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then whatוּמָהwould I doאֶעֱשֶׂהwhenכִּיElאֵלrises up?יָקוּםAnd whenוְכִיhe calls to account,יִפְקֹדwhatמָהwould I answer him?אֲשִׁיבֶנּוּ
Job 31:14
Study it in the app“then what would I do when El rises up? And when he calls to account, what would I answer him?”
With the Hebrew beneath
Job 31:14, word by word
- would I doאֶעֱשֶׂהeese
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “eese” appears- Elאֵלel
El, God, god
"El", an ancient Hebrew word for "God". Alone or with another title it is a name of the God of Israel: El Elyon (God Most High), El Shaddai (God Almighty). Neighboring peoples used the same word for their gods; then this translation writes "god" in lower case. It also means "mighty".
Where else “el” appears- rises upיָקוּםyakum
rise
To go from sitting or lying to standing, or to set out.
Where else “yakum” appears- he calls to accountיִפְקֹדyifkod
punish
To call to account, punish.
Where else “yifkod” appears- would I answer himאֲשִׁיבֶashive
bring back
To return something, restore.
Where else “ashive” appears
The context
13If I despised the right of my male slave or my female slave in their case with me,
14 · This verse (above)
15Did not the one who made me in the womb make him? And did not one form us in the womb?