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so should I be delivered for ever from my judge.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/23.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />There the upright could reason with Him, And I would be delivered forever from my Judge.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/23.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“There the upright would argue with Him; And I would be free of my Judge forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/23.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220There the upright would reason with Him; And I would be delivered forever from my Judge.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/23.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“There the upright would reason with Him; And I would be delivered forever from my Judge.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/23.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />There the upright would argue with Him; And I would have escaped forever from my Judge.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/23.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“There the righteous and upright could reason with Him; So I would be acquitted forever by my Judge.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/23.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then an upright man could reason with him, and I would escape from my Judge forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/23.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then an upright man could reason with Him, and I would escape from my Judge forever. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/23.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />There the upright might reason with him; So should I be delivered for ever from my judge.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/23.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />because I am innocent, and he would say, "I now set you free!" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/23.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />There the upright might reason with him; so should I be delivered for ever from my judge.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/23.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Then decent people could argue with him, and I would escape my judgment forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/23.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />I am honest; I could reason with God; he would declare me innocent once and for all. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/23.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />In that place, the upright can reason with him; and I'll be acquitted once and for all by my judge."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/23.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then an upright man could reason with Him, and I would be delivered forever from my Judge.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/23.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />There an upright person could present his case before him, and I would be delivered forever from my judge. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/23.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />There the upright might reason with him, so I should be delivered forever from my judge.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/23.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />There the righteous might dispute with him; so should I be delivered for ever from my judge.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/23.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />There the upright might reason with him, so I should be delivered forever from my judge. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/23.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />There the upright reason with Him, "" And I escape from mine who is judging—forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/23.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> There the upright doth reason with Him, And I escape for ever from my judge.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/23.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />There the upright one disputed with him; and I shall be delivered forever from my judge.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/23.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Let him propose equity against me, and let my judgment come to victory. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/23.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Let him show fairness in response to me, and let my judgment reach to victory.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/23.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />There an upright man might argue with him, and I would once and for all be delivered from my judge. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/23.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />There an upright person could reason with him, and I should be acquitted forever by my judge.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/23.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />There I might contend justly with him; and I might be justified and acquitted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/23.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />There I would have judged justly with him, and I would have been justified, for I would have been allowed to escape in judgment<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/23.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />There the upright might reason with Him; So should I be delivered for ever from my Judge.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/23.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />for truth and reproof are from him; and he would bring forth my judgment to an end.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/23-7.