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Job 36:3

I will fetch my knowledge from afar, and will ascribe righteousness to my Maker.

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אֶשָּׂ֣אesalift upנָשָׂאverb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, 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…דֵ֭עִיdeiknowledgeדֵּעַnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “knowledge”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1843knowledgeknowledge, opinion.לְמֵרָח֑וֹקlemerachoqto from of oldרָחוֹקpreposition, preposition, adjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “to from of old”, the ordinary formH7350remote, literally or figuratively, of place or time; specifically, precious; often used adverbially (with preposition)(a-) far (abroad, off), long ago, of old, space, great while to come.וּ֝לְפֹעֲלִ֗יulefoaliand to doפָּעַלconjunction, preposition, verb, qal, participle, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “and to do”, a verb used as a describing wordH6466to do or make (systematically and habitually), especially to practisecommit, (evil-) do(-er), make(-r), ordain, work(-er).אֶֽתֵּֽןetengiveנָתַןverb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “give”, an unfinished actionH5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)add, apply, appoint, ascribe, assign, [idiom] avenge, [idiom] be (healed), bestow, bring (forth, hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, [phrase] cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute, do, [idiom] doubtless, [idiom] wi…צֶֽדֶקtsedeqrightצֶדֶקnoun, 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).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

I will fetch my knowledge from afar, and will ascribe righteousness to my Maker.

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American Standard Version (1901)

I will fetch my knowledge from afar, And will ascribe righteousness to my Maker.

Young’s Literal Translation

I lift up my knowledge from afar, And to my Maker I ascribe righteousness.

World English Bible

I will get my knowledge from afar, and will ascribe righteousness to my Maker.

Darby Translation

I will fetch my knowledge from afar, and will ascribe righteousness to my Creator.

Douay-Rheims

I will repeat my knowledge from the beginning, and I will prove my Maker just.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

I will fetch my knowledge from afar, and will ascribe righteousness to my Maker.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Having fetched my knowledge from afar, and according to my works,

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἀναλαβὼν τὴν ἐπιστήμην μου μακράν, ἔργοις δέ μου δίκαια ἐρῶ ἐπʼ ἀληθείας,

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

Darby Translation

Douay-Rheims

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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