In Job 21 of Job .
Suffer me that I may speak; and after that I have spoken, mock on.
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שָׂ֭אוּנִי sauni lift up שָׂ֭אוּנִי sauni lift up נָשָׂא verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “lift up”, a command H5375 to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative accept, advance, arise, (able to, (armor), suffer to) bear(-er, up), bring (forth), burn, carry (away), cast, contain, desire, ease, exact, exalt (self), extol, fetch, forgive, furnish, further, give, go on, help, high, hold up, honorable… וְאָנֹכִ֣י veanokhi and me וְאָנֹכִ֣י veanokhi and me אָנֹכִי conjunction, pronoun, personal, 1st person, common, singular — “and me” H595 I I, me, [idiom] which. אֲדַבֵּ֑ר adaber speak אֲדַבֵּ֑ר adaber speak דָבַר verb, piel, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “speak”, an unfinished action H1696 perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue answer, 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. וְאַחַ֖ר veachar and after וְאַחַ֖ר veachar and after אַחַר conjunction, adverb — “and after” H310 properly, 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… דַּבְּרִ֣י dabri speak דַּבְּרִ֣י dabri speak דָבַר verb, piel, infinitive construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “speak”, the to-form of the verb H1696 perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue answer, 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. תַלְעִֽיג ׃ talig have in derision תַלְעִֽיג talig have in derision לָעַג verb, hiphil, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “have in derision”, an unfinished action H3932 to deride; by implication (as if imitating a foreigner) to speak unintelligibly have in derision, laugh (to scorn), mock (on), stammering. Jewish translation (JPS 1917)
Suffer me, that I may speak; and after that I have spoken, mock on.
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American Standard Version (1901) Suffer me, and I also will speak; And after that I have spoken, mock on.
Young’s Literal Translation Bear with me, and I speak, And after my speaking — ye may deride.
World English Bible Allow me, and I also will speak. After I have spoken, mock on.
Darby Translation Suffer me and I will speak; and after I have spoken, mock on!
Douay-Rheims Suffer me, and I will speak, and after, if you please, laugh at my words.
Jewish Publication Society (1917) Suffer me, that I may speak; and after that I have spoken, mock on.
Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English Raise me, and I will speak; then ye shall not laugh me to scorn.
Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851) Ἄρατέ με, ἐγὼ δὲ λαλήσω, εἶτʼ οὐ καταγελάσετέ μου.
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