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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Job 4:2 - Assay
Job 4:2 - If we assay to commune with thee, wilt thou be grieved? but who can withhold himself from speaking?
Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
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If we assay to commune | H5254 | נָסָה |
[Verb] to test; by implication to attempt |
with | H413 | אֵל |
[Preposition] a primitive {particle} properly denoting motion {towards} but occasionally used of a quiescent {position} that {is} near: with or among; often in {general} to |
thee wilt thou be grieved | H3811 | לָאָה |
[Verb] to tire; (figuratively) to be (or make) disgusted |
but who | H4310 | מִי |
also (indefinitely) whoever; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffix |
can | H3201 | יָכֹל |
[Verb] to be {able} literally ({can } could) or morally ({may } might) |
withhold | H6113 | עָצָר |
[Verb] to inclose; by analogy to hold back; also to {maintain} {rule } assemble |
himself from speaking | H4405 | מִלָּה |
[Noun Feminine] a word; collectively a discourse; figuratively a topic |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.