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align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Text Analysis</div><div class="jmp"><a href="/texts/job/9-21.htm">Go to Parallel Hebrew</a></div><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="5" class="maintext"><tr><td class="top" width="25%">Strong's</td><td class="top" width="25%">Hebrew</td><td class="top" width="25%">English</td><td class="top" width="25%">Morphology</td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/8535.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 8535: 1) perfect, complete <BR> 1a) complete, perfect <BR> 1a1) one who lacks nothing in physical strength, beauty, etc<BR> 1b) sound, wholesome <BR> 1b1) an ordinary, quiet sort of person <BR> 1c) complete, morally innocent, having integrity <BR> 1c1) one who is morally and ethically pure">8535</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8535.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 8535 -- Occurrence 8 of 14">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">תָּֽם־<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/tam_8535.htm" title="tam-: I am guiltless -- Occurrence 7 of 11.">tām-</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">Blameless</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Adjective - masculine singular">Adj-ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/589.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 589: 1) I (first pers. sing. -usually used for emphasis)">589</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_589.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 589 -- Occurrence 359 of 874">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">אָ֭נִי<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/ani_589.htm" title="'A·ni: I -- Occurrence 277 of 692.">’ā-nî</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">I [am]</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Pronoun - first person common singular">Pro-1cs</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 3808: 1) not, no <BR> 1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition) <BR> 1b) not (with modifier-negation) <BR> 1c) nothing (subst) <BR> 1d) without (with particle) <BR> 1e) before (of time)">3808</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 3808 -- Occurrence 2671 of 5184">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">לֹֽא־<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/lo_3808.htm" title="lo-: not -- Occurrence 1689 of 3269.">lō-</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">yet not</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Adverb - Negative particle">Adv-NegPrt</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/3045.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 3045: 1) to know <BR> 1a) (Qal) <BR> 1a1) to know <BR> 1a1a) to know, learn to know <BR> 1a1b) to perceive <BR> 1a1c) to perceive and see, find out and discern <BR> 1a1d) to discriminate, distinguish <BR> 1a1e) to know by experience <BR> 1a1f) to recognise, admit, acknowledge, confess <BR> 1a1g) to consider <BR> 1a2) to know, be acquainted with <BR> 1a3) to know (a person carnally) <BR> 1a4) to know how, be skilful in <BR> 1a5) to have knowledge, be wise <BR> 1b) (Niphal) <BR> 1b1) to be made known, be or become known, be revealed <BR> 1b2) to make oneself known <BR> 1b3) to be perceived <BR> 1b4) to be instructed <BR> 1c) (Piel) to cause to know <BR> 1d) (Poal) to cause to know <BR> 1e) (Pual) <BR> 1e1) to be known <BR> 1e2) known, one known, acquaintance (participle) <BR> 1f) (Hiphil) to make known, declare <BR> 1g) (Hophal) to be made known <BR> 1h) (Hithpael) to make oneself known, reveal oneself">3045</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3045.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 3045 -- Occurrence 414 of 942">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">אֵדַ֥ע<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/eda_3045.htm" title="'e·Da': take -- Occurrence 8 of 14.">’ê-ḏa‘</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">I do know</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular">V-Qal-Imperf-1cs</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/5315.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 5315: 1) soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion <BR> 1a) that which breathes, the breathing substance or being, soul, the inner being of man <BR> 1b) living being <BR> 1c) living being (with life in the blood) <BR> 1d) the man himself, self, person or individual <BR> 1e) seat of the appetites <BR> 1f) seat of emotions and passions <BR> 1g) activity of mind <BR> 1g1) dubious <BR> 1h) activity of the will <BR> 1h1) dubious <BR> 1i) activity of the character <BR> 1i1) dubious">5315</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5315.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 5315 -- Occurrence 344 of 754">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">נַפְשִׁ֗י<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/nafshi_5315.htm" title="naf·Shi,: of myself -- Occurrence 37 of 172.">nap̄-šî,</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">myself</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - feminine singular construct :: first person common singular">N-fsc | 1cs</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/3988.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 3988: 1) to reject, despise, refuse <BR> 1a) (Qal) <BR> 1a1) to reject, refuse <BR> 1a2) to despise <BR> 1b) (Niphal) to be rejected <BR> 2) (Niphal) to flow, run">3988</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3988.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 3988 -- Occurrence 23 of 75">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">אֶמְאַ֥ס<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/emas_3988.htm" title="'em·'As: despise -- Occurrence 1 of 5.">’em-’as</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">I despise</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular">V-Qal-Imperf-1cs</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/2416.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 2416: adj <BR> 1) living, alive <BR> 1a) green (of vegetation) <BR> 1b) flowing, fresh (of water) <BR> 1c) lively, active (of man) <BR> 1d) reviving (of the springtime) <BR> n m <BR> 2) relatives <BR> 3) life (abstract emphatic) <BR> 3a) life <BR> 3b) sustenance, maintenance <BR> n f <BR> 4) living thing, animal <BR> 4a) animal <BR> 4b) life <BR> 4c) appetite <BR> 4d) revival, renewal <BR> 5) community">2416</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2416.