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XAwuD5NuZq0?start=3573" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/job/23.htm">Job Longs for God</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">6</span>Would He contend with me in His great power? No, He would certainly take note of me. <span class="reftext">7</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/8033.htm" title="8033: šām (Adv) -- There, thither. A primitive particle; there then; often thither, or thence.">Then</a> <a href="/hebrew/3477.htm" title="3477: yā·šār (Adj-ms) -- Straight, right. From yashar; straight.">an upright man</a> <a href="/hebrew/3198.htm" title="3198: nō·w·ḵāḥ (V-Nifal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To decide, adjudge, prove. A primitive root; to be right; reciprocal, to argue; causatively, to decide, justify or convict.">could reason</a> <a href="/hebrew/5973.htm" title="5973: ‘im·mōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- From amam; adverb or preposition, with, in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix.">with Him,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6403.htm" title="6403: wa·’ă·p̄al·lə·ṭāh (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConjImperf.Cohort-1cs) -- To escape. A primitive root; to slip out, i.e. Escape; causatively, to deliver.">and I would be delivered</a> <a href="/hebrew/5331.htm" title="5331: lā·ne·ṣaḥ (Prep-l:: N-ms) -- Eminence, enduring, everlastingness, perpetuity. ">forever</a> <a href="/hebrew/8199.htm" title="8199: miš·šō·p̄ə·ṭî (Prep-m:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-msc:: 1cs) -- To judge, govern. ">from my Judge.</a> </span><span class="reftext">8</span>If I go east, He is not there, and if I go west, I cannot find Him.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/17-2.htm">Psalm 17:2-3</a></span><br />May my vindication come from Your presence; may Your eyes see what is right. / You have tried my heart; You have visited me in the night. You have tested me and found no evil; I have resolved not to sin with my mouth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/1-18.htm">Isaiah 1:18</a></span><br />“Come now, let us reason together,” says the LORD. “Though your sins are like scarlet, they will be as white as snow; though they are as red as crimson, they will become like wool.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-33.htm">Romans 8:33-34</a></span><br />Who will bring any charge against God’s elect? It is God who justifies. / Who is there to condemn us? For Christ Jesus, who died, and more than that was raised to life, is at the right hand of God—and He is interceding for us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/4-16.htm">Hebrews 4:16</a></span><br />Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/37-6.htm">Psalm 37:6</a></span><br />He will bring forth your righteousness like the dawn, your justice like the noonday sun.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/3-21.htm">1 John 3:21-22</a></span><br />Beloved, if our hearts do not condemn us, we have confidence before God, / and we will receive from Him whatever we ask, because we keep His commandments and do what is pleasing in His sight.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/50-8.htm">Isaiah 50:8</a></span><br />The One who vindicates Me is near. Who will dare to contend with Me? Let us confront each other! Who has a case against Me? Let him approach Me!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/5-1.htm">Romans 5:1-2</a></span><br />Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, / through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we stand. And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/26-1.htm">Psalm 26:1-2</a></span><br />Of David. Vindicate me, O LORD! For I have walked with integrity; I have trusted in the LORD without wavering. / Test me, O LORD, and try me; examine my heart and mind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/4-4.htm">1 Corinthians 4:4</a></span><br />My conscience is clear, but that does not vindicate me. It is the Lord who judges me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/7-8.htm">Psalm 7:8</a></span><br />The LORD judges the peoples; vindicate me, O LORD, according to my righteousness and integrity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/5-16.htm">James 5:16</a></span><br />Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man has great power to prevail.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/43-26.htm">Isaiah 43:26</a></span><br />Remind Me, let us argue the matter together. State your case, so that you may be vindicated.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/3-12.htm">1 Peter 3:12</a></span><br />For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and His ears are inclined to their prayer. But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/143-2.htm">Psalm 143:2</a></span><br />Do not bring Your servant into judgment, for no one alive is righteous before You.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">There the righteous might dispute with him; so should I be delivered for ever from my judge.</p><p class="hdg">There</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/1-18.htm">Isaiah 1:18</a></b></br> Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/3-5.htm">Jeremiah 3:5</a></b></br> Will he reserve <i>his anger</i> for ever? will he keep <i>it</i> to the end? Behold, thou hast spoken and done evil things as thou couldest.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/12-1.htm">Jeremiah 12:1</a></b></br> Righteous <i>art</i> thou, O LORD, when I plead with thee: yet let me talk with thee of <i>thy</i> judgments: Wherefore doth the way of the wicked prosper? <i>wherefore</i> are all they happy that deal very treacherously?</p><p class="hdg">so should</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/9-15.htm">Job 9:15</a></b></br> Whom, though I were righteous, <i>yet</i> would I not answer, <i>but</i> I would make supplication to my judge.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/romans/3-19.htm">Romans 3:19-22</a></b></br> Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/romans/8-1.htm">Romans 8:1,33,34</a></b></br> <i>There is</i> therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/11-2.htm">Acquitted</a> <a href="/job/23-4.htm">Case</a> <a href="/job/23-4.