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Hear,שִׁמְעוּplease,נָאmy argument,תוֹכַחְתִּיand to the contentionsוְרִבוֹתof my lipsשְׂפָתַיpay attention.הַקְשִׁיבוּ
Job 13:6
Study it in the app“Hear, please, my argument, and to the contentions of my lips pay attention.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Job 13:6, word by word
- Hearשִׁמְעוּshimu
listen
To pay close attention, or heed a plea.
Where else “shimu” appears- my argumentתוֹכַחְתִּtochachti
argument
The reasons someone presents to defend his cause before another.
Where else “tochachti” appears- and to the contentionsרִבוֹתrivot
case
A matter brought before the judge.
Where else “rivot” appears- of my lipsשְׂפָתַsefata
lip
The part of the mouth with which one speaks, and so what one says.
Where else “sefata” appears- pay attentionהַקְשִׁיבוּhakshivu
pay attention, listen
To pay attention, to listen carefully, to prick up the ears. It is more than hearing: it is heeding what is said.
Where else “hakshivu” appears
The context
5Who would grant that you would be completely silent, and it would be wisdom for you.
6 · This verse (above)
7Will you speak injustice for El, and for him speak deceit?