Job 32:21

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Let me not, I pray you, accept any man's person, neither let me give flattering titles unto man.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

אַל־נָ֭א אֶשָּׂ֣א פְנֵי־אִ֑ישׁ וְאֶל־אָ֝דָ֗ם לֹ֣א אֲכַנֶּֽה׃

Transliteration

Let not-ʾal-nāʾ ʾeśśāʾ face of-p̄ənê-ʾîš and unto-wəʾel-ʾādām not lōʾ ʾăkanneh

Grammar Details

*ʾal*: negative particle - not
*nāʾ*: particle of entreaty - please
*ʾeśśāʾ*: qal imperfect 1st person common singular - I will lift up/show partiality
*p̄ənê*: noun masculine plural construct - face of
*ʾîš*: noun masculine singular - man
*wəʾel*: waw conjunction + preposition - and unto
*ʾādām*: noun masculine singular - man/mankind
*lōʾ*: negative particle - not
*ʾăkanneh*: piel imperfect 1st person common singular - I will give flattering titles

Word Meanings

*ʾal-nāʾ ʾeśśāʾ p̄ənê-ʾîš*: let me not show partiality to anyone/I will not be partial to any man
*wəʾel-ʾādām lōʾ ʾăkanneh*: and to mankind I will not give flattering titles/I will not use flattering terms for anyone

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Referenced Verses

Lev 19:15 : 15 Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: thou shalt not respect the person of the poor, nor honour the person of the mighty: but in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbour.
Job 13:8 : 8 Will ye accept his person? will ye contend for God?
Job 34:19 : 19 How much less to him that accepteth not the persons of princes, nor regardeth the rich more than the poor? for they all are the work of his hands.
Matt 22:16 : 16 And they sent out unto him their disciples with the Herodians, saying, Master, we know that thou art true, and teachest the way of God in truth , neither carest thou for any man: for thou regardest not the person of men.
Acts 12:22-23 : 22 And the people gave a shout, saying, It is the voice of a god, and not of a man. 23 And immediately the angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory: and he was eaten of worms, and gave up the ghost.
Acts 24:2-3 : 2 And when he was called forth, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying, Seeing that by thee we enjoy great quietness, and that very worthy deeds are done unto this nation by thy providence, 3 {G5037} We accept it always, and in all places, most noble Felix, with all thankfulness.
Prov 24:23 : 23 These things also belong to the wise. It is not good to have respect of persons in judgment.
Job 13:10 : 10 He will surely reprove you, if ye do secretly accept persons.
Deut 1:17 : 17 Ye shall not respect persons in judgment; but ye shall hear the small as well as the great; ye shall not be afraid of the face of man; for the judgment is God's: and the cause that is too hard for you, bring it unto me, and I will hear it.
Deut 16:19 : 19 Thou shalt not wrest judgment; thou shalt not respect persons, neither take a gift: for a gift doth blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous.
2 Sam 14:17 : 17 Then thine handmaid said, The word of my lord the king shall now be comfortable: for as an angel of God, so is my lord the king to discern good and bad: therefore the LORD thy God will be with thee.
2 Sam 14:20 : 20 To fetch about this form of speech hath thy servant Joab done this thing: and my lord is wise, according to the wisdom of an angel of God, to know all things that are in the earth.

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