Any day's-man— There is no one who may judge between us; who may lay his hand, &c. Houbigant. The laying the hand on both parties, implies a coercive power to enforce the execution of his decrees. This no one could have over the Almighty: it was in vain, therefore, to contend with Him. Heath. In some of the northern parts of England, any arbitrator, umpire, or elected judge, is commonly termed a dies-man, or day's-man. Dr. Hammond, in his Annotations upon Hebrews 10:25 observes, that the word day, in all idioms, signifies judgment.
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Job 9:33
33 Neither is there any daysman betwixt us, that might lay his hand upon us both.