JOB 16:21 Parallel View

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ULT And he will argue for a man with God,
⇔ and a son of man for his neighbor.

UST My friend will plead with God for me in heaven
⇔ the same way one person pleads for another person here on earth.

BSB Oh, that a man might plead with God
⇔ as he pleads with his neighbor!

OEB That He plead for a man with God,
⇔ And for son of man with his Friend.

WEB that he would maintain the right of a man with God,
⇔ of a son of man with his neighbor!

NET and he contends with God on behalf of man
 ⇔ as a man pleads for his friend.

LSV And He reasons for a man with God,
As a son of man for his friend.

FBV I want my witness to speak for me with God as someone does for their friend.

T4T I pray that the one who knows what I have done would come to plead with God for me
⇔ like people plead for their friends.

LEB • [fn] for a mortal with God, and as[fn] for his friend.

?:? Or “but may someone argue”

?:? Literally “a son of man”

BBE So that he may give decision for a man in his cause with God, and between a son of man and his neighbour.

MOF No MOF JOB book available

JPS That He would set aright a man contending with God, as a son of man setteth aright his neighbour!

ASV That he would maintain the right of a man with God,
 ⇔ And of a son of man with his neighbor!

DRA My friends are full of words: my eye poureth out tears to God.

YLT And he reasoneth for a man with God, And a son of man for his friend.

DBY Oh that there were arbitration for a man with [fn]God, as a son of man for his friend!

16.21 Eloah

RV That he would maintain the right of a man with God, and of a son of man with his neighbour!

WBS O that one might plead for a man with God, as a man pleadeth for his neighbor!

KJB O that one might plead for a man with God, as a man pleadeth for his neighbour![fn]
(O that one might plead for a man with God, as a man pleadeth for his neighbour!)

16.21 neighbour: or, friend

BB O that a body might pleate with God, as one man doth with an other:

GNV Oh that a man might pleade with God, as man with his neighbour!

CB Though a body might pleate wt God, as one man doth with another,
(Though a body might pleate with God, as one man doth with another,)

WYC A! my frendis, ful of wordis, myn iye droppith to God.
(A! my frendis, full of words, mine iye droppith to God.)

LUT Wenn ein Mann könnte mit GOtt rechten wie ein Menschenkind mit seinem Freunde!
(Wenn a man könnte with God rechten like a Menschenkind with seinem friends!)

CLV Verbosi amici mei: ad Deum stillat oculus meus:[fn]
(Verbosi amici mei: to God stillat oculus meus:)

16.21 Verbosi amici mei. Cum verbosi amici sunt, id est, cum et ipsi derogant qui in fide sociantur, ad Deum necesse est ut oculus stillet, quatenus nostra intentio tota in amoris intimi compunctione defluat, et tanto se ad interiora erigat, quanto per exteriora opprobria intus redire cogitur.

16.21 Verbosi amici my/mine. Since verbosi amici are, id it_is, when/with and ipsi derogant who in fide sociantur, to God necesse it_is as oculus stillet, quatenus nostra intentio tota in amoris intimi compunctione defluat, and tanto se to interiora erigat, quanto per exteriora opprobria intus redire cogitur.

BRN Oh that a man might plead before the Lord, even as the son of man with his neighbour!

BrLXX Εἴη δὲ ἔλεγχος ἀνδρὶ ἔναντι Κυρίου, καὶ υἱῷ ἀνθρώπου τῷ πλησίον αὐτοῦ.
(Eiaʸ de elegⱪos andri enanti Kuriou, kai huiōi anthrōpou tōi plaʸsion autou. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / 123person

לְ⁠גֶ֣בֶר

for,man

When he refers to a man in the first part of this verse, Job seems to be speaking about himself in the third person. If it would be helpful in your language, you could translate this in the first person. Alternate translation: “for me”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

וּֽ⁠בֶן־אָדָ֥ם לְ⁠רֵעֵֽ⁠הוּ

and,son humankind for,friend,his

Job is leaving out some of the words that in many languages a sentence would need in order to be complete. You can supply these words from the context if that would be clearer in your language. Alternate translation: “and a son of man argues for his neighbor”

Note 3 topic: grammar-connect-words-phrases

וּֽ⁠בֶן־אָדָ֥ם לְ⁠רֵעֵֽ⁠הוּ

and,son humankind for,friend,his

In this instance, Job is using the word and to say that the phrase it introduces is just as true as the previous phrase. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could indicate this in your translation. Alternate translation: “just as a son of man argues for his neighbor”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations

וּֽ⁠בֶן־אָדָ֥ם לְ⁠רֵעֵֽ⁠הוּ

and,son humankind for,friend,his

Although the terms son and man are masculine, the phrase a son of man has a generic sense and means “a human being.” If it would be helpful to your readers, you could use language in your translation that is clearly inclusive of both men and women. Alternate translation: “just as one human being argues on behalf of another human being”

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