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/>&#8220If my heart has been enticed by a woman, or if I have lurked at my neighbor&#8217s door,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/job/31.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“If my heart has been seduced by a woman, or if I have lusted for my neighbor’s wife,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/31.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />“If my heart has been enticed toward a woman, and I have lain in wait at my neighbor’s door,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/31.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />If my heart has been enticed by my neighbor’s wife, or I have lurked at his door,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/31.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />If mine heart have been deceived by a woman, or <i>if</i> I have laid wait at my neighbour's door;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/31.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“If my heart has been enticed by a woman, Or <i>if</i> I have lurked at my neighbor’s door,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/31.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“If my heart has been enticed by a woman, Or I have lurked at my neighbor’s doorway,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/31.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220If my heart has been enticed by a woman, Or I have lurked at my neighbor&#8217s doorway,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/31.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“If my heart has been enticed by a woman, Or I have lurked at my neighbor’s doorway,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/31.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />“If my heart has been enticed by a woman, Or I have lied in wait at my neighbor’s doorway,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/31.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“If my heart has been enticed <i>and</i> I was made a fool by a woman, Or if I have [covetously] lurked at my neighbor’s door [until his departure],<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/31.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />If my heart has gone astray over a woman or I have lurked at my neighbor’s door,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/31.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />If my heart has been seduced by my neighbor&#8217s wife or I have lurked at his door, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/31.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />If my heart hath been enticed unto a woman, And I have laid wait at my neighbor's door;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/31.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />If I have desired someone's wife and chased after her, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/31.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />If mine heart have been enticed unto a woman, and I have laid wait at my neighbour's door:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/31.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"If I have been seduced by a woman or I have secretly waited near my neighbor's door,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/31.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />If I have been attracted to my neighbor's wife, and waited, hidden, outside her door, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/31.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"If my heart has been seduced by a woman and I've laid in wait at my friend's door,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/31.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />If my heart has been enticed by my neighbor’s wife, or I have lurked at his door,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/31.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />If my heart has been enticed by a woman, and I have lain in wait at my neighbor's door, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/31.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"If my heart has been enticed to a woman, and I have lain in wait at my neighbor's door,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/31.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />If my heart hath been deceived by a woman, or if I have laid wait at my neighbor's door;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/31.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“If my heart has been enticed to a woman, and I have laid wait at my neighbor’s door, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/31.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />If my heart has been enticed by a woman, "" And I laid wait by the opening of my neighbor,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/31.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> If my heart hath been enticed by woman, And by the opening of my neighbour I laid wait,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/31.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />If my heart was seduced by woman, and I laid wait at the door of my neighbor;<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/31.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />If my heart hath been deceived upon a woman, and if I have laid wait at my friend's door: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/31.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />If my heart has been deceived over a woman, or if I have waited in ambush at my friend’s door,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/31.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />If my heart has been enticed toward a woman, and I have lain in wait at my neighbor’s door; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/31.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />“If my heart has been enticed by a woman, and I have lain in wait at my neighbor’s door;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/31.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And if my heart has been enticed by a strange woman, or if I have lain in wait at my neighbor's door;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/31.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And if my heart was enticed by an estranged woman, or if I lay in wait at the door of my neighbor<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/31.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />If my heart have been enticed unto a woman, And I have lain in wait at my neighbour's door;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/31.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />If my heart has gone forth after another man's wife, and if I laid wait at her doors;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/31-9.