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I am going to argue my case with him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/13.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Though he slay me, I will hope in him; yet I will argue my ways to his face.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/13.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Though He slay me, I will hope in Him. I will still defend my ways to His face.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/13.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him: but I will maintain mine own ways before him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/13.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Though He slay me, yet will I trust Him. Even so, I will defend my own ways before Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/13.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Though He slay me, I will hope in Him. Nevertheless I will argue my ways before Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/13.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Though He slay me, I will hope in Him. Nevertheless I will argue my ways before Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/13.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Though He slay me, I will hope in Him. Nevertheless I will argue my ways before Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/13.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Though He slay me, I will hope in Him. Nevertheless I will argue my ways before Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/13.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Even though He kills me; I will hope in Him. Nevertheless, I will argue my ways to His face.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/13.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Even if he kills me, I will hope in him. I will still defend my ways before him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/13.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Even if He kills me, I will hope in Him. I will still defend my ways before Him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/13.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Behold, he will slay me; I have no hope: Nevertheless I will maintain my ways before him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/13.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />God may kill me, but still I will trust him and offer my defense. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/13.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Though he slay me, yet will I wait for him: nevertheless I will maintain my ways before him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/13.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />If God would kill me, I would have no hope [left]. Nevertheless, I will defend my behavior to his face. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/13.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />I've lost all hope, so what if God kills me? I am going to state my case to him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/13.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Even though he kills me, I'll continue to hope in him. At least I'll be able to argue my case to his face!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/13.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Though He slay me, I will hope in Him. I will still defend my ways to His face.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/13.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Even if he slays me, I will hope in him; I will surely defend my ways to his face! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/13.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Look, he will kill me. I have no hope. Nevertheless, I will maintain my ways before him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/13.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Though he shall slay me, yet will I trust in him: but I will maintain my own ways before him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/13.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Behold, he will kill me. I have no hope. Nevertheless, I will maintain my ways before him. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/13.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Behold, He slays me—I do not wait! Only, I argue my ways to His face.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/13.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Lo, He doth slay me -- I wait not! Only, my ways unto His face I argue.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/13.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />If he shall slay me shall I not hope? only I will prove my ways to his face.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/13.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Although he should bill me, I will trust in him: but yet I will reprove my ways in his sight. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/13.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And now, if he would kill me, I will hope in him; in this, truly, I will correct my ways in his sight.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/13.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Slay me though he might, I will wait for him; I will defend my conduct before him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/13.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />See, he will kill me; I have no hope; but I will defend my ways to his face.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/13.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Though he slay me, yet will I look for him; because my ways are before him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/13.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />If he will kill me, it is for him alone I look, because my ways are before him<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/13.