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Job 32:4

Now Elihu had waited till Job had spoken, because they were elder than he.

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וֶֽאֱלִיה֗וּveelihvand Elihuאֱלִיהוּconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Elihu”H453Elihu, the name of one of Job's friends, and of three IsraelitesElihu.חִכָּ֣הchikahlongחָכָהverb, piel, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “long”, a completed actionH2442properly, to adhere to; hence, to awaitlong, tarry, wait.אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).אִ֭יּוֹבiovJobאִיּוֹבnoun, proper name — “Job”H347Ijob, the patriarch famous for his patienceJob.בִּדְבָרִ֑יםbidvarimin causeדָּבָרpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “in cause”, the ordinary formH1697a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a causeact, advice, affair, answer, [idiom] any such (thing), because of, book, business, care, case, cause, certain rate, [phrase] chronicles, commandment, [idiom] commune(-ication), [phrase] concern(-ing), [phrase] confer, counsel, [phrase] dea…כִּ֤יkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…זְֽקֵנִיםzeqenimoldזָקֵןadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “old”, the ordinary formH2205oldaged, ancient (man), elder(-est), old (man, men and...women), senator.הֵ֖מָּהhemahtheyהֵםpronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “they”H1992they (only used when emphatic)it, like, [idiom] (how, so) many (soever, more as) they (be), (the) same, [idiom] so, [idiom] such, their, them, these, they, those, which, who, whom, withal, ye.מִמֶּ֣נּוּmimenvfromמִןpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, plural — “from”H4480properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many sensesabove, after, among, at, because of, by (reason of), from (among), in, [idiom] neither, [idiom] nor, (out) of, over, since, [idiom] then, through, [idiom] whether, with.לְיָמִֽיםleyamimto as long asיוֹםpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “to as long as”, the ordinary formH3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)age, [phrase] always, [phrase] chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), [phrase] elder, [idiom] end, [phrase] evening, [phrase] (for) ever(-lasting, -more), [idiom] full, life, as (so) lon…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Now Elihu had waited to speak unto Job, because they were older than he.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Now Elihu had waited to speak unto Job, because they were elder than he.

Young’s Literal Translation

And Elihu hath waited earnestly beside Job with words, for they are older than he in days.

World English Bible

Now Elihu had waited to speak to Job, because they were older than he.

Darby Translation

But Elihu had waited till Job had finished speaking, because they were older than he.

Douay-Rheims

So Eliu waited while Job was speaking, because they were his elders that were speaking.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Now Elihu had waited to speak unto Job, because they were older than he.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

But Elius had forborne to give an answer to Job, because they were older than he.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐλιοὺς δὲ ὑπέμεινε δοῦναι ἀπόκρισιν Ἰὼβ, ὅτι πρεσβύτεροι αὐτοῦ εἰσιν ἡμέραις.