Job 34:3
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"For the earאֹ֭זֶן
(o·zen)
241: an earfrom an unused word
testsתִּבְחָ֑ן
(tiv·chan;)
974: to examine, trya prim. root
wordsמִלִּ֣ין
(mil·lin)
4405: a word, speech, utterancefrom malal
As the palateוְ֝חֵ֗ךְ
(ve·chech)
2441: palate, roof of the mouth, gumsof uncertain derivation
tastesיִטְעַ֥ם
(yit·'am)
2938: to taste, perceivea prim. root
food.לֶאֱכֹֽל׃
(le·'e·chol.)
398: to eata prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
For the ear
'ozen  (o'-zen)
broadness. i.e. (concrete) the ear (from its form in man) -- + advertise, audience, + displease, ear, hearing, + show.
trieth
bachan  (baw-khan')
to test (especially metals); generally and figuratively, to investigate -- examine, prove, tempt, try (trial).
words
millah  (mil-law')
a word; collectively, a discourse; figuratively, a topic -- + answer, by-word, matter, any thing (what) to say, to speak(-ing), speak, talking, word.
as the 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.
tasteth
ta`am  (taw-am')
to taste; figuratively, to perceive -- but, perceive, taste.
meat
'akal  (aw-kal')
to eat -- at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, freely, in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, quite.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"For the ear tests words As the palate tastes food.

King James Bible
For the ear trieth words, as the mouth tasteth meat.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Doesn't the ear test words as the palate tastes food?

International Standard Version
Since the ear tests words like a palate tastes food,

NET Bible
For the ear assesses words as the mouth tastes food.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The ear tests words like the tongue tastes food.

King James 2000 Bible
For the ear tests words, as the mouth tastes food.
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