Job 31:35
Strong's Lexicon
Oh, that
מִ֤י ()
Interjection
Strong's Hebrew 4310: 1) who?, whose?, whom?, would that, whoever, whosoever

I had
יִתֶּן־ (yit·ten-)
Preposition | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 5414: 1) to give, put, set 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to give, bestow, grant, permit, ascribe, employ, devote, consecrate, dedicate, pay wages, sell, exchange, lend, commit, entrust, give over, deliver up, yield produce, occasion, produce, requite to, report, mention, utter, stretch out, extend 1a2) to put, set, put on, put upon, set, appoint, assign, designate 1a3) to make, constitute 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be given, be bestowed, be provided, be entrusted to, be granted to, be permitted, be issued, be published, be uttered, be assigned 1b2) to be set, be put, be made, be inflicted 1c) (Hophal) 1c1) to be given, be bestowed, be given up, be delivered up 1c2) to be put upon

one to hear
לִ֨י ׀ ()
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew :

me !
שֹׁ֘מֵ֤עַֽ (šō·mê·a‘)
Preposition | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 8085: v 1) to hear, listen to, obey 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to hear (perceive by ear) 1a2) to hear of or concerning 1a3) to hear (have power to hear) 1a4) to hear with attention or interest, listen to 1a5) to understand (language) 1a6) to hear (of judicial cases) 1a7) to listen, give heed 1a7a) to consent, agree 1a7b) to grant request 1a8) to listen to, yield to 1a9) to obey, be obedient 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be heard (of voice or sound) 1b2) to be heard of 1b3) to be regarded, be obeyed 1c) (Piel) to cause to hear, call to hear, summon 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to cause to hear, tell, proclaim, utter a sound 1d2) to sound aloud (musical term) 1d3) to make proclamation, summon 1d4) to cause to be heard n m 2) sound

Here is
הֶן־ (hen-)
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 2005: interj 1) behold, lo, though hypothetical part 2) if

my signature—
תָּ֭וִי (tā·wî)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8420: 1) desire, mark 1a) mark (as a sign of exemption from judgment)

let the Almighty
שַׁדַּ֣י (šad·day)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 7706: 1) almighty, most powerful 1a) Shaddai, the Almighty (of God)

answer me;
יַעֲנֵ֑נִי (ya·‘ă·nê·nî)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6030: 1) to answer, respond, testify, speak, shout 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to answer, respond to 1a2) to testify, respond as a witness 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to make answer 1b2) to be answered, receive answer 2) (Qal) to sing, utter tunefully 3) (Qal) to dwell

let my accuser
אִ֣ישׁ (’îš)
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 376: 1) man 1a) man, male (in contrast to woman, female) 1b) husband 1c) human being, person (in contrast to God) 1d) servant 1e) mankind 1f) champion 1g) great man 2) whosoever 3) each (adjective)

רִיבִֽי׃ (rî·ḇî)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 7379: 1) strife, controversy, dispute 1a) strife, quarrel 1b) dispute, controversy, case at law

compose
כָּ֝תַ֗ב (kā·ṯaḇ)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 3789: 1) to write, record, enrol 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to write, inscribe, engrave, write in, write on 1a2) to write down, describe in writing 1a3) to register, enrol, record 1a4) to decree 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be written 1b2) to be written down, be recorded, be enrolled 1c) (Piel) to continue writing

His indictment.
וְסֵ֥פֶר (wə·sê·p̄er)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5612: n f 1) book n m 2) missive, document, writing, book 2a) missive 2a1) letter (of instruction), written order, commission, request, written decree 2b) legal document, certificate of divorce, deed of purchase, indictment, sign 2c) book, scroll 2c1) book of prophecies 2c2) genealogical register 2c3) law-book 2c4) book (of poems) 2c5) book (of kings) 2c6) books of the canon, scripture 2c7) record book (of God) 2d) book-learning, writing 2d1) be able to read (after verb 'to know')

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
(Oh, that I had one to hear me! Here is my signature. Let the Almighty answer me; let my accuser compose an indictment.

Young's Literal Translation
Who giveth to me a hearing? lo, my mark. The Mighty One doth answer me, And a bill hath mine adversary written.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
If only I had  someone to hear my  case!  Here is my signature; let the Almighty answer  me. Let my Opponent compose His indictment.

New American Standard Bible
"Oh that I had one to hear me! Behold, here is my signature; Let the Almighty answer me! And the indictment which my adversary has written,

King James Bible
Oh that one would hear me! behold, my desire [is, that] the Almighty would answer me, and [that] mine adversary had written a book.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
("Oh, that I had someone to hear me! I sign now my defense--let the Almighty answer me; let my accuser put his indictment in writing.

New Living Translation
"If only someone would listen to me! Look, I will sign my name to my defense. Let the Almighty answer me. Let my accuser write out the charges against me.

English Standard Version
Oh, that I had one to hear me! (Here is my signature! Let the Almighty answer me!) Oh, that I had the indictment written by my adversary!

New American Standard Bible
"Oh that I had one to hear me! Behold, here is my signature; Let the Almighty answer me! And the indictment which my adversary has written,

King James Bible
Oh that one would hear me! behold, my desire is, that the Almighty would answer me, and that mine adversary had written a book.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
If only I had someone to hear my case! Here is my signature; let the Almighty answer me. Let my Opponent compose His indictment.

International Standard Version
"Who will grant me a hearing? Here's my signature —let the Almighty answer! Since my adversary indicted me,

NET Bible
"If only I had someone to hear me! Here is my signature--let the Almighty answer me! If only I had an indictment that my accuser had written.

American Standard Version
Oh that I had one to hear me! (Lo, here is my signature, let the Almighty answer me); And that I had the indictment which mine adversary hath written!

English Revised Version
Oh that I had one to hear me! (lo, here is my signature, let the Almighty answer me;) and that I had the indictment which mine adversary hath written!

Young's Literal Translation
Who giveth to me a hearing? lo, my mark. The Mighty One doth answer me, And a bill hath mine adversary written.
















Cross References
Job 19:7
Behold, I cry out of wrong, but I am not heard: I cry aloud, but there is no judgment.

Job 27:7
Let mine enemy be as the wicked, and he that riseth up against me as the unrighteous.

Job 30:20
I cry unto thee, and thou dost not hear me: I stand up, and thou regardest me not.

Job 30:24
Howbeit he will not stretch out his hand to the grave, though they cry in his destruction.

Job 31:36
Surely I would take it upon my shoulder, and bind it as a crown to me.

Job 35:14
Although thou sayest thou shalt not see him, yet judgment is before him; therefore trust thou in him.

Job 40:2
Shall he that contendeth with the Almighty instruct him? he that reproveth God, let him answer it.

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 31:34
Did I fear a great multitude, or did the contempt of families terrify me, that I kept silence, and went not out of the door?

Job 31:33
If I covered my transgressions as Adam, by hiding mine iniquity in my bosom:

Job 31:32
The stranger did not lodge in the street: but I opened my doors to the traveller.
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