King James Version
Job 13:1 in the King James Version says “Lo, mine eye hath seen all this, mine ear hath heard and understood it.” — study this verse from Job chapter 13 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Lo, mine eye hath seen all this, mine ear hath heard and understood it.”
Job 13:1 · KJV
Lo, mine eye hath seen all this, mine ear hath heard and understood it.
What ye know, the same do I know also: I am not inferior unto you.
Surely I would speak to the Almighty, and I desire to reason with God.
KJV Study — Public Domain
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
“hath seen”
H7200to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
“Lo mine eye”
H5869an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
“hath heard”
H8085to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
“and understood”
H995to separate mentally (or distinguish), i.e., (generally) understand
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