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Show me what I have done wrong.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/6.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />“Teach me, and I will be silent; make me understand how I have gone astray.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/6.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Teach me, and I will be silent. Help me understand how I have erred.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/6.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Teach me, and I will hold my tongue: and cause me to understand wherein I have erred.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/6.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“Teach me, and I will hold my tongue; Cause me to understand wherein I have erred.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/6.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Teach me, and I will be silent; And show me how I have done wrong.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/6.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Teach me, and I will be silent; And show me how I have erred.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/6.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Teach me, and I will be silent; And show me how I have erred.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/6.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />“Instruct me, and I will be silent; And cause me to understand how I have erred.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/6.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Teach me, and I will be silent; And show me how I have erred.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/6.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Teach me, and I will be silent. Help me understand what I did wrong.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/6.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Teach me, and I will be silent. Help me understand what I did wrong. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/6.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Teach me, and I will hold my peace; And cause me to understand wherein I have erred.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/6.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />What have I done wrong? Show me, and I will keep quiet. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/6.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Teach me, and I will hold my peace: and cause me to understand wherein I have erred.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/6.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Teach me, and I'll be silent. Show me where I've been wrong.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/6.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />All right, teach me; tell me my faults. I will be quiet and listen to you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/6.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"Instruct me, and I'll remain silent. Help me understand where I've gone astray.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/6.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Teach me, and I will be silent. Help me understand how I have erred.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/6.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"Teach me and I, for my part, will be silent; explain to me how I have been mistaken. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/6.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"Teach me, and I will hold my peace. Cause me to understand wherein I have erred.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/6.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Teach me, and I will hold my tongue: and cause me to understand in what I have erred.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/6.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“Teach me, and I will hold my peace. Cause me to understand my error. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/6.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Show me, and I keep silent, "" And what I have erred, let me understand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/6.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Shew me, and I -- I keep silent, And what I have erred, let me understand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/6.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />each ye me, and I will be silent: and what I erred in, cause me to understand.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/6.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Teach me, and I will hold my peace: and if I have been ignorant in any thing, instruct me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/6.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Teach me, and I will be silent, and if by chance I have been ignorant of anything, instruct me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/6.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Teach me, and I will be silent; make me understand how I have erred. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/6.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />“Teach me, and I will be silent; make me understand how I have gone wrong.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/6.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Teach me, and I will be silent; and cause me to understand wherein I have erred.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/6.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Teach me, and I shall be silent, and make me know what I have done wrong<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/6.