King James Version

Job 13:17

Hear diligently my speech, and my declaration with your ears.

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שִׁמְע֣וּshimvhearשָׁמַעverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “hear”, a commandH8085to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)[idiom] attentively, call (gather) together, [idiom] carefully, [idiom] certainly, consent, consider, be content, declare, [idiom] diligently, discern, give ear, (cause to, let, make to) hear(-ken, tell), [idiom] indeed, listen, make (a) n…שָׁ֭מוֹעַshamoahearשָׁמַעverb, qal, infinitive absolute — “hear”, the verb used for emphasisH8085to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)[idiom] attentively, call (gather) together, [idiom] carefully, [idiom] certainly, consent, consider, be content, declare, [idiom] diligently, discern, give ear, (cause to, let, make to) hear(-ken, tell), [idiom] indeed, listen, make (a) n…מִלָּתִ֑יmilatiwordמִלָּהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “word”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4405a word; collectively, a discourse; figuratively, a topic[phrase] answer, by-word, matter, any thing (what) to say, to speak(-ing), speak, talking, word.וְ֝אַֽחֲוָתִ֗יveachavatiand declarationאַחְוָהconjunction, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “and declaration”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH262an utterancedeclaration.בְּאָזְנֵיכֶֽםbeazeneykhemin earאֹזֶןpreposition, noun, common, feminine, dual, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “in ear”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH241broadness. i.e. (concrete) the ear (from its form in man)[phrase] advertise, audience, [phrase] displease, ear, hearing, [phrase] show.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Hear diligently my speech, and let my declaration be in your ears.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Hear diligently my speech, And let my declaration be in your ears.

Young’s Literal Translation

Hear ye diligently my word, And my declaration with your ears.

World English Bible

Listen carefully to my speech. Let my declaration be in your ears.

Darby Translation

Hear attentively my speech and my declaration with your ears.

Douay-Rheims

Hear ye my speech, and receive with Sour ears hidden truths.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Hear diligently my speech, and let my declaration be in your ears.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Hear, hear ye my words, for I will declare in your hearing.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἀκούσατε ἀκούσατε τὰ ῥήματά μου, ἀναγγελῶ γὰρ ὑμῶν ἀκουόντων.