The Meaning of Job 31:4 Explained

Job 31:4

KJV: Doth not he see my ways, and count all my steps?

YLT: Doth not He see my ways, And all my steps number?

Darby: Doth not he see my ways, and number all my steps?

ASV: Doth not he see my ways, And number all my steps?

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Job 31:4?

MEANING: What does Job 31:4 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Job 31:4 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Job 31:4?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Doth not he see  my ways,  and count  all my steps? 

What does Job 31:4 Mean?

Context Summary

Job 31:1-40 - The Clean Life
Job had specially guarded against impurity, for its heritage is one of calamity and disaster. He is sure that even if he were weighed by God Himself there would be no iniquity discovered in him. He even goes so far as to invoke the most awful results if he has sinned against the seventh commandment. It is well for us if we are able with similar sincerity to appeal to the verdict of God and of our own heart. Let us ask the Holy Spirit to beget in us purity and separateness from sin, that we may walk with unsullied garments.
Job also protests the even-handedness of his dealings with his servants, alleging the principle which underlies the whole Christian teaching on the point, that we all have been made by the same Creator. He insists on his benevolence to the widow and the fatherless. He is careful to show that he had not failed in doing all the good that was within his reach. Alas, how few of us can say as much! How many such occasions cross our path every day, which we heedlessly let pass!
With this appeal Job goes into the presence of God, and asks for a reply. In the strong gospel light we are too deeply convicted of sin to dare to do this, and must rely upon the merits of Christ. In these alone can we approach the uncreated light. [source]

Chapter Summary: Job 31

1  Job makes a solemn protestation of his integrity in several duties

What do the individual words in Job 31:4 mean?

Does not He see my ways and all my steps count
הֲלֹא־ ה֭וּא יִרְאֶ֣ה דְרָכָ֑י וְֽכָל־ צְעָדַ֥י ؟ יִסְפּֽוֹר

הֲלֹא־  Does  not 
Parse: Adverb, Negative particle
Root: הֲלֹא 
Sense: not, no.
יִרְאֶ֣ה  see 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: רָאָה 
Sense: to see, look at, inspect, perceive, consider.
דְרָכָ֑י  my  ways 
Parse: Noun, common plural construct, first person common singular
Root: דֶּרֶךְ  
Sense: way, road, distance, journey, manner.
וְֽכָל־  and  all 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: כֹּל  
Sense: all, the whole.
צְעָדַ֥י  my  steps 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, first person common singular
Root: צַעַד  
Sense: step, pace, stride.
؟ יִסְפּֽוֹר  count 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: סָפַר 
Sense: to count, recount, relate.

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