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Job 23:5

I would know the words which he would answer me, and understand what he would say unto me.

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אֵ֭דְעָהedeahknowיָדַעverb, qal, cohortative, 1st person, common, singular — “know”, a determination or requestH3045to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, instruction, designation, punishment, etc.)acknowledge, acquaintance(-ted with), advise, answer, appoint, assuredly, be aware, (un-) awares, can(-not), certainly, comprehend, consider, [idiom] could they, cunning, declare, be diligent, (can, cause to) discern, discover, endued with…מִלִּ֣יםmilimwordמִלָּהnoun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “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.יַעֲנֵ֑נִיyaanenishoutעָנָהverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “shout”, an unfinished actionH6030properly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e. pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extension to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout, testify, announcegive account, afflict (by mistake for H6031 (עָנָה)), (cause to, give) answer, bring low (by mistake for H6031 (עָנָה)), cry, hear, Leannoth, lift up, say, [idiom] scholar, (give a) shout, sing (together by course), speak, testify, utter,…וְ֝אָבִ֗ינָהveavinahand understandבִּיןconjunction, verb, qal, cohortative, 1st person, common, singular — “and understand”, a determination or requestH995to 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…מַהmahhowמָהparticle, interrogative — “how”H4100properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and even relatively, that which); often used with prefixes in various adverbial or conjunctive senseshow (long, oft, (-soever)), (no-) thing, what (end, good, purpose, thing), whereby(-fore, -in, -to, -with), (for) why.יֹּ֥אמַרyomarsayאָמַרverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “say”, an unfinished actionH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…לִֽיlitoלִֽיpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “to”to

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

I would know the words which He would answer me, and understand what He would say unto me.

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American Standard Version (1901)

I would know the words which he would answer me, And understand what he would say unto me.

Young’s Literal Translation

I know the words He doth answer me, And understand what He saith to me.

World English Bible

I would know the words which he would answer me, and understand what he would tell me.

Darby Translation

I would know the words he would answer me, and understand what he would say unto me.

Douay-Rheims

That I might know the words that he would answer me, and understand what he would say to me.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

I would know the words which He would answer me, and understand what He would say unto me.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And I would know the remedies which he would speak to me, and I would perceive what he would tell me.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Γνοίην δὲ ἰάματα ἅ μοι ἐρεῖ, αἰσθοίμην δὲ τίνα μοι ἀπαγγελεῖ.