Job 29:21
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Men listened to me with expectation, waiting silently for my counsel.

Young's Literal Translation
To me they have hearkened, Yea, they wait, and are silent for my counsel.

King James Bible
Unto me [men] gave ear, and waited, and kept silence at my counsel.

Hebrew
Men listened
שָׁמְע֥וּ (šā·mə·‘ū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently

to me
לִֽי־ (lî-)
Preposition | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew

with expectation,
וְיִחֵ֑לּוּ (wə·yi·ḥêl·lū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 3176: To wait, to be patient, hope

waiting silently
וְ֝יִדְּמ֗וּ (wə·yid·də·mū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 1826: To be dumb, to be astonished, to stop, to perish

for
לְמ֣וֹ (lə·mōw)
Preposition
Strong's 3926: To or foreign

my counsel.
עֲצָתִֽי׃ (‘ă·ṣā·ṯî)
Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 6098: Advice, plan, prudence

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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