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11 lines
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# even the foreigner has never had to stay in the city square
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"foreigners have never had to sleep in the city square" or "foreigners have never had to sleep outside". Job is explaining how he truly treated foreigners. Here "stay in the city square" represents sleeping overnight in the city square.
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# I have always opened my doors to the traveler
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"I have always welcomed the traveler into my home"
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# and if that is not so, then bring charges against me
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This phrase is not in the original language or in other versions of the Bible. It was added to help preserve the meaning of Job's statement. |