Job 31:13-15
New English Translation
13 “If I have disregarded the right of my male servants
or my female servants
when they disputed[a] with me,
14 then what will I do when God confronts me in judgment;[b]
when he intervenes,[c]
how will I respond to him?
15 Did not the one who made me in the womb make them?[d]
Did not the same one form us in the womb?
Notas al pie
- Job 31:13 tn This construction is an adverbial clause using the temporal preposition, the infinitive from רִיב (riv, “contend”), and the suffix which is the subjective genitive.
- Job 31:14 tn Heb “arises.” The LXX reads “takes vengeance,” an interpretation that is somewhat correct but unnecessary. The verb “to rise” would mean “to confront in judgment.”
- Job 31:14 tn The verb פָּקַד (paqad) means “to visit,” but with God as the subject it means any divine intervention for blessing or cursing, anything God does that changes a person’s life. Here it is “visit to judge.”
- Job 31:15 tn Heb “him,” but the plural pronoun has been used in the translation to indicate that the referent is the servants mentioned in v. 13 (since the previous “him” in v. 14 refers to God).
Job 31:13-15
Amplified Bible
13
“If I have despised and rejected the claim of my male or female servants
When they filed a complaint against me,
14
What then could I do when God arises [to judge me]?
When He calls me to account, what will I answer Him?(A)
15
“Did not He who made me in the womb make my servant,
And did not the same One fashion us both in the womb?(B)
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