King James Version

Job 34:6

Should I lie against my right? my wound is incurable without transgression.

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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,…מִשְׁפָּטִ֥יmishpatilawמִשְׁפָּטnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “law”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4941properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or collective), including the act, the place, the suit, the crime, and the penalty; abstractly, justice, including a participant's right or privilege (statutory or customary), or even a style[phrase] adversary, ceremony, charge, [idiom] crime, custom, desert, determination, discretion, disposing, due, fashion, form, to be judged, judgment, just(-ice, -ly), (manner of) law(-ful), manner, measure, (due) order, ordinance, right,…אֲכַזֵּ֑בakhazevlieכָּזַבverb, piel, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “lie”, an unfinished actionH3576to lie (i.e. deceive), literally or figurativelyfail, (be found a, make a) liar, lie, lying, be in vain.אָנ֖וּשׁanushdesperateאָנַשׁadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “desperate”, the ordinary formH605to be frail, feeble, or (figuratively) melancholydesperate(-ly wicked), incurable, sick, woeful.חִצִּ֣יchitsiarrowחֵץnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “arrow”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2671properly, a piercer, i.e. an arrow; by implication, a wound; figuratively, (of God) thunderbolt; the shaft of aspear[phrase] archer, arrow, dart, shaft, staff, wound.בְלִיvelinotבְּלִיparticle, negative — “not”H1097properly, failure, i.e. nothing or destruction; usually (with preposition) without, not yet, because not, as long as, etc.corruption, ig(norantly), for lack of, where no...is, so that no, none, not, un(awares), without.פָֽשַׁעfasharebellionפֶּשַׁעnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “rebellion”, the ordinary formH6588a revolt (national, moral or religious)rebellion, sin, transgression, trespass.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Notwithstanding my right I am accounted a liar; my wound is incurable, though I am without transgression.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

Notwithstanding my right I am accounted a liar; My wound is incurable, though I am without transgression.

Young’s Literal Translation

Against my right do I lie? Mortal [is] mine arrow — without transgression.'

World English Bible

Notwithstanding my right I am considered a liar. My wound is incurable, though I am without disobedience.’

Darby Translation

Should I lie against my right? My wound is incurable without transgression.

Douay-Rheims

For in judging me there is a lie: my arrow is violent without any sin.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Notwithstanding my right I am accounted a liar; my wound is incurable, though I am without transgression.'

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And he has erred in my judgment: my wound is severe without unrighteousness of mine .

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐψεύσατο δὲ τῷ κρίματί μου, βίαιον τὸ βέλος μου ἄνευ ἀδικίας.