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my ears have heard and understood.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/13.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Lo, mine eye hath seen all <i>this</i>, mine ear hath heard and understood it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/13.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“Behold, my eye has seen all <i>this,</i> My ear has heard and understood it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/13.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Behold, my eye has seen all <i>this,</i> My ear has heard and understood it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/13.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Behold, my eye has seen all this, My ear has heard and understood it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/13.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Behold, my eye has seen all <i>this,</i> My ear has heard and understood it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/13.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />“Behold, my eye has seen all <i>this</i>; My ear has heard and understood it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/13.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />[Job continued:] “Behold, my eye has seen all <i>this,</i> My ear has heard and understood it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/13.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Look, my eyes have seen all this; my ears have heard and understood it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/13.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Look, my eyes have seen all this; my ears have heard and understood it. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/13.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Lo, mine eye hath seen all this, Mine ear hath heard and understood it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/13.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />I know and understand every bit of this. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/13.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Lo, mine eye hath seen all this, mine ear hath heard and understood it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/13.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"My eye has certainly seen all of this! My ear has heard and understood it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/13.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"Look, I've seen everything; I've listened carefully and I understand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/13.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />?Indeed, my eyes have seen all this; my ears have heard and understood.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/13.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"Indeed, my eyes have seen all this, my ears have heard and understood it. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/13.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"Look, my eye has seen all this. My ear has heard and understood it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/13.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Lo, my eye hath seen all this, my ear hath heard and understood it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/13.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“Behold, my eye has seen all this. My ear has heard and understood it. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/13.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />“Behold, my eye has seen all, "" My ear has heard, and it attends to it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/13.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Lo, all -- hath mine eye seen, Heard hath mine ear, and it attendeth to it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/13.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Behold all mine eye saw, and mine ear heard, and it will understand for it.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/13.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Behold my eye hath seen all these things, and my ear hath heard them, and I have understood them all. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/13.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Behold, my eye has seen all these things, and my ear has heard, and I have understood each one.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/13.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />All this my eye has seen; my ear has heard and perceived it. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/13.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />“Look, my eye has seen all this, my ear has heard and understood it.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/13.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Lo, my eye has seen all this, my ear has heard and understood it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/13.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Behold, my eyes saw all these things, and my ear heard and I considered<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/13.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Lo, mine eye hath seen all this, Mine ear hath heard and understood it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/13.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Behold, mine eye has seen these things, and mine ear has heard <i>them</i>.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/13-1.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=1924" 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/13.htm">Job Reproves His Friends</a></span><br> <span class="reftext">1</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2005.htm" title="2005: hen- (Interjection) -- Lo! behold! A primitive particle; lo!; also if.">“Indeed,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5869.htm" title="5869: ‘ê·nî (N-csc:: 1cs) -- An eye. Probably a primitive word; an eye; by analogy, a fountain.">my eyes</a> <a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: rā·’ă·ṯāh (V-Qal-Perf-3fs) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">have seen</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kōl (N-ms) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all this;</a> <a href="/hebrew/241.htm" title="241: ’ā·zə·nî (N-fsc:: 1cs) -- An ear. From 'azan; broadness. I.e. the ear.">my ears</a> <a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: šā·mə·‘āh (V-Qal-Perf-3fs) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">have heard</a> <a href="/hebrew/995.htm" title="995: wat·tā·ḇen (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fs) -- To discern. A primitive root; to separate mentally, i.e.(generally) understand.">and understood.</a> <a href="/hebrew/lāh (Prep:: 3fs) -- "></a> </span><span class="reftext">2</span>What you know, I also know; I am not inferior to you.…<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="/job/12-3.htm">Job 12:3</a></span><br />But I also have a mind; I am not inferior to you. Who does not know such things as these?