Job

Job 15:7–8

⁷Were you the first man ever born?

Were you brought forth before the hills?

⁸Do you listen in on the council of God

or limit wisdom to yourself?

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Were you the first	הֲרִאישׁ֣וֹן	hă·ri·yō·šō·wn	Article; Adjective - masculine singular	H7223 former, first, chief
man	אָ֭דָם	’ā·ḏām	Noun - masculine singular	H120 man, mankind
ever born	תִּוָּלֵ֑ד	tiw·wā·lêḏ	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H3205 bear, bring forth, beget
Were you brought forth	חוֹלָֽלְתָּ׃	ḥō·w·lā·lə·tā	Verb - Pual - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H2342 whirl, dance, writhe
before	וְלִפְנֵ֖י	wə·lip̄·nê	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
the hills	גְבָע֣וֹת	ḡə·ḇā·‘ō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H1389 hill

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Do you listen in	תִּשְׁמָ֑ע	tiš·mā‘	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H8085 hear
on the council	הַבְס֣וֹד	haḇ·sō·wḏ	Article, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H5475 council, counsel
of God	אֱל֣וֹהַ	’ĕ·lō·w·ha	Noun - masculine singular	H433 god, God
or limit	וְתִגְרַ֖ע	wə·ṯiḡ·ra‘	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - second person masculine singular	H1639 diminish, restrain, withdraw
wisdom	חָכְמָֽה׃	ḥāḵ·māh	Noun - feminine singular	H2451 wisdom
to yourself	אֵלֶ֣יךָ	’ê·le·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular	H413 motion to

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Job 15:7 Psalm 90:2 · Job 38:4–41 · Job 12:12 · Proverbs 8:22–25 · Job 15:10 · Genesis 4:1

Job 15:8 Romans 11:34 · Jeremiah 23:18

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.