King James Version

Job 31:2

For what portion of God is there from above? and what inheritance of the Almighty from on high?

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וּמֶ֤הumehand howמָהconjunction, particle, interrogative — “and how”H4100properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and even relatively, that which); often used with prefixes in various adverbial or conjunctive senseshow (long, oft, (-soever)), (no-) thing, what (end, good, purpose, thing), whereby(-fore, -in, -to, -with), (for) why.חֵ֣לֶקcheleqflatteryחֵלֶקnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “flattery”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2506properly, smoothness (of the tongue); also an allotmentflattery, inheritance, part, [idiom] partake, portion.אֱל֣וֹהַּelohaGodאֱלוֹהַּnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “God”, the ordinary formH433a deity or the DeityGod, god. See H430 (אֱלֹהִים).מִמָּ֑עַלmimaalfrom aboveמַעַלpreposition, adverb — “from above”H4605properly, the upper part, used only adverbially with prefix upward, above, overhead, from the top, etc.above, exceeding(-ly), forward, on ([idiom] very) high, over, up(-on, -ward), very.וְֽנַחֲלַ֥תvenachalatand heritageנַחֲלָהconjunction, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “and heritage”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5159properly, something inherited, i.e. (abstractly) occupancy, or (concretely) an heirloom; generally an estate, patrimony or portionheritage, to inherit, inheritance, possession. Compare H5158 (נַחַל).שַׁ֝דַּ֗יshadayAlmightyשַׁדַּיnoun, proper name — “Almighty”H7706the AlmightyAlmighty.מִמְּרֹמִֽיםmimromimfrom aboveמָרוֹםpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “from 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)

For what would be the portion of God from above, and the heritage of the Almighty from on high?

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American Standard Version (1901)

For what is the portion from God above, And the heritage from the Almighty on high?

Young’s Literal Translation

And what [is] the portion of God from above? And the inheritance of the Mighty from the heights?

World English Bible

For what is the portion from God above, and the heritage from the Almighty on high?

Darby Translation

For what would have been [my] portion of God from above, and what the heritage of the Almighty from on high?

Douay-Rheims

For what part should God from above have in me, and what inheritance the Almighty from on high?

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

For what would be the portion of God from above, and the heritage of the Almighty from on high?

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Now what portion has God given from above? and is there an inheritance given of the Mighty One from the highest?

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ τί ἐμέρισεν ὁ Θεὸς ἄνωθεν, καὶ κληρονομία ἱκανοῦ ἐξ ὑψίστων;