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It is notלֹאthe greatרַבִּיםwho are wise,יֶחְכָּמוּnor the eldersוּזְקֵנִיםwho understandיָבִינוּjustice.מִשְׁפָּט
Job 32:9
Study it in the app“It is not the great who are wise, nor the elders who understand justice.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Job 32:9, word by word
- the greatרַבִּיםrabim
great
Of great size or power; the one who stands out.
Where else “rabim” appears- who are wiseיֶחְכָּמוּyechkamu
be wise
Be wise, act wisely; in Exodus 1:10, act shrewdly.
Where else “yechkamu” appears- nor the eldersזְקֵנִיםzekenim
old
A person of many years.
Where else “zekenim” appears- who understandיָבִינוּyavinu
understand
To understand, realize.
Where else “yavinu” appears- justiceמִשְׁפָּטmishpat
justice
What is right and fair.
Where else “mishpat” appears
The context
8Surely it is a spirit in the mortal, and the breath of Shaddai that makes them understand.
9 · This verse (above)
10Therefore I say: listen to me; I too will declare my knowledge.