Cross Reference JOB 32:11 BEHOLD I WAITED FOR YOUR WORDS I GAVE EAR TO YOUR REASONS WHILST YE SEARCHED OUT WHAT TO SAY

{Job 32:11} Behold, x2005 I waited 3176 z8689 for your words; 1697 I gave ear 238 z8686 to x5704 your reasons, 8394 whilst x5704 ye searched out 2713 z8799 what to say. 4405

I waited for:
"Now Elihuª had waitedª ° till¹ Jobª had spoken,ª because¹ they¹ [were] elderª ª than¹ he." {Job 32:4} + "Unto me [men] gave ear,ª ° and waited,ª ° and kept silenceª ° atª my counsel.ª" {Job 29:21} + "And they waitedª ° for me as for the rain;ª and they openedª ° their mouthª wide [as] for the latter rain.ª" {Job 29:23}

reasons:
Heb. understandings, Instead of tevoonotheychem, nine manuscripts 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. "Lo¹ this,¹ we have searchedª ° it, so¹ it¹ [is]; hearª ° it, and knowª ° thou¹ [it] for thy good." {Job 5:27} + "[He that is] firstª in his own causeª [seemeth] just;ª but his neighbourª comethª °°° and searchethª ° him." {Prv 18:17} + "The richª manª [is] wiseª in his own conceit;ª but the poorª that hath understandingª ° searcheth him out.ª °" {Prv 28:11} + "And moreover,ª because the preacherª was¹ ¹ wise,ª he still¹ taughtª °¹ the peopleª knowledge;ª yea, he gave good heed,² °¹ and sought out,ª ° [and] set in orderª ° manyª ° proverbs.ª ... The preacherª soughtª ° to find outª ° acceptableª words:ª and [that which was] writtenª ° [was] upright,ª [even] wordsª of truth.ª" {Ecc 12:9-10}

what to say:
Heb. words

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