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Have I ever asked you for a gift? Have I begged for anything of yours for myself?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/6.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Have I said, ‘Make me a gift’? Or, ‘From your wealth offer a bribe for me’?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/6.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Have I ever said, ‘Give me something; offer me a bribe from your wealth;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/6.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Did I say, Bring unto me? or, Give a reward for me of your substance?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/6.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Did I ever say, ‘Bring <i>something</i> to me’? Or, ‘Offer a bribe for me from your wealth’?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/6.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Have I said, ‘Give me <i>something,</i>’ Or, ‘Offer a bribe for me from your wealth,’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/6.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Have I said, &#8216Give me something,&#8217 Or, &#8216Offer a bribe for me from your wealth,&#8217<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/6.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Have I said, ‘Give me <i>something,’</i> Or, ‘Offer a bribe for me from your wealth,’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/6.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Have I said, ‘Give me <i>something</i>,’ Or, ‘Offer a bribe for me from your wealth,’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/6.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Did I ever say, ‘Give me <i>something,</i>’ Or, ‘Pay a bribe for me from your wealth,’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/6.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Have I ever said, “Give me something” or “Pay a bribe for me from your wealth”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/6.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Have I ever said: &#8220Give me something&#8221 or &#8220Pay a bribe for me from your wealth&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/6.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Did I say, Give unto me? Or, Offer a present for me of your substance?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/6.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Have I ever asked any of you to give me a gift <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/6.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Did I say, Give unto me? or, offer a present for me of your substance?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/6.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Did I ever say, 'Give me a gift,' or 'Offer me a bribe from your wealth,'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/6.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Have I asked you to give me a gift or to bribe someone on my behalf <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/6.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />When did I ever ask you for anything, say 'Offer a bribe for me from your wealth?'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/6.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Have I ever said, ?Give me something; offer me a bribe from your wealth;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/6.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"Have I ever said, 'Give me something, and from your fortune make gifts in my favor'? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/6.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Did I say, 'Give to me?' or, 'Offer a present for me from your substance?'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/6.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Did I say, Bring to me? or Give a reward for me of your substance?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/6.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Did I ever say, ‘Give to me?’ or, ‘Offer a present for me from your substance?’ <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/6.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Is it because I said, Give to me? And, By your power bribe for me?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/6.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Is it because I said, Give to me? And, By your power bribe for me?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/6.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For did I say, Give to me? and from your strength make ye a present for me?<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/6.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Did I say: Bring to me, and give me of your substance? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/6.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Did I say: “Bring to me and give to me from your necessities?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/6.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Have I said, “Give me something, make a bribe on my behalf from your possessions”? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/6.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Have I said, ‘Make me a gift’? Or, ‘From your wealth offer a bribe for me’?<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/6.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Did I say, Bring me a present? Or from your wealth offer a bribe for my sake?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/6.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />For if had I said to you: “Give to me”, or “From your wealth offer a bribe for my sake<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/6.