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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/6.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />You would even cast lots for the fatherless and barter away your friend.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/job/6.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />You would even send an orphan into slavery or sell a friend.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/6.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />You would even cast lots over the fatherless, and bargain over your friend.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/6.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />You would even cast lots for an orphan and barter away your friend.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/6.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Yea, ye overwhelm the fatherless, and ye dig <i>a pit</i> for your friend.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/6.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Yes, you overwhelm the fatherless, And you undermine your friend.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/6.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“You would even cast <i>lots</i> for the orphans, And barter over your friend.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/6.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220You would even cast lots for the orphans And barter over your friend.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/6.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“You would even cast <i>lots</i> for the orphans, And barter over your friend.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/6.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />You would even cast <i>lots</i> for the orphans And bargain over your friend.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/6.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“You would cast <i>lots</i> (gamble) over the fatherless And bargain away your friend.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/6.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />No doubt you would cast lots for a fatherless child and negotiate a price to sell your friend.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/6.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />No doubt you would cast lots for a fatherless child and negotiate a price to sell your friend. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/6.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Yea, ye would cast lots upon the fatherless, And make merchandise of your friend.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/6.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Why, you would sell an orphan or your own neighbor! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/6.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Yea, ye would cast lots upon the fatherless, and make merchandise of your friend.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/6.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Would you also throw dice for an orphan? Would you buy and sell your friend?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/6.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />You would even roll dice for orphan slaves and make yourselves rich off your closest friends! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/6.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Indeed, you would gamble to buy an orphan; and barter to buy your friend!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/6.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />You would even cast lots for an orphan and barter away your friend.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/6.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Yes, you would gamble for the fatherless, and auction off your friend. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/6.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Yes, you would even cast lots for the fatherless, and make merchandise of your friend.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/6.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Yes, ye overwhelm the fatherless, and ye dig a pit for your friend.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/6.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Yes, you would even cast lots for the fatherless, and make merchandise of your friend. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/6.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />You cause anger to fall on the fatherless, "" And are strange to your friend.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/6.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Anger on the fatherless ye cause to fall, And are strange to your friend.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/6.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />But ye will cause the orphans to fall, and ye will dig for your friend.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/6.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />You rush in upon the fatherless, and you endeavour to overthrow your friend. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/6.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />You encroach upon the orphan, and you strive to undermine your friend.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/6.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />You would even cast lots for the orphan, and would barter over your friend! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/6.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />You would even cast lots over the orphan, and bargain over your friend.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/6.