Job 9:30

“If I washed myself with water of snow and purified my palms with lye,”

Job 9:30 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Job 9:30, word by word

I washed myselfהִתְרָחַצְתִּיhitrachatsti

wash

Wash; wash oneself, bathe.

Where else “hitrachatsti” appears
with waterמֵיme

water

Water: for drinking, of rivers or seas.

Where else “me” appears
of snowשָׁלֶגshaleg

snow

Snow.

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and purifiedהֲזִכּוֹתִיhazikoti

be pure, be clean

To be clean, pure, clear; in another form of the verb, to cleanse, to purify.

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my palmsכַּפָּkapa

palm

The flat, hollow part of the hand; also what someone does or can do with it.

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with lyeבֹרvor

lye, cleanness

Lye: a substance made from the ashes of plants, used for washing; also cleanness.

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The context

29I will be counted wicked; why then do I toil in vain?

30 · This verse (above)

31then you would plunge me into the pit, and my clothes would abhor me.

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