King James Version

Job 22:4

Will he reprove thee for fear of thee? will he enter with thee into judgment?

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הֲֽ֭מִיִּרְאָ֣תְךָhamiyiratekhafrom fearיִרְאָהparticle, interrogative, preposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “from fear”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3374fear (also used as infinitive); morally, reverence[idiom] dreadful, [idiom] exceedingly, fear(-fulness).יֹכִיחֶ֑ךָyokhichekhaargueיָכַחverb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “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.יָב֥וֹאyavoto comeבּוֹאverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to come”, an unfinished actionH935to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)abide, apply, attain, [idiom] be, befall, [phrase] besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, [idiom] certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, [idiom] doubtless again, [phrase] eat,…עִ֝מְּךָ֗imkhawithעִםpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “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).בַּמִּשְׁפָּֽטbamishpatin lawמִשְׁפָּטpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in law”, the ordinary formH4941properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or collective), including the act, the place, the suit, the crime, and the penalty; abstractly, justice, including a participant's right or privilege (statutory or customary), or even a style[phrase] adversary, ceremony, charge, [idiom] crime, custom, desert, determination, discretion, disposing, due, fashion, form, to be judged, judgment, just(-ice, -ly), (manner of) law(-ful), manner, measure, (due) order, ordinance, right,…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Is it for thy fear of Him that He reproveth thee, that He entereth with thee into judgment?

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American Standard Version (1901)

Is it for thy fear of him that he reproveth thee, That he entereth with thee into judgment?

Young’s Literal Translation

Because of thy reverence Doth He reason [with] thee? He entereth with thee into judgment:

World English Bible

Is it for your piety that he reproves you, that he enters with you into judgment?

Darby Translation

Will he reason with thee for fear of thee? Will he enter with thee into judgment?

Douay-Rheims

Shall he reprove thee for fear, and come with thee into judgment:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Is it for thy fear of Him that He reproveth thee, that He entereth with thee into judgment?

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Wilt thou maintain and plead thine own cause? and will he enter into judgment with thee?

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἢ λόγον σου ποιοῦμενος ἐλέγξεις, καὶ συνεισελεύσεταί σοι εἰς κρίσιν;