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 2416 -- Occurrence 254 of 503">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">חַיָּֽי׃<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/chaiyai_2416.htm" title="chai·Yai.: my life -- Occurrence 5 of 17.">ḥay-yāy.</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">my life</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - masculine plural construct :: first person common singular">N-mpc | 1cs</a></span></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><br /><br /><br /> <div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 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</script></div></td></tr></table></div></div></div> <br /><br /><div class="vheading2">Hebrew Texts</div><div align="right"><span class="toptext"><a href="//study.interlinearbible.org/job/9.htm">Job 9:21 Hebrew Study Bible</a> (<a href="//apostolic.interlinearbible.org/job/9.htm">Apostolic</a> / <a href="//interlinearbible.org/job/9.htm">Interlinear</a>)<br></span></div><div style="direction:rtl"><span class="hebrew"><span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/8535.htm" title="tam-: I am guiltless -- 8535: complete">תָּֽם־</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/589.htm" title="a·ni: I -- 589: I">אָ֭נִי</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3808.htm" title="lo-: not -- 3808: not">לֹֽא־</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3045.htm" title="e·da: take -- 3045: to know">אֵדַ֥ע</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/5315.htm" title="naf·shi: of myself -- 5315: a soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion ">נַפְשִׁ֗י</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3988.htm" title="em·'as: despise -- 3988: to reject">אֶמְאַ֥ס</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/2416.htm" title="chai·yai.: my life -- 2416: alive, living">חַיָּֽי׃</a></span>  </span></div><div align="left"><span class="versiontextkjvs"><a href="//kjvs.scripturetext.com/job/9.htm">KJV with Strong's</a> </span><br><span class="kjvs"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/8535.htm" title="tam (tawm) -- coupled together, perfect, plain, undefiled, upright">Though I were perfect</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3045.htm" title="yada' (yaw-dah') -- acknowledge, acquaintance(-ted with), advise, answer, appoint, assuredly, be aware, (un-)awares">yet would I not know</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/5315.htm" title="nephesh (neh'-fesh) -- any, appetite, beast, body, breath, creature, X dead(-ly), desire">my soul</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3988.htm" title="ma'ac (maw-as') -- abhor, cast away (off), contemn, despise, disdain, (become) loathe(some)">I would despise</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/2416.htm" title="chay (khah'-ee) -- + age, alive, appetite, (wild) beast, company, congregation, life(-time), live(-ly), living (creature, thing), maintenance, + merry, multitude, + (be) old, quick, raw, running, springing, troop">my life</a></span></div><div align="right"><span class="versiontext"><a href="//wlc.hebrewtanakh.com/job/9.htm">איוב 9:21 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex</a><br></span><span class="heb">תָּֽם־אָ֭נִי לֹֽא־אֵדַ֥ע נַפְשִׁ֗י אֶמְאַ֥ס חַיָּֽי׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//wlco.hebrewtanakh.com/job/9.htm">איוב 9:21 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)</a><br></span><span class="heb">תם־אני לא־אדע נפשי אמאס חיי׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//paleo-wlc.hebrewtanakh.com/job/9.htm">איוב 9:21 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)</a><br></span><span class="paleoheb">תם־אני לא־אדע נפשי אמאס חיי׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//mod.hebrewtanakh.com/job/9.htm">איוב 9:21 Hebrew Bible</a><br></span><span class="heb">תם אני לא אדע נפשי אמאס חיי׃</span></div><div class="jmp"><a href="/texts/job/9-21.htm">Additional Parallel Hebrew</a></div><div class="vheading2">Parallel Verses</div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/9.htm">New American Standard Bible </a></span><br />"I am guiltless; I do not take notice of myself; I despise my life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/9.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br /><i>Though</i> I <i>were</i> perfect, <i>yet</i> would I not know my soul: I would despise my life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/9.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Though I am blameless, I no longer care about myself; I renounce my life. <div class="vheading2">Treasury of Scripture Knowledge</div><p class="hdg">yet would</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/psalms/139-23.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Psalm 139:23,24</span> Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts…</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/proverbs/28-26.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Proverbs 28:26</span> He that trusts in his own heart is a fool: but whoever walks wisely, …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/jeremiah/17-9.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Jeremiah 17:9,10</span> The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/4-4.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">1 Corinthians 4:4</span> For I know nothing by myself; yet am I not hereby justified: but …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/1_john/3-20.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">1 John 3:20</span> For if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knows …</a></p><p class="hdg">I would</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/job/7-15.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Job 7:15,16,21</span> So that my soul chooses strangling, and death rather than my life…</a></p><div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/job/9-21.htm">Job 9:21</a> • <a href="/niv/job/9-21.htm">Job 9:21 NIV</a> • <a href="/nlt/job/9-21.htm">Job 9:21 NLT</a> • <a href="/esv/job/9-21.htm">Job 9:21 ESV</a> • <a href="/nasb/job/9-21.htm">Job 9:21 NASB</a> • <a href="/kjv/job/9-21.htm">Job 9:21 KJV</a> • <a href="//bibleapps.com/job/9-21.htm">Job 9:21 Bible Apps</a> • <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/9-21.htm">Job 9:21 Biblia Paralela</a> • <a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/9-21.htm">Job 9:21 Chinese Bible</a> • <a href="//saintebible.com/job/9-21.htm">Job 9:21 French Bible</a> • <a href="//bibeltext.com/job/9-21.htm">Job 9:21 German Bible</a> • <a href="/">Bible Hub</a><br /></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a 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