Job 6:22
New International Version
Have I ever said, ‘Give something on my behalf, pay a ransom for me from your wealth,

New Living Translation
But why? Have I ever asked you for a gift? Have I begged for anything of yours for myself?

English Standard Version
Have I said, ‘Make me a gift’? Or, ‘From your wealth offer a bribe for me’?

Berean Standard Bible
Have I ever said, ‘Give me something; offer me a bribe from your wealth;

King James Bible
Did I say, Bring unto me? or, Give a reward for me of your substance?

New King James Version
Did I ever say, ‘Bring something to me’? Or, ‘Offer a bribe for me from your wealth’?

New American Standard Bible
“Have I said, ‘Give me something,’ Or, ‘Offer a bribe for me from your wealth,’

NASB 1995
“Have I said, ‘Give me something,’ Or, ‘Offer a bribe for me from your wealth,’

NASB 1977
“Have I said, ‘Give me something,’ Or, ‘Offer a bribe for me from your wealth,’

Legacy Standard Bible
Have I said, ‘Give me something,’ Or, ‘Offer a bribe for me from your wealth,’

Amplified Bible
“Did I ever say, ‘Give me something,’ Or, ‘Pay a bribe for me from your wealth,’

Christian Standard Bible
Have I ever said, “Give me something” or “Pay a bribe for me from your wealth”

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Have I ever said: “Give me something” or “Pay a bribe for me from your wealth”

American Standard Version
Did I say, Give unto me? Or, Offer a present for me of your substance?

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
For if had I said to you: “Give to me”, or “From your wealth offer a bribe for my sake

Brenton Septuagint Translation
What? have I made any demand of you? or do I ask for strength from you,

Contemporary English Version
Have I ever asked any of you to give me a gift

Douay-Rheims Bible
Did I say: Bring to me, and give me of your substance?

English Revised Version
Did I say, Give unto me? or, offer a present for me of your substance?

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Did I ever say, 'Give me a gift,' or 'Offer me a bribe from your wealth,'

Good News Translation
Have I asked you to give me a gift or to bribe someone on my behalf

International Standard Version
When did I ever ask you for anything, say 'Offer a bribe for me from your wealth?'

JPS Tanakh 1917
Did I say: 'Give unto me'? Or: 'Offer a present for me of your substance' ?

Literal Standard Version
Is it because I said, Give to me? And, By your power bribe for me?

Majority Standard Bible
Have I ever said, ‘Give me something; offer me a bribe from your wealth;

New American Bible
Have I said, “Give me something, make a bribe on my behalf from your possessions”?

NET Bible
"Have I ever said, 'Give me something, and from your fortune make gifts in my favor'?

New Revised Standard Version
Have I said, ‘Make me a gift’? Or, ‘From your wealth offer a bribe for me’?

New Heart English Bible
Did I say, 'Give to me?' or, 'Offer a present for me from your substance?'

Webster's Bible Translation
Did I say, Bring to me? or Give a reward for me of your substance?

World English Bible
Did I ever say, ‘Give to me?’ or, ‘Offer a present for me from your substance?’

Young's Literal Translation
Is it because I said, Give to me? And, By your power bribe for me?

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Job Replies: My Complaint is Just
21For now you are of no help; you see terror, and you are afraid. 22Have I ever said, ‘Give me something; offer me a bribe from your wealth; 23deliver me from the hand of the enemy; redeem me from the grasp of the ruthless’?…

Cross References
Job 6:21
For now you are of no help; you see terror, and you are afraid.

Job 6:23
deliver me from the hand of the enemy; redeem me from the grasp of the ruthless'?


Treasury of Scripture

Did I say, Bring to me? or, Give a reward for me of your substance?

Bring unto me.

Job 42:11
Then came there unto him all his brethren, and all his sisters, and all they that had been of his acquaintance before, and did eat bread with him in his house: and they bemoaned him, and comforted him over all the evil that the LORD had brought upon him: every man also gave him a piece of money, and every one an earring of gold.

1 Samuel 12:3
Behold, here I am: witness against me before the LORD, and before his anointed: whose ox have I taken? or whose ass have I taken? or whom have I defrauded? whom have I oppressed? or of whose hand have I received any bribe to blind mine eyes therewith? and I will restore it you.

Acts 20:33
I have coveted no man's silver, or gold, or apparel.

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Job 6
1. Job shows that his complaints are not causeless.
8. He wishes for death, wherein he is assured of comfort.
14. He reproves his friends of unkindness.














(22) Did I say, Bring unto me?--"It is not as though I had abused your former kindness. I never laid myself under obligations to you; I never asked for your help before. Had I done so, I might have wearied out your patience, and brought upon myself your present conduct justly; but you cannot convict me of this."

Verse 22. - Did I say, Bring unto me? The meaning is probably - If this be the case, if ye are afraid of helping me, why have ye come? Did I ask for your aid? No. I neither requested you to bring me anything for myself, nor to make a present to any one on my behalf; much less did I call upon you to deliver me out of the hand of my enemies, to chastize the Chaldeans and the men of Sheba (Job 1:15, 17), and recover. from them my property. No; I asked nothing at all of you; but when you came voluntarily, I did expect your pity (ver. 14). Or, Give a reward for me of your substance? i.e. give a present on my behalf to some influential person, who might thereupon take up my cause and befriend me. There is no need of supposing a "bribe" to be meant.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Have I ever
הֲ‍ֽכִי־ (hăḵî-)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

said:
אָ֭מַרְתִּי (’ā·mar·tî)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

‘Give me something;
הָ֣בוּ (hā·ḇū)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural
Strong's 3051: To give, to put, imperatively, come

offer me a bribe
שִׁחֲד֥וּ (ši·ḥă·ḏū)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural
Strong's 7809: To give a present, bribe

from your wealth;
וּ֝מִכֹּחֲכֶ֗ם (ū·mik·kō·ḥă·ḵem)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine plural
Strong's 3581: A small reptile (of unknown species)


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