Job 13:5
Strong's Lexicon
If only
מִֽי־ (mî-)
Interjection
Strong's Hebrew 4310: 1) who?, whose?, whom?, would that, whoever, whosoever

יִ֭תֵּן (yit·tên)
Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute
Strong's Hebrew 5414: 1) to give, put, set 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to give, bestow, grant, permit, ascribe, employ, devote, consecrate, dedicate, pay wages, sell, exchange, lend, commit, entrust, give over, deliver up, yield produce, occasion, produce, requite to, report, mention, utter, stretch out, extend 1a2) to put, set, put on, put upon, set, appoint, assign, designate 1a3) to make, constitute 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be given, be bestowed, be provided, be entrusted to, be granted to, be permitted, be issued, be published, be uttered, be assigned 1b2) to be set, be put, be made, be inflicted 1c) (Hophal) 1c1) to be given, be bestowed, be given up, be delivered up 1c2) to be put upon

you would be silent
הַחֲרֵ֣שׁ (ha·ḥă·rêš)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | Paragogic nun
Strong's Hebrew 2790: 1) to cut in, plough, engrave, devise 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to cut in, engrave 1a2) to plough 1a3) to devise 1b) (Niphal) to be ploughed 1c) (Hiphil) to plot evil 2) to be silent, be dumb, be speechless, be deaf 2a) (Qal) 2a1) to be silent 2a2) to be deaf 2b) (Hiphil) 2b1) to be silent, keep quiet 2b2) to make silent 2b3) to be deaf, show deafness 2c) (Hithpael) to remain silent

תַּחֲרִישׁ֑וּן (ta·ḥă·rî·šūn)
V | third person feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 2790: 1) to cut in, plough, engrave, devise 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to cut in, engrave 1a2) to plough 1a3) to devise 1b) (Niphal) to be ploughed 1c) (Hiphil) to plot evil 2) to be silent, be dumb, be speechless, be deaf 2a) (Qal) 2a1) to be silent 2a2) to be deaf 2b) (Hiphil) 2b1) to be silent, keep quiet 2b2) to make silent 2b3) to be deaf, show deafness 2c) (Hithpael) to remain silent

for that would be
וּתְהִ֖י (ū·ṯə·hî)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Jussive - third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1961: 1) to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out 1a) (Qal) 1a1) ----- 1a1a) to happen, fall out, occur, take place, come about, come to pass 1a1b) to come about, come to pass 1a2) to come into being, become 1a2a) to arise, appear, come 1a2b) to become 1a2b1) to become 1a2b2) to become like 1a2b3) to be instituted, be established 1a3) to be 1a3a) to exist, be in existence 1a3b) to abide, remain, continue (with word of place or time) 1a3c) to stand, lie, be in, be at, be situated (with word of locality) 1a3d) to accompany, be with 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to occur, come to pass, be done, be brought about 1b2) to be done, be finished, be gone

your
לָכֶ֣ם (lā·ḵem)
Preposition | second person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew :

wisdom !
לְחָכְמָֽה׃ (lə·ḥā·ḵə·māh)
Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2451: 1) wisdom 1a) skill (in war) 1b) wisdom (in administration) 1c) shrewdness, wisdom 1d) wisdom, prudence (in religious affairs) 1e) wisdom (ethical and religious)

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
If only you would remain silent; for that would be your wisdom!

Young's Literal Translation
O that ye would keep perfectly silent, And it would be to you for wisdom.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
If only you would shut up and let that be your  wisdom!

New American Standard Bible
"O that you would be completely silent, And that it would become your wisdom!

King James Bible
O that ye would altogether hold your peace! and it should be your wisdom.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
If only you would be altogether silent! For you, that would be wisdom.

New Living Translation
If only you could be silent! That's the wisest thing you could do.

English Standard Version
Oh that you would keep silent, and it would be your wisdom!

New American Standard Bible
"O that you would be completely silent, And that it would become your wisdom!

King James Bible
O that ye would altogether hold your peace! and it should be your wisdom.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
If only you would shut up and let that be your wisdom!

International Standard Version
I wish you'd all just shut up. Then at least you would appear to be wise.

NET Bible
If only you would keep completely silent! For you, that would be wisdom.

American Standard Version
Oh that ye would altogether hold your peace! And it would be your wisdom.

English Revised Version
Oh that ye would altogether hold your peace! and it should be your wisdom.

Young's Literal Translation
O that ye would keep perfectly silent, And it would be to you for wisdom.
















Cross References
Job 13:6
Hear now my reasoning, and hearken to the pleadings of my lips.

Job 13:13
Hold your peace, let me alone, that I may speak, and let come on me what will.

Job 21:5
Mark me, and be astonished, and lay your hand upon your mouth.

Proverbs 17:28
Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding.

Job 1:1
There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil.

Job 13:4
But ye are forgers of lies, ye are all physicians of no value.

Job 13:3
Surely I would speak to the Almighty, and I desire to reason with God.

Job 13:2
What ye know, the same do I know also: I am not inferior unto you.

Job 13:7
Will ye speak wickedly for God? and talk deceitfully for him?

Job 13:8
Will ye accept his person? will ye contend for God?
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