King James Version:
(The Lord speaking is red text)
Or have eaten my morsel myself alone, and the fatherless hath not eaten thereof;
Complete Jewish Bible:
or ate my portion of food by myself, without letting the orphan eat any of it
Berean Standard Bible:
if I have eaten my morsel alone, not sharing it with the fatherless—
American Standard Version:
Or have eaten my morsel alone, And the fatherless hath not eaten thereof
KJV with Strong’s Numbers:
Or have eaten{H398} my morsel{H6595} myself alone, and the fatherless{H3490} hath not eaten{H398} thereof;
Cross-References (KJV):
Ezekiel 18:7
- And hath not oppressed any, [but] hath restored to the debtor his pledge, hath spoiled none by violence, hath given his bread to the hungry, and hath covered the naked with a garment;
1 John 3:17
- But whoso hath this world's good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels [of compassion] from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?
John 13:29
- For some [of them] thought, because Judas had the bag, that Jesus had said unto him, Buy [those things] that we have need of against the feast; or, that he should give something to the poor.
Luke 11:41
- But rather give alms of such things as ye have; and, behold, all things are clean unto you.
Romans 12:13
- Distributing to the necessity of saints; given to hospitality.
Job 22:7
- Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink, and thou hast withholden bread from the hungry.
James 1:27
- Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, [and] to keep himself unspotted from the world.
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Commentary for Job 31:17
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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:
Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)
- Strong's Number: H398
There are 825 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: אָכַל
Transliteration: ʼâkal
Pronunciation: aw-kal'
Description: a primitive root; to eat (literally or figuratively); [idiom] at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, [idiom] freely, [idiom] in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, [idiom] quite. - Strong's Number: H6595
There are 15 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: פַּת
Transliteration: path
Pronunciation: path
Description: from פָּתַת; a bit; meat, morsel, piece. - Strong's Number: H3490
There are 42 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: יָתוֹם
Transliteration: yâthôwm
Pronunciation: yaw-thome'
Description: from an unused root meaning to be lonely; a bereaved person; fatherless (child), orphan.