Job

Job 31:13–16

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?

16If I have denied the desires of the poor

or allowed the widow’s eyes to fail,

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Job 31:13

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Ifאִם־’im-ConjunctionH518 if
I have rejectedאֶמְאַ֗ס’em·’asVerb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singularH3988 reject
the causeמִשְׁפַּ֣טmiš·paṭNoun - masculine singular constructH4941 judgment
of my manservantעַ֭בְדִּי‘aḇ·dîNoun - masculine singular construct; first person common singularH5650 slave, servant
or maidservantוַאֲמָתִ֑יwa·’ă·mā·ṯîConjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singularH519 maid, handmaid
when they made a complaintבְּ֝רִבָ֗םbə·ri·ḇāmPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine pluralH7379 strife, dispute
against meעִמָּדִֽי׃‘im·mā·ḏîPreposition; first person common singularH5978 along with

Job 31:14

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
whatוּמָ֣הū·māhConjunctive waw; InterrogativeH4100 what? how? aught
will I doאֶֽ֭עֱשֶׂה’e·‘ĕ·śehVerb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singularH6213 do, make
whenכִּֽי־kî-ConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
Godאֵ֑ל’êlNoun - masculine singularH410 god
rises to judgeיָק֣וּםyā·qūmVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH6965 arise, stand up, stand
Howמָ֣הmāhInterrogativeH4100 what? how? aught
will I answerאֲשִׁיבֶֽנּוּ׃’ă·šî·ḇen·nūVerb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular; third person masculine singularH7725 turn back, return
whenוְכִֽי־wə·ḵî-ConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
called to accountיִ֝פְקֹ֗דyip̄·qōḏVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH6485 attend to, visit, muster, appoint

Job 31:15

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Did notהֲ‍ֽ֝לֹא־hălō-Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
He who made meעֹשֵׂ֣נִי‘ō·śê·nîVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct; first person common singularH6213 do, make
in the wombבַ֭בֶּטֶןḇab·be·ṭenPreposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singularH990 belly, body, womb
also make themעָשָׂ֑הוּ‘ā·śā·hūVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singularH6213 do, make
Did not the same Oneאֶחָֽד׃’e·ḥāḏNumber - masculine singularH259 one
form usוַ֝יְכֻנֶ֗נּוּway·ḵu·nen·nūConjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; first person common pluralH3559 be firm
in the wombבָּרֶ֥חֶםbā·re·ḥemPreposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singularH7358 womb

Job 31:16

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Ifאִם־’im-ConjunctionH518 if
I have deniedאֶ֭מְנַע’em·na‘Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singularH4513 withhold, hold back
the desiresמֵחֵ֣פֶץmê·ḥê·p̄eṣPreposition-m; Noun - masculine singular constructH2656 delight, pleasure
of the poorדַּלִּ֑יםdal·lîmAdjective - masculine plural constructH1800 low, weak, poor, thin
or allowed the widow’sאַלְמָנָ֣ה’al·mā·nāhNoun - feminine singularH490 widow
eyesוְעֵינֵ֖יwə·‘ê·nêConjunctive waw; Noun - cdcH5869 eye
to failאֲכַלֶּֽה׃’ă·ḵal·lehVerb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singularH3615 be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, spent

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

Job 31:16 Isaiah 38:14 · Deuteronomy 15:7–10

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.