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title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/job/8.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />When your children sinned against him, he gave them over to the penalty of their sin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/job/8.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Your children must have sinned against him, so their punishment was well deserved.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/8.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />If your children have sinned against him, he has delivered them into the hand of their transgression.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/8.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />When your children sinned against Him, He gave them over to their rebellion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/8.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />If thy children have sinned against him, and he have cast them away for their transgression;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/8.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />If your sons have sinned against Him, He has cast them away for their transgression.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/8.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“If your sons sinned against Him, Then He turned them over to the power of their wrongdoing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/8.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220If your sons sinned against Him, Then He delivered them into the power of their transgression.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/8.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“If your sons sinned against Him, Then He delivered them into the power of their transgression.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/8.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />If your sons sinned against Him, Then He sent them into the power of their transgression.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/8.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“If your children have sinned against Him, Then He has handed them over to the power of their transgression <i>and</i> punished them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/8.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Since your children sinned against him, he gave them over to their rebellion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/8.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Since your children sinned against Him, He gave them over to their rebellion. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/8.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />If thy children have sinned against him, And he hath delivered them into the hand of their transgression;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/8.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />He made your children pay for their sins. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/8.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />If thy children have sinned against him, and he have delivered them into the hand of their transgression:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/8.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />If your children sinned against him, he allowed them to suffer the consequences of their sinfulness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/8.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Your children must have sinned against God, and so he punished them as they deserved. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/8.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"If your children sin against him, he'll make them a prisoner of their sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/8.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />When your children sinned against Him, He gave them over to their rebellion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/8.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />If your children sinned against him, he gave them over to the penalty of their sin. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/8.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />If your children have sinned against him, He has delivered them into the hand of their disobedience.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/8.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />If thy children have sinned against him, and he hath cast them away for their transgression;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/8.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />If your children have sinned against him, he has delivered them into the hand of their disobedience. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/8.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />If your sons have sinned before Him, "" And He sends them away, "" By the hand of their transgression,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/8.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> If thy sons have sinned before Him, And He doth send them away, By the hand of their transgression,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/8.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />If thy sons sinned to him, and he will send them away by the hand of their transgression;<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/8.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Although thy children have sinned against him, and he hath left them in the hand of their iniquity: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/8.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And if now your children have sinned against him, and he has dismissed them into the power of their iniquity,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/8.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />If your children have sinned against him and he has left them in the grip of their guilt, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/8.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />If your children sinned against him, he delivered them into the power of their transgression.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/8.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />If your children have sinned against him, he has sent them away in their transgressions.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/8.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />If your children sinned against him, he sent them away in their sins<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/8.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />If thy children sinned against Him, He delivered them into the hand of their transgression.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/8.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />If thy sons have sinned before him, he has cast them away because of their transgression.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/8-4.