Job

Job 31:35–37

³⁵(Oh, that I had one to hear me!

Here is my signature.

Let the Almighty answer me;

let my accuser compose an indictment.

³⁶Surely I would carry it on my shoulder

and wear it like a crown.

³⁷I would give account of all my steps;

I would approach Him like a prince.)—

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.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Oh	מִ֤י	mî	Interjection	H4310 who?
that	מִ֤י	mî	Interjection	H4310 who?
I had	יִתֶּן־	yit·ten-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; first person common singular	H5414 give, put, set
one to hear	שֹׁ֘מֵ֤עַֽ	šō·mê·a‘	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H8085 hear
me	לִ֗י	lî	Preposition; first person common singular
Here is	הֶן־	hen-	Interjection	H2005 lo! behold
my signature	תָּ֭וִי	tā·wî	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8420 mark
Let the Almighty	שַׁדַּ֣י	šad·day	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H7706 Almighty
answer me	יַעֲנֵ֑נִי	ya·‘ă·nê·nî	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; first person common singular	H6030 answer, respond
let my accuser	אִ֣ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H376 man
compose	כָּ֝תַ֗ב	kā·ṯaḇ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3789 write
an indictment	וְסֵ֥פֶר	wə·sê·p̄er	Noun - masculine singular construct	H5612 missive, document, writing, book

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Surely	אִם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
I would carry it	אֶשָּׂאֶ֑נּוּ	’eś·śā·’en·nū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular; third person masculine singular	H5375 lift, take, carry
on	עַל־	‘a·lō·ši-	Preposition	H5921 height
my shoulder	שִׁ֭כְמִי	šik̲·mî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H7926 shoulder
and wear	אֶֽעֶנְדֶ֖נּוּ	’e·‘en·ḏen·nū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular; third person masculine singular	H6029 bind
it like a crown	עֲטָר֣וֹת	‘ă·ṭā·rō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H5850 crown, wreath

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I would give	אַגִּידֶ֑נּוּ	’ag·gî·ḏen·nū	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular; third person masculine singular	H5046 be conspicuous
account	מִסְפַּ֣ר	mis·par	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4557 number, tale
of all my steps	צְ֭עָדַי	ṣə·‘ā·ḏay	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H6806 step, pace
I would approach Him	אֲקָרֲבֶֽנּוּ׃	’ă·qā·ră·ḇen·nū	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular; third person masculine singular	H7126 come near, approach
like	כְּמוֹ־	kə·mōw-	Preposition	H3644 like, as, when
a prince	נָ֝גִ֗יד	nā·ḡîḏ	Noun - masculine singular	H5057 leader

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Job 31:35 Job 13:21–22 · Job 40:4–5 · Job 13:24 · Job 17:3 · Job 19:23–24 · Job 23:3–7 · Job 38:1–3 · Job 13:3 · Job 33:6 · Job 35:14 · Job 19:7

Job 31:36 Isaiah 22:22

Job 31:37 Job 13:15 · Ephesians 3:12 · Hebrews 4:15–16

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.