Job 4:16
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"It stood still,יַעֲמֹ֤ד
(ya·'a·mod)
5975: to take one's stand, standa prim. root
but I could not discernאַכִּ֬יר
(ak·kir)
5234: to regard, recognizea prim. root
its appearance;מַרְאֵ֗הוּ
(mar·'e·hu)
4758: sight, appearance, visionfrom raah
A formתְּ֭מוּנָה
(te·mu·nah)
8544: likeness, formfrom the same as min
[was] beforeלְנֶ֣גֶד
(le·ne·ged)
5048: in front of, in sight of, opposite tofrom nagad
my eyes;עֵינָ֑י
(ei·nai;)
5869: an eyeof uncertain derivation
[There was] silence,דְּמָמָ֖ה
(de·ma·mah)
1827: a whisperfrom damam
then I heardאֶשְׁמָֽע׃
(esh·ma.)
8085: to heara prim. root
a voice:וָקֹ֣ול
(va·ko·vl)
6963: sound, voicefrom an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
It stood still
`amad  (aw-mad')
to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)
but I could not discern
nakar  (naw-kar')
acknowledge, could, deliver, discern, dissemble, estrange, feign self to be another, know, take knowledge (notice), perceive, regard, (have) respect, behave (make) self strange(-ly).
the form
mar'eh  (mar-eh')
a view (the act of seeing); also an appearance (the thing seen), whether (real) a shape (especially if handsome, comeliness; often plural the looks), or (mental) a vision
thereof an image
tmuwnah  (tem-oo-naw')
something portioned (i.e. fashioned) out, as a shape, i.e. (indefinitely) phantom, or (specifically) embodiment, or (figuratively) manifestation (of favor) -- image, likeness, similitude.
was before mine eyes
`ayin  (ah'-yin)
an eye; by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
there was silence
dmamah  (dem-aw-maw')
quiet -- calm, silence, still.
and I heard
shama`  (shaw-mah')
to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
a voice
qowl  (kole)
from an unused root meaning to call aloud; a voice or sound
saying
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"It stood still, but I could not discern its appearance; A form was before my eyes; There was silence, then I heard a voice:

King James Bible
It stood still, but I could not discern the form thereof: an image was before mine eyes, there was silence, and I heard a voice, saying,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
A figure stood there, but I could not recognize its appearance; a form loomed before my eyes. I heard a quiet voice:

International Standard Version
It remained standing, but I couldn't recognize its appearance. A form appeared before my eyes; At first there was silence, and then this voice:

NET Bible
It stands still, but I cannot recognize its appearance; an image is before my eyes, and I hear a murmuring voice:

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Something stood there. I couldn't tell what it was. A vague image was in front of my eyes. I heard a soft voice:

King James 2000 Bible
It stood still, but I could not discern its form: an image was before my eyes, there was silence, and I heard a voice, saying,
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