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How then could I gaze with desire at a virgin?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/31.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />I made a covenant with mine eyes; why then should I think upon a maid?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/31.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“I have made a covenant with my eyes; Why then should I look upon a young woman?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/31.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“I have made a covenant with my eyes; How then could I look at a virgin?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/31.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220I have made a covenant with my eyes; How then could I gaze at a virgin?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/31.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“I Have made a covenant with my eyes; How then could I gaze at a virgin?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/31.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />“I have cut a covenant with my eyes; How then could I gaze at a virgin?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/31.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“I have made a covenant (agreement) with my eyes; How then could I gaze [lustfully] at a virgin?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/31.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I have made a covenant with my eyes. How then could I look at a young woman?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/31.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I have made a covenant with my eyes. How then could I look at a young woman? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/31.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />I made a covenant with mine eyes; How then should I look upon a virgin?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/31.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />I promised myself never to stare with desire at a young woman. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/31.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />I MADE a covenant with mine eyes; how then should I look upon a maid?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/31.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"I have made an agreement with my eyes. Then how can I look with lust at a virgin?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/31.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />I have made a solemn promise never to look with lust at a woman. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/31.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"I made a covenant with my eyes; how, then, can I focus my attention on a virgin?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/31.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />?I have made a covenant with my eyes. How then could I gaze with desire at a virgin?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/31.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"I made a covenant with my eyes; how then could I entertain thoughts against a virgin? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/31.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"I made a covenant with my eyes, how then should I look lustfully at a young woman?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/31.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />I Made a covenant with my eyes; why then should I think upon a maid?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/31.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“I made a covenant with my eyes; how then should I look lustfully at a young woman? <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/31.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />“I made a covenant for my eyes, "" And how do I attend to a virgin?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/31.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> A covenant I made for mine eyes, And what -- do I attend to a virgin?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/31.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />I cut out a covenant for mine eyes; and why shall I show myself attentive to a virgin?<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/31.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />I made a covenant with my eyes, that I would not so much as think upon a virgin. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/31.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />I reached an agreement with my eyes, that I would not so much as think about a virgin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/31.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />I made a covenant with my eyes not to gaze upon a virgin. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/31.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />“I have made a covenant with my eyes; how then could I look upon a virgin?<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/31.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />I MADE a vow with my eyes that I would never lust after a virgin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/31.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />I have established a covenant for my eyes that I shall not take notice of a virgin<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/31.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />I made a covenant with mine eyes; How then should I look upon a maid?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/31.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />I made a covenant with mine eyes, and I will not think upon a virgin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/31-1.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=4586" 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/31.htm">Job's Final Appeal</a></span><br> <span class="reftext">1</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3772.htm" title="3772: kā·rat·tî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- To cut off, cut down. A primitive root; to cut; by implication, to destroy or consume; specifically, to covenant.">“I have made</a> <a href="/hebrew/1285.htm" title="1285: bə·rîṯ (N-fs) -- A covenant. From barah (like bara'); a compact.">a covenant</a> <a href="/hebrew/5869.htm" title="5869: lə·‘ê·nāy (Prep-l:: N-cdc:: 1cs) -- An eye. Probably a primitive word; an eye; by analogy, a fountain.">with my eyes.</a> <a href="/hebrew/4100.htm" title="4100: ū·māh (Conj-w:: Interrog) -- What? how? anything. ">How then</a> <a href="/hebrew/995.htm" title="995: ’eṯ·bō·w·nên (V-Hitpael-Imperf-1cs) -- To discern. A primitive root; to separate mentally, i.e.(generally) understand.">could I gaze with desire</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.">at</a> <a href="/hebrew/1330.htm" title="1330: bə·ṯū·lāh (N-fs) -- Feminine passive participle of an unused root meaning to separate; a virgin; sometimes a bride; also a city or state.">a virgin?</a> </span><span class="reftext">2</span>For what is the allotment of God from above, or the heritage from the Almighty on high?