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Job 31:17
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if I have eaten my few crumbs alonewithout letting the fatherless eat any of it—
Or have eaten my morsel alone, And the fatherless has not eaten of it
Or have eaten my morsel myself alone, and the fatherless hath not eaten thereof;
or have eaten my morsel alone, and the fatherless has not eaten of it
I have not kept my food to myself but have given it to the orphans.
If I ate my morsel of bread myself, and did not share any of it with orphans—
Or have eaten my morsel [of food] alone, And did not share it with the orphan
Or have eaten my morsel alone, And the orphan has not shared it
Or have eaten my morsel alone, And the fatherless has not eaten of it
Or haue eaten my morsels alone, and the fatherles hath not eaten thereof,
Or have eaten my morsel alone,And the orphan has not eaten from it
if I have eaten my morsel alone, not sharing it with the fatherless-
or ate my portion of food by myself, without letting the orphan eat any of it —
Or have eaten my morsel alone, so that the fatherless ate not thereof,
I have never been selfish with my food. I shared what I had with orphans.
Or have eaten my bread alone, and the orphans did not eat of it
or let orphans go hungry while I ate.
or I have eaten my morsel alone, and the orphan has not eaten from it
or have eaten my bit alone, and the orphan has not eaten it,
Haue I eaten my porcion alone, that the fatherles hath had no parte with me?
Or have eaten my morsel alone, And the fatherless hath not eaten thereof
If I kept my food for myself, and did not give some of it to the child with no father;
Or have eaten my morsel myself alone, and the fatherless hath not eaten thereof--
Or haue eaten my morsell my selfe alone, and the fatherlesse hath not eaten thereof:
If I haue eaten my morsell alone, that ye fatherlesse hath not eaten therof:
And if too I ate my morsel alone, and did not impart of it to the orphan;
Or have eaten my morsel alone, and the fatherless hath not eaten thereof;
if Y aloone eet my mussel, and a faderles child eet not therof;
Or have eaten my morsel alone, And the fatherless has not eaten thereof
Or have eaten my morsel myself alone, and the fatherless hath not eaten of it;
Or eaten my morsel by myself, So that the fatherless could not eat of it
Have I been stingy with my food and refused to share it with orphans?
if I have eaten my food alone without sharing it with the child who has no parents,
or have eaten my morsel alone, and the orphan has not eaten from it—
Or, used to eat my morsel alone, so that the fatherless did not eat thereof;
If I have eaten my morsel alone, and the fatherless hath not eaten thereof:
or have eaten my morsel alone, and the fatherless has not eaten of it
And I do eat my morsel by myself, And the orphan hath not eat of it,
Or have eaten my morsel alone, And the orphan has not shared it
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
have: Deuteronomy 15:11, Deuteronomy 15:14, Nehemiah 8:10, Luke 11:41, John 13:29, Acts 4:32
the fatherless: Job 29:13-16, Ezekiel 18:7, Ezekiel 18:16, Romans 12:13, James 1:27, 1 John 3:17
Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 25:11 - Shall I then Job 6:27 - the fatherless Job 22:7 - not given Job 24:3 - drive Job 31:32 - The stranger Psalms 68:5 - A father Matthew 14:16 - they
Cross-References
Soon after that, the servant loaded ten of Abraham's camels with valuable gifts. Then he set out for the city in northern Syria, where Abraham's brother Nahor lived.
Afterwards, Rebekah and the young women who were to travel with her prepared to leave. Then they got on camels and left with Abraham's servant and his men.
David attacked just before sunrise the next day and fought until sunset. Four hundred Amalekites rode away on camels, but they were the only ones who escaped.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Or have eaten my morsel myself alone,.... Though he had kept no doubt a plentiful table in the time of his prosperity suitable to his circumstances, yet had been no luxurious person, and therefore calls provisions a "morsel"; however, be it what it would, more or less, he did not eat it alone; what he had for himself the poor had a share of it with him, and the same he ate himself he gave to them:
and the fatherless hath not eaten thereof: meaning the poor fatherless: for as to the rich fatherless, it was no charity to feed them: this verse contradicts the charge exhibited against him, Job 22:7.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Or have eaten my morsel myself alone - If I have not imparted what I had though ever so small, to others. This was in accordance with the Oriental laws of hospitality. It is regarded as a fixed law among the Arabians, that the guest shall always be helped first, and to that which is best; and no matter how needy the family may be, or how much distressed with hunger, the settled laws of hospitality demand that the stranger-guest shall have the first and best portion. Dr. Robinson, in his âBiblical Researches,â gives an amusing instance of the extent to which this law is carried, and the sternness with which it is executed among the Arabs. In the journey from Suez to Mount Sinai, intending to furnish a supper for the Arabs in their employ, he and his fellow-travelers had bought a kid, and led it along to the place of their encampment. At night the kid was killed and roasted, and the Arabs were anticipating a savory supper.
But those of whom they had bought the kid, learned in some way that they were to encamp near, and naturally concluded that the kid was bought to be eaten, and followed them to the place of encampment, to the number of five or six persons. âNow the stern law of Arabian hospitality demands, that whenever a guest is present at a meal, whether there be much or little, the first and best portion must be laid before the stranger. In this instance the five or six guests attained their object, and had not only the selling of the kid, but also the eating of it, while our poor Arabs, whose mouths had long been watering with expectation, were forced to take up with the fragments.â Vol. 1:118. There is often, indeed, much ostentation in the hospitality of the Orientals, but the law is stern and inflexible. âNo sooner,â says Shaw (Travels, vol. 1:p. 20), âwas our food prepared, than one of the Arabs, having placed himself on the highest spot of ground in the neighborhood, called out thrice with a loud voice to all their brethren, the sons of the faithful, to come and partake of it; though none of them were in view, or perhaps within a hundred miles of them.â The great law of hospitality Job says he had carefully observed, and had not withheld what he had from the poor and the fatherless.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Job 31:17. Or have eaten my morsel myself alone — Hospitality was a very prominent virtue among the ancients in almost all nations: friends and strangers were equally welcome to the board of the affluent. The supper was their grand meal: it was then that they saw their friends; the business and fatigues of the day being over, they could then enjoy themselves comfortably together. The supper was called coena on this account; or, as Plutarch says, Το μεν Î³Î±Ï Î´ÎµÎ¹Ïνον ÏαÏι κοινα δια Ïην κοινÏνιαν καλειÏθαιΠκαθ' εÌÎ±Ï ÏÎ¿Ï Ï Î³Î±Ï Î·ÏιÏÏÏν εÏιεικÏÏ Î¿Î¹Ì Ïαλαι ÏÏμαιοι, ÏÏ Î½Î´ÎµÎ¹ÏÎ½Î¿Ï Î½ÏÎµÏ ÏÎ¿Î¹Ï ÏιλοιÏ. "The ancient Romans named supper COENA, (κοινα,) which signifies communion (κοινÏνια) or fellowship; for although they dined alone, they supped with their friends." - PLUT. Symp. lib. viii., prob. 6, p. 687. But Job speaks here of dividing his bread with the hungry: Or have eaten my morsel myself alone. And he is a poor despicable caitiff who would eat it alone, while there was another at hand, full as hungry as himself.
