatbecause of, to the end (intent) that, for (to,... 's sake), [phrase] lest, that, to.תִּצְדָּֽקtitsdaqcleanseצָדַקverb, qal, imperfect, 2nd 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).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Wilt thou even make void My judgment? Wilt thou condemn Me, that thou mayest be justified?

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American Standard Version (1901)

Wilt thou even annul my judgment? Wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be justified?

Young’s Literal Translation

Dost thou also make void My judgment? Dost thou condemn Me, That thou mayest be righteous?

World English Bible

Will you even annul my judgment? Will you condemn me, that you may be justified?

Darby Translation

Wilt thou also annul my judgment? wilt thou condemn me that thou mayest be righteous?

Douay-Rheims

Hide them in the dust together, and plunge their faces into the pit.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Wilt thou even make void My judgment? Wilt thou condemn Me, that thou mayest be justified?

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Do not set aside my judgment: and dost thou think that I have dealt with thee in any other way, than that thou mightest appear to be righteous?

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Μὴ ἀποποιοῦ μου τὸ κρίμα· οἴει δέ με ἄλλως σοι κεχρηματικέναι, ἢ ἳνα ἀναφανῇς δίκαιος;