King James Version
Job 33:1 in the King James Version says “Wherefore, Job, I pray thee, hear my speeches, and hearken to all my words.” — study this verse from Job chapter 33 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Wherefore, Job, I pray thee, hear my speeches, and hearken to all my words.”
Job 33:1 · KJV
Wherefore, Job, I pray thee, hear my speeches, and hearken to all my words.
Behold, now I have opened my mouth, my tongue hath spoken in my mouth. in my mouth: Heb. in my palate
My words shall be of the uprightness of my heart: and my lips shall utter knowledge clearly.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“I pray thee hear”
H8085to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
'i pray', 'now', or 'then'; added mostly to verbs (in the imperative or future), or to interjections, occasionally to an adverb or conjunction
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
“to all my words”
H1697a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
“and hearken”
H238to broaden out the ear (with the hand), i.e., (by implication) to listen
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