King James Version

Job 13:8

Will ye accept his person? will ye contend for God?

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הֲפָנָ֥יוhafanayva- foreפָּנִיםparticle, interrogative, noun, common, both genders, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “a- fore”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6440the 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(-…תִּשָּׂא֑וּןtisaunlift 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…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…לָאֵ֥לlaelto idolאֵלpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “to idol”, the ordinary formH410strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity)God (god), [idiom] goodly, [idiom] great, idol, might(-y one), power, strong. Compare names in '-el.'תְּרִיבֽוּןterivunadversaryרִיבverb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural, paragogic nun — “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)

Will ye show Him favour? Will ye contend for God?

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American Standard Version (1901)

Will ye show partiality to him? Will ye contend for God?

Young’s Literal Translation

His face do ye accept, if for God ye strive?

World English Bible

Will you show partiality to him? Will you contend for God?

Darby Translation

Will ye accept his person? will ye contend for God?

Douay-Rheims

Do you accept his person, and do you endeavour to judge for God?

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Will ye show Him favour? Will ye contend for God?

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Or will ye draw back? nay, do ye yourselves be judges.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἢ ὑποστελεῖσθε; ὑμεῖς δὲ αὐτοὶ κριταὶ γίνεσθε.