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Job 36:2

Suffer me a little, and I will shew thee that I have yet to speak on God’s behalf.

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כַּתַּרkatarbeset roundכָּתַרverb, piel, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “beset round”, a commandH3803to enclose; hence (in a friendly sense) to crown, (in a hostile one) to besiege; also to wait (as restraining oneself)beset round, compass about, be crowned inclose round, suffer.לִ֣יlitoלִ֣יpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “to”toזְ֭עֵירzeeyrlittleזְעֵירnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “little”, the ordinary formH2191smalllittle.וַאֲחַוֶּ֑ךָּvaachavekaand showחָוָהconjunction, verb, piel, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “and show”, an unfinished actionH2331properly, to live; by implication (intensively) to declare or showshow.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…ע֖וֹדodagainעוֹדadverb — “again”H5750properly, iteration or continuance; used only adverbially (with or without preposition), again, repeatedly, still, moreagain, [idiom] all life long, at all, besides, but, else, further(-more), henceforth, (any) longer, (any) more(-over), [idiom] once, since, (be) still, when, (good, the) while (having being), (as, because, whether, while) yet (within).לֶאֱל֣וֹהַּleelohato Godאֱלוֹהַּpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “to God”, the ordinary formH433a deity or the DeityGod, god. See H430 (אֱלֹהִים).מִלִּֽיםmilimwordמִלָּהnoun, 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.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Suffer me a little, and I will tell thee; for there are yet words on God's behalf.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Suffer me a little, and I will show thee; For I have yet somewhat to say on God’s behalf.

Young’s Literal Translation

Honour me a little, and I shew thee, That yet for God [are] words.

World English Bible

“Bear with me a little, and I will show you; for I still have something to say on God’s behalf.

Darby Translation

Suffer me a little, and I will shew thee that I have yet words for God.

Douay-Rheims

Suffer me a little, and I will shew thee: for I have yet somewhat to speak in God’s behalf.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Suffer me a little, and I will tell thee; for there are yet words on God's behalf.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Wait for me yet a little while, that I may teach thee: for there is yet speech in me.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Μεῖνόν με μικρὸν ἔτι, ἵνα διδάξω σε· ἔτι γὰρ ἐν ἐμοί ἐστι λέξις.