Parallel Verses

Youngs Literal Translation

If I despise the cause of my man-servant, And of my handmaid, In their contending with 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 Version

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

Holman 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,

A Conservative Version

If I have despised the case of my man-servant or of my maid-servant when they contended 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;

Amplified


“If I have despised and rejected the claim of my male or female servants
When they filed a complaint against me,

Bible in Basic English

If I did wrong in the cause of my man-servant, or my woman-servant, when they went to law with me;

Darby Translation

If I have despised the cause of my bondman or of my bondmaid, when they contended with me,

Julia Smith Translation

If I shall despise the judgment of my servant and my maid in their contending with me;

King James 2000

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

Lexham Expanded Bible

"If I have rejected my male or female slave's case when their complaint [was] against me,

Modern King James verseion

If I despised the cause of my man servant or of my slave-girl, when they argued with me;

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Did I ever think scorn to do right unto my servants and maidens, when they had any matter against me?

NET Bible

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

New Heart English Bible

"If I have despised the cause of my male servant or of my female servant, when they contended with me;

The Emphasized Bible

If I refused the right of my servant, or my handmaid, when they contended with me,

Webster

If I despised the cause of my man-servant or of my maid-servant, when they contended with me;

World English Bible

"If I have despised the cause of my male servant or of my female servant, when they contended with me;

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
If I did despise
מאס 
Ma'ac 
Usage: 76

the cause
משׁפּט 
Mishpat 
Usage: 421

of my manservant
עבד 
`ebed 
Usage: 800

or of my maidservant
אמה 
'amah 
Usage: 56

רב ריב 
Riyb 
Usage: 60

References

Hastings

Context Readings

Job's Final Defense Continued

12 For a fire it is, to destruction it consumeth, And among all mine increase doth take root, 13 If I despise the cause of my man-servant, And of my handmaid, In their contending with me, 14 Then what do I do when God ariseth? And when He doth inspect, What do I answer Him?

Cross References

Exodus 21:20-21

And when a man smiteth his man-servant or his handmaid, with a rod, and he hath died under his hand -- he is certainly avenged;

Exodus 21:26-27

'And when a man smiteth the eye of his man-servant, or the eye of his handmaid, and hath destroyed it, as a freeman he doth send him away for his eye;

Leviticus 25:43

thou rulest not over him with rigour, and thou hast been afraid of thy God.

Leviticus 25:46

and ye have taken them for inheritance to your sons after you, to occupy for a possession; to the age ye lay service upon them, but upon your brethren, the sons of Israel, one with another, thou dost not rule over him with rigour.

Deuteronomy 15:12-15

When thy brother is sold to thee, a Hebrew or a Hebrewess, and he hath served thee six years -- then in the seventh year thou dost send him away free from thee.

Deuteronomy 24:14-15

'Thou dost not oppress a hireling, poor and needy, of thy brethren or of thy sojourner who is in thy land within thy gates;

Jeremiah 34:14-17

At the end of seven years ye do send forth each his brother, the Hebrew, who is sold to thee, and hath served thee six years, yea, thou hast sent him forth free from thee: and your fathers hearkened not unto Me, nor inclined their ear.

Ephesians 6:9

And the masters! the same things do ye unto them, letting threatening alone, having known that also your Master is in the heavens, and acceptance of persons is not with him.

Colossians 4:1

The masters! that which is righteous and equal to the servants give ye, having known that ye also have a Master in the heavens.

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