Job 31:10

Job 31:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then let my wife grind unto another, and let others bow down upon her.
• New International Version (NIV)then may my wife grind another man’s grain, and may other men sleep with her.
• English Standard Version (ESV)then let my wife grind for another, and let others bow down on her.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then let my wife grind for another, And let others bow down over her.

Context of Job 31:10

8⌞then⌟ let someone else eat what I have planted, and let my crops be uprooted. 9“If I have been seduced by a woman or I have secretly waited near my neighbor’s door, ⌞then⌟ let my wife grind for another ⌞man⌟, and let other ⌞men⌟ kneel over her. 11That would be a scandal, and that would be a criminal offense. 12It would be a fire that burns even in Abaddon. It would uproot my entire harvest.

Job 31:10 word by word

תִּטְחַ֣ן לְאַחֵ֣ר אִשְׁתִּ֑י וְ֝עָלֶ֗יהָ יִכְרְע֥וּן אֲחֵרִֽין׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• let my wifeאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · woman: wifeH802
• grindטָחַןţâchan · to grindH2912
• unto anotherאַחֵר'achêr · anotherH312
• bow downכָּרַעkâra‛ · to bowH3766

Cross-references for Job 31:10

• Exodus 11:5Every firstborn son in Egypt will die, from the firstborn of Pharaoh who rules the land, to the firstborn children of female slaves who use their handmills, including every firstborn domestic animal.
• Isaiah 47:2Take millstones and grind flour. Remove your veil. Take off your skirt. Uncover your legs, and cross the river.
• Matthew 24:41Two women will be working at a mill. One will be taken, and the other one will be left.
• 2 Samuel 12:11“This is what the Lord says: I will stir up trouble against you within your own household, and before your own eyes I will take your wives and give them to someone close to you. He will go to bed with your wives in broad daylight.
• Jeremiah 8:10That is why I will give their wives to other men and their fields to new owners. All of them, from the least important to the most important, are eager to make money dishonestly. All of them, from prophets to priests, act deceitfully.
• Hosea 4:13They offer sacrifices on mountaintops, and they burn incense on the hills under oaks, poplars, and other trees. They think that these trees provide good shade. “That is why your daughters become prostitutes, and your daughters-in-law commit adultery.

Commentaries on Job 31:10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10Let my wife grind unto another - Let her work at the handmill, grinding corn; which was the severe work of the meanest slave. In this sense the passage is understood both by the Syriac and Arabic. See Exodus 11:5; (note), and Isaiah 47:2; (note); and see at the end of the chapter, Isaiah 31:8; (note). And let others bow down upon her - Let her be in such a state as to have no command of her own person; her owner disposing of her person as he pleases. In…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10Then let my wife grined unto another - Let her be subjected to the deepest humiliation and degradation. Probably Job could not have found language which would have more emphatically expressed his sense of the enormity of this crime, or his perfect consciousness of innocence. The last thing which a man would imprecate on himself, would be that which is specified in this verse. The word “grind” (טחן ṭâchan ) means to crush, to beat small; then to grind…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-15Verses 9-15 All the defilements of the life come from a deceived heart. Lust is a fire in the soul: those that indulge it, are said to burn. It consumes all that is good there, and lays the conscience waste. It kindles the fire of God's wrath, which, if not quenched by the blood of Christ, will consume even to eternal destruction. It consumes the body; it consumes the substance. Burning lusts bring burning judgments. Job had a numerous household, and he…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9-10Whether she tempted him or he waited for her, if Job desired his neighbor’s wife, he would violate the seventh and tenth commandments (24:15–16; Deuteronomy 5:18, Matthew 5:27–28; Deuteronomy 5:21). grind for: This might refer to servitude or sexual relations (Exodus 11:5).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 9-129-12. Job asserts his innocence of adultery. deceived--hath let itself be seduced (Pr 7:8; Ge 39:7-12). laid wait--until the husband went out.Read the comment

Topics related to Job 31:10

• Adultery
• Integrity
• Lust
• Temptation

In the dictionaries

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Commentaries on Job 31

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings