Job

Job 32:8–9

⁸But there is a spirit^a in a man,

the breath of the Almighty,

that gives him understanding.

⁹It is not only the old^b who are wise,

or the elderly who understand justice.

Footnotes

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
But	אָ֭כֵן	’ā·ḵên	Adverb	H403 surely, truly
a spirit	רֽוּחַ־	rū·aḥ-	Noun - common singular	H7307 breath, wind, spirit
in a man	בֶאֱנ֑וֹשׁ	ḇe·’ĕ·nō·wōš	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H582 man, mankind
the breath	וְנִשְׁמַ֖ת	wə·niš·maṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct	H5397 breath
of the Almighty	שַׁדַּ֣י	šad·day	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7706 Almighty
that gives him understanding	תְּבִינֵֽם׃	tə·ḇî·nêm	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person feminine singular; third person masculine plural	H995 discern

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
It is not only	לֹֽא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
the old	רַבִּ֥ים	rab·bîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H7227 much, many, great
who are wise	יֶחְכָּ֑מוּ	yeḥ·kā·mū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H2449 be wise
or the elderly	וּ֝זְקֵנִ֗ים	ū·zə·qê·nîm	Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine plural	H2205 old
who understand	יָבִ֥ינוּ	yā·ḇî·nū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H995 discern
justice	מִשְׁפָּֽט׃	miš·pāṭ	Noun - masculine singular	H4941 judgment

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

Job 32:8 Job 33:4 · Job 38:36 · 2 Timothy 3:16 · James 1:5 · Proverbs 2:6 · Ecclesiastes 2:26 · 1 Corinthians 2:10–12 · 1 Kings 3:12 · Daniel 2:21 · Job 35:11 · 1 Kings 3:28 · Daniel 1:17

Job 32:9 Matthew 11:25 · 1 Corinthians 1:26–27 · Ecclesiastes 4:13 · Job 12:20 · 1 Corinthians 2:7–8 · John 7:48 · James 2:6–7

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.