Job 32:8

But it is a spirit in people, the breath ¹  of the Almighty, that makes them understand.

biblegateway Job 32:8

But it is the spirit in a man, the breath of the Almighty, that gives him understanding.

biblegateway Job 32:8

"But it is a spirit in man, And the breath of the Almighty gives them understanding.

biblegateway Job 32:8

Surely it is God’s Spirit within people, the breath of the Almighty within them, that makes them intelligent.

biblegateway Job 32:8

But I see I was wrong--it's God's Spirit in a person, the breath of the Almighty One, that makes wise human insight possible.

SABDAweb Job 32:8

But truly it is the spirit in man, even the breath of the Ruler of all, which gives them knowledge.

bibleoremus Job 32:8

But truly it is the spirit in a mortal, the breath of the Almighty, that makes for understanding.

biblegateway Job 32:8

But there is a spirit in man, And the breath of the Almighty gives him understanding.

biblegateway Job 32:8

But it is a spirit in people, the breath ¹  of the Almighty, that makes them understand.

¹ tn This is the word נְשָׁמָה (nÿshamah, “breath”); according to Gen 2:7 it was breathed into Adam to make him a living person (“soul”). With that divine impartation came this spiritual understanding. Some commentators identify the רוּחַ (ruakh) in the first line as the Spirit of God; this “breath” would then be the human spirit. Whether Elihu knew that much, however, is hard to prove.