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Did I say: 'Give unto me'? Or: 'Offer a present for me of your substance' ?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/6.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />What? have I made any demand of you? or do I ask for strength from you,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/6-22.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=958" 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/6.htm">Job Replies: My Complaint is Just</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">21</span>For now you are of no help; you see terror, and you are afraid. <span class="reftext">22</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: hăḵî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">Have I ever</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: ’ā·mar·tî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">said,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3051.htm" title="3051: hā·ḇū (V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- To give. A primitive root; to give; generally, to put; imperatively come.">‘Give me something;</a> <a href="/hebrew/lî (Prep:: 1cs) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/7809.htm" title="7809: ši·ḥă·ḏū (V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- To give a present, bribe. A primitive root; to donate, i.e. Bribe.">offer me a bribe</a> <a href="/hebrew/1157.htm" title="1157: ḇa·‘ă·ḏî (Prep:: 1cs) -- From ad with prepositional prefix; in up to or over against; generally at, beside, among, behind, for, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3581.htm" title="3581: ū·mik·kō·ḥă·ḵem (Conj-w, Prep-m:: N-msc:: 2mp) -- Or kowach; from an unused root meaning to be firm; vigor, literally or figuratively; also a large lizard.">from your wealth;</a> </span><span class="reftext">23</span>deliver me from the hand of the enemy; redeem me from the grasp of the ruthless’?…<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="/job/29-12.htm">Job 29:12-13</a></span><br />because I rescued the poor who cried out and the fatherless who had no helper. / The dying man blessed me, and I made the widow’s heart sing for joy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/31-16.htm">Job 31:16-20</a></span><br />If I have denied the desires of the poor or allowed the widow’s eyes to fail, / if I have eaten my morsel alone, not sharing it with the fatherless— / though from my youth I reared him as would a father, and from my mother’s womb I guided the widow— ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/42-10.htm">Job 42:10</a></span><br />After Job had prayed for his friends, the LORD restored his prosperity and doubled his former possessions.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/19-17.htm">Proverbs 19:17</a></span><br />Kindness to the poor is a loan to the LORD, and He will repay the lender.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/21-13.htm">Proverbs 21:13</a></span><br />Whoever shuts his ears to the cry of the poor, he too shall cry out and receive no answer.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/58-7.htm">Isaiah 58:7</a></span><br />Isn’t it to share your bread with the hungry, to bring the poor and homeless into your home, to clothe the naked when you see him, and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/58-10.htm">Isaiah 58:10</a></span><br />and if you give yourself to the hungry and satisfy the afflicted soul, then your light will go forth in the darkness, and your night will be like noonday.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/16-49.htm">Ezekiel 16:49</a></span><br />Now this was the iniquity of your sister Sodom: She and her daughters were arrogant, overfed, and complacent; they did not help the poor and needy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-42.htm">Matthew 5:42</a></span><br />Give to the one who asks you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/25-35.htm">Matthew 25:35-40</a></span><br />For I was hungry and you gave Me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave Me something to drink, I was a stranger and you took Me in, / I was naked and you clothed Me, I was sick and you looked after Me, I was in prison and you visited Me.’ / Then the righteous will answer Him, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry and feed You, or thirsty and give You something to drink? ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/6-34.htm">Luke 6:34-35</a></span><br />And if you lend to those from whom you expect repayment, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, expecting to be repaid in full. / But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them, expecting nothing in return. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High; for He is kind to the ungrateful and wicked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/14-12.htm">Luke 14:12-14</a></span><br />Then Jesus said to the man who had invited Him, “When you host a dinner or a banquet, do not invite your friends or brothers or relatives or rich neighbors. Otherwise, they may invite you in return, and you will be repaid. / But when you host a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind, / and you will be blessed. Since they cannot repay you, you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/20-35.htm">Acts 20:35</a></span><br />In everything, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words of the Lord Jesus Himself: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/12-13.htm">Romans 12:13</a></span><br />Share with the saints who are in need. Practice hospitality.