Job 18:2
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"Howאָ֤נָה
(a·nah)
575: where? whither?from ayin
longעַד־
(ad-)
5704: as far as, even to, up to, until, whilefrom adah
will you huntתְּשִׂימ֣וּן
(te·si·mun)
7760: to put, place, seta prim. root
for words?לְמִלִּ֑ין
(le·mil·lin;)
4405: a word, speech, utterancefrom malal
Show understandingתָּ֝בִ֗ינוּ
(ta·vi·nu)
995: to discerna prim. root
and thenוְאַחַ֥ר
(ve·'a·char)
310: the hind or following partfrom achar
we can talk.נְדַבֵּֽר׃
(ne·dab·ber.)
1696: to speaka prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
How long
`ad  (ad)
especially with a preposition); as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)
will it be ere ye make
suwm  (soom)
to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)wholly, work.
an end
qenets  (keh'-nets)
perversion -- end.
of 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.
mark
biyn  (bene)
to separate mentally (or distinguish), i.e.(generally) understand
and afterwards
'achar  (akh-ar')
the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
we will speak
dabar  (daw-bar')
perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"How long will you hunt for words? Show understanding and then we can talk.

King James Bible
How long will it be ere ye make an end of words? mark, and afterwards we will speak.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
How long until you stop talking? Show some sense, and then we can talk.

International Standard Version
"When are you going to stop your word hunt? Think first, and then we can talk.

NET Bible
"How long until you make an end of words? You must consider, and then we can talk.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"How long before your words will end? Think it through, and then we'll talk.

King James 2000 Bible
How long will it be before you make an end of words? consider, and afterwards we will speak.
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