King James Version

Job 16:19

Also now, behold, my witness is in heaven, and my record is on high.

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גַּםgamalsoגַּםparticle, affirmation — “also”H1571properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...andagain, alike, also, (so much) as (soon), both (so)...and, but, either...or, even, for all, (in) likewise (manner), moreover, nay...neither, one, then(-refore), though, what, with, yea.עַ֭תָּהatahthis timeעַתָּהadverb — “this time”H6258at this time, whether adverb, conjunction or expletivehenceforth, now, straightway, this time, whereas.הִנֵּהhinehloהִנֵּהparticle, demonstrative — “lo”H2009lo!behold, lo, see.בַשָּׁמַ֣יִםvashamayimin heavenשָׁמַיִםpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, dual, absolute — “in heaven”, the ordinary formH8064the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)air, [idiom] astrologer, heaven(-s).עֵדִ֑יediwitnessעֵדnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “witness”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5707concretely, a witness; abstractly, testimony; specifically, a recorder, i.e. princewitness.וְ֝שָׂהֲדִ֗יvesahadiand recordשָׂהֵדconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “and record”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7717a witnessrecord.בַּמְּרוֹמִֽיםbamromimin aboveמָרוֹםpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “in above”, the ordinary formH4791altitude, i.e. concretely (an elevated place), abstractly (elevation, figuratively (elation), or adverbially (aloft)(far) above, dignity, haughty, height, (most, on) high (one, place), loftily, upward.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Even now, behold, my Witness is in heaven, and He that testifieth of me is on high.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Even now, behold, my witness is in heaven, And he that voucheth for me is on high.

Young’s Literal Translation

Also, now, lo, in the heavens [is] my witness, And my testifier in the high places.

World English Bible

Even now, behold, my witness is in heaven. He who vouches for me is on high.

Darby Translation

Even now, behold, my Witness is in the heavens, and he that voucheth for me is in the heights.

Douay-Rheims

O earth, cover not thou my blood, neither let my cry find a hiding place in thee.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Even now, behold, my Witness is in heaven, and He that testifieth of me is on high.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And now, behold, my witness is in heaven, and my advocate is on high.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ νῦν ἰδοὺ ἐν οὐρανοῖς ὁ μάρτυς μου, ὁ δὲ συνίστωρ μου ἐν ὑψίστοις.