Job 9:30
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
If I should wash myself with snow and cleanse my hands with lye,

Young's Literal Translation
If I have washed myself with snow-water, And purified with soap my hands,

King James Bible
If I wash myself with snow water, and make my hands never so clean;

Hebrew
If
אִם־ (’im-)
Conjunction
Strong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not

I should wash myself
הִתְרָחַ֥צְתִּי (hiṯ·rā·ḥaṣ·tî)
Verb - Hitpael - Perfect - first person common singular
Strong's 7364: To wash, wash off or away, bathe

with snow
שָׁ֑לֶג (šā·leḡ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4325: Water, juice, urine, semen

and cleanse
וַ֝הֲזִכּ֗וֹתִי (wa·hă·zik·kō·w·ṯî)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular
Strong's 2141: To be bright, clean or pure

my hands
כַּפָּֽי׃ (kap·pāy)
Noun - fdc | first person common singular
Strong's 3709: Hollow or flat of the hand, palm, sole (of the foot), a pan

with lye,
בְּבֹ֣ר (bə·ḇōr)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1253: Vegetable lye, a soap for, washing, a flux for, metals

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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