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Though He slay me, yet will I trust in Him; But I will argue my ways before Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/13.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Though the Mighty One should lay hand upon me, forasmuch as he has begun, verily I will speak, and plead before him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/13-15.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=2004" 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">14</span>Why do I put myself at risk and take my life in my own hands? <span class="reftext">15</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2005.htm" title="2005: hên (Interjection) -- Lo! behold! A primitive particle; lo!; also if.">Though</a> <a href="/hebrew/6991.htm" title="6991: yiq·ṭə·lê·nî (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms:: 1cs) -- To slay. A primitive root; properly, to cut off, i.e. put to death.">He slay me,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Prep:: 3ms) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3176.htm" title="3176: ’ă·ya·ḥêl (V-Piel-Imperf-1cs) -- To wait, await. A primitive root; to wait; by implication, to be patient, hope.">I will hope in Him.</a> <a href="/hebrew/389.htm" title="389: ’aḵ- (Adv) -- Surely, howbeit. Akin to 'aken; a particle of affirmation, surely; hence only.">I will still</a> <a href="/hebrew/3198.htm" title="3198: ’ō·w·ḵî·aḥ (V-Hifil-Imperf-1cs) -- To decide, adjudge, prove. A primitive root; to be right; reciprocal, to argue; causatively, to decide, justify or convict.">defend</a> <a href="/hebrew/1870.htm" title="1870: də·rā·ḵay (N-cpc:: 1cs) -- Way, road, distance, journey, manner. From darak; a road; figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb.">my ways</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: pā·nāw (N-cpc:: 3ms) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">His face.</a> </span><span class="reftext">16</span>Moreover, this will be my salvation, for no godless man can appear before Him.…<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/23-4.htm">Psalm 23:4</a></span><br />Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/12-2.htm">Isaiah 12:2</a></span><br />Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. For the LORD GOD is my strength and my song, and He also has become my salvation.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/habakkuk/3-17.htm">Habakkuk 3:17-18</a></span><br />Though the fig tree does not bud and no fruit is on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though the sheep are cut off from the fold and no cattle are in the stalls, / yet I will exult in the LORD; I will rejoice in the God of my salvation!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/3-17.htm">Daniel 3:17-18</a></span><br />If the God whom we serve exists, then He is able to deliver us from the blazing fiery furnace and from your hand, O king. / But even if He does not, let it be known to you, O king, that we will not serve your gods or worship the golden statue you have set up.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-35.htm">Romans 8:35-39</a></span><br />Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or distress or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? / As it is written: “For Your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.” / No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/4-8.htm">2 Corinthians 4:8-9</a></span><br />We are hard pressed on all sides, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; / persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_timothy/1-12.htm">2 Timothy 1:12</a></span><br />For this reason, even though I suffer as I do, I am not ashamed; for I know whom I have believed, and I am convinced that He is able to guard what I have entrusted to Him for that day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/11-17.htm">Hebrews 11:17-19</a></span><br />By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac on the altar. He who had received the promises was ready to offer his one and only son, / even though God had said to him, “Through Isaac your offspring will be reckoned.” / Abraham reasoned that God could raise the dead, and in a sense, he did receive Isaac back from death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/1-2.htm">James 1:2-4</a></span><br />Consider it pure joy, my brothers, when you encounter trials of many kinds, / because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. / Allow perseverance to finish its work, so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/1-6.htm">1 Peter 1:6-7</a></span><br />In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in various trials / so that the proven character of your faith—more precious than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/31-14.htm">Psalm 31:14-15</a></span><br />But I trust in You, O LORD; I say, “You are my God.” / My times are in Your hands; deliver me from my enemies and from those who pursue me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/56-3.htm">Psalm 56:3-4</a></span><br />When I am afraid, I put my trust in You. / In God, whose word I praise—in God I trust. I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/62-5.htm">Psalm 62:5-8</a></span><br />Rest in God alone, O my soul, for my hope comes from Him. / He alone is my rock and my salvation; He is my fortress; I will not be shaken. / My salvation and my honor rest on God, my strong rock; my refuge is in God. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/26-3.htm">Isaiah 26:3-4</a></span><br />You will keep in perfect peace the steadfast of mind, because he trusts in You. / Trust in the LORD forever, because GOD the LORD is the Rock eternal.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/3-21.htm">Lamentations 3:21-24</a></span><br />Yet I call this to mind, and therefore I have hope: / Because of the loving devotion of the LORD we are not consumed, for His mercies never fail. / They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness! ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him: but I will maintain my own ways before him.</p><p class="hdg">he slay me</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/13-18.htm">Job 13:18</a></b></br> Behold now, I have ordered <i>my</i> cause; I know that I shall be justified.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/19-25.htm">Job 19:25-28</a></b></br> For I know <i>that</i> my redeemer liveth, and <i>that</i> he shall stand at the latter <i>day</i> upon the earth: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/23-10.htm">Job 23:10</a></b></br> But he knoweth the way that I take: <i>when</i> he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold.</p><p class="hdg">but I will</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/10-7.htm">Job 10:7</a></b></br> Thou knowest that I am not wicked; and <i>there is</i> none that can deliver out of thine hand.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/16-17.htm">Job 16:17,21</a></b></br> Not for <i>any</i> injustice in mine hands: also my prayer <i>is</i> pure… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/23-4.htm">Job 23:4-7</a></b></br> I would order <i>my</i> cause before him, and fill my mouth with arguments… </p><p class="hdg">maintain.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/13-8.htm">Argue</a> <a href="/job/13-6.htm">Argument</a> <a href="/esther/9-16.htm">Defend</a> <a href="/job/12-2.htm">End</a> <a href="/job/13-8.htm">Face</a> <a href="/job/11-20.htm">Hope</a> <a href="/job/9-23.htm">Kill</a> <a href="/job/2-9.htm">Maintain</a> <a href="/esther/5-10.htm">Nevertheless</a> <a href="/job/9-23.htm">Slay</a> <a href="/job/13-10.htm">Surely</a> <a href="/job/12-20.htm">Trust</a> <a href="/job/6-11.htm">Wait</a> <a href="/job/12-24.htm">Way</a> <a href="/job/4-6.htm">Ways</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/15-3.htm">Argue</a> <a href="/job/13-19.htm">Argument</a> <a href="/psalms/5-11.htm">Defend</a> <a href="/job/14-6.htm">End</a> <a href="/job/13-16.htm">Face</a> <a href="/job/14-7.htm">Hope</a> <a href="/job/20-16.htm">Kill</a> <a href="/job/16-21.htm">Maintain</a> <a href="/job/17-9.htm">Nevertheless</a> <a href="/job/20-16.htm">Slay</a> <a href="/job/14-16.htm">Surely</a> <a href="/job/15-15.htm">Trust</a> <a href="/job/14-14.htm">Wait</a> <a href="/job/13-25.htm">Way</a> <a href="/job/13-27.htm">Ways</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>Though He slay me</b><br>This phrase reflects Job's profound faith and trust in God, even in the face of extreme suffering and the possibility of death. Job acknowledges God's sovereignty and power over life and death, reminiscent of Abraham's faith in God's promises (<a href="/genesis/22.htm">Genesis 22:1-14</a>). The idea of God "slaying" is not literal but expresses the depth of Job's trials. This phrase can be seen as a foreshadowing of Christ's submission to the Father's will, even unto death (<a href="/philippians/2-8.htm">Philippians 2:8</a>).<p><b>I will hope in Him</b><br>Job's declaration of hope in God, despite his circumstances, highlights his unwavering faith. This hope is not based on immediate deliverance but on a deeper trust in God's ultimate justice and righteousness. It parallels the hope expressed in Psalms, where the psalmists often cry out in distress yet reaffirm their trust in God (<a href="/psalms/42-11.htm">Psalm 42:11</a>). This hope is a precursor to the New Testament's emphasis on hope in Christ (<a href="/romans/5-5.htm">Romans 5:5</a>).<p><b>I will still defend my ways to His face</b><br>Job's insistence on defending his ways indicates his belief in his own integrity and righteousness. In the cultural context of the Ancient Near East, presenting one's case before a deity was a serious matter, often involving a formal declaration of innocence. Job's desire to "defend" himself before God shows his confidence in his moral standing, similar to the psalmist's plea for vindication (<a href="/psalms/26.htm">Psalm 26:1</a>). This also prefigures the believer's confidence in Christ as an advocate before God (1 <a href="/john/2.htm">John 2:1</a>).<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, enduring immense suffering and loss.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The Almighty, Creator, and Sovereign over all. In the context of Job, God allows Job's faith to be tested by Satan.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/s/satan.htm">Satan</a></b><br>The adversary who challenges Job's faithfulness, suggesting that Job is only righteous because of his prosperity.<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 counsel but often misinterpret his suffering as a result of sin.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/l/land_of_uz.htm">Land of Uz</a></b><br>The setting of the Book of Job, a region whose exact location is uncertain but is traditionally considered to be in the Near East.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/unwavering_faith_in_adversity.htm">Unwavering Faith in Adversity</a></b><br>Job's declaration, "Though He slay me, I will hope in Him," exemplifies a profound trust in God's sovereignty, even when circumstances are dire. Believers are encouraged to maintain their faith in God's goodness and purpose, regardless of life's trials.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/defending_one's_integrity.htm">Defending One's Integrity</a></b><br>Job's intention to "defend my ways to His face" highlights the importance of maintaining integrity and honesty before God. Christians are called to live righteously and to be transparent in their relationship with God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_mystery_of_suffering.htm">The Mystery of Suffering</a></b><br>Job's experience reminds us that suffering is not always a direct result of personal sin. It challenges believers to trust in God's wisdom and timing, even when His ways are beyond human understanding.