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Job 13:15

NETBible	Even if he slays me, I will hope in him;¹ I will surely² defend³ my ways to his face!
NIV © biblegateway Job 13:15	Though he slay me, yet will I hope in him; I will surely defend my ways to his face.
NASB © biblegateway Job 13:15	"Though He slay me, I will hope in Him. Nevertheless I will argue my ways before Him.
NLT © biblegateway Job 13:15	God might kill me, but I cannot wait. I am going to argue my case with him.
MSG © biblegateway Job 13:15	Because even if he killed me, I'd keep on hoping. I'd defend my innocence to the very end.
BBE © SABDAweb Job 13:15	Truly, he will put an end to me; I have no hope; but I will not give way in argument before him;
NRSV © bibleoremus Job 13:15	See, he will kill me; I have no hope; but I will defend my ways to his face.
NKJV © biblegateway Job 13:15	Though He slay me, yet will I trust Him. Even so, I will defend my own ways before Him.
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KJV	Though <02005> he slay <06991> (8799) me, yet will I trust <03176> (8762) in him: but I will maintain <03198> (8686) mine own ways <01870> before <06440> him. {maintain: Heb. prove, or, argue}
NASB © biblegateway Job 13:15	"Though <02005> He slay <06991> me, I will hope <03176> in Him. Nevertheless <0389> I will argue <03198> my ways <01870> before <0413> <6440 > Him.
LXXM	ean <1437> CONJ me <1473> P-AS ceirwshtai {V-AMS-3S} o <3588> T-NSM dunasthv <1413> N-NSM epei <1893> CONJ kai <2532> ADV hrktai <757> V-RMI-3S h <2228> ADV mhn <3303> PRT lalhsw <2980> V-FAI-1S kai <2532> CONJ elegxw <1651> V-FAI-1S enantion <1726> PREP autou <846> D-GSM
NET [draft] ITL	Even if <02005> he slays <06991> me, I will hope <03176> in him; I will surely <0389> defend <03198> my ways <01870> to <0413> his face <06440> !
HEBREW	xykwa <03198> wynp <06440> la <0413> ykrd <01870> Ka <0389> lxya <03176> *wl {al} <03808> ynljqy <06991> Nh (13:15) <02005>

NETBible

Even if he slays me, I will hope in him;¹ I will surely² defend³ my ways to his face!

NET Notes

¹tn There is a textual difficulty here that factors into the interpretation of the verse. The Kethib is לֹא (lo’, “not”), but the Qere is לוֹ (lo, “to him”). The RSV takes the former: “Behold, he will slay me, I have no hope.” The NIV takes it as “though he slay me, yet will I hope in him.” Job is looking ahead to death, which is not an evil thing to him. The point of the verse is that he is willing to challenge God at the risk of his life; and if God slays him, he is still confident that he will be vindicated – as he says later in this chapter. Other suggestions are not compelling. E. Dhorme (Job, 187) makes a slight change of אֲיַחֵל (’ayakhel, “I will hope”) to אַחִיל (’akhil, “I will [not] tremble”). A. B. Davidson (Job, 98) retains the MT, but interprets the verb more in line with its use in the book: “I will not wait” (cf. NLT).

²tn On אַךְ (’akh, “surely”) see GKC 483 §153 on intensive clauses.

³tn The verb once again is יָכָה (yakhah, in the Hiphil, “argue a case, plead, defend, contest”). But because the word usually means “accuse” rather than “defend,” I. L. Seeligmann proposed changing “my ways” to “his ways” (“Zur Terminologie für das Gerichtsverfahren im Wortschatz des biblischen Hebräisch,” VTSup 16 [1967]: 251-78). But the word can be interpreted appropriately in the context without emendation.