Job 32:4

Now Elihu had waited to speak to Job, because they were elder than he.

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WEBBE

Now Elihu had waited to speak to Job, because they were elder than he.

BSB

Now Elihu had waited to speak to Job because the others were older than he.

KJV

Now Elihu had waited till Job had spoken, because they were elder than he.

ASV

Now Elihu had waited to speak unto Job, because they were elder than he.

BBE

Now Elihu had kept quiet while Job was talking, because they were older than he;

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וֶאֱלִיהוּ ve·'e·li·hu and Elihu H453 חִכָּה chi·kah he had waited H2442 אֶת־ 'et- (marks the object) H853 אִיּוֹב 'i·yov Job H347 בִּדְבָרִים bid·va·rim in words H1697 כִּי ki for H3588 זְקֵנִים־ ze·ke·nim- [were] old H2205 הֵמָּה he·mah they H1992 מִמֶּנּוּ mi·me·nu more than him H4480 לְיָמִים le·ya·mim to days H3117

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 1–5

Job's friends were silenced, but not convinced. Others had been present. Elihu was justly displeased with Job, as more anxious to clear his own character than the justice and goodness of God. Elihu was displeased with Job's friends because they had not been candid to Job. Seldom is a quarrel begun, more seldom is a quarrel carried on, in which there are not faults on both sides. Those that seek for truth, must not reject what is true and good on either side, nor approve or defend what is wrong.

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ChildrenReverenceHumilityOld AgeModesty

Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.