Job 29:21 Go deeper

Unto me men gave ear, and waited, and kept silence at my counsel. (KJV)

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שָׁמְע֥וּsha.me.'Upeople listened

Lemma: שָׁמַע (sha.ma) · Strong's: H8085G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)

Meaning: to hear: hear

Used 959 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 3:10, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 14:14, Genesis 16:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8085G; TAHOT Job 29:21 word 1

וְיִחֵ֑לּוּve.yi.Che.luand they waited

Lemma: יָחַל (ya.chal) · Strong's: H3176G

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVpp3cp)

Meaning: to wait: wait

Used 13 times. Also: Genesis 8:12, 1 Samuel 10:8, 2 Samuel 18:14, 2 Kings 6:33, Job 14:14, Job 29:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3176G; TAHOT Job 29:21 word 2

וְ֝יִדְּמ֗וּve.yi.de.Muand they may be silent

Lemma: דָּמַם (da.mam) · Strong's: H1826H

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Conjunction+Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqu3mp)

Meaning: to silence: silent

Used 15 times. Also: Leviticus 10:3, Job 31:34, Psalms 4:4, Psalms 30:12, Psalms 31:17, Psalms 62:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1826H; TAHOT Job 29:21 word 3

לְמ֣וֹle.Mofor

Lemma: לְמוֹ (le.mo) · Strong's: H3926

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: upon

Used 4 times. Also: Job 27:14, Job 38:40, Job 40:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3926; TAHOT Job 29:21 word 4

עֲצָתִֽי\׃'a.tza.Ticounsel my

Lemma: עֵצָה (e.tsah) · Strong's: H6098

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: counsel

Used 88 times. Also: Deuteronomy 32:28, Judges 20:7, 2 Samuel 15:31, 2 Samuel 15:34, 2 Samuel 16:20, 2 Samuel 16:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6098; TAHOT Job 29:21 word 5

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

Men listened	→	שָׁמַע H8085G to hear: hear
to me	→
with expectation	→	יָחַל H3176G to wait: wait
waiting silently	→	דָּמַם H1826H to silence: silent
for	→	לְמוֹ H3926 upon
my counsel	→	עֵצָה H6098 counsel

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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