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Job 19:5

If indeed ye will magnify yourselves against me, and plead against me my reproach:

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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…אָ֭מְנָםamenamindeedאׇמְנָםadverb — “indeed”H551verilyindeed, no doubt, surely, (it is, of a) true(-ly, -th).עָלַ֣יalayaboveעַלpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…תַּגְדִּ֑ילוּtagdilvbeגָּדַלverb, hiphil, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “be”, an unfinished actionH1431to be (causatively make) large (in various senses, as in body, mind, estate or honor, also in pride)advance, boast, bring up, exceed, excellent, be(-come, do, give, make, wax), great(-er, come to... estate, [phrase] things), grow(up), increase, lift up, magnify(-ifical), be much set by, nourish (up), pass, promote, proudly (spoken), towe…וְתוֹכִ֥יחוּvetokhichvand argueיָכַחconjunction, verb, hiphil, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “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.עָ֝לַ֗יalayaboveעַלpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…חֶרְפָּתִּֽיcherpatirebukeחֶרְפָּהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “rebuke”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2781contumely, disgrace, the pudendarebuke, reproach(-fully), shame.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

If indeed ye will magnify yourselves against me, and plead against me my reproach;

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American Standard Version (1901)

If indeed ye will magnify yourselves against me, And plead against me my reproach;

Young’s Literal Translation

If, truly, over me ye magnify yourselves, And decide against me my reproach;

World English Bible

If indeed you will magnify yourselves against me, and plead against me my reproach,

Darby Translation

If indeed ye will magnify yourselves against me, and prove against me my reproach,

Douay-Rheims

But you have set yourselves up against me, and reprove me with my reproaches.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

If indeed ye will magnify yourselves against me, and plead against me my reproach;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

But alas! for ye magnify yourselves against me, and insult me with reproach.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἔα δὲ, ὅτι ἐπʼ ἐμοὶ μεγαλύνεσθε, ἐνάλλεσθε δέ μοι ὀνείδει.