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Job 33:7

Behold, my terror shall not make thee afraid, neither shall my hand be heavy upon thee.

Hand - alluding to Job's words (Job 13:21, "Withdraw thine hand far from me"). The Hebrew here is not found elsewhere х 'ekep (H405)]. It means in Arabic 'a load' or 'burden.' So Maurer and Umbreit translate it here. But in Job 13:21 х kap (H3709)] the kindred word means 'hand.' So the Septuagint translates as the English version rightly here.

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  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

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