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Let me speak, and I will face the consequences.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/13.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />“Let me have silence, and I will speak, and let come on me what may.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/13.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Be silent, and I will speak. Then let come to me what may.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/13.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Hold your peace, let me alone, that I may speak, and let come on me what <i>will</i>.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/13.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“Hold your peace with me, and let me speak, Then let come on me what <i>may!</i><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/13.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Be silent before me so that I may speak; Then let come upon me what <i>may.</i><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/13.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Be silent before me so that I may speak; Then let come on me what may.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/13.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Be silent before me so that I may speak; Then let come on me what may.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/13.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />“Be silent before me so that I may speak; Then let come on me what may.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/13.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Be silent before me so that I may speak; And let happen to me what may.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/13.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Be quiet, and I will speak. Let whatever comes happen to me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/13.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Be quiet, and I will speak. Let whatever comes happen to me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/13.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Hold your peace, let me alone, that I may speak; And let come on me what will.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/13.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Be quiet while I speak, and we'll see what happens. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/13.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Hold your peace, let me alone, that I may speak, and let come on me what wilt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/13.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Be quiet, because I want to speak. Let whatever may happen to me [happen]!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/13.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Be quiet and give me a chance to speak, and let the results be what they will. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/13.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"Don't talk to me! It's my turn to speak; then whatever happens, happens.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/13.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Be silent, and I will speak. Then let come to me what may.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/13.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"Refrain from talking with me so that I may speak; then let come to me what may. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/13.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"Be silent, leave me alone, that I may speak. Let come on me what will.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/13.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Hold your peace, let me alone, that I may speak, and let come on me what will.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/13.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“Be silent! Leave me alone, that I may speak. Let come on me what will. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/13.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Keep silent from me, and I speak, "" And pass over me what will.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/13.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Keep silent from me, and I speak, And pass over me doth what?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/13.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Be silent from me and I will speak what shall pass upon me.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/13.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Hold your peace a little while, that I may speak whatsoever my mind shall suggest to me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/13.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Be silent for a little while, so that I may speak whatever my mind suggests to me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/13.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Be silent! Let me alone that I may speak, no matter what happens to me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/13.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />“Let me have silence, and I will speak, and let come on me what may.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/13.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Hold your peace, let me alone, that I may speak also, and tell everything that has come upon me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/13.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Be silent before me and I shall speak also, and I will tell everything that has passed against me<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/13.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Hold your peace, let me alone, that I may speak, And let come on me what will.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/13.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Be silent, that I may speak, and cease from <i>mine</i> anger,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/13-13.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=1993" 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/13.htm">Job Reproves His Friends</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">12</span>Your maxims are proverbs of ashes; your defenses are defenses of clay. <span class="reftext">13</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2790.htm" title="2790: ha·ḥă·rî·šū (V-Hifil-Imp-mp) -- To cut in, engrave, plow, devise.">Be silent,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: mim·men·nî (Prep:: 1cs) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses."></a> <a href="/hebrew/589.htm" title="589: ’ā·nî (Pro-1cs) -- I. Contracted from 'anokiy; I.">and I</a> <a href="/hebrew/1696.htm" title="1696: wa·’ă·ḏab·bə·rāh- (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConjImperf.Cohort-1cs) -- To speak. A primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively, to speak; rarely to subdue.">will speak.</a> <a href="/hebrew/5674.htm" title="5674: wə·ya·‘ă·ḇōr (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjImperf-3ms) -- To pass over, through, or by, pass on. A primitive root; to cross over; used very widely of any transition; specifically, to cover.">Then let come</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ā·lay (Prep:: 1cs) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">to me</a> <a href="/hebrew/4100.htm" title="4100: māh (Interrog) -- What? how? anything. ">what may.