…<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="/matthew/5-28.htm">Matthew 5:28</a></span><br />But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman to lust after her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/6-25.htm">Proverbs 6:25</a></span><br />Do not lust in your heart for her beauty or let her captivate you with her eyes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_thessalonians/4-3.htm">1 Thessalonians 4:3-5</a></span><br />For it is God’s will that you should be holy: You must abstain from sexual immorality; / each of you must know how to control his own body in holiness and honor, / not in lustful passion like the Gentiles who do not know God;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_timothy/2-22.htm">2 Timothy 2:22</a></span><br />Flee from youthful passions and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, together with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/119-37.htm">Psalm 119:37</a></span><br />Turn my eyes away from worthless things; revive me with Your word.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/2-16.htm">1 John 2:16</a></span><br />For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh, the desires of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not from the Father but from the world.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/1-14.htm">James 1:14-15</a></span><br />But each one is tempted when by his own evil desires he is lured away and enticed. / Then after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/4-23.htm">Proverbs 4:23</a></span><br />Guard your heart with all diligence, for from it flow springs of life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/6-18.htm">1 Corinthians 6:18-20</a></span><br />Flee from sexual immorality. Every other sin a man can commit is outside his body, but he who sins sexually sins against his own body. / Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; / you were bought at a price. Therefore glorify God with your body.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/5-16.htm">Galatians 5:16</a></span><br />So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/13-14.htm">Romans 13:14</a></span><br />Instead, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the desires of the flesh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/3-5.htm">Colossians 3:5</a></span><br />Put to death, therefore, the components of your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires, and greed, which is idolatry.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/15-19.htm">Matthew 15:19</a></span><br />For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, and slander.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/39-7.htm">Genesis 39:7-12</a></span><br />and after some time his master’s wife cast her eyes upon Joseph and said, “Sleep with me.” / But he refused. “Look,” he said to his master’s wife, “with me here, my master does not concern himself with anything in his house, and he has entrusted everything he owns to my care. / No one in this house is greater than I am. He has withheld nothing from me except you, because you are his wife. So how could I do such a great evil and sin against God?” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/7-25.htm">Proverbs 7:25-27</a></span><br />Do not let your heart turn aside to her ways; do not stray into her paths. / For she has brought many down to death; her slain are many in number. / Her house is the road to Sheol, descending to the chambers of death.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">I made a covenant with my eyes; why then should I think on a maid?</p><p class="hdg">a covenant</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/6-2.htm">Genesis 6:2</a></b></br> That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they <i>were</i> fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/11-2.htm">2 Samuel 11:2-4</a></b></br> And it came to pass in an eveningtide, that David arose from off his bed, and walked upon the roof of the king's house: and from the roof he saw a woman washing herself; and the woman <i>was</i> very beautiful to look upon… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/119-37.htm">Psalm 119:37</a></b></br> Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity; <i>and</i> quicken thou me in thy way.</p><p class="hdg">think</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/6-25.htm">Proverbs 6:25</a></b></br> Lust not after her beauty in thine heart; neither let her take thee with her eyelids.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/james/1-14.htm">James 1:14,15</a></b></br> But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/5-23.htm">Agreement</a> <a href="/job/13-6.htm">Attend</a> <a href="/job/5-23.htm">Covenant</a> <a href="/job/29-15.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/job/14-3.htm">Fix</a> <a href="/job/30-20.htm">Gaze</a> <a href="/esther/2-13.htm">Girl</a> <a href="/matthew/5-28.htm">Lustfully</a> <a href="/esther/2-7.htm">Maid</a> <a href="/job/24-12.htm">Regard</a> <a href="/job/23-15.htm">Think</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/36-17.htm">Virgin</a> <a href="/job/30-12.htm">Young</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/41-4.htm">Agreement</a> <a href="/job/33-31.htm">Attend</a> <a href="/job/41-4.htm">Covenant</a> <a href="/job/31-7.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/job/38-33.htm">Fix</a> <a href="/job/35-5.htm">Gaze</a> <a href="/proverbs/30-19.htm">Girl</a> <a href="/matthew/5-28.htm">Lustfully</a> <a href="/psalms/123-2.htm">Maid</a> <a href="/job/34-27.htm">Regard</a> <a href="/job/32-6.htm">Think</a> <a href="/psalms/45-14.htm">Virgin</a> <a href="/job/32-6.htm">Young</a><div class="vheading2">Job 31</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/31-1.htm">Job makes a solemn protestation of his integrity in several duties</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/31.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/31.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>I have made a covenant with my eyes.</b><br>This phrase reflects a personal vow or commitment to purity and self-control. In biblical times, covenants were serious agreements, often involving solemn promises before God. Job's use of the term "covenant" indicates the gravity of his commitment to avoid lustful thoughts. The eyes are often seen as the gateway to the heart, and Job's proactive stance highlights the importance of guarding one's thoughts and intentions. This concept is echoed in <a href="/matthew/5-28.htm">Matthew 5:28</a>, where Jesus teaches that looking at someone with lust is akin to committing adultery in the heart. Job's covenant is a precursor to the New Testament's emphasis on internal purity.<p><b>How then could I gaze with desire at a virgin?</b><br>In the cultural context of the ancient Near East, a "virgin" would typically refer to an unmarried young woman. Job's rhetorical question underscores his commitment to moral integrity and respect for others. The act of "gazing with desire" implies more than a casual look; it suggests a lingering, lustful intent. This aligns with the wisdom literature's broader theme of avoiding temptation and maintaining righteousness, as seen in <a href="/proverbs/6-25.htm">Proverbs 6:25</a>, which warns against lustful looks. Job's question also reflects a deep understanding of sin's progression, beginning with a look and potentially leading to more significant transgressions. This self-awareness and commitment to purity can be seen as a type of Christ, who was without sin and exemplified perfect self-control and respect for others.<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/c/covenant.htm">Covenant</a></b><br>In this context, a solemn agreement or vow that Job makes with himself and before God, emphasizing his commitment to purity and righteousness.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/e/eyes.htm">Eyes</a></b><br>Symbolic of perception and desire, representing the gateway through which temptation can enter.