Job 32:6

“And Elihu son of Barachel the Buzite answered and said: “I am young in days, and you are very old; therefore I held back and was afraid to declare my knowledge to you.”

Job 32:6 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Job 32:6, word by word

And 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.

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of Barachelבַּרַכְאֵלbarachel

Barachel

Barachel: the name of the father of Elihu. It means "El has blessed."

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the Buziteבּוּזִיbuzi

Buzite

Buzite: a descendant of Buz (Genesis 22:21) or a person from that place. Elihu is called so.

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answeredיַּעַןyaan

answer

To reply to what was said.

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and saidיֹּאמַרyomar

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

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“I am youngצָעִירtsair

younger

The youngest.

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in daysיָמִיםyamim

time

Literally "the days": a period, an age, or the span of someone's life.

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are very oldיְשִׁישִׁיםyeshishim

aged, old man

An old man, a person of great age.

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I held backזָחַלְתִּיzachalti

hold back

To keep quiet out of shyness or fear.

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and was afraidאִירָאira

fear

To feel fear before danger or before someone stronger.

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to declareחַוֺּתchavot

declare, show

To declare, to make known, to set something out.

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my knowledgeדֵּעִdei

knowledge

Knowledge, what someone knows; opinion.

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The context

5And Elihu saw that there was no answer in the mouth of the three men, and his anger burned.

6 · This verse (above)

7I said, ‘Days should speak, and the multitude of years should make known wisdom.’

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