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Could you deceive him as you might deceive a mortal?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/job/13.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />What will happen when he finds out what you are doing? Can you fool him as easily as you fool people?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/13.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Will it be well with you when he searches you out? Or can you deceive him, as one deceives a man?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/13.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Would it be well when He examined you? Could you deceive Him as you would deceive a man?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/13.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Is it good that he should search you out? or as one man mocketh another, do ye <i>so</i> mock him?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/13.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Will it be well when He searches you out? Or can you mock Him as one mocks a man?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/13.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“<i>Will it go</i> well when He examines you? Or will you deceive Him as one deceives a man?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/13.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Will it be well when He examines you? Or will you deceive Him as one deceives a man?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/13.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Will it be well when He examines you? Or will you deceive Him as one deceives a man?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/13.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Will it be well when He examines you? Or will you deceive Him as one deceives a man?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/13.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Will it be well for you when He investigates you [and your tactics against me]? Or will you deceive Him as one deceives a man?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/13.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Would it go well if he examined you? Could you deceive him as you would deceive a man?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/13.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Would it go well if He examined you? Could you deceive Him as you would deceive a man? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/13.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Is it good that he should search you out? Or as one deceiveth a man, will ye deceive him?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/13.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />If he took you to court, could you fool him, just as you fool others? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/13.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Is it good that he should search you out? or as one deceiveth a man, will ye deceive him?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/13.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Will it go well when he cross-examines you? Will you try to trick him as one mortal tricks another?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/13.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />If God looks at you closely, will he find anything good? Do you think you can fool God the way you fool others? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/13.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Will things go well for you under his cross-examination? Can you lie to him, as you would to a human being? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/13.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Would it be well when He examined you? Could you deceive Him as you would deceive a man?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/13.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Would it turn out well if he would examine you? Or as one deceives a man would you deceive him? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/13.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Is it good that he should search you out? Or as one deceives a man, will you deceive him?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/13.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Is it good that he should search you out? or as one man mocketh another, do ye so mock him?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/13.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Is it good that he should search you out? Or as one deceives a man, will you deceive him? <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/13.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Is [it] good that He searches you, "" If, as one mocks at a man, you mock at Him?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/13.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Is it good that He doth search you, If, as one mocketh at a man, ye mock at Him?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/13.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Is it good that he shall search you out? or as he mocking against a man; will ye mock against him?<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/13.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Or shall it please him, from whom nothing can be concealed ? or shall he be deceived as a man, with your deceitful dealings ? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/13.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Or, will it please him, from whom nothing can be concealed? Or, will he be deceived, like a man, by your deceitfulness?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/13.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Will it be well when he shall search you out? Can you deceive him as you do a mere human being? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/13.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Will it be well with you when he searches you out? Or can you deceive him, as one person deceives another?<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/13.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Is it good for you that he should search you out? Or as you are judged by men, would you be judged by him?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/13.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />It is good for you that he investigates you, if as a man is judged you are judged by him in all things<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/13.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Would it be good that He should search you out? Or as one mocketh a man, will ye mock Him?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/13.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />For <i>it were</i> well if he would thoroughly search you: for though doing all things <i>in your power</i> ye should attach yourselves to him,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/13-9.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=1968" 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">8</span>Would you show Him partiality or argue in His defense? <span class="reftext">9</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2896.htm" title="2896: hă·ṭō·wḇ (Art:: N-ms) -- Pleasant, agreeable, good.">Would it be well</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">when</a> <a href="/hebrew/2713.htm" title="2713: yaḥ·qōr (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To search. A primitive root; properly, to penetrate; hence, to examine intimately.">He examined you?