Job 31:13
Strong's Lexicon
If
אִם־ (’im-)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 518: 1) if 1a) conditional clauses 1a1) of possible situations 1a2) of impossible situations 1b) oath contexts 1b1) no, not 1c) if...if, whether...or, whether...or...or 1d) when, whenever 1e) since 1f) interrogative particle 1g) but rather

I have rejected
אֶמְאַ֗ס (’em·’as)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 3988: 1) to reject, despise, refuse 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to reject, refuse 1a2) to despise 1b) (Niphal) to be rejected 2) (Niphal) to flow, run

the cause
מִשְׁפַּ֣ט (miš·paṭ)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 4941: 1) judgment, justice, ordinance 1a) judgment 1a1) act of deciding a case 1a2) place, court, seat of judgment 1a3) process, procedure, litigation (before judges) 1a4) case, cause (presented for judgment) 1a5) sentence, decision (of judgment) 1a6) execution (of judgment) 1a7) time (of judgment) 1b) justice, right, rectitude (attributes of God or man) 1c) ordinance 1d) decision (in law) 1e) right, privilege, due (legal) 1f) proper, fitting, measure, fitness, custom, manner, plan

of my manservant
עַ֭בְדִּי (‘aḇ·dî)
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 5650: 1) slave, servant 1a) slave, servant, man-servant 1b) subjects 1c) servants, worshippers (of God) 1d) servant (in special sense as prophets, Levites etc) 1e) servant (of Israel) 1f) servant (as form of address between equals)

or maidservant
וַאֲמָתִ֑י (wa·’ă·mā·ṯî)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 519: 1) maid-servant, female slave, maid, handmaid, concubine 1a) of humility (fig.)

when they made a complaint
בְּ֝רִבָ֗ם (bə·ri·ḇām)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 7378: 1) to strive, contend 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to strive 1a1a) physically 1a1b) with words 1a2) to conduct a case or suit (legal), sue 1a3) to make complaint 1a4) to quarrel 1b) (Hiphil) to contend against

against me,
עִמָּדִֽי׃ (‘im·mā·ḏî)
Preposition | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 5978: 1) with

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
If I have rejected the cause of my manservant or maidservant when they made a complaint against me,

Young's Literal Translation
If I despise the cause of my man-servant, And of my handmaid, In their contending with me,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
If I have dismissed the case of my  male or female servants when they made a complaint against  me,

New American Standard Bible
"If I have despised the claim of my male or female slaves When they filed a complaint against me,

King James Bible
If I did despise the cause of my manservant or of my maidservant, when they contended with me;
Parallel Verses
New International Version
"If I have denied justice to any of my servants, whether male or female, when they had a grievance against me,

New Living Translation
"If I have been unfair to my male or female servants when they brought their complaints to me,

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

New American Standard Bible
"If I have despised the claim of my male or female slaves When they filed a complaint against me,

King James Bible
If I did despise the cause of my manservant or of my maidservant, when they contended with me;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
If I have dismissed the case of my male or female servants when they made a complaint against me,

International Standard Version
"If I've refused to help my male and female servants when they complain against me,

NET Bible
"If I have disregarded the right of my male servants or my female servants when they disputed with me,

American Standard Version
If I have despised the cause of my man-servant or of my maid-servant, When they contended with me;

English Revised Version
If I did despise the cause of my manservant or of my maidservant, when they contended with me:

Young's Literal Translation
If I despise the cause of my man-servant, And of my handmaid, In their contending with me,
















Cross References
Ephesians 6:9
And, ye masters, do the same things unto them, forbearing threatening: knowing that your Master also is in heaven; neither is there respect of persons with him.

Deuteronomy 24:14
Thou shalt not oppress an hired servant that is poor and needy, whether he be of thy brethren, or of thy strangers that are in thy land within thy gates:

Deuteronomy 24:15
At his day thou shalt give him his hire, neither shall the sun go down upon it; for he is poor, and setteth his heart upon it: lest he cry against thee unto the LORD, and it be sin unto thee.

Job 31:14
What then shall I do when God riseth up? and when he visiteth, what shall I answer him?

Job 1:1
There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil.

Job 31:12
For it is a fire that consumeth to destruction, and would root out all mine increase.

Job 31:11
For this is an heinous crime; yea, it is an iniquity to be punished by the judges.

Job 31:10
Then let my wife grind unto another, and let others bow down upon her.

Job 31:15
Did not he that made me in the womb make him? and did not one fashion us in the womb?

Job 31:16
If I have withheld the poor from their desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail;
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