“Daysman”

Neither is there any daysman betwixt us, that might lay his hand upon us both.—Job 9:33

  A primitive root; to be right (that is, correct); reciprocally to argue; causatively to decide, justify or convict.[H3198, Strong]  Hebrew, one that should argue, or, umpire[TSK]   An umpire, arbiter, or mediator.[B]  An umpire or arbiter; a mediator.[Webster]  An umpire or arbiter or judge.  This word is formed from the Latin diem dicere, i.e., to fix a day for hearing a cause.  Such an one is empowered by mutual consent to decide the cause, and to “lay his hand”, i.e., to impose his authority, on both, and enforce his sentence.[Easton’s Bible Dictionary].  One who has set a day for hearing a cause; a mediator or arbitrator.[Davis Dictionary of the Bible] 

     "Mediator", or "umpire" [an arbitrator from H3198, to manifest or reprove].   There is no umpire to whose authoritative decision both God and I are equally amenable; an arbitrator, the imposition of whose hand expresses power to adjudicate between the persons.  As still in the East, it is the practice for two disputants to refer to a passing stranger, and tell him to lay his hand upon both parties, so as to arbitrate or mediate between them.  There might be one on a level with Job, the one party; but Job knew of none on a level with the Almighty, the other party (1 Samuel 2:25).  We Christians know of such a Mediator (not, however, in the sense of umpire on a level with both)—the God-man, Christ Jesus (1 Timothy 2:5).[Jamieson-Fauset-Brown]

     Neither is there any day's-man] A reprover , arguer, or umpire between us.  DAY'S-MAN, in our law, means an arbitrator, or umpire between party and party; as it were bestowing a day, or certain time on a certain day, to decree, judge, or decide a matter.  DAY is used in law for the day of appearance in court, either originally or upon assignation, for hearing a matter for trial.  But arbitrator is the proper meaning of the term here:  one who is, by the consent of both parties, to judge between them, and settle their differences.[Adam Clarke]