</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ·ḵem (DirObjM:: 2mp) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/518.htm" title="518: ’im- (Conj) -- If. A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!"></a> <a href="/hebrew/2048.htm" title="2048: kə·hā·ṯêl (Prep-k:: V-Hifil-Inf) -- To deceive, mock. A primitive root; to deride; by implication, to cheat.">Could you deceive</a> <a href="/hebrew/ḇōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- ">Him</a> <a href="/hebrew/2048.htm" title="2048: tə·hā·ṯêl·lū (V-Hifil-Imperf-2mp) -- To deceive, mock. A primitive root; to deride; by implication, to cheat.">like</a> <a href="/hebrew/582.htm" title="582: be·’ĕ·nō·wōš (Prep-b:: N-ms) -- Man, mankind. From 'anash; properly, a mortal; hence, a man in general.">a man?</a> </span><span class="reftext">10</span>Surely He would rebuke you if you secretly showed partiality.…<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/139-1.htm">Psalm 139:1-4</a></span><br />For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. O LORD, You have searched me and known me. / You know when I sit and when I rise; You understand my thoughts from afar. / You search out my path and my lying down; You are aware of all my ways. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/4-13.htm">Hebrews 4:13</a></span><br />Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight; everything is uncovered and exposed before the eyes of Him to whom we must give account.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/17-10.htm">Jeremiah 17:10</a></span><br />I, the LORD, search the heart; I examine the mind to reward a man according to his way, by what his deeds deserve.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/15-3.htm">Proverbs 15:3</a></span><br />The eyes of the LORD are in every place, observing the evil and the good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/16-7.htm">1 Samuel 16:7</a></span><br />But the LORD said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or height, for I have rejected him; the LORD does not see as man does. For man sees the outward appearance, but the LORD sees the heart.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/28-9.htm">1 Chronicles 28:9</a></span><br />As for you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father and serve Him wholeheartedly and with a willing mind, for the LORD searches every heart and understands the intent of every thought. If you seek Him, He will be found by you; but if you forsake Him, He will reject you forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/2-16.htm">Romans 2:16</a></span><br />on the day when God will judge men’s secrets through Christ Jesus, as proclaimed by my gospel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/6-4.htm">Matthew 6:4-6</a></span><br />so that your giving may be in secret. And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. / And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites. For they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by men. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward. / But when you pray, go into your inner room, shut your door, and pray to your Father, who is unseen. And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/16-15.htm">Luke 16:15</a></span><br />So He said to them, “You are the ones who justify yourselves before men, but God knows your hearts. For what is prized among men is detestable before God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/2-24.htm">John 2:24-25</a></span><br />But Jesus did not entrust Himself to them, for He knew them all. / He did not need any testimony about man, for He knew what was in a man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/44-21.htm">Psalm 44:21</a></span><br />would not God have discovered, since He knows the secrets of the heart?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/21-2.htm">Proverbs 21:2</a></span><br />All a man’s ways seem right to him, but the LORD weighs the heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/29-15.htm">Isaiah 29:15</a></span><br />Woe to those who dig deep to hide their plans from the LORD. In darkness they do their works and say, “Who sees us, and who will know?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/1-24.htm">Acts 1:24</a></span><br />And they prayed, “Lord, You know everyone’s heart. Show us which of these two You have chosen<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/4-5.htm">1 Corinthians 4:5</a></span><br />Therefore judge nothing before the appointed time; wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of men’s hearts. At that time each will receive his praise from God.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Is it good that he should search you out? or as one man mocks another, do you so mock him?</p><p class="hdg">search</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/34-36.htm">Job 34:36</a></b></br> My desire <i>is that</i> Job may be tried unto the end because of <i>his</i> answers for wicked men.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/44-21.htm">Psalm 44:21</a></b></br> Shall not God search this out? for he knoweth the secrets of the heart.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/139-23.htm">Psalm 139:23</a></b></br> Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts:</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_chronicles/32-15.htm">Deceive</a> <a href="/leviticus/6-2.htm">Deceives</a> <a href="/genesis/31-20.htm">Deceiveth</a> <a href="/job/12-16.htm">Error</a> <a href="/job/5-27.htm">Examined</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-56.htm">Examines</a> <a href="/job/12-20.htm">Good</a> <a href="/job/12-16.htm">Guided</a> <a href="/job/11-3.htm">Mock</a> <a href="/job/9-23.htm">Mocketh</a> <a href="/job/11-18.htm">Search</a> <a href="/job/11-18.htm">Searched</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/28-9.htm">Searches</a> <a href="/job/12-5.htm">Thought</a> <a href="/job/10-20.htm">Turn</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/15-31.htm">Deceive</a> <a href="/proverbs/26-19.htm">Deceives</a> <a href="/proverbs/26-19.htm">Deceiveth</a> <a href="/job/15-31.htm">Error</a> <a href="/luke/23-14.htm">Examined</a> <a href="/psalms/11-5.htm">Examines</a> <a href="/job/15-3.htm">Good</a> <a href="/job/15-5.htm">Guided</a> <a href="/job/21-3.htm">Mock</a> <a href="/job/22-19.htm">Mocketh</a> <a href="/job/15-23.htm">Search</a> <a href="/job/28-27.htm">Searched</a> <a href="/job/28-3.htm">Searches</a> <a href="/job/21-6.htm">Thought</a> <a href="/job/13-16.htm">Turn</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>Would it be well when He examined you?</b><br>This phrase challenges the integrity and sincerity of Job's friends, suggesting that their arguments and judgments might not withstand divine scrutiny. In biblical context, God is often portrayed as the ultimate judge who examines the hearts and minds of individuals (<a href="/jeremiah/17-10.htm">Jeremiah 17:10</a>). The rhetorical question implies that human wisdom and reasoning are insufficient when compared to God's perfect knowledge and justice. This echoes the theme of divine omniscience found throughout Scripture, where God is aware of all actions and intentions (<a href="/psalms/139.htm">Psalm 139:1-4</a>).