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class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/job/13.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Why do I put myself in jeopardy and take my life in my hands?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/job/13.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Why should I put myself in mortal danger and take my life in my own hands?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/13.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Why should I take my flesh in my teeth and put my life in my hand?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/13.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Why do I put myself at risk and take my life in my own hands?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/13.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Wherefore do I take my flesh in my teeth, and put my life in mine hand?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/13.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Why do I take my flesh in my teeth, And put my life in my hands?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/13.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Why should I take my flesh in my teeth, And put my life in my hands?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/13.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Why should I take my flesh in my teeth And put my life in my hands?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/13.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Why should I take my flesh in my teeth, And put my life in my hands?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/13.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Why should I take my flesh in my teeth And put my life in my hands?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/13.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Why should I take my flesh in my teeth And put my life in my hands [incurring the wrath of God]?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/13.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will put myself at risk and take my life in my own hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/13.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Why do I put myself at risk and take my life in my own hands? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/13.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Wherefore should I take my flesh in my teeth, And put my life in my hand?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/13.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />I will be responsible for what happens to me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/13.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Wherefore should I take my flesh in my teeth, and put my life in mine hand?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/13.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />I am biting off more than I can chew and taking my life in my own hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/13.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />I am ready to risk my life. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/13.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Why shouldn't I bite my flesh or take my life in my hands?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/13.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Why do I put myself at risk and take my life in my own hands?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/13.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Why do I put myself in peril, and take my life in my hands? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/13.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Why should I take my flesh in my teeth, and put my life in my hand?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/13.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Why do I take my flesh in my teeth, and put my life in my hand?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/13.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Why should I take my flesh in my teeth, and put my life in my hand? <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/13.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Why do I take my flesh in my teeth? And my soul put in my hand?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/13.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Wherefore do I take my flesh in my teeth? And my soul put in my hand?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/13.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For what shall I lift up my flesh in my teeth, and shall I put my soul in my hand?<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/13.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Why do I tear my flesh with my teeth, and carry my soul in my hands? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/13.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Why do I wound my flesh with my teeth, and carry my soul in my hands?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/13.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />I will carry my flesh between my teeth, and take my life in my hand. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/13.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />I will take my flesh in my teeth, and put my life in my hand.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/13.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Why am I so afflicted, and why is my life exposed to danger?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/13.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Why do I take up my flesh into my teeth, and my soul is put into my hands?<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/13.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Wherefore? I will take my flesh in my teeth, And put my life in my hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/13.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />while I may take my flesh in my teeth, and put my life in my hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/13-14.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=1999" 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">13</span>Be silent, and I will speak. Then let come to me what may. <span class="reftext">14</span><span class="highl"><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.">Why</a> <a href="/hebrew/4100.htm" title="4100: māh (Interrog) -- What? how? anything. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/1320.htm" title="1320: ḇə·śā·rî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- Flesh. From basar; flesh; by extension, body, person; also The pudenda of a man.">do I put myself</a> <a href="/hebrew/5375.htm" title="5375: ’eś·śā (V-Qal-Imperf-1cs) -- Or nacah ('abad); a primitive root; to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absol. And rel.">at risk</a> <a href="/hebrew/8127.htm" title="8127: ḇə·šin·nāy (Prep-b:: N-cdc:: 1cs) -- Tooth, ivory. From shanan; a tooth; specifically ivory; figuratively, a cliff."