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Job 31:36

Surely I would take it upon my shoulder, and bind it as a crown to me.

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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…לֹ֣אlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…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,…שִׁ֭כְמִיshikhmibackשְׁכֶםnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “back”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7926the neck (between the shoulders) as the place of burdens; figuratively, the spur of ahillback, [idiom] consent, portion, shoulder.אֶשָּׂאֶ֑נּוּesaenvlift upנָשָׂאverb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “lift up”, an unfinished actionH5375to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relativeaccept, advance, arise, (able to, (armor), suffer to) bear(-er, up), bring (forth), burn, carry (away), cast, contain, desire, ease, exact, exalt (self), extol, fetch, forgive, furnish, further, give, go on, help, high, hold up, honorable…אֶֽעֶנְדֶ֖נּוּeendenvbindעָנַדverb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “bind”, an unfinished actionH6029to lace fastbind, tie.עֲטָר֣וֹתatarotcrownעֲטָרָהnoun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “crown”, the ordinary formH5850a crowncrown.לִֽיlitoלִֽיpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “to”to

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Surely I would carry it upon my shoulder; I would bind it unto me as a crown.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Surely I would carry it upon my shoulder; I would bind it unto me as a crown:

Young’s Literal Translation

If not — on my shoulder I take it up, I bind it a crown on myself.

World English Bible

Surely I would carry it on my shoulder, and I would bind it to me as a crown.

Darby Translation

Would I not take it upon my shoulder? I would bind it on to me [as] a crown;

Douay-Rheims

That I may carry it on my shoulder, and put it about me as a crown?

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Surely I would carry it upon my shoulder; I would bind it unto me as a crown.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

I would place it as a chaplet on my shoulders, and read it.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

ἐπʼ ὤμοις ἂν περιθέμενος στέφανον ἀνεγίνωσκον,