Berean Standard Bible

Job 31:13-23

13Ifאִם־'im-H518I have rejectedאֶמְאַ֗ס'em.'AsH3988the causeמִשְׁפַּ֣טmish.PatH4941of my manservantעַ֭בְדִּי'Av.diH5650or maidservantוַאֲמָתִ֑יva.'a.ma.TiH519when they made a complaintבְּ֝רִבָ֗םbe.ri.VamH7379against meעִמָּדִֽי׃'i.ma.DiH5978,

14whatוּמָ֣הu.MahH4100will I doאֶֽ֭עֱשֶׂה'E.'e.sehH6213whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588Godאֵ֑ל'ElH410rises to judgeיָק֣וּםya.KumH6965?Howמָ֣הmahH4100will I answerאֲשִׁיבֶֽנּוּ׃'a.shi.Ve.nuH7725whenוְכִֽי־ve.khi-H3588called to accountיִ֝פְקֹ֗דyif.KodH6485?

15Did notהֲֽ֝לֹא־haLo'-H3808He who made meעֹשֵׂ֣נִי'o.Se.niH6213in the wombבַ֭בֶּטֶןVa.be.tenH990also make themעָשָׂ֑הוּ'a.Sa.huH6213?Did not the same Oneאֶחָֽד׃'e.ChadH259form usוַ֝יְכֻנֶ֗נּוּvay.khu.Ne.nuH3559in the wombבָּרֶ֥חֶםba.Re.chemH7358?

16Ifאִם־'im-H518I have deniedאֶ֭מְנַע'Em.na'H4513the desiresמֵחֵ֣פֶץme.Che.fetzH2656of the poorדַּלִּ֑יםda.LimH1800or allowed the widow’sאַלְמָנָ֣ה'al.ma.NahH490eyesוְעֵינֵ֖יve.'ei.NeiH5869to failאֲכַלֶּֽה׃'a.kha.LehH3615,

17if I have eatenוְאֹכַ֣לve.'o.KhalH398my morselפִּתִּ֣יpi.TiH6595aloneלְבַדִּ֑יle.va.DiH905,notוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808sharingאָכַ֖ל'a.KhalH398itמִמֶּֽנָּה׃mi.Me.nahH4480with the fatherlessיָת֣וֹםya.TomH3490—

18thoughכִּ֣יkiH3588from my youthמִ֭נְּעוּרַיMi.ne.'u.raiH5271I reared himגְּדֵלַ֣נִיge.de.La.niH1431as would a fatherכְאָ֑בkhe.'AvH1,and from my mother’sאִמִּ֣י'i.MiH517wombוּמִבֶּ֖טֶןu.mi.Be.tenH990I guidedאַנְחֶֽנָּה׃'an.Che.nahH5148the widow—

19ifאִם־'im-H518I have seenאֶרְאֶ֣ה'er.'EhH7200one perishא֭וֹבֵד'O.vedH6for lackמִבְּלִ֣יmi.be.LiH1097of clothingלְב֑וּשׁle.VushH3830,or a needy manלָאֶבְיֽוֹן׃la.'ev.YonH34withoutוְאֵ֥יןve.'EinH369a cloakכְּ֝ס֗וּתke.SutH3682,

20ifאִם־'im-H518his heartחֲלָצָ֑יוcha.la.tzovH2504has notלֹ֣אlo'H3808blessed meבֵרֲכ֣וּנִיve.ra.Khu.niH1288for warming himיִתְחַמָּֽם׃yit.cha.MamH2552with the fleeceוּמִגֵּ֥זu.mi.GezH1488of my sheepכְּ֝בָשַׂיKe.va.saiH3532,

21ifאִם־'im-H518I have liftedהֲנִיפ֣וֹתִיha.ni.Fo.tiH5130up my handיָדִ֑יya.DiH3027againstעַל־'al-H5921the fatherlessיָת֣וֹםya.TomH3490becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588I sawאֶרְאֶ֥ה'er.'EhH7200that I had supportעֶזְרָתִֽי׃'ez.ra.TiH5833in the gateבַ֝שַּׁ֗עַרva.Sha.'arH8179,

22then may my armוְ֝אֶזְרֹעִ֗יve.'ez.ro.'IH248fallתִפּ֑וֹלti.PolH5307from my shoulderכְּ֭תֵפִי מִשִּׁכְמָ֣הKe.te.fi mi.shikh.MahH3802 H7929and be tornתִשָּׁבֵֽר׃ti.sha.VerH7665from its socketמִקָּנָ֥הmi.ka.NahH7070.

23Forכִּ֤יkiH3588calamityאֵ֣יד'eidH343from Godאֵ֑ל'ElH410terrifiesפַ֣חַדFa.chadH6343meאֵ֭לַי'E.laiH413,and His splendorוּ֝מִשְּׂאֵת֗וֹu.mi.se.'e.ToH7613I cannotלֹ֣אlo'H3808overpowerאוּכָֽל׃'u.KhalH3201.

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