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Teach me, and I will hold my peace; And cause me to understand wherein I have erred.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/6.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Teach ye me, and I will be silent: if in anything I have erred, tell me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/6-24.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=968" 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/6.htm">Job Replies: My Complaint is Just</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">23</span>deliver me from the hand of the enemy; redeem me from the grasp of the ruthless’? <span class="reftext">24</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3384.htm" title="3384: hō·w·rū·nî (V-Hifil-Imp-mp:: 1cs) -- Or yara; a primitive root; properly, to flow as water; transitively, to lay or throw; figuratively, to point out, to teach.">Teach me,</a> <a href="/hebrew/589.htm" title="589: wa·’ă·nî (Conj-w:: Pro-1cs) -- I. Contracted from 'anokiy; I.">and I</a> <a href="/hebrew/2790.htm" title="2790: ’a·ḥă·rîš (V-Hifil-Imperf-1cs) -- To cut in, engrave, plow, devise.">will be silent.</a> <a href="/hebrew/995.htm" title="995: hā·ḇî·nū (V-Hifil-Imp-mp) -- To discern. A primitive root; to separate mentally, i.e.(generally) understand.">Help me understand</a> <a href="/hebrew/lî (Prep:: 1cs) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/4100.htm" title="4100: ū·ma·hō·šā- (Conj-w:: Interrog) -- What? how? anything. ">how</a> <a href="/hebrew/7686.htm" title="7686: ḡî·ṯî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- A primitive root; to stray, usually to mistake, especially to transgress; by extension to reel, be enraptured.">I have erred.</a> </span><span class="reftext">25</span>How painful are honest words! But what does your argument prove?…<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/9-8.htm">Proverbs 9:8-9</a></span><br />Do not rebuke a mocker, or he will hate you; rebuke a wise man, and he will love you. / Instruct a wise man, and he will be wiser still; teach a righteous man, and he will increase his learning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/141-5.htm">Psalm 141:5</a></span><br />Let the righteous man strike me; let his rebuke be an act of loving devotion. It is oil for my head; let me not refuse it. For my prayer is ever against the deeds of the wicked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/15-31.htm">Proverbs 15:31-32</a></span><br />He who listens to life-giving reproof will dwell among the wise. / He who ignores discipline despises himself, but whoever heeds correction gains understanding.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/19-20.htm">Proverbs 19:20</a></span><br />Listen to counsel and accept discipline, that you may be wise the rest of your days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/25-12.htm">Proverbs 25:12</a></span><br />Like an earring of gold or an ornament of fine gold is a wise man’s rebuke to a listening ear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/119-12.htm">Psalm 119:12</a></span><br />Blessed are You, O LORD; teach me Your statutes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/1-5.htm">Proverbs 1:5</a></span><br />let the wise listen and gain instruction, and the discerning acquire wise counsel<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/12-1.htm">Proverbs 12:1</a></span><br />Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates correction is stupid.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/13-18.htm">Proverbs 13:18</a></span><br />Poverty and shame come to him who ignores discipline, but whoever heeds correction is honored.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/15-10.htm">Proverbs 15:10</a></span><br />Discipline is harsh for him who leaves the path; he who hates correction will die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/17-10.htm">Proverbs 17:10</a></span><br />A rebuke cuts into a man of discernment deeper than a hundred lashes cut into a fool.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/19-25.htm">Proverbs 19:25</a></span><br />Strike a mocker, and the simple will beware; rebuke the discerning man, and he will gain knowledge.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/27-5.htm">Proverbs 27:5-6</a></span><br />Better an open rebuke than love that is concealed. / The wounds of a friend are faithful, but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/18-15.htm">Matthew 18:15</a></span><br />If your brother sins against you, go and confront him privately. If he listens to you, you have won your brother over.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/6-1.htm">Galatians 6:1</a></span><br />Brothers, if someone is caught in a trespass, you who are spiritual should restore him with a spirit of gentleness. But watch yourself, or you also may be tempted.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Teach me, and I will hold my tongue: and cause me to understand wherein I have erred.</p><p class="hdg">Teach me.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/5-27.htm">Job 5:27</a></b></br> Lo this, we have searched it, so it <i>is</i>; hear it, and know thou <i>it</i> for thy good.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/32-11.htm">Job 32:11,15,16</a></b></br> Behold, I waited for your words; I gave ear to your reasons, whilst ye searched out what to say… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/33-1.htm">Job 33:1,31-33</a></b></br> Wherefore, Job, I pray thee, hear my speeches, and hearken to all my words… </p><p class="hdg">I will.