KJV ORIGINAL
If I have eaten the fruits thereof without money, or have caused the owners thereof to lose their life:
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
If I have eaten its crops without paying for them, or caused the people who owned the land to lose their lives:
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Job is declaring that he has never stolen food or harmed landowners to take what wasn't rightfully his.
📚 Historical Context
This verse is part of Job's final oath of innocence, where he lists various sins he claims never to have committed. In ancient agricultural societies, stealing crops or violently taking land from owners were serious crimes that could destroy families and communities. Job is essentially saying he has never been a thief or a murderer when it comes to taking what belongs to others.
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