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Job 32:8

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32:8But it is a spirit in people,

the breath21 of the Almighty,

that makes them understand.

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Footnotes

  1. 21 This is the word נְשָׁמָה (néshamah, “breath”); according to Gen 2:7 it was breathed into Adam to make him a living person (“soul”). With that divine impartation came this spiritual understanding. Some commentators identify the רוּחַ (ruakh) in the first line as the Spirit of God; this “breath” would then be the human spirit. Whether Elihu knew that much, however, is hard to prove.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

But it is the spirit in man,

the breath of the Almighty, that makes him understand.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

But it is the spirit in a person,

the breath of the Almighty, that gives them understanding.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

But it is the spirit in a person—

the breath from the Almighty—

that gives anyone understanding.

NLTNew Living Translation

But there is a spirit within people,

the breath of the Almighty within them,

that makes them intelligent.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

“Truly, it is a spirit in a human being,

and the breath of Shaddai teaches them.

KJV 1900King James Version

But there is a spirit in man:

And the inspiration of the Almighty giveth them understanding.