Job 32:2

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Then was kindled the wrath of Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite, of the family of Ram: against Job was his wrath kindled, because he justified himself rather than God.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיִּ֤חַר אַ֨ף ׀ אֱלִיה֣וּא בֶן־בַּרַכְאֵ֣ל הַבּוּזִי֮ מִמִּשְׁפַּ֢חַ֫ת רָ֥ם בְּ֭אִיּוֹב חָרָ֣ה אַפּ֑וֹ עַֽל־צַדְּק֥וֹ נַ֝פְשׁ֗וֹ מֵאֱלֹהִֽים׃

Transliteration

And wayyiḥar ʾap̄ ʾĕlîhûʾ son-of-barakhʾēl habbûzî from miššəp̄aḥat rām against bəʾiyyôb ḥārāh ʾappô because ʿal-ṣaddəqô nap̄šô from mēʾĕlōhîm

Grammar Details

• *wayyiḥar*: waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - and burned
• *ʾap̄*: noun masculine singular construct - anger/nose of
• *ʾĕlîhûʾ*: proper noun - Elihu
• *barakhʾēl*: proper noun - Barachel
• *habbûzî*: definite article + gentilic adjective - the Buzite
• *miššəp̄aḥat*: preposition min + noun feminine singular construct - from family of
• *rām*: proper noun - Ram
• *bəʾiyyôb*: preposition bet + proper noun - against Job
• *ḥārāh*: qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular - burned
• *ʾappô*: noun masculine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his anger
• *ʿal*: preposition - because of
• *ṣaddəqô*: piel infinitive construct + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his justifying
• *nap̄šô*: noun feminine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his soul/himself
• *mēʾĕlōhîm*: preposition min + noun masculine plural - from God

Word Meanings

• *wayyiḥar ʾap̄*: and kindled the anger/and became angry
• *ḥārāh ʾappô*: his anger burned/he became angry
• *ṣaddəqô nap̄šô*: justifying himself/considering himself righteous
• *mēʾĕlōhîm*: more than God/rather than God

Referenced Verses

• Gen 22:21 : 21 Uz his first-born, and Buz his brother, and Kemuel the father of Aram,
• Job 27:5 : 5 Far be it from me that I should justify you: Till I die I will not put away mine integrity from me.
• Job 35:2 : 2 Thinkest thou this to be [thy] right, [Or] sayest thou, My righteousness is more than God's,
• Job 40:8 : 8 Wilt thou even annul my judgment? Wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be justified?
• Ps 69:9 : 9 For the zeal of thy house hath eaten me up; And the reproaches of them that reproach thee are fallen upon me.
• Mark 3:5 : 5 And when he had looked round about on them with anger, being grieved at the hardening of their heart, he saith unto the man, Stretch forth thy hand. And he stretched it forth; and his hand was restored.
• Luke 10:29 : 29 But he, desiring to justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is my neighbor?
• Eph 4:26 : 26 Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:
• Job 30:21 : 21 Thou art turned to be cruel to me; With the might of thy hand thou persecutest me.
• Job 34:5-6 : 5 For Job hath said, I am righteous, And God hath taken away my right: 6 Notwithstanding my right I am [accounted] a liar; My wound is incurable, [though I am] without transgression.
• Job 34:17-18 : 17 Shall even one that hateth justice govern? And wilt thou condemn him that is righteous [and] mighty?— 18 [Him] that saith to a king, [Thou art] vile, [Or] to nobles, [Ye are] wicked;
• Job 10:3 : 3 Is it good unto thee that thou shouldest oppress, That thou shouldest despise the work of thy hands, And shine upon the counsel of the wicked?
• Job 27:2 : 2 As God liveth, who hath taken away my right, And the Almighty, who hath vexed my soul: