Parallel Verses

Bible in Basic English

If you are able, give me an answer; put your cause in order, and come forward.

New American Standard Bible

Refute me if you can;
Array yourselves before me, take your stand.

King James Version

If thou canst answer me, set thy words in order before me, stand up.

Holman Bible

Refute me if you can.
Prepare your case against me; take your stand.

International Standard Version

Answer me, if you can! Present your case! Take your stand in my presence!

A Conservative Version

If thou can, answer thou me. Set [thy words] in order before me. Stand forth.

American Standard Version

If thou canst, answer thou me; Set thy words in order before me, stand forth.

Amplified


“Answer me, if you can;
Set yourselves before me, take your stand.

Darby Translation

If thou canst, answer me; array thy words before me: take thy stand.

Julia Smith Translation

If thou shalt be able to turn back to me, set in order before me, stand forth.

King James 2000

If you can answer me, set your words in order before me, stand up.

Lexham Expanded Bible

"If you are able, answer me. Present [your argument] {before me}; take your stand.

Modern King James verseion

If you can, answer me; set yourself in order before me, stand up.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

If thou canst, then give me answer: prepare thyself to stand before me face to face.

NET Bible

Reply to me, if you can; set your arguments in order before me and take your stand!

New Heart English Bible

If you can, answer me. Set your words in order before me, and stand forth.

The Emphasized Bible

If thou art able to answer me, Set in order before me - take thy stand!

Webster

If thou canst answer me, set thy words in order before me, stand up.

World English Bible

If you can, answer me. Set your words in order before me, and stand forth.

Youngs Literal Translation

If thou art able -- answer me, Set in array before me -- station thyself.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
If thou canst
יכול יכל 
Yakol 
Usage: 194

שׁוּב 
Shuwb 
Usage: 1058

me, set thy words in order
ערך 
`arak 
Usage: 76

פּנים 
Paniym 
Usage: 2119

References

Morish

Context Readings

Elihu Rebukes Job

4 The spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Ruler of all gives me life. 5 If you are able, give me an answer; put your cause in order, and come forward. 6 See, I am the same as you are in the eyes of God; I was cut off from the same bit of wet earth.


Cross References

Job 13:18

See now, I have put my cause in order, and I am certain that I will be seen to be right.

Job 23:4-5

I would put my cause in order before him, and my mouth would be full of arguments

Job 32:1

So these three men gave no more answers to Job, because he seemed to himself to be right.

Job 32:12

I was taking note; and truly not one of you was able to make clear Job's error, or to give an answer to his words.

Job 32:14

I will not put forward words like these, or make use of your sayings in answer to him.

Job 33:32-33

If you have anything to say, give me an answer; for it is my desire that you may be judged free from sin.

Acts 10:26

But Peter, lifting him up, said, Get up, for I am a man as you are.

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