Job 3:20
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Why is light given to the miserable, and life to the bitter of soul,

Young's Literal Translation
Why giveth He to the miserable light, and life to the bitter soul?

King James Bible
Wherefore is light given to him that is in misery, and life unto the bitter [in] soul;

Hebrew
Why
לָ֤מָּה (lām·māh)
Interrogative
Strong's 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what

is light
א֑וֹר (’ō·wr)
Noun - common singular
Strong's 216: Illumination, luminary

given
יִתֵּ֣ן (yit·tên)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 5414: To give, put, set

to the miserable,
לְעָמֵ֣ל (lə·‘ā·mêl)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 6001: Toiling, a laborer, sorrowful

and life
וְ֝חַיִּ֗ים (wə·ḥay·yîm)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 2416: Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life

to the bitter
לְמָ֣רֵי (lə·mā·rê)
Preposition-l | Adjective - masculine plural construct
Strong's 4751: Bitter, bitterness, bitterly

of soul,
נָֽפֶשׁ׃ (nā·p̄eš)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 5315: A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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