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Behold, you overwhelm the fatherless, and you grieve your friend.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/6.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Behold, you are magnified against orphans and you grieve your friend<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/6.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Yea, ye would cast lots upon the fatherless, And dig a pit for your friend.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/6.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Even because ye attack the fatherless, and insult your friend.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/6-27.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=986" 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">26</span>Do you intend to correct my words, and treat as wind my cry of despair? <span class="reftext">27</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5307.htm" title="5307: tap·pî·lū (V-Hifil-Imperf-2mp) -- To fall, lie. A primitive root; to fall, in a great variety of applications.">You would even cast lots</a> <a href="/hebrew/3490.htm" title="3490: yā·ṯō·wm (N-ms) -- An orphan. From an unused root meaning to be lonely; a bereaved person.">for an orphan</a> <a href="/hebrew/3739.htm" title="3739: wə·ṯiḵ·rū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjImperf-2mp) -- To trade, get by trade. Usually assigned as a primitive root, but probably only a special application of karah; to purchase.">and barter</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">away</a> <a href="/hebrew/637.htm" title="637: ’ap̄- (Conj) -- Also, yea. A primitive particle; meaning accession; also or yea; adversatively though."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7453.htm" title="7453: rê·‘ă·ḵem (N-msc:: 2mp) -- Friend, companion, fellow. Or reya2; from ra'ah; an associate.">your friend.</a> </span><span class="reftext">28</span>But now, please look at me. Would I lie to your face?…<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/35-15.htm">Psalm 35:15-16</a></span><br />But when I stumbled, they assembled in glee; they gathered together against me. Assailants I did not know slandered me without ceasing. / Like godless jesters at a feast, they gnashed their teeth at me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/69-12.htm">Psalm 69:12</a></span><br />Those who sit at the gate mock me, and I am the song of drunkards.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/17-5.htm">Proverbs 17:5</a></span><br />He who mocks the poor insults their Maker; whoever gloats over calamity will not go unpunished.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/24-17.htm">Proverbs 24:17-18</a></span><br />Do not gloat when your enemy falls, and do not let your heart rejoice when he stumbles, / or the LORD will see and disapprove, and turn His wrath away from him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/57-4.htm">Isaiah 57:4</a></span><br />Whom are you mocking? At whom do you sneer and stick out your tongue? Are you not children of transgression, offspring of deceit,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/18-18.htm">Jeremiah 18:18</a></span><br />Then some said, “Come, let us make plans against Jeremiah, for the law will never be lost to the priest, nor counsel to the wise, nor an oracle to the prophet. Come, let us denounce him and pay no heed to any of his words.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/1-12.htm">Lamentations 1:12</a></span><br />Is this nothing to you, all you who pass by? Look around and see! Is there any sorrow like mine, which was inflicted on me, which the LORD made me suffer on the day of His fierce anger?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/22-7.htm">Ezekiel 22:7</a></span><br />Father and mother are treated with contempt. Within your walls the foreign resident is exploited, the fatherless and the widow are oppressed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/3-2.htm">Micah 3:2-3</a></span><br />You hate good and love evil. You tear the skin from my people and strip the flesh from their bones. / You eat the flesh of my people after stripping off their skin and breaking their bones. You chop them up like flesh for the cooking pot, like meat in a cauldron.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/7-10.htm">Zechariah 7:10</a></span><br />Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless, the foreigner or the poor. And do not plot evil in your hearts against one another.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-11.htm">Matthew 5:11-12</a></span><br />Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me. / Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets before you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/26-59.htm">Matthew 26:59-61</a></span><br />Now the chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were seeking false testimony against Jesus in order to put Him to death. / But they did not find any, though many false witnesses came forward. Finally two came forward / and declared, “This man said, ‘I am able to destroy the temple of God and rebuild it in three days.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/14-56.htm">Mark 14:56-58</a></span><br />For many bore false witness against Jesus, but their testimony was inconsistent. / Then some men stood up and testified falsely against Him: / “We heard Him say, ‘I will destroy this man-made temple, and in three days I will build another that is made without hands.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/6-22.htm">Luke 6:22-23</a></span><br />Blessed are you when people hate you, and when they exclude you and insult you and reject your name as evil because of the Son of Man. / Rejoice in that day and leap for joy, because great is your reward in heaven. For their fathers treated the prophets in the same way.