King James Version

Job 4:12

Now a thing was secretly brought to me, and mine ear received a little thereof.

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וְ֭אֵלַיveelayand amongאֵלconjunction, preposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “and among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).דָּבָ֣רdavarcauseדָּבָרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “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…יְגֻנָּ֑בyegunavcarry awayגָּנַבverb, pual, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “carry away”, an unfinished actionH1589to thieve (literally or figuratively); by implication, to deceivecarry away, [idiom] indeed, secretly bring, steal (away), get by stealth.וַתִּקַּ֥חvatiqachand takeלָקַחconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and take”, the next action in the storyH3947to take (in the widest variety of applications)accept, bring, buy, carry away, drawn, fetch, get, infold, [idiom] many, mingle, place, receive(-ing), reserve, seize, send for, take (away, -ing, up), use, win.אָ֝זְנִ֗יazeniearאֹזֶןnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “ear”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH241broadness. i.e. (concrete) the ear (from its form in man)[phrase] advertise, audience, [phrase] displease, ear, hearing, [phrase] show.שֵׁ֣מֶץshemetsa littleשֶׁמֶץnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “a little”, the ordinary formH8102an inklinga little.מֶֽנְהֽוּmenhvfromמִןpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “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.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Now a word was secretly brought to me, and mine ear received a whisper thereof.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Now a thing was secretly brought to me, And mine ear received a whisper thereof.

Young’s Literal Translation

And unto me a thing is secretly brought, And receive doth mine ear a little of it.

World English Bible

“Now a thing was secretly brought to me. My ear received a whisper of it.

Darby Translation

Now to me a word was secretly brought, and mine ear received a whisper thereof.

Douay-Rheims

Now there was a word spoken to me in private, and my ears by stealth as it were received the veins of its whisper.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Now a word was secretly brought to me, and mine ear received a whisper thereof.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

But if there had been any truth in thy words, none of these evils would have befallen thee. Shall not mine ear receive excellent revelations from him?

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Εἰ δέ τι ῥῆμα ἀληθινὸν ἐγεγόνει ἐν λόγοις σου, οὐθὲν ἄν σοι τούτων κακὸν ἀπήντησε· πότερον οὐ δέξεταί μου τὸ οὖς ἐξαίσια παρʼ αὐτοῦ;