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/job/22-30.htm">Delivered</a> <a href="/job/9-14.htm">Dispute</a> <a href="/job/20-20.htm">Escape</a> <a href="/job/20-7.htm">Forever</a> <a href="/job/22-30.htm">Free</a> <a href="/job/22-13.htm">Judge</a> <a href="/job/23-4.htm">Present</a> <a href="/job/22-6.htm">Reason</a> <a href="/job/22-19.htm">Righteous</a> <a href="/job/22-19.htm">Upright</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/19-13.htm">Acquitted</a> <a href="/job/29-16.htm">Case</a> <a href="/job/23-15.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/job/29-12.htm">Delivered</a> <a href="/proverbs/15-18.htm">Dispute</a> <a href="/job/41-19.htm">Escape</a> <a href="/job/36-7.htm">Forever</a> <a href="/job/27-17.htm">Free</a> <a href="/job/31-14.htm">Judge</a> <a href="/psalms/14-5.htm">Present</a> <a href="/job/31-23.htm">Reason</a> <a href="/job/25-4.htm">Righteous</a> <a href="/job/25-4.htm">Upright</a><div class="vheading2">Job 23</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/23-1.htm">Job longs to appear before God</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/23-6.htm">in confidence of his mercy</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/23-8.htm">God, who is invisible, observes our ways</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/23-11.htm">Job's innocence</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/23-13.htm">God's decree is immutable</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/23.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/job/23.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Then an upright man could reason with Him</b><br>In the context of Job's discourse, this phrase reflects Job's deep desire for a fair hearing before God. The term "upright" is significant, as it denotes moral integrity and righteousness, qualities that Job is described as possessing in the opening chapters of the book. This reflects the biblical principle that God is approachable by those who are righteous, as seen in <a href="/genesis/18-23.htm">Genesis 18:23-33</a>, where Abraham reasons with God over the fate of Sodom. The idea of reasoning with God is also echoed in <a href="/isaiah/1-18.htm">Isaiah 1:18</a>, where God invites His people to "come now, let us reason together." This suggests a relationship where God is willing to engage with humanity, especially those who live according to His statutes.<p><b>and I would be delivered forever from my Judge</b><br>Job expresses a hope for deliverance, which is a recurring theme throughout the Bible. The concept of God as Judge is prevalent in Scripture, emphasizing His role in justice and righteousness. Job's longing for deliverance "forever" indicates a desire for eternal vindication, which can be seen as a foreshadowing of the ultimate deliverance through Jesus Christ, who is described as the righteous Judge in <a href="/2_timothy/4-8.htm">2 Timothy 4:8</a>. The eternal aspect of deliverance also connects to the New Testament promise of eternal life for believers, as seen in <a href="/john/3-16.htm">John 3:16</a>. Job's confidence in being delivered reflects his faith in God's justice and mercy, despite his current suffering and the accusations of his friends.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>A man described as blameless and upright, who feared God and shunned evil. He is the central figure in the Book of Job, enduring immense suffering and seeking to understand his plight.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God (Judge)</a></b><br>The ultimate authority and judge in the universe. Job desires to present his case before God, confident in his integrity.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/job's_friends.htm">Job's Friends</a></b><br>Although not directly mentioned in this verse, they are significant in the context of Job's discourse. They argue that Job's suffering is due to sin, which Job disputes.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/h/heavenly_courtroom.htm">Heavenly Courtroom</a></b><br>The metaphorical setting where Job envisions presenting his case before God, the Judge.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/s/suffering_and_justice.htm">Suffering and Justice</a></b><br>The broader theme of the Book of Job, exploring the relationship between human suffering and divine justice.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/i/integrity_before_god.htm">Integrity Before God</a></b><br>Job's confidence in reasoning with God stems from his integrity. Believers are encouraged to maintain integrity, trusting that God sees and knows their hearts.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_suffering.htm">The Role of Suffering</a></b><br>Suffering is not always a direct result of personal sin. Job's account challenges the simplistic view of retributive justice and encourages believers to seek God's wisdom in times of trial.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/approaching_god_with_confidence.htm">Approaching God with Confidence</a></b><br>Like Job, believers can approach God with confidence, knowing that through Christ, they have an advocate and can present their case before the divine Judge.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_perseverance.htm">The Importance of Perseverance</a></b><br>Job's perseverance is a model for believers. Despite not understanding his suffering, Job remains steadfast in his faith, which is ultimately rewarded.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_justice.htm">God's Sovereignty and Justice</a></b><br>Trust in God's ultimate justice and sovereignty, even when circumstances seem unjust. God's ways are higher than human understanding.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_23.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 23</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_job_23_historically_or_literarily_based.htm">Is there any historical or archaeological basis to confirm the existence of Job or the context described in Job 23, or is it purely a literary construct?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_the_bible_view_evil.htm">How does the Bible explain evil and suffering?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_job_both_wicked_and_blameless.htm">In Job 22:5, Eliphaz accuses Job of great wickedness, yet Job 1:1 calls him blameless; how do we resolve this apparent contradiction?