Job 20:3
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"I listenedאֶשְׁמָ֑ע
(esh·ma;)
8085: to heara prim. root
to the reproofמוּסַ֣ר
(mu·sar)
4148: discipline, chastening, correctionfrom yasar
which insultsכְּלִמָּתִ֣י
(ke·lim·ma·ti)
3639: insult, reproach, ignominyfrom kalam
me, And the spiritוְ֝ר֗וּחַ
(ve·ru·ach)
7307: breath, wind, spiritfrom an unused word
of my understandingמִֽבִּינָתִ֥י
(mib·bi·na·ti)
998: an understandingfrom bin
makes me answer.יַעֲנֵֽנִי׃
(ya·'a·ne·ni.)
6030a: to answer, responda prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
I have heard
shama`  (shaw-mah')
to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
the check
muwcar  (moo-sawr')
chastisement; figuratively, reproof, warning or instruction; also restraint -- bond, chastening (-eth), chastisement, check, correction, discipline, doctrine, instruction, rebuke.
of my reproach
klimmah  (kel-im-maw')
disgrace -- confusion, dishonour, reproach, shame.
and the spirit
ruwach  (roo'-akh)
wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the sky; by resemblance spirit, but only of a rational being
of my understanding
biynah  (bee-naw')
understanding -- knowledge, meaning, perfectly, understanding, wisdom.
causeth me to answer
`anah  (aw-naw')
to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e. pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extens. to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout, testify, announce
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"I listened to the reproof which insults me, And the spirit of my understanding makes me answer.

King James Bible
I have heard the check of my reproach, and the spirit of my understanding causeth me to answer.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
I have heard a rebuke that insults me, and my understanding makes me reply.

International Standard Version
Whenever I hear an insulting rebuke, I respond from my spirit because I understand."

NET Bible
When I hear a reproof that dishonors me, then my understanding prompts me to answer.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
I have heard criticism that makes me ashamed, but a spirit beyond my understanding gives me answers.

King James 2000 Bible
I have heard the rebuke of my reproach, and the spirit of my understanding causes me to answer.
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