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=1175" 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/8.htm">Bildad: Job Should Repent</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">3</span>Does God pervert justice? Does the Almighty pervert what is right? <span class="reftext">4</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/518.htm" title="518: ’im- (Conj) -- If. A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!">When</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bā·ne·ḵā (N-mpc:: 2ms) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">your children</a> <a href="/hebrew/2398.htm" title="2398: ḥā·ṭə·’ū- (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- A primitive root; properly, to miss; hence to sin; by inference, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, lead astray, condemn.">sinned</a> <a href="/hebrew/lōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- ">against Him,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7971.htm" title="7971: way·šal·lə·ḥêm (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConsecImperf-3ms:: 3mp) -- To send. A primitive root; to send away, for, or out.">He gave them over</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: bə·yaḏ- (Prep-b:: N-fsc) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)"></a> <a href="/hebrew/6588.htm" title="6588: piš·‘ām (N-msc:: 3mp) -- Transgression. From pasha'; a revolt.">to their rebellion.</a> </span><span class="reftext">5</span>But if you would earnestly seek God and ask the Almighty for mercy,…<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="/proverbs/3-12.htm">Proverbs 3:12</a></span><br />for the LORD disciplines the one He loves, as does a father the son in whom he delights.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/12-5.htm">Hebrews 12:5-6</a></span><br />And you have forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons: “My son, do not take lightly the discipline of the Lord, and do not lose heart when He rebukes you. / For the Lord disciplines the one He loves, and He chastises every son He receives.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/13-24.htm">Proverbs 13:24</a></span><br />He who spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him disciplines him diligently.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/8-5.htm">Deuteronomy 8:5</a></span><br />So know in your heart that just as a man disciplines his son, so the LORD your God disciplines you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/94-12.htm">Psalm 94:12</a></span><br />Blessed is the man You discipline, O LORD, and teach from Your law,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/3-19.htm">Revelation 3:19</a></span><br />Those I love I rebuke and discipline. Therefore be earnest and repent.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/19-18.htm">Proverbs 19:18</a></span><br />Discipline your son, for in that there is hope; do not be party to his death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/11-32.htm">1 Corinthians 11:32</a></span><br />But when we are judged by the Lord, we are being disciplined so that we will not be condemned with the world.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/89-30.htm">Psalm 89:30-32</a></span><br />If his sons forsake My law and do not walk in My judgments, / if they violate My statutes and fail to keep My commandments, / I will attend to their transgression with the rod, and to their iniquity with stripes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/22-15.htm">Proverbs 22:15</a></span><br />Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline drives it far from him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/7-14.htm">2 Samuel 7:14</a></span><br />I will be his Father, and he will be My son. When he does wrong, I will discipline him with the rod of men and with the blows of the sons of men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/23-13.htm">Proverbs 23:13-14</a></span><br />Do not withhold discipline from a child; although you strike him with a rod, he will not die. / Strike him with a rod, and you will deliver his soul from Sheol.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/3-39.htm">Lamentations 3:39</a></span><br />Why should any mortal man complain, in view of his sins?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/4-17.htm">1 Peter 4:17</a></span><br />For it is time for judgment to begin with the family of God; and if it begins with us, what will the outcome be for those who disobey the gospel of God?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/57-16.htm">Isaiah 57:16-18</a></span><br />For I will not accuse you forever, nor will I always be angry; for then the spirit of man would grow weak before Me—the breath of life I have made. / I was enraged by his sinful greed, so I struck him and hid My face in anger; yet he kept turning back to the desires of his heart. / I have seen his ways, but I will heal him; I will guide him and restore comfort to him and his mourners,</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">If your children have sinned against him, and he have cast them away for their transgression;</p><p class="hdg">he have cast.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/1-5.htm">Job 1:5,18,19</a></b></br> And it was so, when the days of <i>their</i> feasting were gone about, that Job sent and sanctified them, and rose up early in the morning, and offered burnt offerings <i>according</i> to the number of them all: for Job said, It may be that my sons have sinned, and cursed God in their hearts. Thus did Job continually… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/5-4.htm">Job 5:4</a></b></br> His children are far from safety, and they are crushed in the gate, neither <i>is there</i> any to deliver <i>them</i>.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/18-16.htm">Job 18:16-19</a></b></br> His roots shall be dried up beneath, and above shall his branch be cut off… </p><p class="hdg">for their transgression.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/6-27.htm">Cast</a> <a href="/job/5-25.htm">Children</a> <a href="/esther/6-9.htm">Delivered</a> <a href="/job/7-21.htm">Disobedience</a> <a href="/job/6-30.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/job/7-18.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/leviticus/6-6.htm">Penalty</a> <a href="/job/6-23.htm">Power</a> <a href="/job/5-18.htm">Punishment</a> <a href="/job/7-21.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/job/7-20.htm">Sinned</a> <a href="/job/7-21.htm">Transgression</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/8-20.htm">Cast</a> <a href="/job/17-5.htm">Children</a> <a href="/job/16-11.htm">Delivered</a> <a href="/job/13-23.htm">Disobedience</a> <a href="/job/8-20.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/job/8-20.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/proverbs/19-19.htm">Penalty</a> <a href="/job/9-4.htm">Power</a> <a href="/job/13-26.htm">Punishment</a> <a href="/job/8-20.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/job/10-14.htm">Sinned</a> <a href="/job/13-23.htm">Transgression</a><div class="vheading2">Job 8</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/8-1.htm">Bildad shows God's justice in dealing with men according to their works.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/8-8.htm">He alleges antiquity to prove the certain destruction of the hypocrite.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/8-20.htm">He applies God's just dealing to Job.</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/8.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/8.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>When your children sinned against Him</b><br>This phrase reflects the belief in personal responsibility for sin, a theme prevalent throughout the Bible. In the context of Job, Bildad is suggesting that Job's children were responsible for their own actions and that their suffering was a direct result of their sin. This aligns with the Deuteronomic principle of retribution, where blessings and curses are contingent upon obedience or disobedience to God (Deuteronomy 28). The idea of children bearing consequences for their actions is also seen in <a href="/ezekiel/18-20.htm">Ezekiel 18:20</a>, which emphasizes individual responsibility for sin.