Job

Job 32:9–13

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

or the elderly who understand justice.

¹⁰Therefore I say, ‘Listen to me;

I too will declare what I know.’

¹¹Indeed, I waited while you spoke;

I listened to your reasoning;

as you searched for words,

¹²I paid you full attention.

But no one proved Job wrong;

not one of you rebutted his arguments.

¹³So do not claim, ‘We have found wisdom;

let God, not man, refute him.’

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
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

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Therefore	לָכֵ֣ן	lā·ḵên	Adverb	H3651 right, veritable, honest
I say	אָ֭מַרְתִּי	’ā·mar·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H559 utter, say
Listen	שִׁמְעָה־	šim·‘āh-	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H8085 hear
to me	לִּ֑י	lî	Preposition; first person common singular
I	אָֽנִי׃	’ā·nî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
too	אַף־	’ap̄-	Conjunction	H637 also, yea
will declare	אֲחַוֶּ֖ה	’ă·ḥaw·weh	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular	H2331 tell, declare
what I know	דֵּעִ֣י	dê·‘î	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H1843 knowledge, opinion

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Indeed	הֵ֤ן	hên	Interjection	H2005 lo! behold
I waited	הוֹחַ֨לְתִּי	hō·w·ḥal·tî	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular	H3176 wait
while you spoke	לְֽדִבְרֵיכֶ֗ם	lə·ḏiḇ·rê·ḵem	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural	H1697 speech, word
I listened	אָ֭זִין	’ā·zîn	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular	H238 give ear, listen, hear
to	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
your reasoning	תְּב֥וּנֹֽתֵיכֶ֑ם	tə·ḇū·nō·ṯê·ḵem	Noun - feminine plural construct; second person masculine plural	H8394 intelligence, argument, caprice
as	עַֽד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
you searched	תַּחְקְר֥וּן	taḥ·qə·rūn	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural; Paragogic nun	H2713 search
for words	מִלִּֽין׃	mil·lîn	Noun - feminine plural	H4405 word, speech, utterance

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I paid you full attention	אֶתְבּ֫וֹנָ֥ן	’eṯ·bō·w·nān	Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - first person common singular	H995 discern
But no one	אֵ֣ין	’ên	Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
proved Job	לְאִיּ֣וֹב	lə·’î·yō·wḇ	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H347 Job
wrong	מוֹכִ֑יחַ	mō·w·ḵî·aḥ	Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular	H3198 decide, adjudge, prove
not one of	מִכֶּֽם׃	mik·kem	Preposition; second person masculine plural	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
you rebutted	עוֹנֶ֖ה	‘ō·w·neh	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H6030 answer, respond
his arguments	אֲמָרָ֣יו	’ă·mā·rāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H561 something said

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So do not	פֶּן־	pen-	Conjunction	H6435 lest
claim	תֹּ֣֭אמְרוּ	tō·mə·rū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H559 utter, say
We have found	מָצָ֣אנוּ	mā·ṣā·nū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural	H4672 attain to, find
wisdom	חָכְמָ֑ה	ḥāḵ·māh	Noun - feminine singular	H2451 wisdom
let God	אֵ֖ל	’êl	Noun - masculine singular	H410 god
not	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
man	אִֽישׁ׃	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
refute him	יִדְּפֶ֣נּוּ	yid·də·p̄en·nū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H5086 drive, drive asunder

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

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

Job 32:12 Job 32:3

Job 32:13 Jeremiah 9:23 · 1 Corinthians 1:27–29 · 1 Corinthians 3:18 · Isaiah 5:21

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.