</a> </span><span class="reftext">14</span>Why do I put myself at risk and take my life in my own hands?…<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/39-9.htm">Psalm 39:9</a></span><br />I have become mute; I do not open my mouth because of what You have done.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/41-1.htm">Isaiah 41:1</a></span><br />“Be silent before Me, O islands, and let the peoples renew their strength. Let them come forward and testify; let us together draw near for judgment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/3-28.htm">Lamentations 3:28</a></span><br />Let him sit alone in silence, for the LORD has laid it upon him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/38-13.htm">Psalm 38:13-14</a></span><br />But like a deaf man, I do not hear; and like a mute man, I do not open my mouth. / I am like a man who cannot hear, whose mouth offers no reply.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/30-32.htm">Proverbs 30:32</a></span><br />If you have foolishly exalted yourself or if you have plotted evil, put your hand over your mouth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/53-7.htm">Isaiah 53:7</a></span><br />He was oppressed and afflicted, yet He did not open His mouth. He was led like a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is silent, so He did not open His mouth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/7-7.htm">Micah 7:7</a></span><br />But as for me, I will look to the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation. My God will hear me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/46-10.htm">Psalm 46:10</a></span><br />“Be still and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted over the earth.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/14-14.htm">Exodus 14:14</a></span><br />The LORD will fight for you; you need only to be still.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/1-13.htm">1 Samuel 1:13</a></span><br />Hannah was praying in her heart, and though her lips were moving, her voice could not be heard. So Eli thought she was drunk<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/27-12.htm">Matthew 27:12-14</a></span><br />And when He was accused by the chief priests and elders, He gave no answer. / Then Pilate asked Him, “Do You not hear how many charges they are bringing against You?” / But Jesus gave no answer, not even to a single charge, much to the governor’s amazement.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/14-61.htm">Mark 14:61</a></span><br />But Jesus remained silent and made no reply. Again the high priest questioned Him, “Are You the Christ, the Son of the Blessed One?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/23-9.htm">Luke 23:9</a></span><br />Herod questioned Jesus at great length, but He gave no answer.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/2-23.htm">1 Peter 2:23</a></span><br />When they heaped abuse on Him, He did not retaliate; when He suffered, He made no threats, but entrusted Himself to Him who judges justly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/8-32.htm">Acts 8:32-33</a></span><br />The eunuch was reading this passage of Scripture: “He was led like a sheep to the slaughter, and as a lamb before the shearer is silent, so He did not open His mouth. / In His humiliation He was deprived of justice. Who can recount His descendants? For His life was removed from the earth.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Hold your peace, let me alone, that I may speak, and let come on me what will.</p><p class="hdg">Hold your peace.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/13-5.htm">Job 13:5</a></b></br> O that ye would altogether hold your peace! and it should be your wisdom.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/7-11.htm">Job 7:11</a></b></br> Therefore I will not refrain my mouth; I will speak in the anguish of my spirit; I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/10-1.htm">Job 10:1</a></b></br> My soul is weary of my life; I will leave my complaint upon myself; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.</p><p class="hdg">and let come</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/6-9.htm">Job 6:9,10</a></b></br> Even that it would please God to destroy me; that he would let loose his hand, and cut me off! … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/7-15.htm">Job 7:15,16</a></b></br> So that my soul chooseth strangling, <i>and</i> death rather than my life… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/10-20.htm">Alone</a> <a href="/job/13-5.htm">Hold</a> <a href="/job/10-20.htm">Leave</a> <a href="/job/13-2.htm">Mind</a> <a href="/job/13-5.htm">Peace</a> <a href="/job/13-5.htm">Quiet</a> <a href="/job/11-3.htm">Silence</a> <a href="/job/13-5.htm">Silent</a> <a href="/job/13-7.htm">Speak</a> <a href="/esther/9-12.htm">Whatever</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/14-6.htm">Alone</a> <a href="/job/13-19.htm">Hold</a> <a href="/job/21-14.htm">Leave</a> <a href="/job/15-9.htm">Mind</a> <a href="/job/13-19.htm">Peace</a> <a href="/job/13-19.htm">Quiet</a> <a href="/job/29-21.htm">Silence</a> <a href="/job/13-19.htm">Silent</a> <a href="/job/13-22.htm">Speak</a> <a href="/job/23-13.htm">Whatever</a><div class="vheading2">Job 13</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/13-1.htm">Job reproves his friends for partiality</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/13-14.htm">He professes his confidence in God; </a></span><br><span class="reftext">19. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/13-19.htm">and entreats to know his own sins, and God's purpose in afflicting him</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/13.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/13.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Be silent, and I will speak.</b><br>In this passage, Job is addressing his friends, who have been offering him counsel and accusations throughout the dialogue. The call for silence is significant, as it reflects Job's desire to be heard without interruption. This mirrors the broader biblical theme of the importance of listening, as seen in <a href="/proverbs/18-13.htm">Proverbs 18:13</a>, which warns against answering before listening. Job's insistence on speaking also highlights his confidence in his integrity and his relationship with God, despite his suffering. The cultural context of the time placed great value on wisdom and speech, and Job's demand for silence underscores his belief that he has something important and truthful to convey.<p><b>Then let come to me what may.</b><br>This phrase reflects Job's resignation to whatever consequences may follow his boldness in speaking. It demonstrates his trust in God's sovereignty and justice, akin to the sentiment found in <a href="/esther/4-16.htm">Esther 4:16</a>, where Esther resolves to approach the king despite the risk, saying, "If I perish, I perish." Job's statement is an expression of faith and courage, showing his willingness to face any outcome, whether it be vindication or further suffering. This attitude can be seen as a type of Christ, who, in the Garden of Gethsemane, submitted to the Father's will, saying, "Not my will, but yours be done" (<a href="/luke/22-42.htm">Luke 22:42</a>). Job's acceptance of potential consequences also aligns with the biblical theme of enduring trials with faith, as encouraged in <a href="/james/1-2.htm">James 1:2-4</a>.