Job 32:4
Strong's Lexicon
Now Elihu
וֶֽאֱלִיה֗וּ (we·’ĕ·lî·hū)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 453: Elihu = 'He is my God' 1) the younger man who rebuked Job and his three friends 2) an Ephraimite, Samuel's great grandfather 3) a Manassite warrior chief for David 4) son of Shemaiah and Korhite gatekeeper 5) David's brother

had waited
חִכָּ֣ה (ḥik·kāh)
Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2442: 1) to wait, wait for, await 1a) (Qal) to wait for 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to wait, tarry 1b2) to wait (in ambush) 1b3) to wait for, long for

אֶת־ (’eṯ-)
Direct object marker
Strong's Hebrew 853: 1) sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative

to speak
בִּדְבָרִ֑ים (biḏ·ḇā·rîm)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1697: 1) speech, word, speaking, thing 1a) speech 1b) saying, utterance 1c) word, words 1d) business, occupation, acts, matter, case, something, manner (by extension)

to Job
אִ֭יּוֹב (’î·yō·wḇ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 347: Job = 'hated' 1) a patriarch, the subject of the book of Job

because
כִּ֤י ()
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 3588: 1) that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since 1a) that 1a1) yea, indeed 1b) when (of time) 1b1) when, if, though (with a concessive force) 1c) because, since (causal connection) 1d) but (after negative) 1e) that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if 1f) but rather, but 1g) except that 1h) only, nevertheless 1i) surely 1j) that is 1k) but if 1l) for though 1m) forasmuch as, for therefore

the others
הֵ֖מָּה (hêm·māh)
Pronoun - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1992: 1) they, these, the same, who

were older
זְֽקֵנִים־ (zə·qê·nîm-)
Adjective - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 2205: 1) old 1a) old (of humans) 1b) elder (of those having authority)

than he
מִמֶּ֣נּוּ (mim·men·nū)
Preposition | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4480: prep 1) from, out of, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not, more than 1a) from (expressing separation), off, on the side of 1b) out of 1b1) (with verbs of proceeding, removing, expelling) 1b2) (of material from which something is made) 1b3) (of source or origin) 1c) out of, some of, from (partitively) 1d) from, since, after (of time) 1e) than, more than (in comparison) 1f) from...even to, both...and, either...or 1g) than, more than, too much for (in comparisons) 1h) from, on account of, through, because (with infinitive) conj 2) that

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Now Elihu had waited to speak to Job because the others were older than he.

Young's Literal Translation
And Elihu hath waited earnestly beside Job with words, for they are older than he in days.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Now Elihu had waited to speak to Job because they were all older than he.

New American Standard Bible
Now Elihu had waited to speak to Job because they were years older than he.

King James Bible
Now Elihu had waited till Job had spoken, because they [were] elder than he.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
Now Elihu had waited before speaking to Job because they were older than he.

New Living Translation
Elihu had waited for the others to speak to Job because they were older than he.

English Standard Version
Now Elihu had waited to speak to Job because they were older than he.

New American Standard Bible
Now Elihu had waited to speak to Job because they were years older than he.

King James Bible
Now Elihu had waited till Job had spoken, because they were elder than he.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Now Elihu had waited to speak to Job because they were all older than he.

International Standard Version
Elihu waited to have a word with Job, since the others were older than he,

NET Bible
Now Elihu had waited before speaking to Job, because the others were older than he was.

American Standard Version
Now Elihu had waited to speak unto Job, because they were elder than he.

English Revised Version
Now Elihu had waited to speak unto Job, because they were elder than he.

Young's Literal Translation
And Elihu hath waited earnestly beside Job with words, for they are older than he in days.
















Cross References
Job 32:3
Also against his three friends was his wrath kindled, because they had found no answer, and yet had condemned Job.

Job 32:5
When Elihu saw that there was no answer in the mouth of these three men, then his wrath was kindled.

Job 1:1
There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil.

Job 32:2
Then was kindled the wrath of Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite, of the kindred of Ram: against Job was his wrath kindled, because he justified himself rather than God.

Job 32:1
So these three men ceased to answer Job, because he was righteous in his own eyes.

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.

Job 32:7
I said, Days should speak, and multitude of years should teach wisdom.
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