Job 31:30
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"No,וְלֹא־
(ve·lo-)
3808: nota prim. adverb
I have not allowedנָתַ֣תִּי
(na·tat·ti)
5414: to give, put, seta prim. root
my mouthחִכִּ֑י
(chik·ki;)
2441: palate, roof of the mouth, gumsof uncertain derivation
to sinלַחֲטֹ֣א
(la·cha·to)
2398: to miss, go wrong, sina prim. root
By askingלִשְׁאֹ֖ל
(lish·'ol)
7592: to ask, inquirea prim. root
for his lifeנַפְשֹֽׁו׃
(naf·shov.)
5315: a soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion from an unused word
in a curse.בְּאָלָ֣ה
(be·'a·lah)
423: an oathfrom alah


















KJV Lexicon
Neither have I suffered
nathan  (naw-than')
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
my mouth
chek  (khake)
the palate or inside of the mouth; hence, the mouth itself (as the organ of speech, taste and kissing) -- (roof of the) mouth, taste.
to sin
chata'  (khaw-taw')
to miss; hence (figuratively and generally) to sin; by inference, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, (causatively) lead astray, condemn
by wishing
sha'al  (shaw-al')
to inquire; by implication, to request; by extension, to demand
a curse
'alah  (aw-law')
an imprecation -- curse, cursing, execration, oath, swearing.
to his soul
nephesh  (neh'-fesh)
a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"No, I have not allowed my mouth to sin By asking for his life in a curse.

King James Bible
Neither have I suffered my mouth to sin by wishing a curse to his soul.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
I have not allowed my mouth to sin by asking for his life with a curse.

International Standard Version
No, I haven't allowed my mouth to sin by asking for his life with a curse.

NET Bible
I have not even permitted my mouth to sin by asking for his life through a curse--

GOD'S WORD® Translation
(even though I didn't speak sinfully by calling down a curse on his life)....

King James 2000 Bible
Neither have I suffered my mouth to sin by wishing a curse to his soul.
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