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/23-35.htm">Luke 23:35</a></span><br />The people stood watching, and the rulers sneered at Him, saying, “He saved others; let Him save Himself if He is the Christ of God, the Chosen One.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Yes, you overwhelm the fatherless, and you dig a pit for your friend.</p><p class="hdg">overwhelm.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/22-9.htm">Job 22:9</a></b></br> Thou hast sent widows away empty, and the arms of the fatherless have been broken.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/24-3.htm">Job 24:3,9</a></b></br> They drive away the ass of the fatherless, they take the widow's ox for a pledge… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/29-12.htm">Job 29:12</a></b></br> Because I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and <i>him that had</i> none to help him.</p><p class="hdg">ye dig.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/7-15.htm">Psalm 7:15</a></b></br> He made a pit, and digged it, and is fallen into the ditch <i>which</i> he made.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/57-6.htm">Psalm 57:6</a></b></br> They have prepared a net for my steps; my soul is bowed down: they have digged a pit before me, into the midst whereof they are fallen <i>themselves</i>. Selah.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/18-20.htm">Jeremiah 18:20,22</a></b></br> Shall evil be recompensed for good? for they have digged a pit for my soul. Remember that I stood before thee to speak good for them, <i>and</i> to turn away thy wrath from them… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/5-2.htm">Anger</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-23.htm">Bargain</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-9.htm">Barter</a> <a href="/esther/9-24.htm">Cast</a> <a href="/job/6-24.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/job/3-16.htm">Child</a> <a href="/habakkuk/2-7.htm">Creditors</a> <a href="/job/3-16.htm">Dead</a> <a href="/job/3-21.htm">Dig</a> <a href="/job/1-15.htm">Fall</a> <a href="/job/5-15.htm">Fatherless</a> <a href="/job/6-14.htm">Friend</a> <a href="/nehemiah/11-1.htm">Lots</a> <a href="/nehemiah/13-20.htm">Merchandise</a> <a href="/exodus/22-24.htm">Orphans</a> <a href="/job/3-5.htm">Overwhelm</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/11-22.htm">Pit</a> <a href="/esther/3-8.htm">Profit</a> <a href="/nehemiah/13-30.htm">Strange</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/9-5.htm">Anger</a> <a href="/job/41-6.htm">Bargain</a> <a href="/job/41-6.htm">Barter</a> <a href="/job/8-4.htm">Cast</a> <a href="/job/6-29.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/job/15-35.htm">Child</a> <a href="/isaiah/50-1.htm">Creditors</a> <a href="/job/13-28.htm">Dead</a> <a href="/job/11-18.htm">Dig</a> <a href="/job/13-11.htm">Fall</a> <a href="/job/22-9.htm">Fatherless</a> <a href="/job/12-4.htm">Friend</a> <a href="/psalms/22-18.htm">Lots</a> <a href="/proverbs/3-14.htm">Merchandise</a> <a href="/job/22-9.htm">Orphans</a> <a href="/job/9-18.htm">Overwhelm</a> <a href="/job/9-31.htm">Pit</a> <a href="/job/10-3.htm">Profit</a> <a href="/job/15-19.htm">Strange</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>You would even cast lots for an orphan</b><br>This phrase highlights the extreme insensitivity and moral corruption of Job's friends, suggesting they would gamble over the fate of the most vulnerable in society, such as orphans. Casting lots was a common practice in ancient times for making decisions or dividing property, as seen in <a href="/leviticus/16-8.htm">Leviticus 16:8</a> and <a href="/jonah/1-7.htm">Jonah 1:7</a>. The act of casting lots for an orphan underscores a lack of compassion and justice, which is contrary to the biblical mandate to care for orphans and widows (<a href="/james/1-27.htm">James 1:27</a>). This reflects the broader theme of social justice in the Bible, where God consistently calls His people to protect and provide for the marginalized.<p><b>and barter away your friend.</b><br>Bartering away a friend implies betrayal and a lack of loyalty, akin to selling someone into slavery or treating them as a commodity. This echoes the betrayal of Joseph by his brothers in <a href="/genesis/37-28.htm">Genesis 37:28</a>, where they sold him into slavery. In the New Testament, Judas Iscariot's betrayal of Jesus for thirty pieces of silver (<a href="/matthew/26-14.htm">Matthew 26:14-16</a>) serves as a parallel, highlighting the theme of betrayal by those who should be trustworthy. The cultural context of the ancient Near East placed a high value on loyalty and friendship, making such an act particularly egregious. This phrase serves as a critique of Job's friends, who, instead of offering support, are depicted as willing to exploit their relationship with Job for personal gain.<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 questioning the justice of God.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/job's_friends.htm">Job's Friends</a></b><br>Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar are the three friends who come to comfort Job but end up accusing him of wrongdoing, suggesting his suffering is due to sin.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_fatherless.htm">The Fatherless</a></b><br>Represents vulnerable individuals in society, often mentioned in the Bible as needing protection and justice.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/c/casting_lots.htm">Casting Lots</a></b><br>An ancient practice used to make decisions or divide property, often seen as leaving the decision to divine will.