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7760.htm" title="7760: ’ā·śîm (V-Qal-Imperf-1cs) -- To put, place, set. Or siym; a primitive root; to put.">and take</a> <a href="/hebrew/5315.htm" title="5315: wə·nap̄·šî (Conj-w:: N-fsc:: 1cs) -- From naphash; properly, a breathing creature, i.e. Animal of vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense.">my life</a> <a href="/hebrew/3709.htm" title="3709: bə·ḵap·pî (Prep-b:: N-fsc:: 1cs) -- Hollow or flat of the hand, palm, sole (of the foot), a pan. From kaphaph; the hollow hand or palm; figuratively, power.">in my own hands?</a> </span><span class="reftext">15</span>Though He slay me, I will hope in Him. I will still defend my ways to His 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/119-109.htm">Psalm 119:109</a></span><br />I constantly take my life in my hands, yet I do not forget Your law.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/28-21.htm">1 Samuel 28:21</a></span><br />When the woman came to Saul and saw how distraught he was, she said to him, “Look, your maidservant has obeyed your voice. I took my life in my hands and did as you told me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/12-3.htm">Judges 12:3</a></span><br />When I saw that you would not save me, I risked my life and crossed over to the Ammonites, and the LORD delivered them into my hand. Why then have you come today to fight against me?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/19-4.htm">1 Kings 19:4</a></span><br />while he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness. He sat down under a broom tree and prayed that he might die. “I have had enough, LORD,” he said. “Take my life, for I am no better than my fathers.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/esther/4-16.htm">Esther 4:16</a></span><br />“Go and assemble all the Jews who can be found in Susa, and fast for me. Do not eat or drink for three days, night or day, and I and my maidens will fast as you do. After that, I will go to the king, even though it is against the law. And if I perish, I perish!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/7-4.htm">2 Kings 7:4</a></span><br />If we say, ‘Let us go into the city,’ we will die there from the famine in the city; but if we sit here, we will also die. So come now, let us go over to the camp of the Arameans. If they let us live, we will live; if they kill us, we will die.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/45-5.htm">Jeremiah 45:5</a></span><br />But as for you, do you seek great things for yourself? Stop seeking! For I will bring disaster on every living creature, declares the LORD, but wherever you go, I will grant your life as a spoil of war.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/38-17.htm">Isaiah 38:17</a></span><br />Surely for my own welfare I had such great anguish; but Your love has delivered me from the pit of oblivion, for You have cast all my sins behind Your back.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/49-18.htm">Psalm 49:18</a></span><br />Though in his lifetime he blesses his soul—and men praise you when you prosper—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/56-13.htm">Psalm 56:13</a></span><br />For You have delivered my soul from death, and my feet from stumbling, that I may walk before God in the light of life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/16-25.htm">Matthew 16:25</a></span><br />For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/8-35.htm">Mark 8:35</a></span><br />For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake and for the gospel will save it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/9-24.htm">Luke 9:24</a></span><br />For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will save it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/12-25.htm">John 12:25</a></span><br />Whoever loves his life will lose it, but whoever hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/20-24.htm">Acts 20:24</a></span><br />But I consider my life of no value to me, if only I may finish my course and complete the ministry I have received from the Lord Jesus—the ministry of testifying to the good news of God’s grace.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Why do I take my flesh in my teeth, and put my life in my hand?</p><p class="hdg">I take</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/18-4.htm">Job 18:4</a></b></br> He teareth himself in his anger: shall the earth be forsaken for thee? and shall the rock be removed out of his place?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ecclesiastes/4-5.htm">Ecclesiastes 4:5</a></b></br> The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/9-20.htm">Isaiah 9:20</a></b></br> And he shall snatch on the right hand, and be hungry; and he shall eat on the left hand, and they shall not be satisfied: they shall eat every man the flesh of his own arm:</p><p class="hdg">and put</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/judges/12-3.htm">Judges 12:3</a></b></br> And when I saw that ye delivered <i>me</i> not, I put my life in my hands, and passed over against the children of Ammon, and the LORD delivered them into my hand: wherefore then are ye come up unto me this day, to fight against me?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/19-5.htm">1 Samuel 19:5</a></b></br> For he did put his life in his hand, and slew the Philistine, and the LORD wrought a great salvation for all Israel: thou sawest <i>it</i>, and didst rejoice: wherefore then wilt thou sin against innocent blood, to slay David without a cause?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/28-21.htm">1 Samuel 28:21</a></b></br> And the woman came unto Saul, and saw that he was sore troubled, and said unto him, Behold, thine handmaid hath obeyed thy voice, and I have put my life in my hand, and have hearkened unto thy words which thou spakest unto me.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/12-10.htm">Flesh</a> <a href="/job/12-10.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/job/12-16.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/12-19.htm">Jeopardy</a> <a href="/job/12-10.htm">Life</a> <a href="/job/12-10.htm">Soul</a> <a href="/job/4-10.htm">Teeth</a> <a href="/job/10-18.htm">Wherefore</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/14-22.htm">Flesh</a> <a href="/job/13-21.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/job/14-15.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/luke/8-23.htm">Jeopardy</a> <a href="/job/16-13.htm">Life</a> <a href="/job/14-22.htm">Soul</a> <a href="/job/16-9.htm">Teeth</a> <a href="/job/13-24.htm">Wherefore</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>Why do I put myself at risk</b><br>In this phrase, Job is expressing his awareness of the danger he faces by speaking out. In the context of the ancient Near Eastern culture, challenging divine justice or questioning God was seen as risky, as it could invite divine retribution. Job's willingness to risk his safety reflects his deep conviction and desire for truth. This mirrors the courage seen in other biblical figures like Daniel, who faced the lion's den for his faithfulness (Daniel 6).<p><b>and take my life in my own hands?</b><br>Here, Job acknowledges the gravity of his situation, recognizing that his actions could lead to his death. This phrase can be connected to the concept of taking responsibility for one's own fate, a theme seen throughout Scripture. It echoes the sentiment found in <a href="/esther/4-16.htm">Esther 4:16</a>, where Esther risks her life to save her people, saying, "If I perish, I perish." Job's statement also foreshadows the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus Christ, who willingly laid down His life for humanity (<a href="/john/10-18.htm">John 10:18</a>), highlighting the theme of self-sacrifice and trust in God's sovereignty.