Job Chapter 31 | KJV & Biblical Hebrew

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בְּרִ֣ית כָּ֭רַתִּי לְעֵינָ֑י וּמָ֥ה אֶ֝תְבּוֹנֵ֗ן עַל בְּתוּלָֽה׃

KJVI made a covenant with mine eyes; why then should I think upon a maid?

I have made a covenant with my eyes; how then could I gaze at a virgin?

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וּמֶ֤ה ׀ חֵ֥לֶק אֱלוֹהַּ֮ מִמָּ֫עַ֥ל וְנַחֲלַ֥ת שַׁדַּ֗י מִמְּרֹמִֽים׃

KJVFor what portion of God is there from above? and what inheritance of the Almighty from on high?

What would be my portion from God above and my heritage from the Almighty on high?

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הֲלֹֽא אֵ֥יד לְעַוָּ֑ל וְ֝נֵ֗כֶר לְפֹ֣עֲלֵי אָֽוֶן׃

KJVIs not destruction to the wicked? and a strange punishment to the workers of iniquity?

Is not calamity for the unrighteous, and disaster for the workers of iniquity?

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הֲלֹא ה֭וּא יִרְאֶ֣ה דְרָכָ֑י וְ֝כָל צְעָדַ֗י יִסְפּֽוֹר׃

KJVDoth not he see my ways, and count all my steps?

Does not he see my ways and number all my steps?

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אִם הָ֭לַכְתִּי עִם שָׁ֑וְא וַ֝תַּחַשׁ עַל מִרְמָ֥ה רַגְלִֽי׃

KJVIf I have walked with vanity, or if my foot hath hasted to deceit;

If I have walked with falsehood and my foot has hastened to deceit;

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יִשְׁקְלֵ֥נִי בְמֹאזְנֵי צֶ֑דֶק וְיֵ֥דַע אֱ֝ל֗וֹהַּ תֻּמָּתִֽי׃

KJVLet me be weighed in an even balance, that God may know mine integrity.

let me be weighed in a just balance, and let God know my integrity!

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אִ֤ם תִּטֶּ֣ה אַשֻּׁרִ֣י מִנִּ֣י הַדָּ֑רֶךְ וְאַחַ֥ר עֵ֝ינַ֗י הָלַ֥ךְ לִבִּ֗י וּבְכַפַּ֥י דָּבַ֗ק מאֽוּם׃

KJVIf my step hath turned out of the way, and mine heart walked after mine eyes, and if any blot hath cleaved to mine hands;

if my step has turned aside from the way and my heart has gone after my eyes, and if any spot has stuck to my hands,

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אֶזְרְעָ֣ה וְ֭אַחֵר יֹאכֵ֑ל וְ֝צֶאֱצָאַ֗י יְשֹׁרָֽשׁוּ׃

KJVThen let me sow, and let another eat; yea, let my offspring be rooted out.

then let me sow, and another eat, and let what grows for me be rooted out.

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אִם נִפְתָּ֣ה לִבִּ֣י עַל אִשָּׁ֑ה וְעַל פֶּ֖תַח רֵעִ֣י אָרָֽבְתִּי׃

KJVIf mine heart have been deceived by a woman, or if I have laid wait at my neighbour's door;

If my heart has been enticed toward a woman, and I have lain in wait at my neighbor's door,

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תִּטְחַ֣ן לְאַחֵ֣ר אִשְׁתִּ֑י וְ֝עָלֶ֗יהָ יִכְרְע֥וּן אֲחֵרִֽים׃

KJVThen let my wife grind unto another, and let others bow down upon her.

then let my wife grind for another, and let others bow down on her.

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כִּי הִ֣יא זִמָּ֑ה וְ֝ה֗וּא עָוֺ֥ן פְּלִילִֽים׃

KJVFor this is an heinous crime; yea, it is an iniquity to be punished by the judges.

For that would be a heinous crime; that would be an iniquity to be punished by the judges;

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כִּ֤י אֵ֣שׁ הִ֭יא עַד אֲבַדּ֣וֹן תֹּאכֵ֑ל וּ֝בְכָל תְּב֗וּאָתִ֥י תְשָׁרֵֽשׁ׃

KJVFor it is a fire that consumeth to destruction, and would root out all mine increase.

for that would be a fire that consumes as far as Abaddon, and it would burn to the root all my increase.

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אִם אֶמְאַ֣ס מִשְׁפַּ֣ט עַבְדִּ֑י וַ֝אֲמָתִ֗י בְּרִבָ֥ם עִמָּדִֽי׃

KJVIf I did despise the cause of my manservant or of my maidservant, when they contended with me;

If I have rejected the cause of my manservant or my maidservant, when they brought a complaint against me,

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מָ֭ה אֶעֱשֶׂ֣ה כִּי יָק֥וּם אֵ֑ל וְכִ֥י יִ֝פְקֹ֗ד מָ֣ה אֲשִׁיבֶֽנּוּ׃

KJVWhat then shall I do when God riseth up? and when he visiteth, what shall I answer him?

what then shall I do when God rises up? When he makes inquiry, what shall I answer him?

