KJV King James Version
And Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite answered and said, I [am] young, and ye [are] very old; wherefore I was afraid, and durst not shew you mine opinion.
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Job 32:6
And Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite answered and said, I [am] young, and ye [are] very old; wherefore I was afraid, and durst not shew you mine opinion.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
So Elihu son of Barachel the Buzite declared: “I am young in years, while you are old; that is why I was timid and afraid to tell you what I know.
WEB World English Bible
Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite answered, “I am young, and you are very old; Therefore I held back, and didn’t dare show you my opinion.
ASV American Standard Version
And Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite answered and said, I am young, and ye are very old; Wherefore I held back, and durst not show you mine opinion.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And Elihu son of Barachel the Buzite answereth and saith:—Young I am in days, and ye are age Therefore I have feared, And am afraid of shewing you my opinion.
Surrounding context — Job 32
3 Also against his three friends was his wrath kindled, because they had found no answer, and [yet] had condemned Job.
4 Now Elihu had waited till Job had spoken, because they [were] elder than he.
5 When Elihu saw that [there was] no answer in the mouth of [these] three men, then his wrath was kindled.
6 And Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite answered and said, I [am] young, and ye [are] very old; wherefore I was afraid, and durst not shew you mine opinion.
7 I said, Days should speak, and multitude of years should teach wisdom.
8 But [there is] a spirit in man: and the inspiration of the Almighty giveth them understanding.
9 Great men are not [always] wise: neither do the aged understand judgment.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וַיַּ֤עַן׀H6030 · unto dwellאֱלִיה֖וּאH453 · e.li.huElihuבֶן־H1121 · benson: childבַּֽרַכְאֵ֥לH1292 · ba.rakh.elBarachelהַבּוּזִ֗יH940 · bu.ziBuziteוַיֹּ֫אמַ֥רH559 · a.marto sayצָ֘עִ֤ירH6810 · tsa.irlittleאֲנִ֣יH589 · a.niIלְ֭יָמִיםH3117 · yomdayוְאַתֶּ֣םH859 · at.tahyou(m.s.)יְשִׁישִׁ֑יםH3453 · ya.shishagedעַל־H5921 · aluponכֵּ֖ןH3651 · kenrightזָחַ֥לְתִּיH2119 · za.chalto crawlוָֽאִירָ֓א׀H3372 · ya.reto fearמֵחַוֹּ֖תH2331 · cha.vahto explainדֵּעִ֣יH1843 · de.aknowledgeאֶתְכֶֽם׃H853 · et[Obj.]
Cross-references
Job 15:10With us [are] both the grayheaded and very aged men, much elder than thy father.1 Timothy 5:1Rebuke not an elder, but intreat [him] as a father; [and] the younger men as brethren;Titus 2:6Young men likewise exhort to be sober minded.1 Peter 5:5Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all [of you] be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble.Leviticus 19:32Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honour the face of the old man, and fear thy God: I [am] the LORD.1 Samuel 17:28-30And Eliab his eldest brother heard when he spake unto the men; and Eliab’s anger was kindled against David, and he said, Why camest thou down hither? and with whom hast thou left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know thy pride, and the naughtiness of thine heart; for thou art come down that thou mightest see the battle.Job 15:7[Art] thou the first man [that] was born? or wast thou made before the hills?Romans 13:7Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute [is due]; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom honour.
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