King James Version

Job 15:8

Hast thou heard the secret of God? and dost thou restrain wisdom to thyself?

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הַבְס֣וֹדhavsodin secretסוֹדparticle, interrogative, preposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “in secret”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5475a session, i.e. company of persons (in close deliberation); by implication, intimacy, consultation, a secretassembly, consel, inward, secret (counsel).אֱל֣וֹהַelohaGodאֱלוֹהַּnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “God”, the ordinary formH433a deity or the DeityGod, god. See H430 (אֱלֹהִים).תִּשְׁמָ֑עtishmahearשָׁמַעverb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “hear”, an unfinished actionH8085to 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…וְתִגְרַ֖עvetigraand abateגָּרַעconjunction, verb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “and abate”, an unfinished actionH1639to scrape off; by implication, to shave, remove, lessen, withholdabate, clip, (di-) minish, do (take) away, keep back, restrain, make small, withdraw.אֵלֶ֣יךָeleykhaamongאֵלpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).חָכְמָֽהchakhemahwisdomחׇכְמָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “wisdom”, the ordinary formH2451wisdom (in a good sense)skilful, wisdom, wisely, wit.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Dost thou hearken in the council of God? And dost thou restrain wisdom to thyself?

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American Standard Version (1901)

Hast thou heard the secret counsel of God? And dost thou limit wisdom to thyself?

Young’s Literal Translation

Of the secret counsel of God dost thou hear? And withdrawest thou unto thee wisdom?

World English Bible

Have you heard the secret counsel of God? Do you limit wisdom to yourself?

Darby Translation

Hast thou listened in the secret council of God? And hast thou absorbed wisdom for thyself?

Douay-Rheims

Hast thou heard God’s counsel, and shall his wisdom be inferior to thee?

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Dost thou hearken in the council of God? And dost thou restrain wisdom to thyself?

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Or hast thou heard the ordinance of the Lord? or has God used thee as his counsellor? and has wisdom come only to thee?

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἢ σύνταγμα Κυρίου ἀκήκοας; ἢ συμβούλῳ σοι ἐχρήσατο ὁ Θεός; εἰς δέ σε ἀφίκετο σοφία;