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Job 32

Job 32:11 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Behold, I waited
yachal (Hebrew #3176)
to wait; by implication, to be patient, hope
KJV usage: (cause to, have, make to) hope, be pained, stay, tarry, trust, wait.
Pronounce: yaw-chal'
Origin: a primitive root
for your words
dabar (Hebrew #1697)
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
KJV usage: act, advice, affair, answer, X any such (thing), because of, book, business, care, case, cause, certain rate, + chronicles, commandment, X commune(-ication), + concern(-ing), + confer, counsel, + dearth, decree, deed, X disease, due, duty, effect, + eloquent, errand, (evil favoured-)ness, + glory, + harm, hurt, + iniquity, + judgment, language, + lying, manner, matter, message, (no) thing, oracle, X ought, X parts, + pertaining, + please, portion, + power, promise, provision, purpose, question, rate, reason, report, request, X (as hast) said, sake, saying, sentence, + sign, + so, some (uncleanness), somewhat to say, + song, speech, X spoken, talk, task, + that, X there done, thing (concerning), thought, + thus, tidings, what(-soever), + wherewith, which, word, work.
Pronounce: daw-baw'
Origin: from 1696
; I gave ear
'azan (Hebrew #238)
probably to expand; but used only as a denominative from 241; to broaden out the ear (with the hand), i.e. (by implication) to listen
KJV usage: give (perceive by the) ear, hear(-ken). See 239.
Pronounce: aw-zan'
Origin: a primitive root
to your δreasons
tabuwn (Hebrew #8394)
or towbunah {to-boo-naw'}; from 995; intelligence; by implication, an argument; by extension, caprice
KJV usage: discretion, reason, skilfulness, understanding, wisdom.
Pronounce: taw-boon'
Origin: and (feminine) tbuwnah {teb-oo-naw'}
, whilst ye searched out
chaqar (Hebrew #2713)
properly, to penetrate; hence, to examine intimately
KJV usage: find out, (make) search (out), seek (out), sound, try.
Pronounce: khaw-kar'
Origin: a primitive root
ζwhat to say
millah (Hebrew #4405)
a word; collectively, a discourse; figuratively, a topic
KJV usage: + answer, by-word, matter, any thing (what) to say, to speak(-ing), speak, talking, word.
Pronounce: mil-law'
Origin: from 4448 (plural masculine as if from milleh {mil-leh'}
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understandings.
ζ
words.

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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I waited for.
Job 32:4• 4Now Elihu had waited till Job had spoken, because they were elder than he. (Job 32:4)
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Job 29:21,23• 21Unto me men gave ear, and waited, and kept silence at my counsel.
 23And they waited for me as for the rain; and they opened their mouth wide as for the latter rain. (Job 29:21,23)
reasons.
Heb. understandings.Instead of {tevoonotheychem,} nine MSS. read {techoonotheychem,} "your arguments;" but the sense is nearly the same.whilst.{Ad tachkeroon millin,} "whilst ye were searching for words;" a fine irony, which they must have felt.
Job 5:27• 27Lo this, we have searched it, so it is; hear it, and know thou it for thy good. (Job 5:27)
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Prov. 18:17• 17He that is first in his own cause seemeth just; but his neighbor cometh and searcheth him. (Prov. 18:17)
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Prov. 28:11• 11The rich man is wise in his own conceit; but the poor that hath understanding searcheth him out. (Prov. 28:11)
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Eccl. 12:9‑10• 9And moreover, because the preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; yea, he gave good heed, and sought out, and set in order many proverbs.
 10The preacher sought to find out acceptable words: and that which was written was upright, even words of truth. (Eccl. 12:9‑10)
what to say.
Heb. words.
• The failure of the friends (vers. 11-13). (“Job 32-37” by S. Ridout)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Lo, I waited for your words; I gave ear to your reasonings, until ye searched out what to saye.

JND Translation Notes

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Or "examined the subject."