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Job 31:1

NETBible	“I made a covenant with¹ my eyes; how then could I entertain thoughts against a virgin?²
NIV © biblegateway Job 31:1	"I made a covenant with my eyes not to look lustfully at a girl.
NASB © biblegateway Job 31:1	"I have made a covenant with my eyes; How then could I gaze at a virgin?
NLT © biblegateway Job 31:1	"I made a covenant with my eyes not to look with lust upon a young woman.
MSG © biblegateway Job 31:1	"I made a solemn pact with myself never to undress a girl with my eyes.
BBE © SABDAweb Job 31:1	I made an agreement with my eyes; how then might my eyes be looking on a virgin?
NRSV © bibleoremus Job 31:1	"I have made a covenant with my eyes; how then could I look upon a virgin?
NKJV © biblegateway Job 31:1	"I have made a covenant with my eyes; Why then should I look upon a young woman?
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KJV	I made <03772> (8804) a covenant <01285> with mine eyes <05869>_; why then should I think <0995> (8709) upon a maid <01330>_?
NASB © biblegateway Job 31:1	"I have made <03772> a covenant <01285> with my eyes <05869> ; How <04100> then could I gaze <0995> at a virgin <01330> ?
LXXM	diayhkhn <1242> N-ASF eyemhn <5087> V-AMI-1S toiv <3588> T-DPM ofyalmoiv <3788> N-DPM mou <1473> P-GS kai <2532> CONJ ou <3364> ADV sunhsw <4920> V-FAI-1S epi <1909> PREP paryenon <3933> N-ASF
NET [draft] ITL	“I made <03772> a covenant <01285> with my eyes <05869> ; how <04100> then could I entertain thoughts <0995> against <05921> a virgin <01330> ?
HEBREW	hlwtb <01330> le <05921> Nnwbta <0995> hmw <04100> ynyel <05869> ytrk <03772> tyrb (31:1) <01285>

NETBible

“I made a covenant with¹ my eyes; how then could I entertain thoughts against a virgin?²

NET Notes

¹tn The idea of cutting a covenant for something may suggest a covenant that is imposed, except that this construction elsewhere argues against it (see 2 Chr 29:10).

²tn This half-verse is the effect of the covenant. The interrogative מָה (mah) may have the force of the negative, and so be translated “not to pay attention.”