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Job 13:10

He will surely reprove you, if ye do secretly accept persons.

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הוֹכֵ֣חַhokhechaargueיָכַחverb, hiphil, infinitive absolute — “argue”, the verb used for emphasisH3198to be right (i.e. correct); reciprocal, to argue; causatively, to decide, justify or convictappoint, argue, chasten, convince, correct(-ion), daysman, dispute, judge, maintain, plead, reason (together), rebuke, reprove(-r), surely, in any wise.יוֹכִ֣יחַyokhichaargueיָכַחverb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “argue”, an unfinished actionH3198to be right (i.e. correct); reciprocal, to argue; causatively, to decide, justify or convictappoint, argue, chasten, convince, correct(-ion), daysman, dispute, judge, maintain, plead, reason (together), rebuke, reprove(-r), surely, in any wise.אֶתְכֶ֑םetkhemobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).אִםimoh thatאִםconjunction — “oh that”H518used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also Oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not(and, can-, doubtless, if, that) (not), [phrase] but, either, [phrase] except, [phrase] more(-over if, than), neither, nevertheless, nor, oh that, or, [phrase] save (only, -ing), seeing, since, sith, [phrase] surely (no more, none, not), t…בַּ֝סֵּ֗תֶרbaseterin backbitingסֵתֶרpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in backbiting”, the ordinary formH5643a cover (in a good or a bad, a literal or a figurative sense)backbiting, covering, covert, [idiom] disguise(-th), hiding place, privily, protection, secret(-ly, place).פָּנִ֥יםpanima- foreפָּנִיםnoun, common, both genders, plural, absolute — “a- fore”, the ordinary formH6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)[phrase] accept, a-(be-) fore(-time), against, anger, [idiom] as (long as), at, [phrase] battle, [phrase] because (of), [phrase] beseech, countenance, edge, [phrase] employ, endure, [phrase] enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-…תִּשָּׂאֽוּןtisaunlift upנָשָׂאverb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural, paragogic nun — “lift up”, an unfinished actionH5375to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relativeaccept, advance, arise, (able to, (armor), suffer to) bear(-er, up), bring (forth), burn, carry (away), cast, contain, desire, ease, exact, exalt (self), extol, fetch, forgive, furnish, further, give, go on, help, high, hold up, honorable…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

He will surely reprove you, if ye do secretly show favour.

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American Standard Version (1901)

He will surely reprove you, If ye do secretly show partiality.

Young’s Literal Translation

He doth surely reprove you, if in secret ye accept faces.

World English Bible

He will surely reprove you if you secretly show partiality.

Darby Translation

He will certainly reprove you, if ye do secretly accept persons.

Douay-Rheims

He shall reprove you, because in secret you accept his person.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

He will surely reprove you, if ye do secretly show favour.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

he will not reprove you at all the less: but if moreover ye should secretly respect persons,

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

οὐθὲν ἧττον ἐλέγξει ὑμᾶς· εἰ δὲ καὶ κρυφῇ πρόσωπα θαυμάσεσθε,