Verse Comparison: Job 16:21
American Standard Version
That he would maintain the right of a man with God, And of a son of man with his neighbor!
Amplified® Bible
Oh, that there might be one who would plead for a man with God {and} that he would maintain his right with Him, as a son of man pleads with {or} for his neighbor!
Contemporary English Version
to show that I am right, just as a friend should.
Darby English Version
Oh that there were arbitration for a man with +God, as a son of man for his friend!
Good News Bible
I want someone to plead with God for me, as one pleads for a friend.
King James Version
O that one might plead for a man with God, as a man pleadeth for his neighbour!
New American Standard Bible
"O that a man might plead with God As a man with his neighbor!
New International Version
on behalf of a man he pleads with God
as a man pleads for his friend.
New King James Version
Oh, that one might plead for a man with God,
As a man pleads for his neighbor!
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"O that a man might plead with God As a man with his neighbor!
Revised Standard Version
that he would maintain the right of a man with God, like that of a man with his neighbor.
Young's Literal Translation
And he reasoneth for a man with God, And a son of man for his friend.
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