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/8-13.htm">2 Corinthians 8:13-15</a></span><br />It is not our intention that others may be relieved while you are burdened, but that there may be equality. / At the present time, your surplus will meet their need, so that in turn their surplus will meet your need. This way there will be equality. / As it is written: “He who gathered much had no excess, and he who gathered little had no shortfall.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Did I say, Bring to me? or, Give a reward for me of your substance?</p><p class="hdg">Bring unto me.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/42-11.htm">Job 42:11</a></b></br> Then came there unto him all his brethren, and all his sisters, and all they that had been of his acquaintance before, and did eat bread with him in his house: and they bemoaned him, and comforted him over all the evil that the LORD had brought upon him: every man also gave him a piece of money, and every one an earring of gold.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/12-3.htm">1 Samuel 12:3</a></b></br> Behold, here I <i>am</i>: witness against me before the LORD, and before his anointed: whose ox have I taken? or whose ass have I taken? or whom have I defrauded? whom have I oppressed? or of whose hand have I received <i>any</i> bribe to blind mine eyes therewith? and I will restore it you.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/20-33.htm">Acts 20:33</a></b></br> I have coveted no man's silver, or gold, or apparel.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/esther/8-8.htm">Behalf</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/19-7.htm">Bribe</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/9-24.htm">Gift</a> <a href="/numbers/30-8.htm">Make</a> <a href="/nehemiah/4-2.htm">Offer</a> <a href="/esther/4-7.htm">Pay</a> <a href="/ezra/7-24.htm">Payment</a> <a href="/job/6-13.htm">Power</a> <a href="/job/6-4.htm">Present</a> <a href="/job/5-20.htm">Ransom</a> <a href="/esther/6-3.htm">Reward</a> <a href="/job/6-21.htm">Something</a> <a href="/job/6-13.htm">Substance</a> <a href="/job/5-5.htm">Wealth</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/8-6.htm">Behalf</a> <a href="/job/36-18.htm">Bribe</a> <a href="/psalms/45-12.htm">Gift</a> <a href="/isaiah/50-2.htm">Make</a> <a href="/job/42-8.htm">Offer</a> <a href="/job/22-27.htm">Pay</a> <a href="/job/7-1.htm">Payment</a> <a href="/job/6-23.htm">Power</a> <a href="/job/9-16.htm">Present</a> <a href="/job/6-23.htm">Ransom</a> <a href="/job/7-2.htm">Reward</a> <a href="/job/13-28.htm">Something</a> <a href="/job/15-29.htm">Substance</a> <a href="/job/12-6.htm">Wealth</a><div class="vheading2">Job 6</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/6-1.htm">Job shows that his complaints are not causeless.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/6-8.htm">He wishes for death, wherein he is assured of comfort.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/6-14.htm">He reproves his friends of unkindness.</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/6.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/6.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Have I ever said,</b><br>In this phrase, Job begins his defense by questioning whether he has ever made demands of his friends. This rhetorical question highlights Job's integrity and self-sufficiency. In the broader context of the Book of Job, Job is responding to Eliphaz's earlier speech, where Eliphaz suggests that Job's suffering might be due to some hidden sin. Job's question implies that he has not been a burden to others, nor has he exploited his relationships for personal gain.<p><b>‘Give me something;</b><br>Job emphasizes that he has not asked for material support or assistance from his friends. This reflects the cultural value of self-reliance and honor in ancient Near Eastern societies, where asking for help could be seen as a sign of weakness or dependency. Job's assertion underscores his previous status as a respected and wealthy man who was able to provide for himself and others, as seen in <a href="/job/1-3.htm">Job 1:3</a>, where he is described as the greatest man among all the people of the East.<p><b>offer me a bribe from your wealth;</b><br>Here, Job denies ever having solicited a bribe, which would imply corruption or manipulation. In biblical times, bribery was condemned as unjust and contrary to God's law, as seen in passages like <a href="/exodus/23-8.htm">Exodus 23:8</a> and <a href="/deuteronomy/16-19.htm">Deuteronomy 16:19</a>. Job's statement serves to reinforce his righteousness and the unjust nature of his suffering. This phrase also foreshadows the ultimate integrity of Jesus Christ, who, despite being tempted, never succumbed to corruption or sin (<a href="/hebrews/4-15.htm">Hebrews 4:15</a>). Job's integrity in the face of false accusations can be seen as a type of Christ, who was also falsely accused and yet remained blameless.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>The central figure in the Book of Job, a man described as blameless and upright, who feared God and shunned evil. He is known for his immense suffering and his quest for understanding and justice from God.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/e/eliphaz_the_temanite.htm">Eliphaz the Temanite</a></b><br>One of Job's three friends who comes to comfort him but ends up accusing Job of wrongdoing. In the preceding chapters, Eliphaz suggests that Job's suffering is due to his own sin.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/u/uz.htm">Uz</a></b><br>The land where Job lived, often associated with the region east of Israel. It is a place of both prosperity and later, intense suffering for Job.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The ultimate authority and sovereign being in the account, who allows Job's testing but also restores him in the end.