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Job 31:9–10

“If my heart has been enticeda by a woman,b

or if I have lurked at my neighbor’s door,

10 then may my wife grindc another man’s grain,

and may other men sleep with her.d

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Job 31:9–10 — English Standard Version (ESV)

“If my heart has been enticed toward a woman,

and I have lain in wait at my neighbor’s door,

10 then let my wife grind for another,

and let others bow down on her.

Job 31:9–10 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

If mine heart have been deceived by a woman,

Or if I have laid wait at my neighbour’s door;

10 Then let my wife grind unto another,

And let others bow down upon her.

Job 31:9–10 — New Living Translation (NLT)

“If my heart has been seduced by a woman,

or if I have lusted for my neighbor’s wife,

10 then let my wife serve another man;

let other men sleep with her.

Job 31:9–10 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

“If my heart has been enticed by a woman,

Or if I have lurked at my neighbor’s door,

10 Then let my wife grind for another,

And let others bow down over her.

Job 31:9–10 — New Century Version (NCV)

“If I have desired another woman

or have waited at my neighbor’s door for his wife,

10 then let my wife grind another man’s grain,

and let other men have sexual relations with her.

Job 31:9–10 — American Standard Version (ASV)

If my heart hath been enticed unto a woman,

And I have laid wait at my neighbor’s door;

10 Then let my wife grind unto another,

And let others bow down upon her.

Job 31:9–10 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

If my heart have been enticed unto a woman, so that I laid wait at my neighbour’s door, 10 Let my wife grind for another, and let others bow down upon her.

Job 31:9–10 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

“If I have been seduced by a woman 

or I have secretly waited near my neighbor’s door, 

10 ⸤then⸥ let my wife grind for another ⸤man⸥, 

and let other ⸤men⸥ kneel over her. 

Job 31:9–10 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

If my heart has been seduced by my neighbor’s wife

or I have lurked at his door,

10 let my own wife grind grain for another man,

and let other men sleep with her.

Job 31:9–10 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

“If my heart has been enticed by a woman,

and I have lain in wait at my neighbor’s door;

10 then let my wife grind for another,

and let other men kneel over her.

Job 31:9–10 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

“If my heart has been enticed by a woman,

and at my neighbor’s doorway I have lain in wait,

10 let my wife grind for another,

and let other men kneel over her,

Job 31:9–10 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

“Suppose my heart has been tempted by a woman.

Or suppose I’ve prowled around my neighbor’s door.

10 Then may my wife grind another man’s grain.

May other men have sex with her.

Job 31:9–10 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

If my heart has been enticed by a woman,

Or I have lurked at my neighbor’s doorway,

10 May my wife grind for another,

And let others kneel down over her.


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