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<i>in so doing</i> my maker would soon take me away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/32.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />For I do not know how to flatter, <i>Else</i> my Maker would soon take me away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/32.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“For I do not know how to flatter, <i>Otherwise</i> my Maker would quickly take me away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/32.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220For I do not know how to flatter, Else my Maker would soon take me away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/32.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“For I do not know how to flatter, <i>Else</i> my Maker would soon take me away. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/32.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />For I do not know how to flatter, <i>Else</i> my Maker would soon carry me away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/32.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“For I do not know how to flatter, [in an appropriate way, and I fear that], My Maker would soon take me away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/32.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For I do not know how to give such titles; otherwise, my Maker would remove me in an instant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/32.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For I do not know how to give such titles; otherwise, my Maker would remove me in an instant. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/32.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />For I know not to give flattering titles; Else would my Maker soon take me away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/32.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />if I did, my Creator would quickly destroy me! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/32.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />For I know not to give flattering titles; else would my Maker soon take me away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/32.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />I don't know how to flatter. If I did, my maker would soon carry me away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/32.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />I don't know how to flatter, and God would quickly punish me if I did. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/32.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />since I don't know the first thing about how to flatter; and the one who made me would sweep me away as if I were nothing."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/32.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />For I do not know how to flatter, or my Maker would remove me in an instant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/32.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />for I do not know how to give honorary titles, if I did, my Creator would quickly do away with me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/32.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />For I do not know how to give flattering titles; or else my Maker would soon take me away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/32.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />For I know not to give flattering titles; in so doing, my Maker would soon take me away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/32.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />For I don’t know how to give flattering titles, or else my Maker would soon take me away. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/32.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />For I have not known to give flattering titles, "" My Maker takes me away in a little.” <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/32.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> For I have not known to give flattering titles, In a little doth my Maker take me away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/32.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For I knew not, shall I flatter; for a little while, he making me will take me away.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/32.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />For I know not how long I shall continue, and whether after a while my Maker may take me away. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/32.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />For I do not know how long I will continue, and whether, after a while, my Maker might take me away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/32.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />For I know nothing of flattery; if I did, my Maker would soon take me away. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/32.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />For I do not know how to flatter— or my Maker would soon put an end to me!<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/32.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />For I do not know what shame is; else would my Almighty One soon take me away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/32.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Because I do not know shame, or in a little while my Strength would have taken me away <div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/32.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />For I know not to give flattering titles; Else would my Maker soon take me away<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/32.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />For I know not how to respect persons: and if otherwise, even the moths would eat me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/32-22.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XAwuD5NuZq0?start=4972" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/job/32.htm">Elihu Rebukes Job's Three Friends</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">21</span>I will be partial to no one, nor will I flatter any man. <span class="reftext">22</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">For</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">I do not</a> <a href="/hebrew/3045.htm" title="3045: yā·ḏa‘·tî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- A primitive root; to know; used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially.">know how</a> <a href="/hebrew/3655.htm" title="3655: ’ă·ḵan·neh (V-Piel-Imperf-1cs) -- To title, give an epithet. A primitive root; to address by an additional name; hence, to eulogize.">to flatter,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ‘ō·śê·nî (V-Qal-Prtcpl-msc:: 1cs) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">or my Maker</a> <a href="/hebrew/5375.htm" title="5375: yiś·śā·’ê·nî (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms:: 1cs) -- Or nacah ('abad); a primitive root; to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absol. And rel.">would remove me</a> <a href="/hebrew/4592.htm" title="4592: kim·‘aṭ (Prep-k:: Adj-ms) -- A little, fewness, a few. Or miat; from ma'at; a little or few.">in an instant.