Job
Job 32:1–2
1So these three men stopped answering Job, because he was righteous in his own eyes.
2This kindled the anger of Elihu son of Barachel the Buzite, of the family of Ram. He burned with anger against Job for justifying himself rather than God,
Word by word
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Job 32:1
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So these | הָ֭אֵלֶּה | hā·’êl·leh | Article; Pronoun - common plural | H428 these |
| three | שְׁלֹ֤שֶׁת | šə·lō·šeṯ | Number - masculine singular construct | H7969 a three, triad |
| men | הָאֲנָשִׁ֣ים | hā·’ă·nā·šîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H582 man, mankind |
| stopped | וַֽיִּשְׁבְּת֡וּ | way·yiš·bə·ṯū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H7673 cease, desist, rest |
| answering | מֵעֲנ֣וֹת | mê·‘ă·nō·wṯ | Preposition-m; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H6030 answer, respond |
| Job | אִיּ֑וֹב | ’î·yō·wḇ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H347 Job |
| because | כִּ֤י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| he | ה֖וּא | hū | Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| was righteous | צַדִּ֣יק | ṣad·dîq | Adjective - masculine singular | H6662 just, righteous |
| in his own eyes | בְּעֵינָֽיו׃פ | bə·‘ê·nāw | Preposition-b; Noun - cdc; third person masculine singular | H5869 eye |
Job 32:2
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| This kindled | וַיִּ֤חַר | way·yi·ḥar | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H2734 burn, be kindled |
| the anger | אַ֨ף׀ | ’ap̄ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H639 nostril, nose, face, anger |
| of Elihu | אֱלִיה֣וּא | ’ĕ·lî·hū | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H453 Elihu |
| son | בֶן־ | ḇen- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1121 son |
| of Barachel | בַּרַכְאֵ֣ל | ba·raḵ·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1292 Barakel |
| the Buzite | הַבּוּזִי֮ | hab·bū·zî | Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H940 Buzite |
| of the family | מִמִּשְׁפַּ֪חַ֫ת | mim·miš·pa·ḥaṯ | Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct | H4940 clan |
| of Ram | רָ֥ם | rām | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H7410 Ram |
| He burned | חָרָ֣ה | ḥā·rāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H2734 burn, be kindled |
| with anger | אַפּ֑וֹ | ’ap·pōw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H639 nostril, nose, face, anger |
| against Job | בְּ֭אִיּוֹב | bə·’î·yō·wḇ | Preposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H347 Job |
| for | עַֽל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| justifying | צַדְּק֥וֹ | ṣad·də·qōw | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular | H6663 be just, righteous |
| himself | נַ֝פְשׁ֗וֹ | nap̄·šōw | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion |
| rather than God | מֵאֱלֹהִֽים׃ | mê·’ĕ·lō·hîm | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Job 32:1 Job 33:9 · Job 10:7 · Job 27:4–6 · Job 13:15 · Job 10:2
Job 32:2 Genesis 22:21 · Job 27:5 · Job 35:2 · Job 40:8 · Ephesians 4:26 · Job 27:2
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.