Job 31:16
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"Ifאִם־
(im-)
518: ifa prim. conjunction
I have keptאֶ֭מְנַע
(em·na)
4513: to withhold, hold backa prim. root
the poorדַּלִּ֑ים
(dal·lim;)
1800b: low, weak, poor, thinfrom dalal
from [their] desire,מֵחֵ֣פֶץ
(me·che·fetz)
2656: delight, pleasurefrom chaphets
Or have caused the eyesוְעֵינֵ֖י
(ve·'ei·nei)
5869: an eyeof uncertain derivation
of the widowאַלְמָנָ֣ה
(al·ma·nah)
490: a widowfem. of alman
to fail,אֲכַלֶּֽה׃
(a·chal·leh.)
3615: to be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, or spenta prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
If I have withheld
mana`  (maw-nah')
to debar (negatively or positively) from benefit or injury -- deny, keep (back), refrain, restrain, withhold.
the poor
dal  (dal)
dangling, i.e. (by implication) weak or thin -- lean, needy, poor (man), weaker.
from their desire
chephets  (khay'-fets)
pleasure; hence (abstractly) desire; concretely, a valuable thing; hence (by extension) a matter (as something in mind)
or have caused the eyes
`ayin  (ah'-yin)
an eye; by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
of the widow
'almanah  (al-maw-naw')
a widow; also a desolate place -- desolate house (palace), widow.
to fail
kalah  (kaw-law')
to end, whether intransitive (to cease, be finished, perish) or transitived (to complete, prepare, consume)
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"If I have kept the poor from their desire, Or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail,

King James Bible
If I have withheld the poor from their desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
If I have refused the wishes of the poor or let the widow's eyes go blind,

International Standard Version
"If I refused to grant the desire of the poor or exhausted the eyes of the widow,

NET Bible
If I have refused to give the poor what they desired, or caused the eyes of the widow to fail,

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"If I have refused the requests of the poor or made a widow's eyes stop [looking for help],

King James 2000 Bible
If I have withheld the poor from their desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail;
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