</a> </span><div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/24-23.htm">Proverbs 24:23</a></span><br />These also are sayings of the wise: To show partiality in judgment is not good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/2-1.htm">James 2:1</a></span><br />My brothers, as you hold out your faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ, do not show favoritism.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/1-10.htm">Galatians 1:10</a></span><br />Am I now seeking the approval of men, or of God? Or am I striving to please men? If I were still trying to please men, I would not be a servant of Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/10-34.htm">Acts 10:34</a></span><br />Then Peter began to speak: “I now truly understand that God does not show favoritism,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/2-11.htm">Romans 2:11</a></span><br />For God does not show favoritism.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/3-25.htm">Colossians 3:25</a></span><br />Whoever does wrong will be repaid for his wrong, and there is no favoritism.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/6-9.htm">Ephesians 6:9</a></span><br />And masters, do the same for your slaves. Give up your use of threats, because you know that He who is both their Master and yours is in heaven, and there is no favoritism with Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/10-17.htm">Deuteronomy 10:17</a></span><br />For the LORD your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great, mighty, and awesome God, showing no partiality and accepting no bribe.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/1-17.htm">1 Peter 1:17</a></span><br />Since you call on a Father who judges each one’s work impartially, conduct yourselves in reverent fear during your stay as foreigners.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/19-7.htm">2 Chronicles 19:7</a></span><br />And now, may the fear of the LORD be upon you. Be careful what you do, for with the LORD our God there is no injustice or partiality or bribery.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/22-16.htm">Matthew 22:16</a></span><br />They sent their disciples to Him along with the Herodians. “Teacher,” they said, “we know that You are honest and that You teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. You seek favor from no one, because You pay no attention to external appearance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/20-21.htm">Luke 20:21</a></span><br />“Teacher,” they inquired, “we know that You speak and teach correctly. You show no partiality but teach the way of God in accordance with the truth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/28-21.htm">Proverbs 28:21</a></span><br />To show partiality is not good, yet a man will do wrong for a piece of bread.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/19-15.htm">Leviticus 19:15</a></span><br />You must not pervert justice; you must not show partiality to the poor or favoritism to the rich; you are to judge your neighbor fairly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_timothy/5-21.htm">1 Timothy 5:21</a></span><br />I solemnly charge you before God and Christ Jesus and the elect angels to maintain these principles without bias, and to do nothing out of partiality.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">For I know not to give flattering titles; in so doing my maker would soon take me away.</p><p class="hdg">I know not.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/17-5.htm">Job 17:5</a></b></br> He that speaketh flattery to <i>his</i> friends, even the eyes of his children shall fail.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/12-2.htm">Psalm 12:2,3</a></b></br> They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: <i>with</i> flattering lips <i>and</i> with a double heart do they speak… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/29-5.htm">Proverbs 29:5</a></b></br> A man that flattereth his neighbour spreadeth a net for his feet.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/32-12.htm">Able</a> <a href="/job/32-15.htm">End</a> <a href="/job/32-21.htm">Flatter</a> <a href="/job/32-21.htm">Flattering</a> <a href="/job/32-21.htm">Flattery</a> <a href="/job/32-21.htm">Honour</a> <a href="/job/26-14.htm">Little</a> <a href="/job/9-9.htm">Maker</a> <a href="/job/32-21.htm">Names</a> <a href="/job/26-13.htm">Quickly</a> <a href="/job/3-8.htm">Skilled</a> <a href="/job/7-21.htm">Soon</a> <a href="/job/32-21.htm">Titles</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/33-5.htm">Able</a> <a href="/job/33-19.htm">End</a> <a href="/psalms/5-9.htm">Flatter</a> <a href="/psalms/12-2.htm">Flattering</a> <a href="/psalms/12-2.htm">Flattery</a> <a href="/job/40-10.htm">Honour</a> <a href="/job/36-2.htm">Little</a> <a href="/job/35-10.htm">Maker</a> <a href="/psalms/16-4.htm">Names</a> <a href="/psalms/2-12.htm">Quickly</a> <a href="/proverbs/22-29.htm">Skilled</a> <a href="/psalms/2-12.htm">Soon</a> <a href="/job/32-21.htm">Titles</a><div class="vheading2">Job 32</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/32-1.htm">Elihu is angry with Job and his three friends</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/32-6.htm">Because wisdom comes not from age, he excuses the boldness of his youth</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/32-11.htm">He reproves them for not satisfying Job</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/32-16.htm">His zeal to speak</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/32.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/job/32.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>For I do not know how to flatter</b><br>This phrase reflects Elihu's claim of sincerity and integrity. In the cultural context of the Ancient Near East, flattery was often used to gain favor or manipulate situations. Elihu distinguishes himself from Job's other friends by asserting that he speaks truthfully, without resorting to deceitful praise. This aligns with biblical teachings against flattery, as seen in <a href="/proverbs/26-28.htm">Proverbs 26:28</a>, which warns against the dangers of insincere speech. Elihu's statement also underscores the importance of honesty before God, a theme prevalent throughout the wisdom literature.<p><b>or my Maker would remove me in an instant</b><br>Elihu acknowledges God's sovereignty and justice, recognizing that deceitful behavior would lead to divine retribution. The term "Maker" emphasizes God's role as the Creator, a reminder of humanity's accountability to Him. This reflects the biblical principle that God is aware of all actions and intentions, as seen in passages like <a href="/psalms/139.htm">Psalm 139:1-4</a>, which speaks of God's omniscience. Elihu's fear of divine judgment for flattery highlights the seriousness with which he approaches his discourse, aligning with the broader biblical theme of fearing God and shunning evil, as exemplified in <a href="/proverbs/3-7.htm">Proverbs 3:7</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/elihu.htm">Elihu</a></b><br>A young man who speaks in <a href="/bsb/job/32.htm">Job 32-37</a>. He is not one of Job's three friends but feels compelled to speak because he believes the others have failed to provide Job with wisdom.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>The central figure of the Book of Job, a man who experiences immense suffering and seeks to understand the reasons behind it.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/job's_friends.htm">Job's Friends</a></b><br>Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar, who attempt to explain Job's suffering through traditional wisdom but are ultimately rebuked by God.