Revised Version 1895

Job 32

1SoH3588theseהָ֭אֵלֶּהHa.'e.lehH428threeשְׁלֹ֤שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969menH376ceased toanswerמֵעֲנ֣וֹתme.'a.NotH6030Jobאִיּ֑וֹב'i.YovH347,becauseH3588he wasrighteousצַדִּ֣יקtza.DikH6662in hisownH376eyesבְּעֵינָֽיו׃ פbe.'ei.NavH5869.

2Then waskindledוַיִּ֤חַרvai.Yi.charH2734thewrathאַ֨ף׀'afH639ofElihuאֱלִיה֣וּא'e.li.Hu'H453thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofBarachelבַּרַכְאֵ֣לba.rakh.'ElH1292theBuziteהַבּוּזִי֮ha.bu.ZiH940, of thefamilyמִמִּשְׁפַּ֪חַ֫תmi.mish.Pa.ChatH4940ofRamרָ֥םramH7410:againstH5921Jobבְּ֭אִיּוֹבBe.'i.yovH347was hiswrathאַפּ֑וֹ'a.PoH639kindledחָרָ֣הcha.RahH2734,becauseH5921hejustifiedצַדְּק֥וֹtza.de.KoH6663himselfנַ֝פְשׁ֗וֹnaf.ShoH5315ratherthanH5921Godמֵאֱלֹהִֽים׃me.'E.lo.HimH430.

3AlsoagainstH5921histhreeוּבִשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתu.vish.Lo.shetH7969friendsרֵעָיו֮re.'AvH7453was hiswrathאַ֫פּ֥וֹ'a.PoH639kindledחָרָ֪הcha.RahH2734,becauseH5921they hadfoundמָצְא֣וּma.tze.'UH4672noלֹא־lo'-H3808answerמַעֲנֶ֑הma.'a.NehH4617, and yet hadcondemnedוַ֝יַּרְשִׁ֗יעוּvai.yar.Shi.'uH7561Jobאִיּֽוֹב׃'i.YovH347.

4Nowלְיָמִֽים׃le.ya.MimH3117Elihuוֶֽאֱלִיה֗וּve.'e.li.HuH453hadwaitedחִכָּ֣הchi.KahH2442tospeakבִּדְבָרִ֑יםbid.va.RimH1697untoJobאִ֭יּוֹב'I.yovH347,becauseכִּ֤יkiH3588they wereelderזְֽקֵנִים־ze.ke.nim-H2205thanמִמֶּ֣נּוּmi.Me.nuH4480he.

5And whenElihuאֱלִיה֗וּא'e.li.Hu'H453sawוַיַּ֤רְאvai.Yar'H7200that there wasnoאֵ֤ין'einH369answerמַעֲנֶ֗הma.'a.NehH4617in themouthבְּ֭פִיBe.fiH6310of thesethreeשְׁלֹ֥שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969menH376, hiswrathאַפּֽוֹ׃ פ'a.PoH639waskindledוַיִּ֥חַרvai.Yi.charH2734.

6AndElihuאֱלִיה֖וּא'e.li.Hu'H453thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofBarachelבַּֽרַכְאֵ֥לba.rakh.'ElH1292theBuziteהַבּוּזִ֗יha.bu.ZiH940answeredH559andsaidH559, I amyoungH1121, and ye areveryכֵּ֖ןkenH3651oldH1121; wherefore I held back, and durstnotH1121shewyouוְאַתֶּ֣םve.'a.TemH859mineopinionדֵּעִ֣יde.'IH1843.

7Isaidאָ֭מַרְתִּי'A.mar.tiH559,Daysיָמִ֣יםya.MimH3117shouldspeakיְדַבֵּ֑רוּye.da.Be.ruH1696, andmultitudeוְרֹ֥בve.RoH7230ofyearsשָׁ֝נִ֗יםSha.NimH8141shouldteachיֹדִ֥יעוּyo.Di.'uH3045wisdomחָכְמָֽה׃chokh.mahH2451.

8But there is aspiritרֽוּחַ־Ru.ach-H7307inmanבֶאֱנ֑וֹשׁve.'e.No.oshH582, and thebreathH7307of theAlmightyשַׁדַּ֣יsha.DaiH7706giveth themunderstandingתְּבִינֵֽם׃te.vi.NemH995.

