Job
Job 32:4
4Now Elihu had waited to speak to Job because the others were older than he.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Now Elihu | וֶֽאֱלִיה֗וּ | we·’ĕ·lî·hū | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H453 Elihu |
| had waited | חִכָּ֣ה | ḥik·kāh | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H2442 wait, await |
| to speak | בִּדְבָרִ֑ים | biḏ·ḇā·rîm | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural | H1697 speech, word |
| to Job | אִ֭יּוֹב | ’î·yō·wḇ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H347 Job |
| because | כִּ֤י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| the others | הֵ֖מָּה | hêm·māh | Pronoun - third person masculine plural | H1992 they, them |
| were older | זְֽקֵנִים־ | zə·qê·nîm- | Adjective - masculine plural | H2205 old |
| than he | מִמֶּ֣נּוּ | mim·men·nū | Preposition; third person masculine singular | H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.