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Job 13:22

Then call thou, and I will answer: or let me speak, and answer thou me.

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וּ֭קְרָאuqeraand callקָרָאconjunction, verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “and call”, a commandH7121to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)bewray (self), that are bidden, call (for, forth, self, upon), cry (unto), (be) famous, guest, invite, mention, (give) name, preach, (make) proclaim(-ation), pronounce, publish, read, renowned, say.וְאָנֹכִ֣יveanokhiand meאָנֹכִיconjunction, pronoun, personal, 1st person, common, singular — “and me”H595II, me, [idiom] which.אֶֽעֱנֶ֑הeenehshoutעָנָהverb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “shout”, an unfinished actionH6030properly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e. pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extension to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout, testify, announcegive account, afflict (by mistake for H6031 (עָנָה)), (cause to, give) answer, bring low (by mistake for H6031 (עָנָה)), cry, hear, Leannoth, lift up, say, [idiom] scholar, (give a) shout, sing (together by course), speak, testify, utter,…אֽוֹvoalsoאוֹconjunction — “also”H176desire (and so probably in Proverbs 31:4); hence (by way of alternative) or, also ifalso, and, either, if, at the least, [idiom] nor, or, otherwise, then, whether.אֲ֝דַבֵּ֗רadaberspeakדָבַרverb, piel, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “speak”, an unfinished actionH1696perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdueanswer, appoint, bid, command, commune, declare, destroy, give, name, promise, pronounce, rehearse, say, speak, be spokesman, subdue, talk, teach, tell, think, use (entreaties), utter, [idiom] well, [idiom] work.וַהֲשִׁיבֵֽנִיvahashiveniand againשׁוּבconjunction, verb, hiphil, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “and again”, a commandH7725to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbial, again((break, build, circumcise, dig, do anything, do evil, feed, lay down, lie down, lodge, make, rejoice, send, take, weep)) [idiom] again, (cause to) answer ([phrase] again), [idiom] in any case (wise), [idiom] at all, averse, bring (again,…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Then call Thou, and I will answer; or let me speak, and answer Thou me.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Then call thou, and I will answer; Or let me speak, and answer thou me.

Young’s Literal Translation

And call Thou, and I — I answer, Or — I speak, and answer Thou me.

World English Bible

Then call, and I will answer, or let me speak, and you answer me.

Darby Translation

Then call, and I will answer; or I will speak, and answer thou me.

Douay-Rheims

Call me, and I will answer thee: or else I will speak, and do thou answer me.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Then call Thou, and I will answer; or let me speak, and answer Thou me.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Then shalt thou call, and I will hearken to thee: or thou shalt speak, and I will give thee an answer.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Εἶτα καλέσεις, ἐγὼ δέ σοι ὑπακούσομαι, ἢ λαλήσεις, ἐγὼ δέ σοι δώσω ἀνταπόκρισιν·