Job 31:16
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | If I have withheld the poor from their desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail; | If I have denied the desires of the poor or allowed the widow’s eyes to fail, | If I have withheld the poor from their desire, Or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail, |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| if | אִם־ | 'im- | H0518A | ifאִם (im) : if/whether_or/though 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 withheld | אֶ֭מְנַע | 'EM-na' | H4513 | to withholdמָנַע (ma.na) 1) to withhold, hold back, keep back, refrain, deny, keep restrain, hinder 1a) (Qal) to withhold 1b) (Niphal) to be withheld |
| any of [the] desire of | מֵחֵ֣פֶץ | me-CHE-fetz | H2656 | pleasureחֵ֫פֶץ (che.phets) 1) delight, pleasure 1a) delight 1b) desire, longing 1c) the good pleasure 1d) that in which one takes delight |
| poor [people] | דַּלִּ֑ים | da-LIM | H1800 | poorדַּל (dal) low, poor, weak, thin, one who is low |
| and [the] eyes of | וְעֵינֵ֖י | ve-'ei-NEI | H5869A | eyeעַ֫יִן (a.yin) : eye 1) eye 1a) eye 1a1) of physical eye 1a2) as showing mental qualities 1a3) of mental and spiritual faculties (fig.) |
| a widow | אַלְמָנָ֣ה | 'al-ma-NAH | H0490 | widowאַלְמָנָה (al.ma.nah) widow |
| I caused to fail | אֲכַלֶּֽה׃ | 'a-kha-LEH | H3615J | to end: finishכָּלָה (ka.lah) : finish 1) to accomplish, cease, consume, determine, end, fail, finish, be complete, be accomplished, be ended, be at an end, be finished, be spent 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be complete, be at an end 1a2) to be completed, be finished 1a3) to be accomplished, be fulfilled 1a4) to be determined, be plotted (bad sense) 1a5) to be spent, be used up 1a6) to waste away, be exhausted, fail 1a7) to come to an end, vanish, perish, be destroyed 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to complete, bring to an end, finish 1b2) to complete (a period of time) 1b3) to finish (doing a thing) 1b4) to make an end, end … |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.