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Job 6:24

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No Sin Discovered

6:24“Teach82 me and I, for my part,83 will be silent;

explain to me84 how I have been mistaken.85

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Footnotes

  1. 82 The verb “teach” or “instruct” is the Hiphil הוֹרוּנִי (horuni), from the verb יָרָה (yarah); the basic idea of “point, direct” lies behind this meaning. The verb is cognate to the noun תּוֹרָה (torah, “instruction, teaching, law”).
  2. 83 The independent personal pronoun makes the subject of the verb emphatic: “and I will be silent.”
  3. 84 The verb is הָבִינוּ (havinu, “to cause someone to understand”); with the ל (lamed) following, it has the sense of “explain to me.”
  4. 85 The verb שָׁגָה (shagah) has the sense of “wandering, getting lost, being mistaken.”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

“Teach me, and I will be silent;

make me understand how I have gone astray.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“Teach me, and I will be quiet;

show me where I have been wrong.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Teach me, and I will be silent.

Help me understand what I did wrong.

NLTNew Living Translation

Teach me, and I will keep quiet.

Show me what I have done wrong.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Teach me, and I myself will be silent;

and make me understand how I have gone astray.

KJV 1900King James Version

Teach me, and I will hold my tongue:

And cause me to understand wherein I have erred.