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/39-1.htm">Psalm 39:1,2</a></b></br> To the chief Musician, <i>even</i> to Jeduthun, A Psalm of David. I said, I will take heed to my ways, that I sin not with my tongue: I will keep my mouth with a bridle, while the wicked is before me… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/james/3-2.htm">James 3:2</a></b></br> For in many things we offend all. If any man offend not in word, the same <i>is</i> a perfect man, <i>and</i> able also to bridle the whole body.</p><p class="hdg">cause me.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/10-2.htm">Job 10:2</a></b></br> I will say unto God, Do not condemn me; shew me wherefore thou contendest with me.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/19-12.htm">Psalm 19:12</a></b></br> Who can understand <i>his</i> errors? cleanse thou me from secret <i>faults</i>.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/5-8.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/1_samuel/26-21.htm">Erred</a> <a href="/job/4-18.htm">Error</a> <a href="/job/2-9.htm">Hold</a> <a href="/job/5-24.htm">Peace</a> <a href="/job/4-16.htm">Quiet</a> <a href="/esther/4-8.htm">Shew</a> <a href="/esther/4-8.htm">Show</a> <a href="/job/6-17.htm">Silent</a> <a href="/ezra/7-25.htm">Teach</a> <a href="/job/5-17.htm">Teaching</a> <a href="/job/5-21.htm">Tongue</a> <a href="/nehemiah/13-7.htm">Understand</a> <a href="/job/6-16.htm">Wherein</a> <a href="/job/5-12.htm">Wrong</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/6-27.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/job/19-4.htm">Erred</a> <a href="/job/12-16.htm">Error</a> <a href="/job/6-26.htm">Hold</a> <a href="/job/9-4.htm">Peace</a> <a href="/job/11-3.htm">Quiet</a> <a href="/job/8-10.htm">Shew</a> <a href="/job/10-2.htm">Show</a> <a href="/job/7-11.htm">Silent</a> <a href="/job/8-10.htm">Teach</a> <a href="/job/8-10.htm">Teaching</a> <a href="/job/6-30.htm">Tongue</a> <a href="/job/15-9.htm">Understand</a> <a href="/job/18-14.htm">Wherein</a> <a href="/job/6-26.htm">Wrong</a><div class="vheading2">Job 6</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/6-1.htm">Job shows that his complaints are not causeless.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/6-8.htm">He wishes for death, wherein he is assured of comfort.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/6-14.htm">He reproves his friends of unkindness.</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/6.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/6.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Teach me, and I will be silent.</b><br>In this phrase, Job expresses a willingness to learn and be corrected, highlighting his humility and openness to divine instruction. This reflects the biblical principle found in <a href="/proverbs/9-9.htm">Proverbs 9:9</a>, "Instruct the wise, and they will be wiser still." Job's plea for teaching underscores the importance of wisdom and understanding in the Hebrew tradition, where learning from God is seen as a path to righteousness. The cultural context of the Ancient Near East placed high value on wisdom literature, and Job's request aligns with this tradition. His silence upon receiving instruction can be seen as a form of submission and reverence, akin to the silence of the prophets when receiving God's word.<p><b>Help me understand how I have erred.</b><br>Job's request for understanding his errors is a profound acknowledgment of human fallibility and the need for divine insight. This mirrors the sentiment in <a href="/psalms/139-23.htm">Psalm 139:23-24</a>, where the psalmist asks God to search and know their heart, revealing any offensive way. Job's desire for clarity on his mistakes is not just a personal plea but reflects a broader theological theme of repentance and the pursuit of holiness. In the historical context, Job's friends have accused him of wrongdoing, yet he seeks God's perspective rather than human judgment. This phrase also foreshadows the New Testament teaching of Jesus, who emphasized the importance of recognizing one's sins and seeking forgiveness, as seen in passages like <a href="/matthew/5-23.htm">Matthew 5:23-24</a>. Job's quest for understanding can be seen as a type of Christ, who embodies perfect wisdom and offers ultimate understanding and redemption to humanity.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>A man described as blameless and upright, who feared God and shunned evil. He is the central figure in the Book of Job, experiencing intense suffering and seeking understanding.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/e/eliphaz,_bildad,_and_zophar.htm">Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar</a></b><br>Job's three friends who come to comfort him but end up engaging in a series of dialogues, often accusing Job of wrongdoing as the cause of his suffering.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/u/uz.htm">Uz</a></b><br>The land where Job lived, often associated with the region east of Israel, possibly in Edom or northern Arabia.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The ultimate authority and source of wisdom, whom Job seeks to understand through his trials.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/s/suffering_and_dialogue.htm">Suffering and Dialogue</a></b><br>The context of Job's plea in this verse is a larger dialogue about the nature of suffering, justice, and divine wisdom.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_humility_to_learn.htm">The Humility to Learn</a></b><br>Job's request, "Teach me, and I will be silent," demonstrates a humble heart willing to listen and learn. In our own lives, we should cultivate a similar attitude, especially in times of confusion or suffering.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/seeking_understanding.htm">Seeking Understanding</a></b><br>Job's plea for help to understand his errors highlights the importance of seeking God's wisdom and insight into our lives. We should regularly ask God to reveal areas where we need growth or correction.