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/21-27.htm">Job 21:27</a></span><br />Behold, I know your thoughts full well, the schemes by which you would wrong me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/26-3.htm">Job 26:3-4</a></span><br />How you have counseled the unwise and provided fully sound insight! / To whom have you uttered these words? And whose spirit spoke through you?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/28-12.htm">Job 28:12-13</a></span><br />But where can wisdom be found, and where does understanding dwell? / No man can know its value, nor is it found in the land of the living.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/32-6.htm">Job 32:6-10</a></span><br />So Elihu son of Barachel the Buzite declared: “I am young in years, while you are old; that is why I was timid and afraid to tell you what I know. / I thought that age should speak, and many years should teach wisdom. / But there is a spirit in a man, the breath of the Almighty, that gives him understanding. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/34-35.htm">Job 34:35</a></span><br />‘Job speaks without knowledge; his words lack insight.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/42-5.htm">Job 42:5</a></span><br />My ears had heard of You, but now my eyes have seen You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/18-15.htm">Proverbs 18:15</a></span><br />The heart of the discerning acquires knowledge, and the ear of the wise seeks it out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/20-12.htm">Proverbs 20:12</a></span><br />Ears that hear and eyes that see—the LORD has made them both.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/6-9.htm">Isaiah 6:9-10</a></span><br />And He replied: “Go and tell this people, ‘Be ever hearing, but never understanding; be ever seeing, but never perceiving.’ / Make the hearts of this people calloused; deafen their ears and close their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn and be healed.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/29-10.htm">Isaiah 29:10-12</a></span><br />For the LORD has poured out on you a spirit of deep sleep. He has shut your eyes, O prophets; He has covered your heads, O seers. / And the entire vision will be to you like the words sealed in a scroll. If it is handed to someone to read, he will say, “I cannot, because it is sealed.” / Or if the scroll is handed to one unable to read, he will say, “I cannot read.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/5-21.htm">Jeremiah 5:21</a></span><br />“Hear this, O foolish and senseless people, who have eyes but do not see, who have ears but do not hear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/13-13.htm">Matthew 13:13-15</a></span><br />This is why I speak to them in parables: ‘Though seeing, they do not see; though hearing, they do not hear or understand.’ / In them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled: ‘You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving. / For this people’s heart has grown callous; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/8-18.htm">Mark 8:18</a></span><br />‘Having eyes, do you not see? And having ears, do you not hear?’ And do you not remember?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/10-23.htm">Luke 10:23-24</a></span><br />Then Jesus turned to the disciples and said privately, “Blessed are the eyes that see what you see. / For I tell you that many prophets and kings desired to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">See, my eye has seen all this, my ear has heard and understood it.</p><p class="hdg">Lo</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/5-9.htm">Job 5:9-16</a></b></br> Which doeth great things and unsearchable; marvellous things without number: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/12-9.htm">Job 12:9</a></b></br> Who knoweth not in all these that the hand of the LORD hath wrought this?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/42-3.htm">Job 42:3-6</a></b></br> Who <i>is</i> he that hideth counsel without knowledge? therefore have I uttered that I understood not; things too wonderful for me, which I knew not… </p><p class="hdg">ear</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/4-12.htm">Job 4:12</a></b></br> Now a thing was secretly brought to me, and mine ear received a little thereof.</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/8-8.htm">Job 8:8-10</a></b></br> For inquire, I pray thee, of the former age, and prepare thyself to the search of their fathers: … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/42-23.htm">Attendeth</a> <a href="/job/12-11.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/job/5-27.htm">Ears</a> <a href="/job/10-18.htm">Eye</a> <a href="/job/11-20.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/job/4-16.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/esther/1-13.htm">Understood</a> <a href="/job/11-5.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/14-21.htm">Attendeth</a> <a href="/job/13-6.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/job/13-17.htm">Ears</a> <a href="/job/14-3.htm">Eye</a> <a href="/job/14-3.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/job/15-8.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/job/28-23.htm">Understood</a> <a href="/job/13-17.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Job 13</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/13-1.htm">Job reproves his friends for partiality</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/13-14.htm">He professes his confidence in God; </a></span><br><span class="reftext">19. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/13-19.htm">and entreats to know his own sins, and God's purpose in afflicting him</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/13.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/13.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Indeed, my eyes have seen all this;</b><br>Job is responding to his friends, who have been offering explanations for his suffering. This phrase indicates Job's awareness and personal experience with the matters they discuss. In the context of the book, Job has witnessed the complexities of life and suffering, which his friends have only theorized about. This reflects the broader biblical theme of personal experience versus theoretical knowledge, as seen in other scriptures like <a href="/ecclesiastes/1-14.htm">Ecclesiastes 1:14</a>, where the Preacher speaks of seeing all the works done under the sun.<p><b>my ears have heard and understood.</b><br>Job emphasizes that he has not only seen but also heard and comprehended the arguments and wisdom his friends present. This suggests a deep engagement with the issues at hand, contrasting with the superficial understanding of his friends. The phrase echoes the biblical emphasis on hearing and understanding as seen in <a href="/proverbs/2-2.htm">Proverbs 2:2</a>, which encourages inclining the ear to wisdom. It also foreshadows the New Testament teaching in <a href="/james/1-19.htm">James 1:19</a> about being quick to hear and slow to speak, highlighting the importance of understanding before responding.