Job 31:35
King James Version
11 Jun 2026
“Oh that one would hear me! behold, my desire is, that the Almighty would answer me, and that mine adversary had written a book.”
שַׁדַּי
Almighty, all-sufficient. Shaddai. El Shaddai. The God who is more than enough for every need. He has unlimited resources and unlimited power to provide.
שָׁמַע
one who listens
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שָׁמַע
To hear, to listen, to obey. Shema. Hear O Israel. In Hebrew to truly hear means to obey. God is looking for those who hear with the intention to do.
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עָנָה
let him answer/ me
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עָנָה
To answer, to respond, to testify. Anah. Call to Me and I will answer you. God is not silent. He answers those who call with all their heart.
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מִי
who?
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מִי
who? (occasionally, by a peculiar idiom, of things); also (indefinitely) whoever; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffix
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נָתַן
will he give
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נָתַן
To give, to grant, to permit. Nathan. God is always giving. His hand is always open.
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כָּתַב
which he had written
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כָּתַב
to grave, by implication, to write (describe, inscribe, prescribe, subscribe)
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הֵן
here!
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הֵן
lo!; also (as expressing surprise) if
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תָּו
mark/ my
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תָּו
a mark; by implication, a signature
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רִיב
case/ my
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רִיב
a contest (personal or legal)
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