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God (Maker)</a></b><br>Referred to by Elihu as the ultimate authority and judge, emphasizing the divine perspective over human understanding.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_setting.htm">The Setting</a></b><br>The dialogue takes place in the land of Uz, where Job and his friends are engaged in a deep theological discussion about suffering and righteousness.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_dangers_of_flattery.htm">The Dangers of Flattery</a></b><br>Flattery can lead to falsehood and deceit, distancing us from God's truth.<br><br>It is important to speak truthfully and with integrity, even when it is difficult.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/fear_of_the_lord_over_fear_of_man.htm">Fear of the Lord Over Fear of Man</a></b><br>Elihu's refusal to flatter highlights the importance of fearing God rather than seeking human approval.<br><br>Our words should reflect our reverence for God, not our desire to please others.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/accountability_to_god.htm">Accountability to God</a></b><br>Elihu acknowledges that God is his Maker and Judge, reminding us that we are accountable to God for our words and actions.<br><br>We should strive to live in a way that honors God, knowing that He sees and knows all.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/w/wisdom_in_speech.htm">Wisdom in Speech</a></b><br>Elihu's example encourages us to seek wisdom in our speech, ensuring that our words align with God's truth.<br><br>We should pray for discernment to speak wisely and avoid the pitfalls of flattery.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_32.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 32</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_immense_is_the_universe's_expanse.htm">How immense is the universe's expanse?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_were_the_12_tribes_of_israel.htm">Why did Peter walk on water?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/job_32_16-22__later_insertion_clues.htm">Job 32:16-22 - Are there any textual or historical clues suggesting this chapter might be a later insertion, potentially creating inconsistencies within the book?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_foods_are_mentioned_in_the_bible.htm">What foods are mentioned in the Bible?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/job/32.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(22) I<span class= "bld">n so doing my maker would soon take me away.</span>--Or perhaps the meaning may be, "My Maker will almost have to forgive me:<span class= "ital">" </span>that is, for being too candid, frank, and straightforward; for speaking too plainly. Some commentators regard Elihu's character with great disfavour, and consider him to be an empty and arrogant talker, mainly, perhaps, from <a href="/context/job/32-18.htm" title="For I am full of matter, the spirit within me constrains me.">Job 32:18-19</a>; others accept him as a wise and pious friend of Job, who not only gave him good advice, but perhaps more nearly than any other of the disputants hit the truth about Job's afflictions. We are probably more right in this latter view, because at the climax of the poem we do not read that Elihu had any share in the condemnation which was passed by God on the three friends of Job. He is not noticed for either praise or blame.<p>It is to be observed that the last eight verses of this chapter are a kind of soliloquy, unlike the former part of it, which was addressed to the friends, or the next chapter, which is addressed to Job.<p><span class= "bld"><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/32.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 22.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">For I know not to give flattering titles</span>; <span class="accented">i.e.</span> it is not my habit to give flattering titles, nor have I any knowledge of the art. <span class="cmt_word">I should expect that, if such were my habit, my Maker would soon take me away</span>; would soon, <span class="accented">i.e.</span>, remove me from the earth, as one whose influence was not for good, but for evil. Flattery is condemned by Job, in <a href="/job/17-5.htm">Job 17:5</a>: by David, in the Psalms (Psalm 3:9; 12:2, 3; 78:36); and by Solomon, in the Book of Proverbs (<a href="/proverbs/2-16.htm">Proverbs 2:16</a>; <a href="/proverbs/7-21.htm">Proverbs 7:21</a>; <a href="/proverbs/20-19.htm">Proverbs 20:19</a>; <a href="/proverbs/28-23.htm">Proverbs 28:23</a>, etc.). <p> <p> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/32-22.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">For</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֤י</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I do not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹ֣א</span> <span class="translit">(lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">know how</span><br /><span class="heb">יָדַ֣עְתִּי</span> <span class="translit">(yā·ḏa‘·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3045.htm">Strong's 3045: </a> </span><span class="str2">To know</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to flatter,</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲכַנֶּ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·ḵan·neh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3655.htm">Strong's 3655: </a> </span><span class="str2">To address by an additional name, to eulogize</span><br /><br /><span class="word">or my Maker</span><br /><span class="heb">עֹשֵֽׂנִי׃</span> <span class="translit">(‘ō·śê·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">would remove me</span><br /><span class="heb">יִשָּׂאֵ֥נִי</span> <span class="translit">(yiś·śā·’ê·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5375.htm">Strong's 5375: </a> </span><span class="str2">To lift, carry, take</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in an instant.</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֝מְעַ֗ט</span> <span class="translit">(kim·‘aṭ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k | Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4592.htm">Strong's 4592: </a> </span><span class="str2">A little, fewness, a few</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/32-22.htm">Job 32:22 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/32-22.htm">Job 32:22 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/32-22.htm">Job 32:22 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/32-22.htm">Job 32:22 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/32-22.htm">Job 32:22 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/32-22.htm">Job 32:22 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/32-22.htm">Job 32:22 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/32-22.htm">Job 32:22 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/32-22.htm">Job 32:22 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/32-22.htm">Job 32:22 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/32-22.htm">OT Poetry: Job 32:22 For I don't know how to give (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/32-21.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 32:21"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 32:21" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/33-1.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 33:1"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 33:1" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>