Job 13:6
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"Pleaseנָ֥א
(na)
4994: I (we) pray, nowa prim. particle of entreaty or exhortation
hearשִׁמְעוּ־
(shim·'u-)
8085: to heara prim. root
my argumentתֹוכַחְתִּ֑י
(to·v·chach·ti;)
8433b: argument, reprooffrom yakach
And listenהַקְשִֽׁיבוּ׃
(hak·shi·vu.)
7181: to incline (ears), attenda prim. root
to the contentionsוְרִבֹ֖ות
(ve·ri·vo·vt)
7379: strife, disputefrom rib
of my lips.שְׂפָתַ֣י
(se·fa·tai)
8193: lip, speech, edgefrom an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
Hear
shama`  (shaw-mah')
to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
now my reasoning
towkechah  (to-kay-khaw')
chastisement; figuratively (by words) correction, refutation, proof (even in defence) -- argument, chastened, correction, reasoning, rebuke, reproof, be (often) reproved.
and hearken
qashab  (kaw-shab')
to prick up the ears, i.e. hearken -- attend, (cause to) hear(-ken), give heed, incline, mark (well), regard.
to the pleadings
riyb  (reeb)
a contest (personal or legal) -- adversary, cause, chiding, contend(-tion), controversy, multitude (from the margin), pleading, strife, strive(-ing), suit.
of my lips
saphah  (saw-faw')
the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.)
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"Please hear my argument And listen to the contentions of my lips.

King James Bible
Hear now my reasoning, and hearken to the pleadings of my lips.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Hear now my argument, and listen to my defense.

International Standard Version
"Now listen to my dispute! Pay attention to my arguments.

NET Bible
"Listen now to my argument, and be attentive to my lips' contentions.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Please listen to my argument, and pay attention to my plea.

King James 2000 Bible
Hear now my reasoning, and hearken to the pleadings of my lips.
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