<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, known for his immense suffering and unwavering faith.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The sovereign Creator who allows Job's faith to be tested by Satan, yet remains the ultimate authority and source of wisdom throughout the account.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/s/satan.htm">Satan</a></b><br>The adversary who challenges Job's integrity, suggesting that Job is faithful only because of his prosperity and protection from God.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/j/job's_friends.htm">Job's Friends</a></b><br>Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar, who visit Job to offer comfort but end up accusing him of wrongdoing, believing his suffering is a result of 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 region believed to be located in the area of Edom or northern Arabia.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_sovereignty.htm">Trust in God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>Job's willingness to "take my life in my hands" reflects a deep trust in God's ultimate control over life and death. Believers are encouraged to trust God's sovereignty, even in the face of suffering.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/integrity_in_suffering.htm">Integrity in Suffering</a></b><br>Job's question highlights his commitment to maintaining integrity despite his trials. Christians are called to uphold their faith and integrity, regardless of circumstances.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_cost_of_discipleship.htm">The Cost of Discipleship</a></b><br>Job's rhetorical question about jeopardizing his life can be seen as a precursor to the New Testament teaching on the cost of following Christ. Believers should be prepared to face challenges for the sake of their faith.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_search_for_understanding.htm">The Search for Understanding</a></b><br>Job's struggle to comprehend his suffering encourages believers to seek wisdom and understanding from God, even when answers are not immediately apparent.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_amidst_trials.htm">Faith Amidst Trials</a></b><br>Job's experience teaches that faith is not the absence of doubt or struggle but the perseverance through them, trusting in God's ultimate plan and purpose.<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/who_is_steven_furtick.htm">What did Esther mean by 'If I perish, I perish'?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_saves_his_people_from_sins.htm">What is the Beatific Vision?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_it_safer_to_believe_in_god_or_not.htm">Is it safer to believe in God or not?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/should_non-workers_be_allowed_to_eat.htm">Should those who refuse to work be allowed to eat?</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>(14) <span class= "bld">Wherefore do I take my flesh in my teeth.</span>--This is probably the meaning of this verse, which, however, should not be read interrogatively: "At all risks, come what come may, I will take my flesh in my teeth, and put my life in my hand."<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/13.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 14-28.</span> - The appeal is now to God; but Job prefaces it by excusing his boldness (vers. 14-19). <span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 14.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Wherefore do I take my flesh in my teeth!</span> An obscure phrase, to be explained by the parallel in the second member of the verse. The general meaning is, "Why do I jeopardize everything - my body, taking it as it were between my teeth; and my soul, taking it as it were in my hand?" Neither idea will bear minute analysis; but the latter, at any rate, was known to the Greeks (Athen., 'Deipnosoph.,' p. 569), and is common in English. <span class="cmt_word">And put my life in my hand</span> (comp. <a href="/judges/12-3.htm">Judges 12:3</a>; <a href="/1_samuel/19-5.htm">1 Samuel 19:5</a>; <a href="/1_samuel/28-21.htm">1 Samuel 28:21</a>; <a href="/psalms/119-109.htm">Psalm 119:109</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/13-14.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">Why</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">do I put myself</span><br /><span class="heb">בְשָׂרִ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(ḇə·śā·rî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1320.htm">Strong's 1320: </a> </span><span class="str2">Flesh, body, person, the pudenda of a, man</span><br /><br /><span class="word">at risk</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶשָּׂ֣א</span> <span class="translit">(’eś·śā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5375.htm">Strong's 5375: </a> </span><span class="str2">To lift, carry, take</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and take</span><br /><span class="heb">אָשִׂ֥ים</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·śîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7760.htm">Strong's 7760: </a> </span><span class="str2">Put -- to put, place, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">my life</span><br /><span class="heb">וְ֝נַפְשִׁ֗י</span> <span class="translit">(wə·nap̄·šî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5315.htm">Strong's 5315: </a> </span><span class="str2">A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion </span><br /><br /><span class="word">in my own hands?</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּכַפִּֽי׃</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ḵap·pî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3709.htm">Strong's 3709: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hollow or flat of the hand, palm, sole (of the foot), a pan</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/13-14.htm">Job 13:14 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/13-14.htm">Job 13:14 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/13-14.htm">Job 13:14 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/13-14.htm">Job 13:14 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/13-14.htm">Job 13:14 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/13-14.htm">Job 13:14 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/13-14.htm">Job 13:14 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/13-14.htm">Job 13:14 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/13-14.htm">Job 13:14 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/13-14.htm">Job 13:14 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/13-14.htm">OT Poetry: Job 13:14 Why should I take my flesh (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/13-13.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 13:13"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 13:13" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/13-15.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 13:15"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 13:15" /></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>