King James Version

Job 33:31

Mark well, O Job, hearken unto me: hold thy peace, and I will speak.

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הַקְשֵׁ֖בhaqshevattendקָשַׁבverb, hiphil, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “attend”, a commandH7181to prick up the ears, i.e. hearkenattend, (cause to) hear(-ken), give heed, incline, mark (well), regard.אִיּ֥וֹבiovJobאִיּוֹבnoun, proper name — “Job”H347Ijob, the patriarch famous for his patienceJob.שְֽׁמַֽעshemahearשָׁמַעverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “hear”, a commandH8085to 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…לִ֑יlitoלִ֑יpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “to”toהַ֝חֲרֵ֗שׁhachareshbe deafחָרַשׁverb, hiphil, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “be deaf”, a commandH2790to scratch, i.e. (by implication) to engrave, plough; hence (from the use of tools) to fabricate (of any material); figuratively, to devise (in a bad sense); hence (from the idea of secrecy) to be silent, to let alone; hence (by implication) to be deaf (as an accompaniment of dumbness)[idiom] altogether, cease, conceal, be deaf, devise, ear, graven, imagine, leave off speaking, hold peace, plow(-er, man), be quiet, rest, practise secretly, keep silence, be silent, speak not a word, be still, hold tongue, worker.וְאָנֹכִ֥יveanokhiand meאָנֹכִיconjunction, pronoun, personal, 1st person, common, singular — “and me”H595II, me, [idiom] which.אֲדַבֵּֽרadaberspeakדָבַרverb, piel, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “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)

Mark well, O Job, hearken unto me; hold thy peace, and I will speak.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Mark well, O Job, hearken unto me: Hold thy peace, and I will speak.

Young’s Literal Translation

Attend, O Job, hearken to me, Keep silent, and I — I do speak.

World English Bible

Mark well, Job, and listen to me. Hold your peace, and I will speak.

Darby Translation

Mark well, Job, hearken unto me; be silent, and I will speak.

Douay-Rheims

Attend, Job, and hearken to me: and hold thy peace, whilst I speak.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Mark well, O Job, hearken unto me; hold thy peace, and I will speak.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Hearken, Job, and hear me: be silent, and I will speak.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐνωτίζου Ἰὼβ καὶ ἄκουέ μου· κώφευσον, καὶ ἐγώ εἰμι λαλήσω.