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Job 23:6

NETBible	Would he contend¹ with me with great power? No, he would only pay attention to me.²
NIV © biblegateway Job 23:6	Would he oppose me with great power? No, he would not press charges against me.
NASB © biblegateway Job 23:6	"Would He contend with me by the greatness of His power? No, surely He would pay attention to me.
NLT © biblegateway Job 23:6	Would he merely argue with me in his greatness? No, he would give me a fair hearing.
MSG © biblegateway Job 23:6	Do you think he'd dismiss me or bully me? No, he'd take me seriously.
BBE © SABDAweb Job 23:6	Would he make use of his great power to overcome me? No, but he would give attention to me.
NRSV © bibleoremus Job 23:6	Would he contend with me in the greatness of his power? No; but he would give heed to me.
NKJV © biblegateway Job 23:6	Would He contend with me in His great power? No! But He would take note of me.
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KJV	Will he plead <07378> (8799) against <05978> me with [his] great <07230> power <03581>_? No; but he would put <07760> (8799) [strength] in me.
NASB © biblegateway Job 23:6	"Would He contend <07378> with me by the greatness <07230> of His power <03581> ? No <03808> , surely <0389> He would pay <07760> attention <07760> to me.
LXXM	kai <2532> CONJ ei <1487> CONJ en <1722> PREP pollh <4183> A-DSF iscui <2479> N-DSF epeleusetai {V-FMI-3S} moi <1473> P-DS eita <1534> ADV en <1722> PREP apeilh <547> N-DSF moi <1473> P-DS ou <3364> ADV crhsetai <5531> V-FMI-3S
NET [draft] ITL	Would he contend <07378> with me <05978> with great <07227> power <03581> ? No <03808> , he <01931> would only <0389> pay attention <07760> to me.
HEBREW	yb <0> Mvy <07760> awh <01931> Ka <0389> al <03808> ydme <05978> byry <07378> xk <03581> brbh (23:6) <07227>

NETBible

Would he contend¹ with me with great power? No, he would only pay attention to me.²

NET Notes

¹tn The verb is now רִיב (riv) and not יָכַח (yakhakh, “contend”); רִיב (riv) means “to quarrel; to dispute; to contend,” often in a legal context. Here it is still part of Job’s questioning about this hypothetical meeting – would God contend with all his power?

²tn The verbal clause יָשִׂם בִּי (yasim bi) has been translated “he would pay [attention] to me.” Job is saying that God will not need all his power – he will just have pay attention to Job’s complaint. Job does not need the display of power – he just wants a hearing.