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_as_an_anchor.htm">Hope as an Anchor</a></b><br>Hope in God serves as an anchor for the soul, providing stability and assurance amidst life's storms. This hope is rooted in the character and promises of God, which remain steadfast.<a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/job/13.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(15) <span class= "bld">Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him.</span>--This rendering is almost proverbial; but, to say the least, its accuracy is very doubtful, for the better reading does not warrant it, but runs thus: <span class= "ital">Behold He will slay me. I have no hope; yet will I maintain my ways before Him. </span>It is true we thus lose a very beautiful and familiar resolve; but the expression of living trust is not less vivid. For though there is, as there can be, no gleam of hope for victory in this conflict, yet, notwithstanding, Job will not forego his conviction of integrity; for the voice of conscience is the voice of God, and if he knows himself to be innocent, he would belie and dishonour God as well as himself in renouncing his innocence.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/13.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 15.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him</span>; rather, <span class="accented">yet will</span> I <span class="accented">wait for him.</span> The passage is one of the few in this book where there are two readings - <span class="hebrew">לו איחל</span> and <span class="hebrew">לאֹ איחל</span>. Those who prefer the latter commonly render it, "I have no hope;" but it is pointed out by Canon Cook that there are reasons for regarding <span class="hebrew">לֹא</span> as an archaic form for <span class="hebrew">לו</span>, which sometimes takes its place. If this be not allowed the reading <span class="hebrew">לו</span> will have to be preferred, on the double authority of the versions and of the context. Job cannot possibly have said, in one verse, "I have no hope," and in the next, "He (God) shall be my Salvation." <span class="cmt_word">But I will maintain mine own ways before him</span>; <span class="accented">i.e.</span> "I will maintain that they are right and good ways, not open to the imputations that my 'friends' have cast upon them" (<a href="/job/4-7.htm">Job 4:7, 8</a>; <a href="/job/8-6.htm">Job 8:6, 20</a>; <a href="/job/11-11.htm">Job 11:11, 14, 20</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/13-15.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">Though</span><br /><span class="heb">הֵ֣ן</span> <span class="translit">(hên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interjection<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2005.htm">Strong's 2005: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lo! behold!</span><br /><br /><span class="word">He slay me,</span><br /><span class="heb">יִ֭קְטְלֵנִי</span> <span class="translit">(yiq·ṭə·lê·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6991.htm">Strong's 6991: </a> </span><span class="str2">To cut off, put to death</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I will hope in Him.</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲיַחֵ֑ל</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·ya·ḥêl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3176.htm">Strong's 3176: </a> </span><span class="str2">To wait, to be patient, hope</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I will still</span><br /><span class="heb">אַךְ־</span> <span class="translit">(’aḵ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_389.htm">Strong's 389: </a> </span><span class="str2">A particle of affirmation, surely</span><br /><br /><span class="word">defend</span><br /><span class="heb">אוֹכִֽיחַ׃</span> <span class="translit">(’ō·w·ḵî·aḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3198.htm">Strong's 3198: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be right, reciprocal, to argue, to decide, justify, convict</span><br /><br /><span class="word">my ways</span><br /><span class="heb">דְּ֝רָכַ֗י</span> <span class="translit">(də·rā·ḵay)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common plural construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1870.htm">Strong's 1870: </a> </span><span class="str2">A road, a course of life, mode of action</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶל־</span> <span class="translit">(’el-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">His face.</span><br /><span class="heb">פָּנָ֥יו</span> <span class="translit">(pā·nāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> </span><span class="str2">The face</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/13-15.htm">Job 13:15 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/13-15.htm">Job 13:15 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/13-15.htm">Job 13:15 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/13-15.htm">Job 13:15 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/13-15.htm">Job 13:15 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/13-15.htm">Job 13:15 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/13-15.htm">Job 13:15 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/13-15.htm">Job 13:15 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/13-15.htm">Job 13:15 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/13-15.htm">Job 13:15 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/13-15.htm">OT Poetry: Job 13:15 Behold he will kill me (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/13-14.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 13:14"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 13:14" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/13-16.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 13:16"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 13:16" /></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>