King James Version
Job 42:1 in the King James Version says “Then Job answered the LORD, and said,” — study this verse from Job chapter 42 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Then Job answered the LORD, and said,”
Job 42:1 · KJV
Then Job answered the LORD, and said,
I know that thou canst do every thing, and that no thought can be withholden from thee. no thought can be: or, no thought of thine can be hindered
Who is he that hideth counsel without knowledge? therefore have I uttered that I understood not; things too wonderful for me, which I knew not.
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“answered”
H6030properly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e., pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extension to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout,
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
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