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/s/suffering_and_testing.htm">Suffering and Testing</a></b><br>The overarching event in the Book of Job, where Job's faith and righteousness are tested through severe trials.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/i/integrity_in_suffering.htm">Integrity in Suffering</a></b><br>Job maintains his integrity by not asking for wealth or bribes, even in his suffering. This teaches us the importance of maintaining our integrity and trust in God, regardless of our circumstances.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/contentment_and_trust.htm">Contentment and Trust</a></b><br>Job's rhetorical question highlights his contentment and trust in God rather than in material wealth. We are reminded to find our contentment in God alone.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_misunderstanding_of_friends.htm">The Misunderstanding of Friends</a></b><br>Job's friends misinterpret his suffering as a result of sin. This teaches us to be careful in how we counsel others, ensuring we do not judge or assume wrongly.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_justice.htm">God's Sovereignty and Justice</a></b><br>Job's situation reminds us of God's ultimate control and justice, even when we do not understand our circumstances.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_in_trials.htm">Faithfulness in Trials</a></b><br>Job's example encourages us to remain faithful and patient during trials, trusting that God sees and knows our situation.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_6.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 6</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_truth_according_to_the_bible.htm">What does the Bible teach about money?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/can_we_get_what_we_pray_for.htm">What is the Bible's perspective on wealth?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_are_devout_believers_still_poor.htm">Job 22:25-26 implies material blessings for faithfulness--how do we address situations where devout believers remain in poverty?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_god_allow_wealth_inequality.htm">Proverbs 22:2: How can a just God create both rich and poor yet allow extreme wealth inequality to persist?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/job/6.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(22) <span class= "bld">Did I say, Bring unto me?</span>--"It is not as though I had abused your former kindness. I never laid myself under obligations to you; I never asked for your help before. Had I done so, I might have wearied out your patience, and brought upon myself your present conduct justly; but you cannot convict me of this."<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/6.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 22.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Did I say, Bring unto me?</span> The meaning is probably - If this be the case, if ye are afraid of helping me, why have ye come? Did I ask for your aid? No. I neither requested you to bring me anything for myself, nor to make a present to any one on my behalf; much less did I call upon you to deliver me out of the hand of my enemies, to chastize the Chaldeans and the men of Sheba (<a href="/job/1-15.htm">Job 1:15, 17</a>), and recover. from them my property. No; I asked nothing at all of you; but when you came voluntarily, I did expect your pity (ver. 14). <span class="cmt_word">Or, Give a reward for me of your substance?</span> <span class="accented">i.e.</span> give a present on my behalf to some influential person, who might thereupon take up my cause and befriend me. There is no need of supposing a "bribe" to be meant. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/6-22.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">Have I ever</span><br /><span class="heb">הֲ‍ֽכִי־</span> <span class="translit">(hăḵî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">said:</span><br /><span class="heb">אָ֭מַרְתִּי</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·mar·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">‘Give me something;</span><br /><span class="heb">הָ֣בוּ</span> <span class="translit">(hā·ḇū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3051.htm">Strong's 3051: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give, to put, imperatively, come</span><br /><br /><span class="word">offer me a bribe</span><br /><span class="heb">שִׁחֲד֥וּ</span> <span class="translit">(ši·ḥă·ḏū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7809.htm">Strong's 7809: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give a present, bribe</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from your wealth;</span><br /><span class="heb">וּ֝מִכֹּחֲכֶ֗ם</span> <span class="translit">(ū·mik·kō·ḥă·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3581.htm">Strong's 3581: </a> </span><span class="str2">A small reptile (of unknown species)</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/6-22.htm">Job 6:22 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/6-22.htm">Job 6:22 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/6-22.htm">Job 6:22 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/6-22.htm">Job 6:22 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/6-22.htm">Job 6:22 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/6-22.htm">Job 6:22 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/6-22.htm">Job 6:22 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/6-22.htm">Job 6:22 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/6-22.htm">Job 6:22 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/6-22.htm">Job 6:22 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/6-22.htm">OT Poetry: Job 6:22 Did I say 'Give to me?' 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