Ayub 19:16

19:16 I summon ¹  my servant, but he does not respond,

even though I implore ²  him with my own mouth.

Ayub 31:13

31:13 “If I have disregarded the right of my male servants

or my female servants

when they disputed ³  with me,

[19:16]  ¹ tn The verb קָרָא (qara’) followed by the ל (lamed) preposition means “to summon.” Contrast Ps 123:2.

[19:16]  ² tn Heb “plead for grace” or “plead for mercy” (ESV).

[31:13]  ³ tn This construction is an adverbial clause using the temporal preposition, the infinitive from רִיב (riv, “contend”), and the suffix which is the subjective genitive.