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_silence.htm">The Role of Silence</a></b><br>Job's willingness to be silent indicates the value of quiet reflection and listening in our spiritual journey. In a world full of noise, taking time to be silent before God can lead to deeper understanding and peace.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_corrective_guidance.htm">The Importance of Corrective Guidance</a></b><br>Job's openness to correction is a reminder that God's discipline is an expression of His love. We should not resist correction but embrace it as a path to spiritual maturity.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trusting_god's_wisdom.htm">Trusting God's Wisdom</a></b><br>Even when we do not understand our circumstances, trusting in God's greater wisdom and plan is crucial. Job's account encourages us to maintain faith in God's goodness and sovereignty.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_6.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 6</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_no_proof_of_job's_wrongdoing.htm">In Job 6:24–25, why is it that neither God nor anyone else presents undeniable evidence of Job’s alleged wrongdoing if his punishment is just?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_defines_a_true_worshiper.htm">Why do demons remain silent?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_bildad_blame_job's_kids'_deaths.htm">How can Bildad confidently claim (Job 8:2-4) that Job's children must have sinned to deserve death, when other passages suggest righteous people can suffer unjustly?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_job_wish_for_death_in_job_6_8-9.htm">In Job 6:8-9, why would Job, a faithful man, wish for God to grant him death, and does this contradict other biblical teachings on life's sanctity?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/6.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 24.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Teach me, and I will hold my tongue.</span> Job is willing to be taught, if his friends have any instruction to give. He is willing to be reproved. But not in such sort as he has been reproved by Eliphas. His words were not "words of uprightness." <span class="cmt_word">Cause me to understand wherein I have erred.</span> Point out, that is, in what my assumed guilt consists. You maintain that my afflictions are deserved. Point out what in my conduct has deserved them. I am quite ready to be convinced. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/6-24.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">Teach me,</span><br /><span class="heb">ה֭וֹרוּנִי</span> <span class="translit">(hō·w·rū·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3384.htm">Strong's 3384: </a> </span><span class="str2">To flow as water, to lay, throw, to point out, to teach</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and I</span><br /><span class="heb">וַאֲנִ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(wa·’ă·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_589.htm">Strong's 589: </a> </span><span class="str2">I</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will be silent.</span><br /><span class="heb">אַחֲרִ֑ישׁ</span> <span class="translit">(’a·ḥă·rîš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2790.htm">Strong's 2790: </a> </span><span class="str2">To cut in, engrave, plow, devise</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Help me understand</span><br /><span class="heb">הָבִ֥ינוּ</span> <span class="translit">(hā·ḇî·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_995.htm">Strong's 995: </a> </span><span class="str2">To separate mentally, understand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">how</span><br /><span class="heb">וּמַה־</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ma·hō·šā-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Interrogative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4100.htm">Strong's 4100: </a> </span><span class="str2">What?, what!, indefinitely what</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I have erred.</span><br /><span class="heb">שָּׁ֝גִ֗יתִי</span> <span class="translit">(ḡî·ṯî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7686.htm">Strong's 7686: </a> </span><span class="str2">To stray, to mistake, to transgress, to reel, be enraptured</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/6-24.htm">Job 6:24 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/6-24.htm">Job 6:24 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/6-24.htm">Job 6:24 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/6-24.htm">Job 6:24 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/6-24.htm">Job 6:24 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/6-24.htm">Job 6:24 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/6-24.htm">Job 6:24 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/6-24.htm">Job 6:24 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/6-24.htm">Job 6:24 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/6-24.htm">Job 6:24 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/6-24.htm">OT Poetry: Job 6:24 Teach me and I will hold my (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/6-23.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 6:23"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 6:23" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/6-25.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 6:25"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 6:25" /></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>