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Job 9:14

How much less shall I answer him, and choose out my words to reason with him?

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אַ֭ףafalsoאַףparticle, affirmation — “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.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…אָנֹכִ֣יanokhimeאָנֹכִיpronoun, personal, 1st person, common, singular — “me”H595II, me, [idiom] which.אֶֽעֱנֶ֑נּוּeenenvshoutעָנָהverb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “shout”, an unfinished actionH6030properly, 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,…אֶבְחֲרָ֖הevcharahacceptableבָּחַרverb, qal, cohortative, 1st person, common, singular — “acceptable”, a determination or requestH977properly, to try, i.e. (by implication) selectacceptable, appoint, choose (choice), excellent, join, be rather, require.דְבָרַ֣יdevaraycauseדָּבָרnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “cause”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1697a 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…עִמּֽוֹimvowithעִםpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “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).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

How much less shall I answer Him, and choose out my arguments with Him?

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American Standard Version (1901)

How much less shall I answer him, And choose out my words to reason with him?

Young’s Literal Translation

How much less do I — I answer Him? Choose out my words with Him?

World English Bible

How much less will I answer him, and choose my words to argue with him?

Darby Translation

How much less shall I answer him, choose out my words [to strive] with him?

Douay-Rheims

What am I then, that I should answer him, and have words with him?

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

How much less shall I answer Him, and choose out my arguments with Him?

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Oh then that he would hearken to me, or judge my cause.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐὰν δέ μου ὑπακούσεται, ἤ διακρίνει τὰ ῥήματά μου.