Job 31:1

“A covenant I made with my eyes; how then could I gaze at a virgin?”

Job 31:1 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Job 31:1, word by word

A covenantבְּרִיתberit

covenant

The commitment God makes with his people, with promises and commands.

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I madeכָּרַתִּיkarati

make a covenant

Literally "cut": to seal a solemn agreement, splitting animals.

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with my eyesעֵינָena

eye

The organ with which one sees; so "lift the eyes" means to look.

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could I gazeאֶתְבּוֹנֵןetbonen

consider

To look carefully at something in order to tell it apart.

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a virginבְּתוּלָהbetula

virgin

Young woman not yet married; virgin.

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The context

1 · This verse (above)

2And what would be the portion of Eloah from above, and the inheritance of Shaddai from the heights?

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