<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 of great faith and integrity who undergoes severe trials and suffering. In this chapter, Job is responding to his friends who have been accusing him of wrongdoing.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/job's_friends.htm">Job's Friends</a></b><br>Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar, who have come to comfort Job but end up arguing that his suffering must be due to some sin he has committed.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>Although not directly speaking in this verse, God is the ultimate judge and the one whom Job desires to present his case before.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_setting.htm">The Setting</a></b><br>The land of Uz, where Job lived, a place of ancient wisdom and prosperity, now a backdrop for Job's intense personal and spiritual struggle.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_event.htm">The Event</a></b><br>Job's discourse in response to his friends' accusations, where he asserts his desire to speak freely and face whatever consequences may come.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_silence.htm">The Importance of Silence</a></b><br>Silence can be a powerful tool in communication, allowing for reflection and understanding. Job's request for silence underscores the need for thoughtful listening before responding.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/courage_to_speak_truth.htm">Courage to Speak Truth</a></b><br>Job's willingness to speak and face the consequences demonstrates courage and integrity. Believers are encouraged to speak truthfully and trust God with the outcomes.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_sovereignty.htm">Trust in God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>Job's acceptance of "what may come" reflects a deep trust in God's sovereignty. Christians are called to trust God, even when the future is uncertain.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_friends_in_suffering.htm">The Role of Friends in Suffering</a></b><br>Job's friends intended to help but ended up causing more distress. This teaches the importance of empathy and support rather than judgment when others are suffering.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_amidst_trials.htm">Faith Amidst Trials</a></b><br>Job's faith remains steadfast despite his trials. Believers are encouraged to hold onto their faith, knowing that God is with them in their struggles.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_13.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 13</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_show_love_and_kindness.htm">When is it time to be silent or speak?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_can_job_reason_with_god_if_exodus_33_20.htm">In Job 13:3, how can Job claim he wants to reason directly with God if Exodus 33:20 states no one can see God and live?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_job_13_9_conflict_with_god's_omniscience.htm">In Job 13:9, does the idea of deceiving God conflict with the belief in an omniscient deity found elsewhere in Scripture?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_can_you_speak_truthfully_with_love.htm">How can you speak truthfully with love?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/job/13.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(13) <span class= "bld">Hold your peace.</span>--He now prepares to make a declaration like the memorable one in Job 19. He resolves at all hazards to face God in judgment.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/13.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 13.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Hold your peace, let me alone, that I may speak</span>; literally, <span class="accented">be silent from me that</span> I <span class="accented">may speak</span>; but our version gives the true meaning. Job repeats the entreaty with which he had bemoan (vers. 5, 6<span class="cmt_word">). And let some on me what will</span>. Job is prepared to face the worst. He feels, as he expresses it below (ver. 19), that, if he holds his tongue, he must die. He <span class="accented">must</span> speak, and speak he will. After that, let God do as he may please - he will accept his punishment, if God thinks fit to punish him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/13-13.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">Be silent,</span><br /><span class="heb">הַחֲרִ֣ישׁוּ</span> <span class="translit">(ha·ḥă·rî·šū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2790.htm">Strong's 2790: </a> </span><span class="str2">To cut in, engrave, plow, devise</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and I</span><br /><span class="heb">אָ֑נִי</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_589.htm">Strong's 589: </a> </span><span class="str2">I</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will speak.</span><br /><span class="heb">וַאֲדַבְּרָה־</span> <span class="translit">(wa·’ă·ḏab·bə·rāh-)</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_1696.htm">Strong's 1696: </a> </span><span class="str2">To arrange, to speak, to subdue</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Then let come</span><br /><span class="heb">וְיַעֲבֹ֖ר</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ya·‘ă·ḇōr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5674.htm">Strong's 5674: </a> </span><span class="str2">To pass over, through, or by, pass on</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to me</span><br /><span class="heb">עָלַ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·lay)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | first person common singular<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">what [may].</span><br /><span class="heb">מָֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interrogative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4100.htm">Strong's 4100: </a> </span><span class="str2">What?, what!, indefinitely what</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/13-13.htm">Job 13:13 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/13-13.htm">Job 13:13 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/13-13.htm">Job 13:13 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/13-13.htm">Job 13:13 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/13-13.htm">Job 13:13 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/13-13.htm">Job 13:13 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/13-13.htm">Job 13:13 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/13-13.htm">Job 13:13 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/13-13.htm">Job 13:13 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/13-13.htm">Job 13:13 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/13-13.htm">OT Poetry: Job 13:13 Be silent leave me alone that (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/13-12.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 13:12"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 13:12" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/13-14.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 13:14"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 13:14" /></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>