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Job 8:20

Behold, God will not cast away a perfect man, neither will he help the evil doers:

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הֶןhenifהֵןparticle, interjection — “if”H2005lo!; also (as expressing surprise) ifbehold, if, lo, though.אֵ֭לelidolאֵלnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “idol”, the ordinary formH410strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity)God (god), [idiom] goodly, [idiom] great, idol, might(-y one), power, strong. Compare names in '-el.'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…יִמְאַסyimasabhorמָאַסverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “abhor”, an unfinished actionH3988to spurn; also (intransitively) to disappearabhor, cast away (off), contemn, despise, disdain, (become) loathe(some), melt away, refuse, reject, reprobate, [idiom] utterly, vile person.תָּ֑םtamcoupled togetherתָּםadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “coupled together”, the ordinary formH8535complete; usually (morally) pious; specifically, gentle, dearcoupled together, perfect, plain, undefiled, upright.וְלֹֽאveloand no , -r,לֹאconjunction, particle, negative — “and 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…יַ֝חֲזִ֗יקyachaziqbe constantחָזַקverb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “be constant”, an unfinished actionH2388to fasten upon; hence, to seize, be strong (figuratively, courageous, causatively strengthen, cure, help, repair, fortify), obstinate; to bind, restrain, conqueraid, amend, [idiom] calker, catch, cleave, confirm, be constant, constrain, continue, be of good (take) courage(-ous, -ly), encourage (self), be established, fasten, force, fortify, make hard, harden, help, (lay) hold (fast), lean, maintai…בְּיַדbeyadin handיָדpreposition, noun, common, both genders, singular, construct — “in hand”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3027a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),([phrase] be) able, [idiom] about, [phrase] armholes, at, axletree, because of, beside, border, [idiom] bounty, [phrase] broad, (broken-) handed, [idiom] by, charge, coast, [phrase] consecrate, [phrase] creditor, custody, debt, dominion, […מְרֵעִֽיםmereimbe worseרָעַעverb, hiphil, participle, absolute — “be worse”, a verb used as a describing wordH7489properly, to spoil (literally, by breaking to pieces); figuratively, to make (or be) good fornothing, i.e. bad (physically, socially or morally)afflict, associate selves (by mistake for H7462 (רָעָה)), break (down, in pieces), [phrase] displease, (be, bring, do) evil (doer, entreat, man), show self friendly (by mistake for H7462 (רָעָה)), do harm, (do) hurt, (behave self, deal) il…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Behold, God will not cast away an innocent man, neither will He uphold the evil-doers;

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American Standard Version (1901)

Behold, God will not cast away a perfect man, Neither will he uphold the evil-doers.

Young’s Literal Translation

Lo, God doth not reject the perfect, Nor taketh hold on the hand of evil doers.

World English Bible

“Behold, God will not cast away a blameless man, neither will he uphold the evildoers.

Darby Translation

Behold, God will not cast off a perfect man, neither will he take evil-doers by the hand.

Douay-Rheims

God will not cast away the simple, nor reach out his hand to the evildoer:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Behold, God will not cast away an innocent man, neither will He uphold the evil-doers;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

For the Lord will by no means reject the harmless man; but he will not receive any gift of the ungodly.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὁ γὰρ Κύριος οὐ μὴ ἀποποιήσηται τὸν ἄκακον· πᾶν δὲ δῶρον ἀσεβοῦς οὐ δέξεται.