Job

Job 15:8–10

⁸Do you listen in on the council of God

or limit wisdom to yourself?

⁹What do you know that we do not?

What do you understand that is not clear to us?

¹⁰Both the gray-haired and the aged are on our side —

men much older than your father.

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
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

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
What	מַה־	mah-	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
do you know	יָּ֭דַעְתָּ	yā·ḏa‘·tā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H3045 know
that we do not	וְלֹ֣א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
What do you understand	תָּ֝בִ֗ין	tā·ḇîn	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H995 discern
that is not	וְֽלֹא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
clear to us	עִמָּ֥נוּ	‘im·mā·nū	Preposition; first person common plural	H5973 with

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Both	גַּם־	gam-	Conjunction	H1571 also, moreover, yea
the gray-haired	שָׂ֣ב	śāḇ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H7867 be hoary
and	גַּם־	gam-	Conjunction	H1571 also, moreover, yea
the aged	יָשִׁ֣ישׁ	yā·šîš	Adjective - masculine singular	H3453 aged
are on our side	בָּ֑נוּ	bā·nū	Preposition; first person common plural
men much older	כַּבִּ֖יר	kab·bîr	Adjective - masculine singular	H3524 great, mighty, much
than your father	מֵאָבִ֣יךָ	mê·’ā·ḇî·ḵā	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H1 father

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

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

Job 15:9 Job 13:2 · 2 Corinthians 11:5

Job 15:10 Job 32:6–7 · Job 8:8–10 · Job 12:12

Cross-references from OpenBible.info, used under CC BY 4.0. The best-supported references for each verse are shown.

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.