Jump to: Smith's • ISBE • Easton's • Webster's • Concordance • Thesaurus • Hebrew • Library • Subtopics • Terms Topical Encyclopedia The term "daysman" appears in the context of the Book of Job, specifically in Job 9:33, where Job laments the absence of a mediator between himself and God. The Berean Standard Bible translates this verse as: "Nor is there a mediator between us, to lay his hand upon us both." The word "daysman" is an archaic term that refers to an arbitrator or mediator, someone who can stand between two parties to resolve a dispute or bring about reconciliation.In the ancient world, a daysman would have been a respected individual who possessed the authority and wisdom to judge fairly between conflicting parties. The role of a daysman was crucial in legal and personal disputes, as they were expected to be impartial and just, ensuring that both parties received a fair hearing. In the context of Job's lament, the absence of a daysman highlights the profound gap between humanity and the divine. Job expresses a deep yearning for someone who could bridge this gap, someone who could understand both the human condition and the divine will. This reflects a broader theological theme found throughout Scripture: the need for a mediator between God and humanity. From a Christian perspective, the concept of a daysman finds its ultimate fulfillment in the person of Jesus Christ. The New Testament presents Christ as the mediator who reconciles humanity to God. In 1 Timothy 2:5 , it is written: "For there is one God and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus." Jesus, being both fully God and fully man, uniquely qualifies to be the mediator who can lay His hand upon both parties, bringing about reconciliation and peace. The role of a mediator is further emphasized in the Epistle to the Hebrews, where Jesus is described as the "mediator of a new covenant" (Hebrews 9:15). Through His sacrificial death and resurrection, Christ establishes a new relationship between God and humanity, one that is based on grace and truth. In summary, the concept of a daysman in the Book of Job points to a deep human need for mediation between the divine and the mortal. While Job longed for such a figure, Christians believe that this role is perfectly fulfilled in Jesus Christ, who stands as the eternal mediator, bridging the gap between God and humanity and offering salvation to all who believe. Easton's Bible Dictionary An umpire or arbiter or judge (Job 9:33). This word is formed from the Latin diem dicere, i.e., to fix a day for hearing a cause. Such an one is empowered by mutual consent to decide the cause, and to "lay his hand", i.e., to impose his authority, on both, and enforce his sentence. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (n.) An umpire or arbiter; a mediator.International Standard Bible Encyclopedia DAYSMANdaz'-man (yakhach, "to argue, decide, convince," the Revised Version (British and American) UMPIRE): The use of this word appears to have been more common in the 16th century than at the later date of the translation of the King James Version, when its adoption was infrequent. The oldest instance of the term given in the Oxford English Dictionary is Plumpton Corresp. (1489), p. 82: "Sir, the dayesmen cannot agre us." It appears also in the 1551 edition of the Old Testament in 1 Samuel 2:25, where the English Versions of the Bible "judge" is translated "dayes-man." Tyndale's translation has for Exodus 21:22, "He shall paye as the dayesmen appoynte him" (EV as the "judges determine"). See also Edmund Spenser's Faerie Queene, ii, c. 8, published in 1590. As used in the King James Version (Job 9:33) the word means an arbitrator, umpire, referee; one who stands in a judicial capacity between two parties, and decides upon the merits of their arguments or case at law. "Neither is there-any daysman (the Revised Version (British and American) "umpire") betwixt us, that might lay his hand upon us both" (compare Genesis 31:37). It was the eastern custom for a judge to lay his hands upon the heads of the two parties in disagreement, thus emphasizing his adjudicatory capacity and his desire to render an unbiased verdict. Job might consider a human judge as capable of acting as an umpire upon his own claims, but no man was worthy to question the purposes of Yahweh, or metaphorically, to "lay his hands upon" Him. Strong's Hebrew 3198. yakach -- to decide, adjudge, prove... ie Correct); reciprocal, to argue; causatively, to decide, justify or convict -- appoint, argue, chasten, convince, correct(-ion), daysman, dispute, judge ... /hebrew/3198.htm - 6k Library Blessed be He that Blots Out in Water Misdeeds that are Without ... Job's Sure Knowledge A Mighty Saviour Happy are Ye Whose Bodies have Been Made to Shine! "And if any Man Sin, we have an Advocate with the Father,", The Covenant of Peace Renewed Between Christians. That Worthy Name. Organic and Individual. Christ --Perfect through Sufferings "So Then they that are in the Flesh Cannot Please God. " Thesaurus Daysman (1 Occurrence)... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. DAYSMAN. ...Daysman (1 Occurrence). Job 9:33 Neither is there any daysman betwixt us, that might lay his hand upon us both. 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