Job 32:6
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And Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite answered and said, I am young, and ye are very old; wherefore I was afraid, and durst not shew you mine opinion.So Elihu son of Barachel the Buzite declared: “I am young in years, while you are old; that is why I was timid and afraid to tell you what I know.
In other translations
And Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite answered and said, I am young, and ye are very old; wherefore I was afraid, and durst not shew you mine opinion.So Elihu son of Barachel the Buzite declared: “I am young in years, while you are old; that is why I was timid and afraid to tell you what I know.
Hebrew words
וַיַּעַן׀vaiya'anand he answeredH6030אֱלִיהוּא'elihu'ElihuH453בֶן־ven-[the] son ofH1121בַּרַכְאֵלbarakh'elBarakelH1292הַבּוּזִיhabuzithe BuziteH940וַיֹּאמַרvaiyomarand he saidH559צָעִירtza'ir[am] youngH6810אֲנִי'aniIH589לְיָמִיםleyamimto daysH3117וְאַתֶּםve'atemand youH859יְשִׁישִׁיםyeshishim[are] agedH3453עַל־'al-there-H5921כֵּןken-foreH3651זָחַלְתִּיzachaltiI was anxiousH2119וָאִירָא׀va'ira'and I was afraidH3372מֵחַוֹּתmechavotfrom tellingH2331דֵּעִיde'iknowledge myH1843אֶתְכֶם׃'etkhem<obj.> youH853
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Related verses
- Job 15:10With us are both the grayheaded and very aged men, much elder than thy father.Both the gray-haired and the aged are on our side— men much older than your father.
- 1 Timothy 5:1Rebuke not an elder, but intreat him as a father; and the younger men as brethren;Do not rebuke an older man, but appeal to him as to a father. Treat younger men as brothers,
- Titus 2:6Young men likewise exhort to be sober minded.In the same way, urge the younger men to be self-controlled.
- 1 Peter 5:5Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble.Young men, in the same way, submit yourselves to your elders. And all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”
- Job 15:7Art thou the first man that was born? or wast thou made before the hills?Were you the first man ever born? Were you brought forth before the hills?
- Leviticus 19:32Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honour the face of the old man, and fear thy God: I am the Lord.You are to rise in the presence of the elderly, honor the aged, and fear your God. I am the LORD.
- 1 Samuel 17:28-3028 And Eliab his eldest brother heard when he spake unto the men; and Eliab’s anger was kindled against David, and he said, Why camest thou down hither? and with whom hast thou left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know thy pride, and the naughtiness of thine heart; for thou art come down that thou mightest see the battle. 29 And David said, What have I now done? Is there not a cause? 30 And he turned from him toward another, and spake after the same manner: and the people answered him again after the former manner.28 Now when David’s oldest brother Eliab heard him speaking to the men, his anger burned against David. “Why have you come down here?” he asked. “And with whom did you leave those few sheep in the wilderness? I know your pride and wickedness of heart—you have come down to see the battle!” 29 “What have I done now?” said David. “Was it not just a question?” 30 Then he turned from him toward another and asked about the offer, and those people answered him just as the first ones had answered.
- Romans 13:7Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom honour.Pay everyone what you owe him: taxes to whom taxes are due, revenue to whom revenue is due, respect to whom respect is due, honor to whom honor is due.
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People and places
People: Barachel, Elihu (son of Barachel)