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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Job 31:13 - Cause
Job 31:13 - If I did despise the cause of my manservant or of my maidservant, when they contended with me;
| Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
|---|---|---|---|
| If | H518 | אִם |
used very widely as {demonstrative} lo !; {interrogitive} whether ?; or {conditional} if: although; also Oh {that !} when; hence as a {negative} not |
| I did despise | H3988 | מָאַס |
to spurn; also (intransitively) to disappear |
| the cause | H4941 | מִשְׁפָּט |
[Noun Masculine] properly a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced {judicially} especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (particularly) divine {law} individual or {collectively}) including the {act} the {place} the {suit} the {crime} and the penalty; abstractly {justice} including a particular {right} or privilege (statutory or {customary}) or even a style |
| of my manservant | H5650 | עֶבֶד |
[Noun Masculine] a servant |
| or of my maidservant | H519 | אָמָה |
[Noun Feminine] a maidservant or female slave |
| when they contended | H7378 | רִיב |
[Verb] properly to {toss} that {is} grapple; mostly figuratively to {wrangle} that {is} hold a controversy; (by implication) to defend |
| with | H5978 | עִמָּד |
[Preposition] along with |
| me |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.