<p><b>Could you deceive Him as you would deceive a man?</b><br>This phrase underscores the futility of attempting to deceive God, contrasting human limitations with divine omniscience. In historical and cultural context, deception was a common concern in human interactions, but the Bible consistently teaches that God cannot be deceived (<a href="/galatians/6-7.htm">Galatians 6:7</a>). The comparison to deceiving a man highlights human fallibility and the ease with which people can be misled. This also connects to the broader biblical narrative that emphasizes truthfulness and integrity before God (<a href="/proverbs/12-22.htm">Proverbs 12:22</a>). The rhetorical nature of the question serves to remind Job's friends—and readers—of the importance of honesty and the impossibility of hiding anything from God.<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, undergoing severe trials and questioning the justice of his suffering.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/job's_friends.htm">Job's Friends</a></b><br>Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar, who come to comfort Job but end up arguing with him, insisting that his suffering must be due to some hidden sin.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The omniscient and omnipotent Creator, who ultimately addresses Job and his friends, revealing His wisdom and sovereignty.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_heavenly_court.htm">The Heavenly Court</a></b><br>The setting at the beginning of the Book of Job where God and Satan discuss Job's faithfulness.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_land_of_uz.htm">The Land of Uz</a></b><br>The region where Job lived, often associated with the ancient Near East, though its exact location is uncertain.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_omniscience.htm">God's Omniscience</a></b><br>We cannot hide our true motives or actions from God. He sees beyond our outward appearances and knows our hearts intimately.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/integrity_in_faith.htm">Integrity in Faith</a></b><br>Like Job, we should strive to maintain our integrity and honesty before God, even when facing trials or when others misunderstand us.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/self-examination.htm">Self-Examination</a></b><br>Regularly examine your own heart and motives in light of God's Word, seeking to align your life with His truth.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/avoiding_hypocrisy.htm">Avoiding Hypocrisy</a></b><br>Be genuine in your relationship with God and others, avoiding the temptation to present a false front.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_justice.htm">Trust in God's Justice</a></b><br>Trust that God's judgments are true and righteous, even when we do not fully understand His ways.<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/does_job_13_9_conflict_with_god's_omniscience.htm">In Job 13:9, does the idea of deceiving God conflict with the belief in an omniscient deity found elsewhere in Scripture? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_happens_if_you_abandon_faith.htm">What does it profit to gain the world?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_the_wicked_prosper_in_job_21_7.htm">In Job 21:7, how can the wicked seemingly live long and prosper if divine justice is supposed to hold them accountable?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_joppa's_role_in_the_bible.htm">How can you avoid the false cause fallacy?</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>(9) <span class= "bld">As one man mocketh another.</span>--As one man, with mingled flattery and deception, seeks to impose upon another.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/13.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 9.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Is it good that he should search you out?</span> "Are your motives in thus acting," Job asks his opponents, "so pure that they will stand the severity of God's judgment when he turns his scrutiny upon <span class="accented">you</span> and searches out the grounds of your proceedings? Is not your real motive to carry favour with him because he is so great and powerful?" <span class="cmt_word">Or as one man mocketh another, do ye so meek him?</span> You may impose on a man by so acting, but you will not impose on God. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/13-9.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">Would it be well</span><br /><span class="heb">הֲ֭טוֹב</span> <span class="translit">(hă·ṭō·wḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2896.htm">Strong's 2896: </a> </span><span class="str2">Pleasant, agreeable, good</span><br /><br /><span class="word">when</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּֽי־</span> <span class="translit">(kî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">He examined you?</span><br /><span class="heb">יַחְקֹ֣ר</span> <span class="translit">(yaḥ·qōr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2713.htm">Strong's 2713: </a> </span><span class="str2">To penetrate, to examine intimately</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Could you deceive</span><br /><span class="heb">כְּהָתֵ֥ל</span> <span class="translit">(kə·hā·ṯêl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2048.htm">Strong's 2048: </a> </span><span class="str2">To deride, to cheat</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Him</span><br /><span class="heb">בֽוֹ׃</span> <span class="translit">(ḇōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">[like]</span><br /><span class="heb">תְּהָתֵ֥לּוּ</span> <span class="translit">(tə·hā·ṯêl·lū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2048.htm">Strong's 2048: </a> </span><span class="str2">To deride, to cheat</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a man?</span><br /><span class="heb">בֶּ֝אֱנ֗וֹשׁ</span> <span class="translit">(be·’ĕ·nō·wōš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> </span><span class="str2">A man as an individual, a male person</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/13-9.htm">Job 13:9 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/13-9.htm">Job 13:9 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/13-9.htm">Job 13:9 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/13-9.htm">Job 13:9 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/13-9.htm">Job 13:9 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/13-9.htm">Job 13:9 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/13-9.htm">Job 13:9 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/13-9.htm">Job 13:9 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/13-9.htm">Job 13:9 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/13-9.htm">Job 13:9 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/13-9.htm">OT Poetry: Job 13:9 Is it good that he should search (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/13-8.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 13:8"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 13:8" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/13-10.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 13:10"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 13:10" /></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>