<p><b>He gave them over to their rebellion</b><br>The phrase "gave them over" suggests a judicial handing over to the consequences of one's actions, a concept found in <a href="/romans/1-24.htm">Romans 1:24</a>, where God gives people over to their sinful desires as a form of judgment. This reflects the biblical principle that God allows individuals to experience the natural outcomes of their rebellion as a means of correction or judgment. The term "rebellion" indicates a willful turning away from God's commands, which is a recurring theme in the Old Testament, particularly in the narratives of Israel's history (e.g., <a href="/judges/2-11.htm">Judges 2:11-15</a>). This phrase underscores the seriousness of sin and the justice of God in allowing the consequences of sin to unfold.<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, experiencing immense suffering and loss.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/b/bildad_the_shuhite.htm">Bildad the Shuhite</a></b><br>- One of Job's three friends who comes to comfort him. In this chapter, Bildad speaks, suggesting that Job's suffering is a result of sin.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/job's_children.htm">Job's Children</a></b><br>- They are mentioned in the context of having sinned, which Bildad claims led to their demise.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>- The sovereign deity who is portrayed as just and righteous, allowing consequences for sin.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_land_of_uz.htm">The Land of Uz</a></b><br>- The setting of the Book of Job, a place of great wealth and prosperity, but also the backdrop for Job's trials.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_suffering_and_sin.htm">Understanding Suffering and Sin</a></b><br>Suffering is not always a direct result of personal sin. Bildad's assumption reflects a limited understanding of God's justice and the complexity of human suffering.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_friends_in_times_of_suffering.htm">The Role of Friends in Times of Suffering</a></b><br>Friends should offer comfort and support rather than judgment. Bildad's approach serves as a cautionary example of how not to counsel those in distress.<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 are difficult to understand. God's ways are higher than our ways.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/personal_accountability.htm">Personal Accountability</a></b><br>Each individual is responsible for their own actions. While Bildad attributes the children's fate to their sin, it is important to recognize that not all suffering is a direct punishment for sin.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_compassion.htm">The Importance of Compassion</a></b><br>Approach others with compassion and empathy, recognizing that we may not fully understand their situation or God's purpose in it.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_8.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 8</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_new_believers_start_spiritually.htm">Why were babies killed in the biblical flood?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_there_suffering_in_job.htm">What is the purpose of suffering in the Book of Job?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_job_5_17's_view_on_suffering_contradict_other_scriptures.htm">In Job 5:17, why is suffering portrayed as proof of divine discipline, and does this contradict other scriptures where suffering occurs without such a cause?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_god_allow_children_to_die.htm">Why does God allow children to die?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/job/8.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(4) <span class= "bld">And he have cast them away.</span>--Literally, <span class= "ital">then he sent them away. </span>By means of their transgression; it became their destruction.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/8.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 4.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">If thy children have sinned against him</span>. Bildad assumes this absolutely; Eliphaz had only hinted at it (<a href="/job/10-4.htm">Job 10:4</a>). Both presume to know what could be known only to the Searcher of hearts. <span class="cmt_word">And he have cast them away for their transgression</span>; literally, <span class="accented">and he have delivered them into the hand of their transgressions</span> - abandoned them, that is, to the consequences of their wrong-doing. The allusion is, of course, to the fact recorded in <a href="/job/1-19.htm">Job 1:19</a>. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/8-4.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">When</span><br /><span class="heb">אִם־</span> <span class="translit">(’im-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_518.htm">Strong's 518: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your children</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּנֶ֥יךָ</span> <span class="translit">(bā·ne·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">sinned against Him,</span><br /><span class="heb">חָֽטְאוּ־</span> <span class="translit">(ḥā·ṭə·’ū-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2398.htm">Strong's 2398: </a> </span><span class="str2">To miss, to sin, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, lead astray, condemn</span><br /><br /><span class="word">He gave them over</span><br /><span class="heb">וַֽ֝יְשַׁלְּחֵ֗ם</span> <span class="translit">(way·šal·lə·ḥêm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7971.htm">Strong's 7971: </a> </span><span class="str2">To send away, for, out</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to their rebellion.</span><br /><span class="heb">פִּשְׁעָֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(piš·‘ām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6588.htm">Strong's 6588: </a> </span><span class="str2">Transgression</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/8-4.htm">Job 8:4 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/8-4.htm">Job 8:4 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/8-4.htm">Job 8:4 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/8-4.htm">Job 8:4 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/8-4.htm">Job 8:4 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/8-4.htm">Job 8:4 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/8-4.htm">Job 8:4 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/8-4.htm">Job 8:4 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/8-4.htm">Job 8:4 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/8-4.htm">Job 8:4 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/8-4.htm">OT Poetry: Job 8:4 If your children have sinned against him (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/8-3.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 8:3"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 8:3" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/8-5.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 8:5"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 8:5" /></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>