9It isnotH3808thegreatרַבִּ֥יםra.BimH7227that arewiseיֶחְכָּ֑מוּyech.Ka.muH2449,norH3808theagedוּ֝זְקֵנִ֗יםu.ze.ke.NimH2205thatunderstandיָבִ֥ינוּya.Vi.nuH995judgmentמִשְׁפָּֽט׃mish.PatH4941.

10Therefore Isaidאָ֭מַרְתִּי'A.mar.tiH559, Hearken tomeאָֽנִי׃'A.niH589; I also will shew mineopinionדֵּעִ֣יde.'IH1843.

11Beholdהֵ֤ןhenH2005, Iwaitedהוֹחַ֨לְתִּיho.Chal.tiH3176for yourwordsלְֽדִבְרֵיכֶ֗םle.div.rei.KhemH1697, Ilistenedאָ֭זִין'A.zinH238for your reasons, whilst yesearchedתַּחְקְר֥וּןtach.ke.RunH2713outH2713whatH1697tosayמִלִּֽין׃mi.LinH4405.

12Yea, I attended untoyouH5704, and,beholdוְהִנֵּ֤הve.hi.NehH2009, there wasnoneאֵ֣ין'einH369that convincedJobלְאִיּ֣וֹבle.'i.YovH347, or thatansweredעוֹנֶ֖הo.NehH6030hiswordsאֲמָרָ֣יו'a.ma.RavH561, amongyouH5704.

13BewareH6435lestפֶּן־pen-H6435yesayתֹּ֣֭אמְרוּTo.me.ruH559,WeH6435havefoundמָצָ֣אנוּma.Tza.nuH4672wisdomחָכְמָ֑הchokh.mahH2451;Godאֵ֖ל'elH410may vanquish him,notלֹא־lo'-H3808manאִֽישׁ׃'IshH376:

14For he hathnotוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808directedעָרַ֣ךְ'a.RakhH6186hiswordsוּ֝בְאִמְרֵיכֶ֗םu.ve.'im.rei.KhemH561againstH413meH413;neitherלֹ֣אlo'H3808will Ianswerאֲשִׁיבֶֽנּוּ׃'a.shi.Ve.nuH7725him with your speeches.

15They are amazed, theyanswerעָ֣נוּ'A.nuH6030noH3808moreע֑וֹדodH5750: they havenotH3808awordמִלִּֽים׃mi.LimH4405tosayH4405.

16And shall Iwaitוְ֭הוֹחַלְתִּיVe.ho.chal.tiH3176,becauseכִּי־ki-H3588theyspeakיְדַבֵּ֑רוּye.da.Be.ruH1696notלֹ֣אlo'H3808,becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588theystandעָ֝מְד֗וּ'a.me.DuH5975stillH5750, andanswerעָ֥נוּ'A.nuH6030noלֹא־lo'-H3808moreH5750?

17I also willanswerאַעֲנֶ֣ה'a.'a.NehH6030my part, I also will shew mineopinionדֵעִ֣יde.'IH1843.

18For I amfullמָלֵ֣תִיma.Le.tiH4390ofwordsמִלִּ֑יםmi.LimH4405; thespiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307withinH990meH990constrainethmeH990.

19Beholdהִנֵּֽה־hi.neh-H2009, mybellyבִטְנִ֗יvit.NiH990is aswineכְּיַ֥יִןke.Ya.yinH3196whichH3196hathnoלֹא־lo'-H3808vent; likenewחֲ֝דָשִׁ֗יםcha.da.ShimH2319bottles it is ready toburstיִבָּקֵֽעַ׃yi.ba.Ke.a'H1234.

20I willspeakאֲדַבְּרָ֥ה'a.da.be.RahH1696, that I may berefreshedוְיִֽרְוַֽח־ve.yir.vach-H7304; I willopenאֶפְתַּ֖ח'ef.TachH6605mylipsשְׂפָתַ֣יse.fa.TaiH8193andanswerוְאֶֽעֱנֶֽה׃ve.'E.'e.NehH6030.

21LetH4994meוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413notH3808, IprayH4994youH6440,respectH6440anyH376man’sH376personH376;neitherH3808will IgiveH5375flatteringtitlesH5375untoanyH376manH376.

22For Iknowיָדַ֣עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045notH3808togiveH5375flatteringtitlesH5375;elseH3808would my Makersoonכִּ֝מְעַ֗טkim.'AtH4592takeH5375meH3808awayיִשָּׂאֵ֥נִיyi.sa.'E.niH5375.

Commentaries on Job 32

Revised Version 1895 — 1895 — Public Domain