Job 4:12
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"Now a wordדָּבָ֣ר
(da·var)
1697: speech, wordfrom dabar
was brought to me stealthily,יְגֻנָּ֑ב
(ye·gun·nav;)
1589: to steala prim. root
And my earאָ֝זְנִ֗י
(a·ze·ni)
241: an earfrom an unused word
receivedוַתִּקַּ֥ח
(vat·tik·kach)
3947: to takea prim. root
a whisperשֵׁ֣מֶץ
(she·metz)
8102: a whisperfrom an unused word
of it. 
 
  


















KJV Lexicon
Now a thing
dabar  (daw-baw')
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
was secretly brought
ganab  (gaw-nab')
to thieve; by implication, to deceive -- carry away, indeed, secretly bring, steal (away), get by stealth.
to me and mine ear
'ozen  (o'-zen)
broadness. i.e. (concrete) the ear (from its form in man) -- + advertise, audience, + displease, ear, hearing, + show.
received
laqach  (law-kakh')
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
a little
shemets  (sheh'-mets)
an inkling -- a little.
thereof
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"Now a word was brought to me stealthily, And my ear received a whisper of it.

King James Bible
Now a thing was secretly brought to me, and mine ear received a little thereof.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
A word was brought to me in secret; my ears caught a whisper of it.

International Standard Version
"A message was confided to me; my ear caught a whisper of it.

NET Bible
"Now a word was secretly brought to me, and my ear caught a whisper of it.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"I was told something secretly and heard something whispered in my ear.

King James 2000 Bible
Now a thing was secretly brought to me, and my ear received a whisper of it.
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