Job 42:3
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
You asked, ‘Who is this who conceals My counsel without knowledge?’ Surely I spoke of things I did not understand, things too wonderful for me to know.

Young's Literal Translation
‘Who [is] this, hiding counsel without knowledge?’ Therefore, I have declared, and understand not, Too wonderful for me, and I know not.

King James Bible
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.

Hebrew
You asked, ‘Who
מִ֤י (mî)
Interrogative
Strong's 4310: Who?, whoever, in oblique construction with prefix, suffix

is this
זֶ֨ה ׀ (zeh)
Pronoun - masculine singular
Strong's 2088: This, that

who conceals
מַעְלִ֥ים (ma‘·lîm)
Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular construct
Strong's 5956: To veil from sight, conceal

My counsel
עֵצָ֗ה (‘ê·ṣāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 6098: Advice, plan, prudence

without
בְּֽלִ֫י (bə·lî)
Adverb
Strong's 1097: Failure, nothing, destruction, without, not yet, because not, as long as

knowledge?’
דָ֥עַת (ḏā·‘aṯ)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 1847: Knowledge

Surely
לָכֵ֣ן (lā·ḵên)
Adverb
Strong's 3651: So -- thus

I spoke of things
הִ֭גַּדְתִּי (hig·gaḏ·tî)
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular
Strong's 5046: To be conspicuous

I did not
וְלֹ֣א (wə·lō)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

understand,
אָבִ֑ין (’ā·ḇîn)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's 995: To separate mentally, understand

things too wonderful
נִפְלָא֥וֹת (nip̄·lā·’ō·wṯ)
Verb - Nifal - Participle - feminine plural
Strong's 6381: To separate, distinguish, to be, great, difficult, wonderful

for
מִ֝מֶּ֗נִּי (mim·men·nî)
Preposition | first person common singular
Strong's 4480: A part of, from, out of

me to know.
אֵדָֽע׃ (’ê·ḏā‘)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's 3045: To know

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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