Job 42:3
King James Version
10 Jun 2026
“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.”
פָּלָא
Wonderful, extraordinary, beyond explanation. Pala. Used when something is so amazing it can only be explained by God. You are not just well made. You are a miracle that defies human understanding.
דַּעַת
knowledge
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דַּעַת
Knowledge, intimacy. Da'ath. Deep personal knowing, not just information. God wants to know you and be known by you. Not a transaction but a living relationship.
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נָגַד
I have told
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נָגַד
To tell, to declare, to make known. Nagad. The heavens declare the glory of God. Everything in creation is telling the story of its Creator.
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מִי
who?
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מִי
who? (occasionally, by a peculiar idiom, of things); also (indefinitely) whoever; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffix
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יָדַע
I knew
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יָדַע
To know, to perceive, to be acquainted with. Yada. The deepest form of knowing. God knows you completely and loves you still.
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מִן
for/ me
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מִן
properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses
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עָלַם
is concealing
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עָלַם
to veil from sight, i.e. conceal (literally or figuratively)
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עֵצָה
counsel
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עֵצָה
advice; by implication, plan; also prudence
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