Job 17:3-5 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Job 17:3-5: 17:3-5 defend my innocence, O God (literally please keep my pledge with yourself ): A pledge (Hebrew ‘erabon ) can be a deposit guaranteeing payment (Gen 38:17-20 ; Exod 22:26-27 ; Deut 24:10-14 ; see Prov 20:16 ; 27:13 ), so this might suggest atonement. It might also be another reference to Job’s desire for an advocate to plead his case (see study note on Job 16:19-21).

a17:3-5►

bGen 38:17-20►

cExod 22:26-27►

dDeut 24:10-14►

eProv 20:16►

‏ Job 17:3-5

Summary for Job 17:3-5: 17:3-5 ^a defend my innocence, O God (literally please keep my pledge with yourself): A pledge (Hebrew ‘erabon) can be a deposit guaranteeing payment (Gen 38:17-20 ^b; Exod 22:26-27 ^c; Deut 24:10-14 ^d; see Prov 20:16 ^e; 27:13 ^f), so this might suggest atonement. It might also be another reference to Job’s desire for an advocate to plead his case (see study note on Job 16:19-21).