Job 20:3
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | I have heard the check of my reproach, and the spirit of my understanding causeth me to answer. | I have heard a rebuke that insults me, and my understanding prompts a reply. | I have heard the reproof which putteth me to shame; And the spirit of my understanding answereth me. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [the] correction of | מוּסַ֣ר | mu-SAR | H4148G | disciplineמוּסָר (mu.sar) : discipline/punishment 1) discipline, chastening, correction 1a) discipline, correction 1b) chastening |
| insult my | כְּלִמָּתִ֣י | ke-li-ma-TI | H3639 | shameכְּלִמָּה (ke.lim.mah) 1) disgrace, reproach, shame, confusion, dishonour, insult, ignominy 1a) insult, reproach 1b) reproach, ignominy |
| I have heard | אֶשְׁמָ֑ע | 'esh-MA' | H8085G | to hear: hearשָׁמַע (sha.ma) : hear v 1) to hear, listen to, obey 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to hear (perceive by ear) 1a2) to hear of or concerning 1a3) to hear (have power to hear) 1a4) to hear with attention or interest, listen to 1a5) to understand (language) 1a6) to hear (of judicial cases) 1a7) to listen, give heed 1a7a) to consent, agree 1a7b) to grant request 1a8) to listen to, yield to 1a9) to obey, be obedient 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be heard (of voice or sound) 1b2) to be heard of 1b3) to be regarded, be obeyed 1c) (Piel) to cause to hear, call to hear, summon 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to cause to hear, tell, proclaim, utter a sound … |
| and a spirit | וְ֝ר֗וּחַ | ve-RU-ach | H7307G | spiritרוּחַ (ru.ach) : spirit 1) wind, breath, mind, spirit 1a) breath 1b) wind 1b1) of heaven 1b2) quarter (of wind), side 1b3) breath of air 1b4) air, gas 1b5) vain, empty thing 1c) spirit (as that which breathes quickly in animation or agitation) 1c1) spirit, animation, vivacity, vigour 1c2) courage 1c3) temper, anger 1c4) impatience, patience 1c5) spirit, disposition (as troubled, bitter, discontented) 1c6) disposition (of various kinds), unaccountable or uncontrollable impulse 1c7) prophetic spirit 1d) spirit (of the living, breathing being in man and animals) … |
| from understanding my | מִֽבִּינָתִ֥י | mi-bi-na-TI | H0998 | understandingבִּינָה (bi.nah) 1) understanding, discernment 1a) act 1b) faculty 1c) object 1d) personified Aramaic equivalent: bi.nah (בִּינָה "understanding" H0999) |
| it answers me | יַעֲנֵֽנִי׃ | ya-'a-NE-ni | H6030B | to answerעָנָה (a.nah) 1) to answer, respond, testify, speak, shout 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to answer, respond to 1a2) to testify, respond as a witness 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to make answer 1b2) to be answered, receive answer Aramaic equivalent: a.nah (עֲנָה "to answer" H6032) |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.