Job 18:2

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

How long will it be ere ye make an end of words? mark, and afterwards we will speak.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

עַד־אָנָה תְּשִׂימוּן קִנְצֵי לְמִלִּין תָּבִינוּ וְאַחַר נְדַבֵּר

Transliteration

ʿad-ʾānāh təśîmûn qinṣê ləmillîn tābînû wə-ʾaḥar nədabbēr

Grammar Details

*ʿad-ʾānāh*: preposition + interrogative adverb - until when/how long
*təśîmûn*: Qal imperfect, 2nd masculine plural - you will/do set/place
*qinṣê*: noun, masculine plural construct - end of/limit of
*ləmillîn*: preposition + noun, feminine plural - to/for words
*tābînû*: Qal imperfect, 2nd masculine plural - you will understand
*wə-ʾaḥar*: conjunction + adverb - and afterward
*nədabbēr*: Piel imperfect, 1st common plural - we will speak

Word Meanings

*ʿad-ʾānāh*: how long/until when
*təśîmûn*: you set/place/put
*qinṣê*: end/limit/snare/trap
*ləmillîn*: for words/speech/matters
*tābînû*: you understand/comprehend/consider
*wə-ʾaḥar*: and afterward/then/subsequently
*nədabbēr*: we will speak/talk/discourse

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Classic King James Version text presented with Strong's numbering to link English words to their underlying Hebrew and Greek terms. Prioritizes literal/formal correspondence while enabling original-language word study.

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Study-focused layout: Optimized for research and analysis, prioritizing lexical access over uninterrupted readability.
Concordance compatibility: Strong's numbers map to widely available concordances and lexicons for deeper study.

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High concordance with source wording
Well-suited for in-depth word studies and exegesis
Widely recognized and referenced KJV text

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Archaic language can be difficult for modern readers
Reference numbers can disrupt continuous reading
Less suitable for public or devotional reading compared to modern translations

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Referenced Verses

Job 3:5-6 : 5 Let darkness and the shadow of death stain it; let a cloud dwell upon it; let the blackness of the day terrify it. 6 As for that night, let darkness seize upon it; let it not be joined unto the days of the year, let it not come into the number of the months.
Job 3:17 : 17 There the wicked cease from troubling; and there the weary be at rest.
Job 8:2 : 2 How long wilt thou speak these things? and how long shall the words of thy mouth be like a strong wind?
Job 11:2 : 2 Should not the multitude of words be answered? and should a man full of talk be justified?
Job 13:5-6 : 5 O that ye would altogether hold your peace! and it should be your wisdom. 6 Hear now my reasoning, and hearken to the pleadings of my lips.
Job 16:2-3 : 2 I have heard many such things: miserable comforters are ye all. 3 Shall vain words have an end? or what emboldeneth thee that thou answerest?
Job 21:2 : 2 Hear diligently my speech, and let this be your consolations.
Job 33:1 : 1 Wherefore, Job, I pray thee, hear my speeches, and hearken to all my words.
Prov 18:13 : 13 He that answereth a matter before he heareth it, it is folly and shame unto him.
Jas 1:19 : 19 Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:

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