Job 34:3

NETBible

For the ear assesses 1  words as the mouth 2  tastes food.

NIV ©

For the ear tests words as the tongue tastes food.

NASB ©

"For the ear tests words As the palate tastes food.

NLT ©

‘Just as the mouth tastes good food, the ear tests the words it hears.’

MSG ©

Isn't it just common sense--as common as the sense of taste--

BBE ©

For words are tested by the ear, as food is tasted by the mouth.

NRSV ©

for the ear tests words as the palate tastes food.

NKJV ©

For the ear tests words As the palate tastes food.

KJV
For the ear
<0241>
trieth
<0974> (8799)
words
<04405>_,
as the mouth
<02441>
tasteth
<02938> (8799)
meat
<0398> (8800)_.
{mouth: Heb. palate}
NASB ©
"For the ear
<241>
tests
<974>
words
<4405>
As the palate
<2441>
tastes
<2938>
food
<398>
.
LXXM
oti
<3754> 
CONJ
ouv
<3775> 
N-NSN
logouv
<3056> 
N-APM
dokimazei
<1381> 
V-PAI-3S
kai
<2532> 
CONJ
larugx
<2995> 
N-NSM
geuetai {V-PMI-3S} brwsin
<1035> 
N-ASF
NET [draft] ITL
For
<03588>
the ear
<0241>
assesses
<0974>
words
<04405>
as the mouth
<02441>
tastes
<02938>
food
<0398>
.
HEBREW
lkal
<0398>
Mejy
<02938>
Kxw
<02441>
Nxbt
<0974>
Nylm
<04405>
Nza
<0241>
yk (34:3)
<03588>
NETBible

For the ear assesses 1  words as the mouth 2  tastes food.

NET Notes

1 tn Or “examines; tests; tries; discerns.”

2 tn Or “palate”; the Hebrew term refers to the tongue or to the mouth in general.