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/v/virgin.htm">Virgin</a></b><br>Represents purity and innocence, highlighting the object of potential lust or inappropriate desire that Job is committed to avoiding.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/d/desire.htm">Desire</a></b><br>The internal inclination or temptation that Job seeks to control through his covenant, emphasizing the moral and spiritual discipline required to maintain purity.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/c/commitment_to_purity.htm">Commitment to Purity</a></b><br>Job's covenant with his eyes serves as a model for believers to make intentional commitments to purity in thought and action.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/guarding_the_heart.htm">Guarding the Heart</a></b><br>By controlling what we allow our eyes to see, we protect our hearts from sinful desires and maintain spiritual integrity.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/proactive_measures_against_temptation.htm">Proactive Measures Against Temptation</a></b><br>Job's example teaches the importance of taking proactive steps to avoid situations that may lead to sin.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/inner_vs._outer_righteousness.htm">Inner vs. Outer Righteousness</a></b><br>True righteousness begins in the heart and mind, not just in outward actions. Job's internal covenant reflects this principle.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/accountability_to_god.htm">Accountability to God</a></b><br>Recognizing that our commitments are ultimately made before God, who sees and knows our hearts, encourages us to live with integrity.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_31.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 31</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_can_job_claim_purity_in_job_31_1-4.htm">In Job 31:1–4, how can Job claim such purity given other scriptures teach no one is entirely sinless? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_job_31_curses_compare_to_nt_mercy.htm">How do Job’s self-imposed curses in Job 31 compare with New Testament passages emphasizing mercy and forgiveness?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_it_sinful_to_look_at_a_woman.htm">Is looking at a woman considered sinful?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/do_infants_enter_heaven_after_death.htm">Is looking at a woman considered sinful?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/job/31.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div><span class= "bld">XXXI.</span><p>(1) <span class= "bld">I made a covenant with mine eyes.</span>--Job makes one grand profession of innocence, rehearsing his manner of life from the first; and here he does not content himself with traversing the accusations of his friends, but professes his innocence also of sins less manifest to the observance of others, and affecting the secret conduct and the heart--namely, sensual transgression and idolatry. His object, therefore, is to show his friends that he has really been more upright than their standard demanded or than they supposed him to be, till his affliction made them suspect him; and this uprightness was the consequence of rigid and inflexible adherence to principle, for he made a covenant with his eyes, as the avenues of sinful desires. (Comp. <a href="/matthew/5-28.htm" title="But I say to you, That whoever looks on a woman to lust after her has committed adultery with her already in his heart.">Matthew 5:28</a>.)<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/31.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 1.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">I made a covenant with mine eyes</span>; rather, for <span class="accented">mine eyes.</span> The covenant must have been <span class="accented">with</span> himself. Job means that be came to a fixed resolution, by which he thenceforth guided his conduct, not even to "look upon a woman to lust after her" (<a href="/matthew/5-28.htm">Matthew 5:28</a>). We must suppose this resolution come to in his early youth, when the passions are strongest, and when so many men go astray. <span class="cmt_word">How then should I look upon a maid!</span> Having made such a resolution, how could I possibly break it by "looking upon a maid"? Job assumes that he could not be so weak as to break a solemn resolution. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/31-1.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">I have made</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּרַ֣תִּי</span> <span class="translit">(kā·rat·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3772.htm">Strong's 3772: </a> </span><span class="str2">To cut, to destroy, consume, to covenant</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a covenant</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּ֭רִית</span> <span class="translit">(bə·rîṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1285.htm">Strong's 1285: </a> </span><span class="str2">A covenant</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with my eyes.</span><br /><span class="heb">לְעֵינָ֑י</span> <span class="translit">(lə·‘ê·nāy)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - cdc | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5869.htm">Strong's 5869: </a> </span><span class="str2">An eye, a fountain</span><br /><br /><span class="word">How then</span><br /><span class="heb">וּמָ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(ū·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | 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 /><br /><span class="word">could I gaze [with desire]</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶ֝תְבּוֹנֵ֗ן</span> <span class="translit">(’eṯ·bō·w·nên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_995.htm">Strong's 995: </a> </span><span class="str2">To separate mentally, understand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">at</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">a virgin?</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּתוּלָֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ṯū·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1330.htm">Strong's 1330: </a> </span><span class="str2">A virgin, sometimes, a bride</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/31-1.htm">Job 31:1 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/31-1.htm">Job 31:1 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/31-1.htm">Job 31:1 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/31-1.htm">Job 31:1 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/31-1.htm">Job 31:1 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/31-1.htm">Job 31:1 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/31-1.htm">Job 31:1 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/31-1.htm">Job 31:1 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/31-1.htm">Job 31:1 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/31-1.htm">Job 31:1 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/31-1.htm">OT Poetry: Job 31:1 I made a covenant with my eyes (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/30-31.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 30:31"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 30:31" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/31-2.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 31:2"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 31:2" /></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>