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Job 32:1

“So these three men ceased to answer Job, because he was righteous in his own eyes.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

שָׁבַתshâbath · shaw-bath'
H7673 · Hebrew

Definition: to repose, i.e. desist from exertion; used in many implied relations (causative, figurative or specific)
Derivation: a primitive root;
KJV renderings: (cause to, let, make to) cease, celebrate, cause (make) to fail, keep (sabbath), suffer to be lacking, leave, put away (down), (make to) rest, rid, still, take away.
Grammar: וַֽ — conjunction
יִּשְׁבְּת֡וּ — verb Qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural
Code HC/Vqw3mp
Usage: Occurs 71 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 2:2 Genesis 2:3 Genesis 8:22 Exodus 5:5 Exodus 12:15

Theological interpretation (AI)

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Verse 2

Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.