Then the angerוַ אַףof Elihuאֱלִיהוּאsonבֶןof Barachelבַּרַכְאֵלthe Buzite,הַבּוּזִיof the familyמִמִּשְׁפַּחַתof Ram,רָםburned;יִּחַרagainst Jobבְּאִיּוֹבhis angerאַפּוֹburnedחָרָהbecauseעַלhe declared himself righteousצַדְּקוֹ נַפְשׁוֹmore than Elohim.מֵאֱלֹהִים
Job 32:2
Study it in the app“Then the anger of Elihu son of Barachel the Buzite, of the family of Ram, burned; against Job his anger burned because he declared himself righteous more than Elohim.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Job 32:2, word by word
- Then the angerאַףaf
anger
The rage of one who snorts; the "long of nose" is slow to become angry.
Where else “af” appears- of Elihuאֱלִיהוּאelihu
Elihu
Elihu: the name of several men; among them an ancestor of Samuel (1 Samuel 1:1) and the young man who speaks in the book of Job (Job 32:2). It means "he is my God."
Where else “elihu” appears- sonבֶןven
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “ven” appears- of Barachelבַּרַכְאֵלbarachel
Barachel
Barachel: the name of the father of Elihu. It means "El has blessed."
Where else “barachel” appears- the Buziteבּוּזִיbuzi
Buzite
Buzite: a descendant of Buz (Genesis 22:21) or a person from that place. Elihu is called so.
Where else “buzi” appears- of the familyמִּשְׁפַּחַתmishpachat
family
A group of relatives within a tribe.
Where else “mishpachat” appears- of Ramרָםram
Ram
Ram, son of Hezron, an ancestor of King David. The name means "high." Other people also bear it (Job 32:2).
Where else “ram” appears- burnedיִּחַרyichar
burn
For YHWH's anger to be kindled like a fire against someone.
Where else “yichar” appears- against Jobאִיּוֹבiyov
Job
Job: the man of the land of Uz, blameless and upright, whose story of suffering and of questions to God is told in the book that bears his name. Ezekiel 14:14 and James 5:11 also mention him.
Where else “iyov” appears- he declared himself righteousצַדְּקtsadk
vindicate
To pronounce someone in the clear, defend their cause.
Where else “tsadk” appears- he declared himself righteousנַפְשׁnafsh
person
Someone as a whole; "my soul" can simply mean me.
Where else “nafsh” appears- more than Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appears
Translation note
“More than Elohim”: it can also be understood “before Elohim” (as in 4:17).
The context
1So these three men ceased answering Job, because he was righteous in his own eyes.
2 · This verse (above)
3And against his three companions his anger burned because they had not found an answer and yet had declared Job wicked.