King James Version
Job 13:8 in the King James Version says “Will ye accept his person? will ye contend for God?” — study this verse from Job chapter 13 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Will ye accept his person? will ye contend for God?”
Job 13:8 · KJV
Hear now my reasoning, and hearken to the pleadings of my lips.
Will ye speak wickedly for God? and talk deceitfully for him?
Will ye accept his person? will ye contend for God?
Is it good that he should search you out? or as one man mocketh another, do ye so mock him?
He will surely reprove you, if ye do secretly accept persons.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“his person”
H6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi
“Will ye accept”
H5375to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative
used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not
“for God”
H410strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the almighty (but used also of any deity)
“will ye contend”
H7378properly, to toss, i.e., grapple; mostly figuratively, to wrangle, i.e., hold a controversy; (by implication) to defend
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