King James Version

Job 31:21

If I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless, when I saw my help in the gate:

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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…הֲנִיפ֣וֹתִיhanifotilift upנוּףverb, hiphil, perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “lift up”, a completed actionH5130to quiver (i.e. vibrate up and down, or rock to and fro); used in a great variety of applications (including sprinkling, beckoning, rubbing, bastinadoing, sawing, waving, etc.)lift up, move, offer, perfume, send, shake, sift, strike, wave.עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “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,…יָת֣וֹםyatomfatherlessיָתוֹםnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “fatherless”, the ordinary formH3490a bereaved personfatherless (child), orphan.יָדִ֑יyadihandיָדnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “hand”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3027a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),([phrase] be) able, [idiom] about, [phrase] armholes, at, axletree, because of, beside, border, [idiom] bounty, [phrase] broad, (broken-) handed, [idiom] by, charge, coast, [phrase] consecrate, [phrase] creditor, custody, debt, dominion, […כִּֽיkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…אֶרְאֶ֥הerehseeרָאָהverb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “see”, an unfinished actionH7200to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)advise self, appear, approve, behold, [idiom] certainly, consider, discern, (make to) enjoy, have experience, gaze, take heed, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] joyfully, lo, look (on, one another, one on another, one upon another, out, up, upon), m…בַ֝שַּׁ֗עַרvashaarin doorשַׁעַרpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in door”, the ordinary formH8179an opening, i.e. door or gatecity, door, gate, port ([idiom] -er).עֶזְרָתִֽיezratihelpעֶזְרָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “help”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5833aidhelp(-ed, -er).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

If I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless, because I saw my help in the gate;

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American Standard Version (1901)

If I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless, Because I saw my help in the gate:

Young’s Literal Translation

If I have waved at the fatherless my hand, When I see in [him] the gate of my court,

World English Bible

if I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless, because I saw my help in the gate;

Darby Translation

If I have lifted up my hand against an orphan, because I saw my help in the gate:

Douay-Rheims

If I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless, even when I saw myself superior in the gate:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

If I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless, because I saw my help in the gate;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

if I lifted my hand against an orphan, trusting that my strength was far superior to his :

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Εἰ ἐπῆρα ὀρφανῷ χεῖρα, πεποιθὼς ὅτι πολλή μοι βοήθεια περίεστιν·