Job 29:21 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Job 29:216 words

HebrewMeaning

לִֽ/יliy

pron

שָׁמְע֥וּšāməʿw

people listenedverbH8085

attentively · carefully · certainly · consent ···

וְ/יִחֵ֑לּוּwəyiḥēlw

and they waitedconjH3176

have · make to) hope · be pained · stay ···

וְ֝/יִדְּמ֗וּwəyidəmw

and they may be silentconjH1826

be cut down · forbear · hold peace · quiet self ···

לְמ֣וֹləmwō

forpronH3926

for · to · upon

עֲצָתִֽ/יʿăṣātiy

counsel mynounH6098

advisement · counsel) · purpose

ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Church Fathers on Job 29:21

-23. They that heard me awaited my sentence, and listening kept silence at any counsel. They dared not to add any thing to my words, and my speech dropped upon them. And they waited for me as the rain, and opened their mouth wide as for the latter rain. For this awe of those under him we unquestionably believe to have been towards blessed Job. But as we have already often said, Holy Church being driven to extremities by the inflictions of heretics or carnal persons,…
Gregory the Great · 6th century · Morals on Job, Book 20 §1

Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain

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