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הֲ ל֣וֹא בַ֭בֶּטֶן עֹשֵׂ֣נִי עָשָׂ֑הוּ וַ֝יְכֻנֶ֗נּוּ בָּרֶ֥חֶם אֶחָֽד׃

KJVDid not he that made me in the womb make him? and did not one fashion us in the womb?

Did not he who made me in the womb make him? And did not one fashion us in the womb?

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אִם אֶמְנַ֣ע מֵחֵ֣פֶץ דַּלִּ֑ים וְעֵינֵ֥י אַ֝לְמָנָ֗ה אֲכַלֶּֽה׃

KJVIf I have withheld the poor from their desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail;

If I have withheld anything that the poor desired, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail,

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וְאֹכַ֣ל פִּתִּ֣י לְבַדִּ֑י וְלֹא אָ֝כַ֗ל יָת֥וֹם מִמֶּֽנָּה׃

KJVOr have eaten my morsel myself alone, and the fatherless hath not eaten thereof;

or have eaten my morsel alone, and the fatherless has not eaten of it

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כִּ֤י מִנְּעוּרַ֨י ׀ גְּ֘דֵלַ֤נִי כְאָ֗ב וּמִבֶּ֣טֶן אִמִּ֣י אַנְחֶֽנָּה׃

KJV(For from my youth he was brought up with me, as with a father, and I have guided her from my mother's womb;)

(for from my youth the fatherless grew up with me as with a father, and from my mother's womb I guided the widow),

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אִם אֶ֭רְאֶה אוֹבֵ֣ד מִבְּלִ֣י לְב֑וּשׁ וְאֵ֥ין כְּ֝ס֗וּת לָאֶבְיֽוֹן׃

KJVIf I have seen any perish for want of clothing, or any poor without covering;

if I have seen anyone perish for lack of clothing, or the needy without covering,

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אִם לֹ֣א בֵרֲכ֣וּנִי חֲלָצָ֑יו וּמִגֵּ֥ז כְּ֝בָשַׂ֗י יִתְחַמָּֽם׃

KJVIf his loins have not blessed me, and if he were not warmed with the fleece of my sheep;

if his body has not blessed me, and if he was not warmed with the fleece of my sheep,

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אִם הֲנִיפ֣וֹתִי עַל יָת֣וֹם יָדִ֑י כִּ֥י אֶ֝רְאֶ֗ה בַשַּׁ֥עַר עֶזְרָתִֽי׃

KJVIf I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless, when I saw my help in the gate:

if I have raised my hand against the fatherless, because I saw my help in the gate,

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כְּתֵפִ֗י מִ֭שִּׁכְמָה תִּפּ֑וֹל וְ֝אֶזְרֹעִ֗י מִקָּנָ֥ה תִשָּׁבֵֽר׃

KJVThen let mine arm fall from my shoulder blade, and mine arm be broken from the bone.

then let my shoulder blade fall from my shoulder, and let my arm be broken from its socket.

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כִּ֤י פַ֣חַד אֵ֭לַי אֵ֣יד אֵ֑ל וּמִשְּׂאֵת֗וֹ לֹ֣א אוּכָֽל׃

KJVFor destruction from God was a terror to me, and by reason of his highness I could not endure.

For I was in terror of calamity from God, and I could not have faced his majesty.

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אִם שַׂ֣מְתִּי זָ֭הָב כִּסְלִ֑י וְ֝לַכֶּ֗תֶם אָמַ֥רְתִּי מִבְטַחִֽי׃

KJVIf I have made gold my hope, or have said to the fine gold, Thou art my confidence;

If I have made gold my trust or called fine gold my confidence,

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אִם אֶ֭שְׂמַח כִּי רַב חֵ֑ילִי וְכִי כַּ֝בִּ֗יר מָ֣צְאָה יָדִֽי׃

KJVIf I rejoiced because my wealth was great, and because mine hand had gotten much;

if I have rejoiced because my wealth was abundant or because my hand had found much,

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אִם אֶ֭רְאֶה א֣וֹר כִּ֣י יָהֵ֑ל וְ֝יָרֵ֗חַ יָקָ֥ר הֹלֵֽךְ׃

KJVIf I beheld the sun when it shined, or the moon walking in brightness;

if I have looked at the sun when it shone, or the moon moving in splendor,

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וַיִּ֣פֶת בַּסֵּ֣תֶר לִבִּ֑י וַתִּשַּׁ֖ק יָדִ֣י לְפִֽי׃

KJVAnd my heart hath been secretly enticed, or my mouth hath kissed my hand:

and my heart has been secretly enticed, and my mouth has kissed my hand,

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גַּם ה֣וּא עָ֭וֺן פְּלִילִ֑י כִּֽי כִחַ֥שְׁתִּי לָ֝אֵ֗ל מִמָּֽעַל׃

KJVThis also were an iniquity to be punished by the judge: for I should have denied the God that is above.

this also would be an iniquity to be punished by the judges, for I would have been false to God above.

