Job

Job 29:9–10

⁹The princes refrained from speaking

and covered their mouths with their hands.

¹⁰The voices of the nobles were hushed,

and their tongues stuck to the roofs of their mouths.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The princes	שָׂ֭רִים	śā·rîm	Noun - masculine plural	H8269 chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince
refrained	עָצְר֣וּ	‘ā·ṣə·rū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H6113 restrain, retain
from speaking	בְמִלִּ֑ים	ḇə·mil·lîm	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine plural	H4405 word, speech, utterance
and covered	יָשִׂ֥ימוּ	yā·śî·mū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7760 put, place, set
their mouths	לְפִיהֶֽם׃	lə·p̄î·hem	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H6310 mouth
with their hands	וְ֝כַ֗ף	wə·ḵap̄	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular	H3709 hollow, or flat of the hand, palm, sole of foot, pan

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The voices	קוֹל־	qō·wl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H6963 sound, voice
of the nobles	נְגִידִ֥ים	nə·ḡî·ḏîm	Noun - masculine plural	H5057 leader
were hushed	נֶחְבָּ֑אוּ	neḥ·bā·’ū	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural	H2244 withdraw, hide
and their tongues	וּ֝לְשׁוֹנָ֗ם	ū·lə·šō·w·nām	Conjunctive waw; Noun - common singular construct; third person masculine plural	H3956 tongue
stuck	דָּבֵֽקָה׃	dā·ḇê·qāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H1692 cling, cleave, keep close
to the roofs of their mouths	לְחִכָּ֥ם	lə·ḥik·kām	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H2441 palate, roof of mouth, gums

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

Job 29:9 Job 21:5 · Proverbs 10:19 · Job 40:4 · Proverbs 30:32 · James 1:19

Job 29:10 Psalm 137:6 · Ezekiel 3:26

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.