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I will lay mine hand upon my mouth. — Job

Scripture · Religious literature

I will lay mine hand upon my mouth.

In the original Hebrew

יָ֝דִ֗י שַׂ֣מְתִּי לְמֹו־פִֽי׃

Job
Job 40:4 · 500 BC
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Topic
Shutting upSilenceGod and man
Genre
Religious literature
Medium
Scripture
Time
500 BCClassical antiquity
Person
Job
Provenance
Citation
The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Job 40:4).

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