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Job 12:20 Interlinear

“He removeth away the speech of the trusty the understanding of the aged and taketh away”

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Job 12 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	מֵסִ֣יר	H5493	He removeth away	to turn off (literally or figuratively)
2	שָׂ֭פָה	H8193	the speech	the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.)
3	לְנֶאֱמָנִ֑ים	H539	of the trusty	properly, to build up or support; to foster as a parent or nurse; figuratively to render (or be) firm or faithful, to trust or believe, to be permanen
4	וְטַ֖עַם	H2940	the understanding	properly, a taste, i.e., (figuratively) perception; by implication, intelligence; transitively, a mandate
5	זְקֵנִ֣ים	H2205	of the aged	old
6	יִקָּֽח׃	H3947	and taketh away	to take (in the widest variety of applications)

Job 12:20 (current)He removeth away the speech of the trusty the understanding of the aged and taketh away