King James Version

Job 31:6

Let me be weighed in an even balance that God may know mine integrity.

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יִשְׁקְלֵ֥נִיyishqelenireceiveשָׁקַלverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “receive”, an unfinished actionH8254to suspend or poise (especially in trade)pay, receive(-r), spend, [idiom] throughly, weigh.בְמֹאזְנֵיvemoznein balancesמֹאזֵןpreposition, noun, common, masculine, dual, construct — “in balances”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3976(only in the dual) a pair of scalesbalances.צֶ֑דֶקtsedeqrightצֶדֶקnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “right”, the ordinary formH6664the right (natural, moral or legal); also (abstractly) equity or (figuratively) prosperity[idiom] even, ([idiom] that which is altogether) just(-ice), (un-)right(-eous) (cause, -ly, -ness).וְיֵדַ֥עveyedaand knowיָדַעconjunction, verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and know”, an unfinished actionH3045to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, instruction, designation, punishment, etc.)acknowledge, acquaintance(-ted with), advise, answer, appoint, assuredly, be aware, (un-) awares, can(-not), certainly, comprehend, consider, [idiom] could they, cunning, declare, be diligent, (can, cause to) discern, discover, endued with…אֱ֝ל֗וֹהַּelohaGodאֱלוֹהַּnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “God”, the ordinary formH433a deity or the DeityGod, god. See H430 (אֱלֹהִים).תֻּמָּתִֽיtumatiintegrityתֻּמָּהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “integrity”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8538innocenceintegrity.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Let me be weighed in a just balance, that God may know mine integrity —

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American Standard Version (1901)

(Let me be weighed in an even balance, That God may know mine integrity);

Young’s Literal Translation

He doth weigh me in righteous balances, And God doth know my integrity.

World English Bible

(let me be weighed in an even balance, that God may know my integrity);

Darby Translation

(Let me be weighed in an even balance, and God will take knowledge of my blamelessness;)

Douay-Rheims

Let him weigh me in a just balance, and let God know my simplicity.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Let me be weighed in a just balance, that God may know mine integrity —

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

(for I am weighed in a just balance, and the Lord knows my innocence:)

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἕσταμαι γὰρ ἐν ζυγῷ δικαίῳ, οἶδε δὲ ὁ Κύριος τὴν ἀκακίαν μου·