Job 32:2

“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.”

Job 32:2 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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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.

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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.

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