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Job 10:2

I will say unto God, Do not condemn me; shew me wherefore thou contendest with me.

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אֹמַ֣רomarsayאָמַרverb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “say”, an unfinished actionH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…אֶלelamongאֵלpreposition — “among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).אֱ֭לוֹהַּelohaGodאֱלוֹהַּnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “God”, the ordinary formH433a deity or the DeityGod, god. See H430 (אֱלֹהִים).אַלalnotאַלparticle, negative — “not”H408not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (Job 24:25) as a noun, nothingnay, neither, [phrase] never, no, nor, not, nothing (worth), rather than.תַּרְשִׁיעֵ֑נִיtarshienibe wickedרָשַׁעverb, hiphil, jussive, 2nd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “be wicked”, a wish or indirect commandH7561to be (causatively, do or declare) wrong; by implication, to disturb, violatecondemn, make trouble, vex, be (commit, deal, depart, do) wicked(-ly, -ness).הֽ֝וֹדִיעֵ֗נִיhodieniknowיָדַעverb, hiphil, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “know”, a commandH3045to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, instruction, designation, punishment, etc.)acknowledge, acquaintance(-ted with), advise, answer, appoint, assuredly, be aware, (un-) awares, can(-not), certainly, comprehend, consider, [idiom] could they, cunning, declare, be diligent, (can, cause to) discern, discover, endued with…עַ֣לalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…מַהmahhowמָהparticle, interrogative — “how”H4100properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and even relatively, that which); often used with prefixes in various adverbial or conjunctive senseshow (long, oft, (-soever)), (no-) thing, what (end, good, purpose, thing), whereby(-fore, -in, -to, -with), (for) why.תְּרִיבֵֽנִיteriveniadversaryרִיבverb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “adversary”, an unfinished actionH7378properly, to toss, i.e. grapple; mostly figuratively, to wrangle, i.e. hold a controversy; (by implication) to defendadversary, chide, complain, contend, debate, [idiom] ever, [idiom] lay wait, plead, rebuke, strive, [idiom] thoroughly.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

I will say unto God: Do not condemn me; make me know wherefore Thou contendest with me.

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American Standard Version (1901)

I will say unto God, Do not condemn me; Show me wherefore thou contendest with me.

Young’s Literal Translation

I say unto God, 'Do not condemn me, Let me know why Thou dost strive [with] me.

World English Bible

I will tell God, ‘Do not condemn me. Show me why you contend with me.

Darby Translation

I will say unto God, Do not condemn me; shew me wherefore thou strivest with me.

Douay-Rheims

I will say to God: Do not condemn me: tell me why thou judgest me so.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

I will say unto God: Do not condemn me; make me know wherefore Thou contendest with me.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And I will say to the Lord, Do not teach me to be impious; and wherefore hast thou thus judged me?

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

καὶ ἐρῶ πρὸς Κύριον, μή με ἀσεβεῖν δίδασκε· καὶ διατί με οὕτως ἔκρινας;