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Job 33:32

If thou hast anything to say, answer me: speak, for I desire to justify thee.

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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…יֵשׁyeshareיֵשׁparticle, demonstrative — “are”H3426there is or are (or any other form of the verb to be, as may suit the connection)(there) are, (he, it, shall, there, there may, there shall, there should) be, thou do, had, hast, (which) hath, (I, shalt, that) have, (he, it, there) is, substance, it (there) was, (there) were, ye will, thou wilt, wouldest.מִלִּ֥יןmilinwordמִלָּהnoun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “word”, the ordinary formH4405a word; collectively, a discourse; figuratively, a topic[phrase] answer, by-word, matter, any thing (what) to say, to speak(-ing), speak, talking, word.הֲשִׁיבֵ֑נִיhashiveniagainשׁוּבverb, hiphil, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “again”, a commandH7725to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbial, again((break, build, circumcise, dig, do anything, do evil, feed, lay down, lie down, lodge, make, rejoice, send, take, weep)) [idiom] again, (cause to) answer ([phrase] again), [idiom] in any case (wise), [idiom] at all, averse, bring (again,…דַּ֝בֵּ֗רdaberspeakדָבַרverb, piel, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “speak”, a commandH1696perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdueanswer, appoint, bid, command, commune, declare, destroy, give, name, promise, pronounce, rehearse, say, speak, be spokesman, subdue, talk, teach, tell, think, use (entreaties), utter, [idiom] well, [idiom] work.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…חָפַ֥צְתִּיchafatstidesireחָפֵץverb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “desire”, a completed actionH2654properly, to incline to; by implication (literally but rarely) to bend; figuratively, to be pleased with, desire[idiom] any at all, (have, take) delight, desire, favour, like, move, be (well) pleased, have pleasure, will, would.צַדְּקֶֽךָּtsadqekacleanseצָדַקverb, piel, infinitive construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “cleanse”, the to-form of the verbH6663to be (causatively, make) right (in a moral or forensic sense)cleanse, clear self, (be, do) just(-ice, -ify, -ify self), (be turn to) righteous(-ness).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

If thou hast any thing to say, answer me; speak, for I desire to justify thee.

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American Standard Version (1901)

If thou hast anything to say, answer me: Speak, for I desire to justify thee.

Young’s Literal Translation

If there are words — answer me, Speak, for I have a desire to justify thee.

World English Bible

If you have anything to say, answer me. Speak, for I desire to justify you.

Darby Translation

If thou hast anything to say, answer me; speak, for I desire to justify thee.

Douay-Rheims

But if thou hast any thing to say, answer me, speak: for I would have thee to appear just.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

If thou hast any thing to say, answer me; speak, for I desire to justify thee.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

If thou hast words, answer me: speak, for I desire thee to be justified.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Εἰ εἰσί σοι λόγοι, ἀποκρίθητί μοι· λάλησον, θέλω γὰρ δικαιωθῆναί σε.