Job 13:15
Strong's Lexicon
Though
הֵ֣ן (hên)
Interjection
Strong's Hebrew 2005: interj 1) behold, lo, though hypothetical part 2) if

He slay me,
יִ֭קְטְלֵנִי (yiq·ṭə·lê·nî)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 6991: 1) (Qal) to slay, kill

(ל֣וֹ) (lōw)
Preposition | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3808: 1) not, no 1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition) 1b) not (with modifier-negation) 1c) nothing (subst) 1d) without (with particle) 1e) before (of time)

I will hope in Him.
אֲיַחֵ֑ל (’ă·ya·ḥêl)
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 3176: 1) to wait, hope, expect 1a) (Niphal) to wait 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to wait, await, tarry 1b2) to wait for, hope for 1c) (Hiphil) to wait, tarry, wait for, hope for

I will still
אַךְ־ (’aḵ-)
Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 389: 1) indeed, surely (emphatic) 2) howbeit, only, but, yet (restrictive)

defend
אוֹכִֽיחַ׃ (’ō·w·ḵî·aḥ)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 3198: 1) to prove, decide, judge, rebuke, reprove, correct, be right 1a) (Hiphil) 1a1) to decide, judge 1a2) to adjudge, appoint 1a3) to show to be right, prove 1a4) to convince, convict 1a5) to reprove, chide 1a6) to correct, rebuke 1b) (Hophal) to be chastened 1c) (Niphal) to reason, reason together 1d) (Hithp) to argue

my ways
דְּ֝רָכַ֗י (də·rā·ḵay)
Noun - common plural construct | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 1870: 1) way, road, distance, journey, manner 1a) road, way, path 1b) journey 1c) direction 1d) manner, habit, way 1e) of course of life (fig.) 1f) of moral character (fig.)

to
אֶל־ (’el-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 413: 1) to, toward, unto (of motion) 2) into (limit is actually entered) 2a) in among 3) toward (of direction, not necessarily physical motion) 4) against (motion or direction of a hostile character) 5) in addition to, to 6) concerning, in regard to, in reference to, on account of 7) according to (rule or standard) 8) at, by, against (of one's presence) 9) in between, in within, to within, unto (idea of motion to)

His face.
פָּנָ֥יו (pā·nāw)
Noun - common plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6440: 1) face 1a) face, faces 1b) presence, person 1c) face (of seraphim or cherubim) 1d) face (of animals) 1e) face, surface (of ground) 1f) as adv of loc/temp 1f1) before and behind, toward, in front of, forward, formerly, from beforetime, before 1g) with prep 1g1) in front of, before, to the front of, in the presence of, in the face of, at the face or front of, from the presence of, from before, from before the face of

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Though He slay me, I will hope in Him. I will still defend my ways to His face.

Young's Literal Translation
Lo, He doth slay me—I wait not! Only, my ways unto His face I argue.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Even if He kills me, I will hope in  Him.  I will still defend my  ways before  Him.

New American Standard Bible
"Though He slay me, I will hope in Him. Nevertheless I will argue my ways before Him.

King James Bible
Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him: but I will maintain mine own ways before him.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
Though he slay me, yet will I hope in him; I will surely defend my ways to his face.

New Living Translation
God might kill me, but I have no other hope. I am going to argue my case with him.

English Standard Version
Though he slay me, I will hope in him; yet I will argue my ways to his face.

New American Standard Bible
"Though He slay me, I will hope in Him. Nevertheless I will argue my ways before Him.

King James Bible
Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him: but I will maintain mine own ways before him.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Even if He kills me, I will hope in Him. I will still defend my ways before Him.

International Standard Version
Even though he kills me, I'll continue to hope in him. At least I'll be able to argue my case to his face!

NET Bible
Even if he slays me, I will hope in him; I will surely defend my ways to his face!

American Standard Version
Behold, he will slay me; I have no hope: Nevertheless I will maintain my ways before him.

English Revised Version
Though he slay me, yet will I wait for him: nevertheless I will maintain my ways before him.

Young's Literal Translation
Lo, He doth slay me -- I wait not! Only, my ways unto His face I argue.
















Cross References
Job 7:6
My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle, and are spent without hope.

Job 13:3
Surely I would speak to the Almighty, and I desire to reason with God.

Job 27:5
God forbid that I should justify you: till I die I will not remove mine integrity from me.

Jonah 2:1
Then Jonah prayed unto the LORD his God out of the fish's belly,

Habakkuk 3:18
Yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will joy in the God of my salvation.

Job 1:1
There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil.

Job 13:14
Wherefore do I take my flesh in my teeth, and put my life in mine hand?

Job 13:13
Hold your peace, let me alone, that I may speak, and let come on me what will.

Job 13:12
Your remembrances are like unto ashes, your bodies to bodies of clay.

Job 13:16
He also shall be my salvation: for an hypocrite shall not come before him.

Job 13:17
Hear diligently my speech, and my declaration with your ears.
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