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Job 31:2

For what portion of God is there from above? and what inheritance of the Almighty from on high?

KJV

Quam enim partem haberet in me Deus desuper, et hæreditatem Omnipotens de excelsis ?

Vulgate

καὶ ἔτι ἐμέρισεν ὁ θεὸς ἄνωθεν, καὶ κληρονομία Ἱκανοῦ ἐξ ὑψίστων.

LXX

For what is the portion from God above, And the heritage from the Almighty on high?

ASV

וּ/מֶ֤ה חֵ֣לֶק אֱל֣וֹהַּ מִ/מָּ֑עַל וְֽ/נַחֲלַ֥ת שַׁ֝דַּ֗י מִ/מְּרֹמִֽים

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

7 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֱל֣וֹהַּ
'lvh
noun · 60×
ה
h
adverb · 140×
וֹ
v
noun · 221×
חֵ֥לֶק
chlq
noun · 66×
מְר֣וֹם
mrvm
noun · 54×
מַה
mh
particle · 745×
שַׁדַּ֣י
shdy
proper_noun · 48×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Job 20:29 — This is the portion of a wicked man from God, and the heritage appointed unto him by God.
  • Job 20:29 — This is the portion of a wicked man from God, and the heritage appointed unto him by God.