King James Version

Job 16:21

O that one might plead for a man with God, as a man pleadeth for his neighbour!

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וְיוֹכַ֣חveyokhachand argueיָכַחconjunction, verb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and 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.לְגֶ֣בֶרlegeverto manגֶּבֶרpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “to man”, the ordinary formH1397properly, a valiant man or warrior; generally, a person simplyevery one, man, [idiom] mighty.עִםimwithעִםpreposition — “with”H5973adverb or preposition, with (i.e. in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then usually unrepresented in English)accompanying, against, and, as ([idiom] long as), before, beside, by (reason of), for all, from (among, between), in, like, more than, of, (un-) to, with(-al).אֱל֑וֹהַּelohaGodאֱלוֹהַּnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “God”, the ordinary formH433a deity or the DeityGod, god. See H430 (אֱלֹהִים).וּֽבֶןuvenand sonבֵּןconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and son”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)[phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, […אָדָ֥םadampersonאָדָםnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “person”, the ordinary formH120ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)[idiom] another, [phrase] hypocrite, [phrase] common sort, [idiom] low, man (mean, of low degree), person.לְרֵעֵֽהוּlereehvto brotherרֵעַpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to brother”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7453an associate (more or less close)brother, companion, fellow, friend, husband, lover, neighbour, [idiom] (an-) other.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

That He would set aright a man contending with God, as a son of man setteth aright his neighbour!

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American Standard Version (1901)

That he would maintain the right of a man with God, And of a son of man with his neighbor!

Young’s Literal Translation

And he reasoneth for a man with God, And a son of man for his friend.

World English Bible

that he would maintain the right of a man with God, of a son of man with his neighbor!

Darby Translation

Oh that there were arbitration for a man with God, as a son of man for his friend!

Douay-Rheims

My friends are full of words: my eye poureth out tears to God.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

That He would set aright a man contending with God, as a son of man setteth aright his neighbour!

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Oh that a man might plead before the Lord, even as the son of man with his neighbour!

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Εἴη δὲ ἔλεγχος ἀνδρὶ ἔναντι Κυρίου, καὶ υἱῷ ἀνθρώπου τῷ πλησίον αὐτοῦ.