They were too lofty for him...
Figuratively: the matter was beyond his grasp; it was beyond his comprehension.
("For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts." - Isaiah 55:9)
Translation
Expression (Hebrew)
גָּבְהוּ מִמֶּנּוּ ה...
Definition (Hebrew)
בְּהַשְׁאָלָה: הַדְּבָרִים לֹא הָיוּ בַּיְּכֹלֶת הַהַשָּׂגָה שֶׁלּוֹ.
("כִּי גָבְהוּ שָׁמַיִם מֵאָרֶץ כֵּן גָּבְהוּ דְרָכַי מִדַּרְכֵיכֶם וּמַחְשְׁבֹתַי מִמַּחְשְׁבֹתֵיכֶם"- יְשַׁעְיָהוּ נה ט)