Job
Job 31:13–15
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?
15Did not He who made me in the womb also make them?
Did not the same One form us in the womb?
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 |
Job 31:15
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Did not | הֲֽ֝לֹא־ | hălō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| He who made me | עֹשֵׂ֣נִי | ‘ō·śê·nî | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H6213 do, make |
| in the womb | בַ֭בֶּטֶן | ḇab·be·ṭen | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H990 belly, body, womb |
| also make them | עָשָׂ֑הוּ | ‘ā·śā·hū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular | H6213 do, make |
| Did not the same One | אֶחָֽד׃ | ’e·ḥāḏ | Number - masculine singular | H259 one |
| form us | וַ֝יְכֻנֶ֗נּוּ | way·ḵu·nen·nū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; first person common plural | H3559 be firm |
| in the womb | בָּרֶ֥חֶם | bā·re·ḥem | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H7358 womb |
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
Job 31:15 Proverbs 14:31 · Job 34:19 · Proverbs 22:2 · Malachi 2:10 · Job 10:8–12
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.