Job 32:4
4Now Elihu had waited before speaking ▼▼ This reading requires repointing the word בִּדְבָרִים (bidbarim, “with words”) to בְּדָבְּרָם (bedabberam, “while they spoke [with Job]”). If the MT is retained, it would mean “he waited for Job with words,” which while understandable is awkward.
to Job, because the others ▼▼ Heb “they”; the referent (the other friends) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
were older than he was.
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