Job 32:5

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

When Elihu saw that there was no response in the mouths of the three men, his anger was aroused.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיַּ֤רְא אֱלִיה֗וּא כִּ֘י אֵ֤ין מַעֲנֶ֗ה בְּ֭פִי שְׁלֹ֥שֶׁת הָאֲנָשִׁ֗ים וַיִּ֥חַר אַפּֽוֹ׃ פ

Transliteration

And wayyarʾ ʾĕlîhûʾ that kî ʾên maʿăneh in bəp̄î three šəlōšet hāʾănāšîm and wayyiḥar ʾappô

Grammar Details

• *wayyarʾ*: waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - and saw
• *ʾĕlîhûʾ*: proper noun - Elihu
• *kî*: conjunction - that
• *ʾên*: particle of negation - there is no
• *maʿăneh*: noun masculine singular - answer
• *bəp̄î*: preposition bet + noun masculine singular construct - in mouth of
• *šəlōšet*: cardinal number feminine singular construct - three of
• *hāʾănāšîm*: definite article + noun masculine plural - the men
• *wayyiḥar*: waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - and burned
• *ʾappô*: noun masculine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his anger

Word Meanings

• *wayyarʾ*: he saw/he perceived/he noticed
• *ʾên maʿăneh*: there was no answer/there was no response
• *bəp̄î*: in the mouth of/in the speech of
• *wayyiḥar ʾappô*: his anger burned/he became angry

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  When Elihu saw that there was no answer in the mouth of these three men, then his wrath was kindled.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  When Elihu saw that there was no answer in the mouths of these three men, his wrath was kindled.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  When Elihu saw that there was no answer in the mouth of these three men, then his wrath was kindled.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And when Elihu saw that there was no answer in the mouth of these three men, his wrath was kindled.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  When Elihu saw that there was no answer in the mouth of these three men, then his wrath was kindled.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  So when Eliu ye sonne of Barachel ye Bussite sawe, that these thre men were not able to make Iob answere, he was myscontent:

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  So when Elihu saw, that there was none answere in the mouth of the three men, his wrath was kindled.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  So when Elihu sawe that these three men were not able to make Iob aunswere, he was miscontent.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  When Elihu saw that [there was] no answer in the mouth of [these] three men, then his wrath was kindled.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  When Elihu saw that there was no answer in the mouth of these three men, his wrath was kindled.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And Elihu seeth that there is no answer in the mouth of the three men, and his anger burneth.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And when Elihu saw that there was no answer in the mouth of these three men, his wrath was kindled.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And when Elihu saw that there was no answer in the mouth of these three men, his wrath was kindled.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And when Elihu saw that there was no answer in the mouth of the three men, he was very angry.

• World English Bible (2000)

  When Elihu saw that there was no answer in the mouth of these three men, his wrath was kindled.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  But when Elihu saw that the three men had no further reply, he became very angry.

Referenced Verses

• Exod 32:19 : 19 As Moses approached the camp and saw the calf and the dancing, his anger burned, and he threw the tablets out of his hands, shattering them at the foot of the mountain.
• Job 32:2 : 2 Then Elihu son of Barakel the Buzite, from the family of Ram, became very angry. His anger burned against Job for justifying himself rather than God.