Job
Job 31:13–14
13If I have rejected the cause of my manservant or maidservant
when they made a complaint against me,
14what will I do when God rises to judge?
How will I answer when called to account?
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Job 31:13
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| If | אִם־ | ’im- | Conjunction | H518 if |
| I have rejected | אֶמְאַ֗ס | ’em·’as | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | H3988 reject |
| the cause | מִשְׁפַּ֣ט | miš·paṭ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4941 judgment |
| of my manservant | עַ֭בְדִּי | ‘aḇ·dî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H5650 slave, servant |
| or maidservant | וַאֲמָתִ֑י | wa·’ă·mā·ṯî | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H519 maid, handmaid |
| when they made a complaint | בְּ֝רִבָ֗ם | bə·ri·ḇām | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H7379 strife, dispute |
| against me | עִמָּדִֽי׃ | ‘im·mā·ḏî | Preposition; first person common singular | H5978 along with |
Job 31:14
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| what | וּמָ֣ה | ū·māh | Conjunctive waw; Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| will I do | אֶֽ֭עֱשֶׂה | ’e·‘ĕ·śeh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | H6213 do, make |
| when | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| God | אֵ֑ל | ’êl | Noun - masculine singular | H410 god |
| rises to judge | יָק֣וּם | yā·qūm | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6965 arise, stand up, stand |
| How | מָ֣ה | māh | Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| will I answer | אֲשִׁיבֶֽנּוּ׃ | ’ă·šî·ḇen·nū | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular; third person masculine singular | H7725 turn back, return |
| when | וְכִֽי־ | wə·ḵî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| called to account | יִ֝פְקֹ֗ד | yip̄·qōḏ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6485 attend to, visit, muster, appoint |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Job 31:14 James 2:13 · Psalm 9:12 · Psalm 10:12–15 · Psalm 9:19 · Zechariah 2:13 · Romans 3:19 · Psalm 44:21
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.