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XAwuD5NuZq0?start=4635" 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">8</span>then may another eat what I have sown, and may my crops be uprooted. <span class="reftext">9</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/518.htm" title="518: ’im- (Conj) -- If. A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!">If</a> <a href="/hebrew/3820.htm" title="3820: lib·bî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- A form of lebab; the heart; also used very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything.">my heart</a> <a href="/hebrew/6601.htm" title="6601: nip̄·tāh (V-Nifal-Perf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to open, i.e. Be roomy; usually figuratively to be simple or delude.">has been enticed</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.">by</a> <a href="/hebrew/7453.htm" title="7453: rê·‘î (N-msc:: 1cs) -- Friend, companion, fellow. Or reya2; from ra'ah; an associate.">my neighbor’s</a> <a href="/hebrew/802.htm" title="802: ’iš·šāh (N-fs) -- Woman, wife, female. Feminine of 'iysh or 'enowsh; irregular plural, nashiym; a woman.">wife,</a> <a href="/hebrew/693.htm" title="693: ’ā·rā·ḇə·tî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- To lie in wait. A primitive root; to lurk.">or I have lurked</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: wə·‘al- (Conj-w:: 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/6607.htm" title="6607: pe·ṯaḥ (N-msc) -- Opening, doorway, entrance. From pathach; an opening, i.e. Door or entrance way.">his door,</a> </span><span class="reftext">10</span>then may my own wife grind grain for another, and may other men sleep with her.…<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="/proverbs/6-25.htm">Proverbs 6:25-29</a></span><br />Do not lust in your heart for her beauty or let her captivate you with her eyes. / For the levy of the prostitute is poverty, and the adulteress preys upon your very life. / Can a man embrace fire and his clothes not be burned? ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><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="/exodus/20-14.htm">Exodus 20:14</a></span><br />You shall not commit adultery.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/7-6.htm">Proverbs 7:6-27</a></span><br />For at the window of my house I looked through the lattice. / I saw among the simple, I noticed among the youths, a young man lacking judgment, / crossing the street near her corner, strolling down the road to her house, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/6-18.htm">1 Corinthians 6:18</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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/20-10.htm">Leviticus 20:10</a></span><br />If a man commits adultery with another man’s wife—with the wife of his neighbor—both the adulterer and the adulteress must surely be put to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/11-2.htm">2 Samuel 11:2-4</a></span><br />One evening David got up from his bed and strolled around on the roof of the palace. And from the roof he saw a woman bathing—a very beautiful woman. / So David sent and inquired about the woman, and he was told, “This is Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam and the wife of Uriah the Hittite.” / Then David sent messengers to get her, and when she came to him, he slept with her. (Now she had just purified herself from her uncleanness.) Then she returned home.<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="/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="/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="/deuteronomy/5-18.htm">Deuteronomy 5:18</a></span><br />You shall not commit adultery.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/13-13.htm">Romans 13:13-14</a></span><br />Let us behave decently, as in the daytime, not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and debauchery, not in dissension and jealousy. / 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="/proverbs/5-3.htm">Proverbs 5:3-5</a></span><br />Though the lips of the forbidden woman drip honey and her speech is smoother than oil, / in the end she is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a double-edged sword. / Her feet go down to death; her steps lead straight to Sheol.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/5-19.htm">Galatians 5:19-21</a></span><br />The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity, and debauchery; / idolatry and sorcery; hatred, discord, jealousy, and rage; rivalries, divisions, factions, / and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_peter/2-14.htm">2 Peter 2:14</a></span><br />Their eyes are full of adultery; their desire for sin is never satisfied; they seduce the unstable. They are accursed children with hearts trained in greed.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">If my heart have been deceived by a woman, or if I have laid wait at my neighbor's door;</p><p class="hdg">If mine</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/judges/16-5.htm">Judges 16:5</a></b></br> And the lords of the Philistines came up unto her, and said unto her, Entice him, and see wherein his great strength <i>lieth</i>, and by what <i>means</i> we may prevail against him, that we may bind him to afflict him: and we will give thee every one of us eleven hundred <i>pieces</i> of silver.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/11-4.htm">1 Kings 11:4</a></b></br> For it came to pass, when Solomon was old, <i>that</i> his wives turned away his heart after other gods: and his heart was not perfect with the LORD his God, as <i>was</i> the heart of David his father.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/nehemiah/13-26.htm">Nehemiah 13:26</a></b></br> Did not Solomon king of Israel sin by these things? yet among many nations was there no king like him, who was beloved of his God, and God made him king over all Israel: nevertheless even him did outlandish women cause to sin.</p><p class="hdg">if I</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/24-15.htm">Job 24:15,16</a></b></br> The eye also of the adulterer waiteth for the twilight, saying, No eye shall see me: and disguiseth <i>his</i> face… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/5-8.htm">Jeremiah 5:8</a></b></br> They were <i>as</i> fed horses in the morning: every one neighed after his neighbour's wife.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hosea/7-4.htm">Hosea 7:4</a></b></br> They <i>are</i> all adulterers, as an oven heated by the baker, <i>who</i> ceaseth from raising after he hath kneaded the dough, until it be leavened.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/15-31.htm">Deceived</a> <a href="/job/29-7.htm">Door</a> <a href="/esther/6-12.htm">Doorway</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/11-16.htm">Enticed</a> <a href="/job/31-7.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/job/29-9.htm">Laid</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/27-17.htm">Neighbor's</a> <a href="/job/16-21.htm">Neighbour</a> <a href="/joshua/20-5.htm">Neighbour's</a> <a href="/job/29-23.htm">Opening</a> <a href="/job/20-12.htm">Secretly</a> <a href="/job/30-26.htm">Wait</a> <a href="/job/30-26.htm">Waiting</a> <a href="/job/24-15.htm">Wife</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/73-15.htm">Deceived</a> <a href="/job/31-32.htm">Door</a> <a href="/proverbs/8-34.htm">Doorway</a> <a href="/job/31-27.htm">Enticed</a> <a href="/job/31-20.