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/b/bartering.htm">Bartering</a></b><br>The act of trading goods or services, used here metaphorically to describe betrayal or exploitation of a friend.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/i/integrity_in_relationships.htm">Integrity in Relationships</a></b><br><a href="/job/6-27.htm">Job 6:27</a> challenges us to examine our integrity in relationships. Are we treating our friends and the vulnerable with the respect and care they deserve?<br><br><b><a href="/topical/j/justice_for_the_vulnerable.htm">Justice for the Vulnerable</a></b><br>The verse highlights the importance of advocating for those who cannot defend themselves, such as the fatherless. Christians are called to be voices for justice.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_misjudgment.htm">The Danger of Misjudgment</a></b><br>Job's friends misjudged his situation, leading to hurtful accusations. We must be cautious not to assume or judge others' circumstances without understanding.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_in_friendship.htm">Faithfulness in Friendship</a></b><br>True friendship is marked by loyalty and support, not betrayal or exploitation. Reflect on how you can be a faithful friend in times of others' distress.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_justice.htm">Trust in God's Justice</a></b><br>Despite human failures in justice, believers can trust in God's ultimate justice and righteousness, knowing He sees and cares for the oppressed.<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_was_colossae_church's_role.htm">Did Job's words contain any sin?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_can_god_'despise_no_one'_yet_judge.htm">In Job 36:5, how can God 'despise no one' if other scriptures depict His wrath and judgment against certain people?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_job_27_7-10_align_with_reality.htm">How does Job 27:7-10 reconcile with observable reality where the wicked sometimes prosper rather than face immediate punishment?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_job_25_6_contradict_genesis_1_27.htm">Why does the description of humanity as a mere worm in Job 25:6 seem to contradict earlier passages that present humans as made in God's image (e.g., Genesis 1:27)?</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>(27) <span class= "bld">Yea, ye overwhelm the fatherless.</span>--Rather, probably, <span class= "ital">Ye would cast lots upon the fatherless, and make merchandise of your friend. </span>This is more<p>in accordance with the language, and preserves the parallelism.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/6.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 27.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Yea, ye overwhelm the fatherless</span>; rather, on <span class="accented">the fatherless would ye east</span> lots (comp. <a href="/joel/3-3.htm">Joel 3:3</a>; <a href="/obadiah/1-11.htm">Obadiah 1:11</a>; <a href="/nahum/3-10.htm">Nahum 3:10</a>). Job means to say they are so pitiless that they would cast lots for the children of an insolvent debtor condemned to become slaves at his death (see <a href="/2_kings/4-1.htm">2 Kings 4:1</a>; <a href="/nehemiah/5-5.htm">Nehemiah 5:5</a>). <span class="cmt_word">And ye dig a pit for your friend</span>; or, <span class="accented">ye would make merchandise of your friend</span> as in the Revised Version. Job does not speak of what his friends had done, but of what he deems them capable of doing. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/6-27.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">You would even cast lots</span><br /><span class="heb">תַּפִּ֑ילוּ</span> <span class="translit">(tap·pî·lū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5307.htm">Strong's 5307: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall, lie</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for the fatherless</span><br /><span class="heb">וְ֝תִכְר֗וּ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ṯiḵ·rū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3738.htm">Strong's 3738: </a> </span><span class="str2">To dig, to plot, to bore, open</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and negotiate a price</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for your friend.</span><br /><span class="heb">רֵֽיעֲכֶֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(rê·‘ă·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7453.htm">Strong's 7453: </a> </span><span class="str2">Friend, companion, fellow</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/6-27.htm">Job 6:27 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/6-27.htm">Job 6:27 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/6-27.htm">Job 6:27 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/6-27.htm">Job 6:27 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/6-27.htm">Job 6:27 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/6-27.htm">Job 6:27 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/6-27.htm">Job 6:27 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/6-27.htm">Job 6:27 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/6-27.htm">Job 6:27 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/6-27.htm">Job 6:27 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/6-27.htm">OT Poetry: Job 6:27 Yes you would even cast lots (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/6-26.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 6:26"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 6:26" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/6-28.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 6:28"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 6:28" /></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>