Job 29:10
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
The voiceקֹול־
(ko·vl-)
6963: sound, voicefrom an unused word
of the noblesנְגִידִ֥ים
(ne·gi·dim)
5057: a leader, ruler, princefrom nagad
was hushed,נֶחְבָּ֑אוּ
(nech·ba·'u;)
2244: to withdraw, hidea prim. root
And their tongueוּ֝לְשֹׁונָ֗ם
(u·le·sho·v·nam)
3956: tonguefrom an unused word
stuckדָּבֵֽקָה׃
(da·ve·kah.)
1692: to cling, cleave, keep closea prim. root
to their palate.לְחִכָּ֥ם
(le·chik·kam)
2441: palate, roof of the mouth, gumsof uncertain derivation


















KJV Lexicon
The nobles
nagiyd  (naw-gheed')
captain, chief, excellent thing, (chief) governor, leader, noble, prince, (chief) ruler.
held
chaba'  (khaw-baw')
to secrete -- held, hide (self), do secretly.
their peace
qowl  (kole)
from an unused root meaning to call aloud; a voice or sound
and their tongue
lashown  (law-shone')
the tongue (of man or animals), used literally (as the instrument of licking, eating, or speech), and figuratively (speech, an ingot, a fork of flame, a cove of water)
cleaved
dabaq  (daw-bak')
to impinge, i.e. cling or adhere; figuratively, to catch by pursuit
to the roof of their mouth
chek  (khake)
the palate or inside of the mouth; hence, the mouth itself (as the organ of speech, taste and kissing) -- (roof of the) mouth, taste.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
The voice of the nobles was hushed, And their tongue stuck to their palate.

King James Bible
The nobles held their peace, and their tongue cleaved to the roof of their mouth.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The noblemen's voices were hushed, and their tongues stuck to the roof of their mouths.

International Standard Version
The voices of the commanders-in-chief were hushed, and their tongues would cling to the roofs of their mouths."

NET Bible
the voices of the nobles fell silent, and their tongues stuck to the roof of their mouths.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The voices of nobles were hushed, and their tongues stuck to the roofs of their mouths.

King James 2000 Bible
The nobles held their peace, and their tongue cleaved to the roof of their mouth.
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