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/job/34-13.htm">Laid</a> <a href="/proverbs/6-3.htm">Neighbor's</a> <a href="/psalms/12-2.htm">Neighbour</a> <a href="/proverbs/6-29.htm">Neighbour's</a> <a href="/job/31-34.htm">Opening</a> <a href="/job/31-27.htm">Secretly</a> <a href="/job/32-16.htm">Wait</a> <a href="/job/32-11.htm">Waiting</a> <a href="/job/31-10.htm">Wife</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 /> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading"><a href="/study/job/31.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></div><b>If my heart</b><br />The Hebrew word for "heart" is "לֵב" (lev), which often signifies the inner self, including emotions, will, and intellect. In the ancient Near Eastern context, the heart was seen as the center of moral and spiritual life. Job is introspectively examining his innermost thoughts and desires, emphasizing the importance of purity not just in actions but in intentions. This reflects a deep understanding that sin begins in the heart, aligning with Jesus' teaching in <a href="/matthew/5-28.htm">Matthew 5:28</a> about lustful intent.<p><b>has been enticed</b><br />The Hebrew root "פָּתָה" (pathah) means to be seduced or deceived. This word suggests a passive yielding to temptation, highlighting the subtlety and danger of sin. Job is asserting his vigilance against being led astray by desires, which is a call for believers to guard their hearts diligently, as <a href="/proverbs/4-23.htm">Proverbs 4:23</a> advises.<p><b>by my neighbor’s wife</b><br />The phrase underscores the sanctity of marriage and the respect for one's neighbor, which is a core tenet of the Mosaic Law (<a href="/exodus/20-17.htm">Exodus 20:17</a>). In Job's time, as now, the family unit was foundational to societal stability. Job's commitment to avoiding adultery reflects his adherence to God's commandments and his respect for the covenant of marriage.<p><b>or I have lurked</b><br />The verb "lurking" implies premeditation and deceit. The Hebrew "אָרַב" (arab) conveys the idea of lying in wait, often with malicious intent. Job is declaring his innocence of any secretive or deceitful behavior, which is a testament to his integrity. This aligns with the biblical principle that righteousness involves both public and private conduct.<p><b>at his door</b><br />The "door" symbolizes the threshold of another's private life and home. In ancient cultures, the door was a place of vulnerability, where one could either enter with permission or intrude unlawfully. Job's statement indicates his respect for boundaries and his commitment to not overstepping them, which is a reflection of loving one's neighbor as oneself (<a href="/leviticus/19-18.htm">Leviticus 19:18</a>).<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/31.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 9.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">If mine heart have been deceived by a woman</span>; rather, <span class="accented">enticed</span>, or <span class="accented">allured unto</span> a <span class="accented">woman</span>. If, that is, I have suffered myself at any time to be enticed by the wiles of a "strange woman" (<a href="/proverbs/5-3.htm">Proverbs 5:3</a>; <a href="/proverbs/6-24.htm">Proverbs 6:24</a>, etc.), and have so far yielded as to go after her; and if I have laid wait at my neighbour's door - watching for an opportunity to enter unseen, while the goodman is away (<a href="/proverbs/7-19.htm">Proverbs 7:19</a>) Job is not speaking of what he has done, but of what men may suspect him of having done. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/31-9.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">If</span><br /><span class="heb">אִם־</span> <span class="translit">(’im-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_518.htm">Strong's 518: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not</span><br /><br /><span class="word">my heart</span><br /><span class="heb">לִ֭בִּי</span> <span class="translit">(lib·bî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3820.htm">Strong's 3820: </a> </span><span class="str2">The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre</span><br /><br /><span class="word">has been enticed</span><br /><span class="heb">נִפְתָּ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(nip̄·tāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6601.htm">Strong's 6601: </a> </span><span class="str2">To open, be, roomy, to be, simple, delude</span><br /><br /><span class="word">by</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">my neighbor’s</span><br /><span class="heb">רֵעִ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(rê·‘î)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7453.htm">Strong's 7453: </a> </span><span class="str2">Friend, companion, fellow</span><br /><br /><span class="word">wife,</span><br /><span class="heb">אִשָּׁ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(’iš·šāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_802.htm">Strong's 802: </a> </span><span class="str2">Woman, wife, female</span><br /><br /><span class="word">or I have lurked</span><br /><span class="heb">אָרָֽבְתִּי׃</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·rā·ḇə·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_693.htm">Strong's 693: </a> </span><span class="str2">To lie in wait</span><br /><br /><span class="word">at</span><br /><span class="heb">וְעַל־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | 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">his door,</span><br /><span class="heb">פֶּ֖תַח</span> <span class="translit">(pe·ṯaḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6607.htm">Strong's 6607: </a> </span><span class="str2">An opening, door, entrance way</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/31-9.htm">Job 31:9 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/31-9.htm">Job 31:9 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/31-9.htm">Job 31:9 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/31-9.htm">Job 31:9 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/31-9.htm">Job 31:9 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/31-9.htm">Job 31:9 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/31-9.htm">Job 31:9 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/31-9.htm">Job 31:9 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/31-9.htm">Job 31:9 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/31-9.htm">Job 31:9 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/31-9.htm">OT Poetry: Job 31:9 If my heart has been enticed (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/31-8.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 31:8"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 31:8" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/31-10.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 31:10"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 31:10" /></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>