Job 32:17

I too will answer; yes, I will declare what I know.

Berean Standard Bible

Study note

Setting — Elihu speaks to Job and his three friends at the exact moment they cease replying. He interrupts their silence to assert his turn to speak.

The words — The Hebrew אַעֲנֶה ('a'aneh) translates literally as "I will answer," and אֲחַוֶּה ('achaveh) means "I will tell." Both verbs anchor the verse in a deliberate, forward-moving act of speech.

The thread — The text records this vow in Job 32:17, which directly parallels Elihu’s earlier statement in Job 32:10 and his subsequent address in Job 33:12. It also aligns rhetorically with the defensive posture found in Job 35:3.

Why it lands — The verse states plainly that the speaker will now declare his knowledge. It requires the reader to evaluate the weight of a new voice entering a stalled debate without assuming divine approval.

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The Hebrew words

אַעֲנֶ֣ה'a.'a.NehI will answer אַף־'af-also אֲנִ֣י'a.NiI חֶלְקִ֑יchel.K/ipart/ my אֲחַוֶּ֖ה'a.cha.VehI will tell דֵעִ֣יde.'/Iknowledge/ my אַף־'af-also אָֽנִי׃'A.niI

King James Version

I said, I will answer also my part, I also will shew mine opinion.

Cross-references

Job 32:10 Therefore I say, ‘Listen to me; I too will declare what I know.’
Job 33:12 Behold, you are not right in this matter. I will answer you, for God is greater than man.
Job 35:3 For you ask, ‘What does it profit me, and what benefit do I gain apart from sin?’