Job 32:6 BSB — MannaFest

Job 32:6

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.

BSB

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ASV

And Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite answered and said, I am young, and ye are very old; Wherefore I held back, and durst not show you mine opinion.

KJV

And Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite answered and said, I am young, and ye are very old; wherefore I was afraid, and durst not shew you mine opinion.

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Commentary

2 voices

Gregory the Dialogist

Morals on the Book of Job, Book XXIII (604)

And Eliu the son of Barachel, the Buzite, answered and said, I am younger in age, but ye are more ancient. I therefore held down my head, and feared to shew you my opinion. For I was hoping that greater age would speak, and that a multitude of years would teach wisdom. All these words, which are uttered by him through swelling pride, must be rather glanced at by the way than expounded more attentively. For whatsoever is deficient in solid gravity, needs not any elaborate exposition.

The record, by era

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

I am young - How young he was, or how old they were, we cannot tell; but there was no doubt a great disparity in their ages; and among the Asiatics the youth never spoke in the presence of the elders, especially on any subject of controversy.

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Original language & word study

18 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיַּ֤עַן׀	vai.Ya.'an	and he answered	H6030 →
אֱלִיה֖וּא	'e.li.Hu'	Elihu	H453 →
בֶן־	ven-	[the] son of	H1121 →
בַּֽרַכְאֵ֥ל	ba.rakh.'El	Barakel	H1292 →
הַבּוּזִ֗י	ha.bu.Zi	the Buzite	H940 →
וַיֹּ֫אמַ֥ר	vai.Yo.Mar	and he said	H559 →
צָ֘עִ֤יר	tza.'Ir	[am] young	H6810 →
אֲנִ֣י	'a.Ni	I	H589 →
לְ֭יָמִים	Le.ya.mim	to days	H3117 →
וְאַתֶּ֣ם	ve.'a.Tem	and you	H859 →
יְשִׁישִׁ֑ים	ye.shi.Shim	[are] aged	H3453 →
עַל־	'al-	there-	H5921 →
כֵּ֖ן	ken	-fore	H3651 →
זָחַ֥לְתִּי	za.Chal.ti	I was anxious	H2119 →
וָֽאִירָ֓א׀	va.'i.Ra'	and I was afraid	H3372 →
מֵחַוֹּ֖ת	me.cha.Vot	from telling	H2331 →
דֵּעִ֣י	de.'I	knowledge my	H1843 →
אֶתְכֶֽם׃	'et.Khem	<obj.> you	H853 →

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
1 Peter 5:5
Young men, in the same way, submit yourselves to your elders. And all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”
leads to
- James 4:6
  But He gives us more grace. This is why it says: “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”
- Proverbs 3:34
  He mocks the mockers, but gives grace to the humble.
- Ephesians 5:21
  Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ.
- Romans 12:10
  Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Outdo yourselves in honoring one another.
- Philippians 2:3
  Do nothing out of selfish ambition or empty pride, but in humility consider others more important than yourselves.
Through
1 Timothy 5:1
Do not rebuke an older man, but appeal to him as to a father. Treat younger men as brothers,
leads to
- Leviticus 19:32
  You are to rise in the presence of the elderly, honor the aged, and fear your God. I am the LORD.
- 1 Peter 5:5–6
  Young men, in the same way, submit yourselves to your elders. And all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”
- Titus 2:2
  Older men are to be temperate, dignified, self-controlled, and sound in faith, love, and perseverance.

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Where the connections lead

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