For the ear tests words as the mouth tastes food.Job 34:3
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
כִּי־אֹ֭זֶן מִלִּ֣ין תִּבְחָ֑ן וְ֝חֵ֗ךְ יִטְעַ֥ם לֶאֱכֹֽל׃
- כִּי־ki-“for”Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
- אֹ֭זֶן'O.zen“[the] ear”Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֹ֫זֶן · “ear” · Strong's H0241G
- מִלִּ֣יןmi.Lin“words”Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from מִלָּה · “speech” · Strong's H4405
- תִּבְחָ֑ןtiv.Chan“it tests”Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from בָּחַן · “to test” · Strong's H0974
- וְ֝חֵ֗ךְve.Chekh“and [the] palate”Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from חֵךְ · “palate” · Strong's H2441
- יִטְעַ֥םyit.'Am“it tastes”Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from טָעַם · “to taste” · Strong's H2938
- לֶאֱכֹֽל׃le.'e.Khol“to eat”Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from אָכַל · “to eat” · Strong's H0398
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)