Job 32:22

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

For I know not to give flattering titles; [Else] would my Maker soon take me away.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

כִּ֤י לֹ֣א יָדַ֣עְתִּי אֲכַנֶּ֑ה כִּ֝מְעַ֗ט יִשָּׂאֵ֥נִי עֹשֵֽׂנִי׃

Transliteration

For kî not lōʾ yādaʿtî ʾăkanneh for in a little while kiməʿaṭ yiśśāʾēnî ʿōśēnî

Grammar Details

*kî*: conjunction - for/because
*lōʾ*: negative particle - not
*yādaʿtî*: qal perfect 1st person common singular - I know
*ʾăkanneh*: piel imperfect 1st person common singular - I will give flattering titles
*kiməʿaṭ*: preposition kaf + adverb - in a little while/almost
*yiśśāʾēnî*: qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular + 1st person common singular suffix - he will take me away
*ʿōśēnî*: qal participle masculine singular construct + 1st person common singular suffix - my Maker

Word Meanings

*lōʾ yādaʿtî ʾăkanneh*: I do not know how to flatter/I do not know how to give flattering titles
*kiməʿaṭ*: in a little while/soon/quickly
*yiśśāʾēnî ʿōśēnî*: my Maker would take me away/my Creator would remove me

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Job 17:5 : 5 He that denounceth his friends for a prey, Even the eyes of his children shall fail.
Ps 12:2-3 : 2 They speak falsehood every one with his neighbor: With flattering lip, and with a double heart, do they speak. 3 Jehovah will cut off all flattering lips, The tongue that speaketh great things;
Prov 29:5 : 5 A man that flattereth his neighbor Spreadeth a net for his steps.
Gal 1:10 : 10 For am I now seeking the favor of men, or of God? or am I striving to please men? {G1063} if I were still pleasing men, I should not be a servant of Christ.
1 Thess 2:5 : 5 For neither at any time were we found using words of flattery, as ye know, nor a cloak of covetousness, God is witness;

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