Job 16:21 in Other Translations
King James Version (KJV)
O that one might plead for a man with God, as a man pleadeth for his neighbour!
American Standard Version (ASV)
That he would maintain the right of a man with God, And of a son of man with his neighbor!
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
So that he may give decision for a man in his cause with God, and between a son of man and his neighbour.
Darby English Bible (DBY)
Oh that there were arbitration for a man with +God, as a son of man for his friend!
Webster's Bible (WBT)
O that one might plead for a man with God, as a man pleadeth for his neighbor!
World English Bible (WEB)
That he would maintain the right of a man with God, Of a son of man with his neighbor!
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
And he reasoneth for a man with God, And a son of man for his friend.
| O that one might plead | וְיוֹכַ֣ח | wĕyôkaḥ | veh-yoh-HAHK |
| for a man | לְגֶ֣בֶר | lĕgeber | leh-ɡEH-ver |
| with | עִם | ʿim | eem |
| God, | אֱל֑וֹהַּ | ʾĕlôah | ay-LOH-ah |
| as a man | וּֽבֶן | ûben | OO-ven |
| pleadeth for his neighbour! | אָדָ֥ם | ʾādām | ah-DAHM |
| לְרֵעֵֽהוּ׃ | lĕrēʿēhû | leh-ray-ay-HOO |