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Job 29:21

New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— “To me they listened and waited, And kept silent for my counsel.
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— Unto me [men] gave ear, and waited, and kept silence at my counsel.
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— Unto me men gave ear, and waited, and kept silence for my counsel.
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— Unto me men gave ear, and waited, And kept silence for my counsel.
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— To me [men] gave ear, and waited, and kept silence at my counsel.
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— Unto me they listened, and waited, and kept silence for my counsel:
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— To me, men hearkened, and waited, and kept silence for my counsel;
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— To me they have hearkened, Yea, they wait, and are silent for my counsel.
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— They that heard me, waited for my sentence, and being attentive held their peace at my counsel.
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— Vnto me men gaue eare, and wayted, and helde their tongue at my counsell.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— Unto me [men] gaue eare, and waited, and kept silence at my counsell.
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— Men listened to me, and waited, and hearkened to my counsel.
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— [Men] heard me, and gave heed, and they were silent at my counsel.
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— Unto me [men] gave ear, and waited, and kept silence at my counsel.

Strong's Numbers & Hebrew NamesHebrew Old TestamentColor-Code/Key Word Studies
Unto me [men] gave ear, 8085
{8085} Prime
שָׁמַע
shama`
{shaw-mah'}
A primitive root; to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively to tell, etc.).
z8804
<8804> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851)
Mood - Perfect (See H8816)
Count - 12562
and waited, 3176
{3176} Prime
יָחַל
yachal
{yaw-chal'}
A primitive root; to wait; by implication to be patient, hope.
z8765
<8765> Grammar
Stem - Piel (See H8840)
Mood - Perfect (See H8816)
Count - 2121
and kept silence 1826
{1826} Prime
דָּמַם
damam
{daw-man'}
A primitive root (compare H1724, H1820); to be dumb; by implication to be astonished, to stop; also to perish.
z8799
<8799> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851)
Mood - Imperfect (See H8811)
Count - 19885
at 3926
{3926} Prime
לְמוֹ
l@mow
{lem-o'}
A prolonged and separable form of the prefixed preposition; to or for.
my counsel. 6098
{6098} Prime
עֵצָה
`etsah
{ay-tsaw'}
From H3289; advice; by implication plan; also prudence.
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary

Job 29:21

_ _ Job reverts with peculiar pleasure to his former dignity in assemblies (Job 29:7-10).

Matthew Henry's Commentary

See commentary on Job 29:18-25.

John Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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Geneva Bible Translation Notes

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Cross-Reference Topical ResearchStrong's Concordance
gave ear:

Job 29:9-10 The princes refrained talking, and laid [their] hand on their mouth. ... The nobles held their peace, and their tongue cleaved to the roof of their mouth.
Job 32:11-12 Behold, I waited for your words; I gave ear to your reasons, whilst ye searched out what to say. ... Yea, I attended unto you, and, behold, [there was] none of you that convinced Job, [or] that answered his words:
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Jb 29:9; 32:11.

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