Job 32:6 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJob 32:6 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיַּ֤עַן
ʻânâh
H6030
to answer
אֱלִיה֖וּא
ʼĔlîyhûw
H453
Elihu
בֶן
bên
H1121
son
בַּֽרַכְאֵ֥ל
Bârakʼêl
H1292
Barachel
הַבּוּזִ֗י
Bûwzîy
H940
Buzite
וַיֹּ֫אמַ֥ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
צָ֘עִ֤יר
tsâʻîyr
H6810
little
אֲנִ֣י
ʼănîy
H589
I
לְ֭יָמִים
yôwm
H3117
day
וְאַתֶּ֣ם
ʼattâh
H859
you
יְשִׁישִׁ֑ים
yâshîysh
H3453
old man
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
כֵּ֖ן
kên
H3651
thus
זָחַ֥לְתִּי
zâchal
H2119
to shrink back
וָֽאִירָ֓א
yârêʼ
H3372
to fear
מֵחַוֺּ֖ת
châvâh
H2331
to declare
דֵּעִ֣י
dêaʻ
H1843
knowledge
אֶתְכֶֽם
ʼêth
H853
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World English Bible Public Domain
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.
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King James Version Public Domain
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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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Elihu son of Barakel the Buzite answered and said, “I young in days and you aged. Upon that, I was timid and I was afraid of telling you my knowledge.
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