Job 31:21

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

If I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless, when I saw my help in the gate:

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

אִם־הֲנִיפ֣וֹתִי עַל־יָת֣וֹם יָדִ֑י כִּֽי־אֶרְאֶ֥ה בַ֝שַּׁ֗עַר עֶזְרָתִֽי׃

Transliteration

If-hănîpôtî upon-yātôm yādî when-ʾerʾeh ḇaššaʿar ʿezrātî

Grammar Details

*hănîpôtî*: verb, hiphil perfect, 1st person singular - I raised/shook
*yātôm*: noun, masculine singular - orphan/fatherless
*yādî*: noun, feminine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my hand
*ʾerʾeh*: verb, qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I see
*ḇaššaʿar*: preposition with definite article and noun, masculine singular - in the gate
*ʿezrātî*: noun, feminine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my help

Word Meanings

*hănîpôtî*: I raised/I shook/I brandished [threatening gesture]
*yātôm*: orphan/fatherless
*ḇaššaʿar*: in the gate [place of legal proceedings]
*ʿezrātî*: my help/my support/my backing

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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High concordance with source wording
Well-suited for in-depth word studies and exegesis
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Archaic language can be difficult for modern readers
Reference numbers can disrupt continuous reading
Less suitable for public or devotional reading compared to modern translations

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Referenced Verses

Job 22:9 : 9 Thou hast sent widows away empty, and the arms of the fatherless have been broken.
Job 29:12 : 12 Because I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and him that had none to help him.
Prov 23:10-11 : 10 Remove not the old landmark; and enter not into the fields of the fatherless: 11 For their redeemer is mighty; he shall plead their cause with thee.
Jer 5:28 : 28 They are waxen fat, they shine: yea, they overpass the deeds of the wicked: they judge not the cause, the cause of the fatherless, yet they prosper; and the right of the needy do they not judge.
Ezek 22:7 : 7 In thee have they set light by father and mother: in the midst of thee have they dealt by oppression with the stranger: in thee have they vexed the fatherless and the widow.
Mic 2:1-2 : 1 Woe to them that devise iniquity, and work evil upon their beds! when the morning is light, they practise it, because it is in the power of their hand. 2 And they covet fields, and take them by violence; and houses, and take them away: so they oppress a man and his house, even a man and his heritage.
Mic 7:3 : 3 That they may do evil with both hands earnestly, the prince asketh, and the judge asketh for a reward; and the great man, he uttereth his mischievous desire: so they wrap it up.
Job 24:9 : 9 They pluck the fatherless from the breast, and take a pledge of the poor.
Job 6:27 : 27 Yea, ye overwhelm the fatherless, and ye dig a pit for your friend.

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