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_god_ask_job_to_discredit_him.htm">Job 40:8: Why would an all-knowing God demand Job to 'discredit' His justice, and is this consistent with the broader biblical portrayal of divine fairness?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/job/23.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(7) <span class= "bld">There the righteous might dispute.</span>--He has learnt this marvellous truth, which the Gospel has so effectually brought to light, that it is God the Saviour who is Himself the refuge from God the Judge (<a href="/john/12-47.htm" title="And if any man hear my words, and believe not, I judge him not: for I came not to judge the world, but to save the world.">John 12:47</a>); and then, in the solemn conviction of His presence, he makes use of the most sublime language expressive of it, being assured, though He may hide Himself with the express purpose of not interfering in his cause, yet that all things work together for good to them that love Him (<a href="/romans/8-28.htm" title="And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.">Romans 8:28</a>), and that when his time of trial is over, he himself will come forth like gold. Job's case teaches us that if an innocent man is falsely accused, God's honour is vindicated and maintained by his holding fast his conviction of innocence rather than by his yielding to the pressure of adversity and owning to sins he has not committed, or relaxing his hold on innocence by yielding to irritability.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/23.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 7.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">There the righteous might dispute with him</span>. There, before his high tribunal (ver. 3), the upright man (<span class="hebrew">ישׁר</span>) might argue or reason with him, appealing from his justice to his mercy - from God the Judge to God the Saviour (Loathes), vindicating his integrity, acknowledging his transgressions, and pleading that they were sins of infirmity-and at last obtaining from God the acquittal anticipated in the second clause of the verse. In the absence of any revelation of an Advocate who will plead our cause before God for us, Job would seem to have been justified in expecting such a liberty of pleading his own cause as he here sets forth<span class="cmt_word">. So should I be delivered for ever from my Judge</span>. The "Judge of all the earth" will certainly and necessarily "do right." Job's conscience testifies to his substantial integrity and uprightness (comp. <a href="/1_john/3-21.htm">1 John 3:21</a>). He is, therefore, confident that, if he can once bring his cause to God's cognizance, he will obtain acquittal and deliverance. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/23-7.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Then</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁ֗ם</span> <span class="translit">(šām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8033.htm">Strong's 8033: </a> </span><span class="str2">There, then, thither</span><br /><br /><span class="word">an upright man</span><br /><span class="heb">יָ֭שָׁר</span> <span class="translit">(yā·šār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3477.htm">Strong's 3477: </a> </span><span class="str2">Straight, right</span><br /><br /><span class="word">could reason</span><br /><span class="heb">נוֹכָ֣ח</span> <span class="translit">(nō·w·ḵāḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3198.htm">Strong's 3198: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be right, reciprocal, to argue, to decide, justify, convict</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with Him,</span><br /><span class="heb">עִמּ֑וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(‘im·mōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5973.htm">Strong's 5973: </a> </span><span class="str2">With, equally with</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and I would be delivered</span><br /><span class="heb">וַאֲפַלְּטָ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(wa·’ă·p̄al·lə·ṭāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6403.htm">Strong's 6403: </a> </span><span class="str2">To slip out, escape, to deliver</span><br /><br /><span class="word">forever</span><br /><span class="heb">לָ֝נֶ֗צַח</span> <span class="translit">(lā·ne·ṣaḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5331.htm">Strong's 5331: </a> </span><span class="str2">Eminence, enduring, everlastingness, perpetuity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from my Judge.</span><br /><span class="heb">מִשֹּׁפְטִֽי׃</span> <span class="translit">(miš·šō·p̄ə·ṭî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8199.htm">Strong's 8199: </a> </span><span class="str2">To judge, pronounce sentence, to vindicate, punish, to govern, to litigate</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/23-7.htm">Job 23:7 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/23-7.htm">Job 23:7 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/23-7.htm">Job 23:7 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/23-7.htm">Job 23:7 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/23-7.htm">Job 23:7 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/23-7.htm">Job 23:7 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/23-7.htm">Job 23:7 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/23-7.htm">Job 23:7 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/23-7.htm">Job 23:7 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/23-7.htm">Job 23:7 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/23-7.htm">OT Poetry: Job 23:7 There the upright might reason with him (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/23-6.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 23:6"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 23:6" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/23-8.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 23:8"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 23:8" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>