<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, known for his immense suffering and unwavering faith.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/job's_friends.htm">Job's Friends</a></b><br>Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar, who come to comfort Job but end up engaging in lengthy debates about the reasons for his suffering.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_land_of_uz.htm">The Land of Uz</a></b><br>The setting of the Book of Job, traditionally considered to be in the region of Edom or northern Arabia.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The ultimate authority and sovereign being, whose wisdom and purposes are beyond human understanding.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/s/suffering_and_trials.htm">Suffering and Trials</a></b><br>The events that Job endures, including the loss of his wealth, children, and health, which serve as the backdrop for the theological discussions in the book.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_limitations_of_human_understanding.htm">The Limitations of Human Understanding</a></b><br>Job acknowledges his own perception and understanding, yet he recognizes the limitations of human wisdom compared to God's infinite knowledge.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_personal_experience.htm">The Importance of Personal Experience</a></b><br>Job's statement emphasizes the value of personal experience in forming one's understanding of God and life's challenges.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/seeking_divine_wisdom.htm">Seeking Divine Wisdom</a></b><br>Believers are encouraged to seek wisdom from God, especially during trials, recognizing that true understanding comes from Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_faith_in_suffering.htm">The Role of Faith in Suffering</a></b><br>Job's journey teaches that faith is crucial when facing suffering, as it anchors us in God's character and promises.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_value_of_honest_dialogue_with_god.htm">The Value of Honest Dialogue with God</a></b><br>Job's candid expression of his thoughts and feelings before God models the importance of honest communication in our relationship with Him.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_13.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 13</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_devout_people_die_young.htm">Proverbs 10:27 asserts fearing the Lord prolongs life--what about devout people who die young or suffer terminal illnesses?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_god_allow_injustice_to_persist.htm">In Psalm 94:9, it says God hears and sees all; why then do injustices appear to persist unchecked in our world?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_can_job_claim_purity_in_job_31_1-4.htm">In Job 31:1-4, how can Job claim such purity given other scriptures teach no one is entirely sinless?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_god_test_job_and_abraham.htm">If God doesn't tempt anyone (James 1:13), why did He test Job, Abraham, and others?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/13.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 1, 2.</span> - The first two verses of ch. 13. are closely connected with ch. 12, forming the natural termination to the first section of Job's argument, that all results, whether good or evil, must be referred to God. Ver. 1 is little more than a repetition of <a href="/job/12-9.htm">Job 12:9</a> and ver. 2 of <a href="/job/12-3.htm">Job 12:3</a>. <span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 1.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Lo, mine eye hath seen all this, mine ear hath heard and understood it</span>. All the particulars mentioned concerning God's government of the world in <a href="/job/12-6.htm">Job 12:6-25</a> are derived by Job from his own experience. His eye has seen them or his ear has heard them. He is not indebted to others for information on these simple points, which he regards as necessarily impressed by their experience on all grown men (see <a href="/job/12-9.htm">Job 12:9</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/13-1.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">Behold,</span><br /><span class="heb">הֶן־</span> <span class="translit">(hen-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interjection<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2005.htm">Strong's 2005: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lo! behold!</span><br /><br /><span class="word">my eyes</span><br /><span class="heb">עֵינִ֑י</span> <span class="translit">(‘ê·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5869.htm">Strong's 5869: </a> </span><span class="str2">An eye, a fountain</span><br /><br /><span class="word">have seen</span><br /><span class="heb">רָאֲתָ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(rā·’ă·ṯāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> </span><span class="str2">To see</span><br /><br /><span class="word">all this;</span><br /><span class="heb">כֹּ֭ל</span> <span class="translit">(kōl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">my ears</span><br /><span class="heb">אָ֝זְנִ֗י</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·zə·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_241.htm">Strong's 241: </a> </span><span class="str2">Broadness, the ear</span><br /><br /><span class="word">have heard</span><br /><span class="heb">שָֽׁמְעָ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(šā·mə·‘āh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8085.htm">Strong's 8085: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hear intelligently</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and understood.</span><br /><span class="heb">וַתָּ֥בֶן</span> <span class="translit">(wat·tā·ḇen)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular<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 /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/13-1.htm">Job 13:1 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/13-1.htm">Job 13:1 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/13-1.htm">Job 13:1 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/13-1.htm">Job 13:1 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/13-1.htm">Job 13:1 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/13-1.htm">Job 13:1 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/13-1.htm">Job 13:1 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/13-1.htm">Job 13:1 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/13-1.htm">Job 13:1 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/13-1.htm">Job 13:1 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/13-1.htm">OT Poetry: Job 13:1 Behold my eye has seen all this (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/12-25.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 12:25"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 12:25" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/13-2.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 13:2"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 13:2" /></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>