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אִם אֶ֭שְׂמַח בְּפִ֣יד מְשַׂנְאִ֑י וְ֝הִתְעֹרַ֗רְתִּי כִּ֣י מְצָא֣וֹ רָֽע׃

KJVIf I rejoiced at the destruction of him that hated me, or lifted up myself when evil found him:

If I have rejoiced at the ruin of him who hated me, or exulted when evil overtook him

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וְלֹא נָ֭תַתִּי לַחֲטֹ֣א חִכִּ֑י לִשְׁאֹ֖ל בְּאָלָ֣ה נַפְשֽׁוֹ׃

KJVNeither have I suffered my mouth to sin by wishing a curse to his soul.

(I have not let my mouth sin by asking for his life with a curse),

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אִם לֹֽא אָמְר֣וּ מְתֵ֣י אָהֳלִ֑י מִֽי יִתֵּ֥ן מִ֝בְּשָׂר֗וֹ לֹ֣א נִשְׂבָּֽע׃

KJVIf the men of my tabernacle said not, Oh that we had of his flesh! we cannot be satisfied.

if the men of my tent have not said: Who is there that has not been filled with his meat?

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בַּח֬וּץ לֹא יָלִ֗ין גֵּ֭ר דְּלָתַ֣י לָאֹ֣רַח אֶפְתָּ֑ח׃

KJVThe stranger did not lodge in the street: but I opened my doors to the traveller.

(the sojourner has not lodged in the street; I have opened my doors to the traveler),

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אִם כִּ֘סִּ֤יתִי כְאָדָ֨ם ׀ פְּשָׁ֗עַי לִטְמ֣וֹן בְּחֻבִּ֣י עֲוֺנִ֑י׃

KJVIf I covered my transgressions as Adam, by hiding mine iniquity in my bosom:

if I have concealed my transgressions as others do by hiding my iniquity in my heart,

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כִּ֤י אֶֽעֱר֨וֹץ ׀ הָמ֬וֹן רַבָּ֗ה וּבוּז מִשְׁפָּח֥וֹת יְחַתֵּ֑נִי וָאֶדֹּ֥ם לֹ֝א אֵצֵ֗א פָּֽתַח׃

KJVDid I fear a great multitude, or did the contempt of families terrify me, that I kept silence, and went not out of the door?

because I stood in great fear of the multitude, and the contempt of families terrified me, so that I kept silence, and did not go out of doors —

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מִ֤י יִתֶּן לִ֨י שֹׁמֵ֗עַ לִ֗י הֶן תָּוִ֥י שַׁדַּ֗י יַעֲנֵ֑נִי וְסֵ֥פֶר כָּ֝תַ֗ב אִ֣ישׁ רִיבִֽי׃

KJVOh that one would hear me! behold, my desire is, that the Almighty would answer me, and that mine adversary had written a book.

Oh, that I had one to hear me! Here is my signature! Let the Almighty answer me! Oh, that I had the indictment written by my adversary!

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אִם לֹ֣א עַל שִׁכְמִ֣י אֶשָּׂאֶ֑נּוּ אֶעֶנְדֶ֖נּוּ עֲטָר֣וֹת לִֽי׃

KJVSurely I would take it upon my shoulder, and bind it as a crown to me.

Surely I would carry it on my shoulder; I would bind it on me as a crown;

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מִסְפַּ֣ר צְ֭עָדַי אַגִּידֶ֑נּוּ כְּמוֹ נָ֝גִ֗יד אֲקָרְבֶֽנּוּ׃

KJVI would declare unto him the number of my steps; as a prince would I go near unto him.

I would give him an account of all my steps; like a prince I would approach him.

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אִם עָ֭לַי אַדְמָתִ֣י תִזְעָ֑ק וְ֝יַ֗חַד תְּלָמֶ֥יהָ יִבְכָּיֽוּן׃

KJVIf my land cry against me, or that the furrows likewise thereof complain;

If my land has cried out against me and its furrows have wept together,

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אִם כֹּחָ֥הּ אָכַ֗לְתִּי בְּֽלִי כֶ֫סֶף וְנֶ֥פֶשׁ בְּעָלֶ֥יהָ הִפָּ֑חְתִּי׃

KJVIf I have eaten the fruits thereof without money, or have caused the owners thereof to lose their life:

if I have eaten its yield without payment and made its owners breathe their last,

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תַּ֤חַת חִטָּ֨ה ׀ יֵ֥צֵא ח֗וֹחַ וְתַ֣חַת שְׂעֹרָ֣ה בָאְשָׁ֑ה תַּ֝֗מּוּ דִּבְרֵ֥י אִיּֽוֹב׃

KJVLet thistles grow instead of wheat, and cockle instead of barley. The words of Job are ended.

let thorns grow instead of wheat, and foul weeds instead of barley. The words of Job are ended.

Job — Chapter 31