1 tn Heb “the spirit of my belly.”
2 tn The verb צוּק (tsuq) means “to constrain; to urge; to press.” It is used in Judg 14:17; 16:16 with the sense of wearing someone down with repeated entreaties. Elihu cannot withhold himself any longer.
3 tn The cohortative expresses Elihu’s resolve to speak.