Job 42:3 — King James Version← Study notes

“Who is he that hideth counsel without knowledge? therefore have I uttered that I understood not; things too wonderful for me, which I knew not.”

Job 42:3 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Job 42:314 words

HebrewMeaning

מִ֤יmiy

who?particleH4310

he · him · O that! what · which ···

זֶ֨הzeh

thisprepH2088

hence · here · it · now ···

מַעְלִ֥יםmaʿəliym

is concealingverbH5956

any ways · dissembler · hide · secret

עֵצָ֗הʿēṣāh

counselnounH6098

advisement · counsel) · purpose

בְּֽלִ֫יbəliy

notparticleH1097

ig · for lack of · where no...is · so that no ···

דָ֥עַתdāʿat

knowledgenounH1847

norantly · know · awares

לָ/כֵ֣ןlākēn

thereforepronH3651

after that (this · -wards) · as... as · asmuch as yet ···

הִ֭גַּדְתִּיhigadətiy

I have toldverbH5046

certainly · certify · declare · denounce ···

וְ/לֹ֣אwəlōʾ

and notconjH3808

before · or else · except · ig ···

אָבִ֑יןʾābiyn

I understoodverbH995

consider · be cunning · diligently · direct ···

נִפְלָא֥וֹתnipəlāʾwōt

things too wonderfulverbH6381

(arise...too · be too) hard · hidden · things too high ···

מִ֝מֶּ֗/נִּיmimeniy

for mepronH4480

after · among · at · because of ···

וְ/לֹ֣אwəlōʾ

and notconjH3808

before · or else · except · ig ···

אֵדָֽעʾēdāʿ

I knewverbH3045

acquaintance · advise · answer · appoint ···

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 42:3

Who is he that hideth counsel without knowledge? For Leviathan hides counsel without knowledge, because, though he is concealed from our infirmity by many frauds, he is yet disclosed to us by the holy inspiration of our Protector. He hides counsel without knowledge, because though he escapes the notice of those who are tempted, yet he cannot escape the notice of the Protector of the tempted. Having heard therefore the power and craft of the devil, having heard also the power…
Gregory the Great · 6th century · Morals on Job, Book 35 §2

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

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