King James Version

Job 18:2

How long will it be ere ye make an end of words? mark, and afterwards we will speak.

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עַדadevenעַדpreposition — “even”H5704as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)against, and, as, at, before, by (that), even (to), for(-asmuch as), (hither-) to, [phrase] how long, into, as long (much) as, (so) that, till, toward, until, when, while, ([phrase] as) yet.אָ֤נָהanahwhereאָןadverb — “where”H575where?; hence, whither?, when?; also hither and thither[phrase] any (no) whither, now, where, whither(-soever).תְּשִׂימ֣וּןtesimunputשׂוּםverb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural, paragogic nun — “put”, an unfinished actionH7760to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)[idiom] any wise, appoint, bring, call (a name), care, cast in, change, charge, commit, consider, convey, determine, [phrase] disguise, dispose, do, get, give, heap up, hold, impute, lay (down, up), leave, look, make (out), mark, [phrase]…קִנְצֵ֣יqintseendקֶנֶץnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “end”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7078perversionend.לְמִלִּ֑יןlemilinto wordמִלָּהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “to word”, the ordinary formH4405a word; collectively, a discourse; figuratively, a topic[phrase] answer, by-word, matter, any thing (what) to say, to speak(-ing), speak, talking, word.תָּ֝בִ֗ינוּtavinvunderstandבִּיןverb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “understand”, an unfinished actionH995to separate mentally (or distinguish), i.e.(generally) understandattend, consider, be cunning, diligently, direct, discern, eloquent, feel, inform, instruct, have intelligence, know, look well to, mark, perceive, be prudent, regard, (can) skill(-full), teach, think, (cause, make to, get, give, have) und…וְאַחַ֥רveacharand afterאַחַרconjunction, adverb — “and after”H310properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)after (that, -ward), again, at, away from, back (from, -side), behind, beside, by, follow (after, -ing), forasmuch, from, hereafter, hinder end, [phrase] out (over) live, [phrase] persecute, posterity, pursuing, remnant, seeing, since, the…נְדַבֵּֽרnedaberspeakדָבַרverb, piel, imperfect, 1st person, common, plural — “speak”, an unfinished actionH1696perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdueanswer, appoint, bid, command, commune, declare, destroy, give, name, promise, pronounce, rehearse, say, speak, be spokesman, subdue, talk, teach, tell, think, use (entreaties), utter, [idiom] well, [idiom] work.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

How long will ye lay snares for words? Consider, and afterwards we will speak.

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American Standard Version (1901)

How long will ye hunt for words? Consider, and afterwards we will speak.

Young’s Literal Translation

When do ye set an end to words? Consider ye, and afterwards do we speak.

World English Bible

“How long will you hunt for words? Consider, and afterwards we will speak.

Darby Translation

How long will ye hunt for words? Be intelligent, and then we will speak.

Douay-Rheims

How long will you throw out words? understand first, and so let us speak.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

How long will ye lay snares for words? Consider, and afterwards we will speak.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

How long wilt thou continue? forbear, that we also may speak.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Μέχρι τίνος οὐ παύσῃ; ἐπίσχες, ἵνα καὶ αὐτοὶ λαλήσωμεν.