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Job 1

Hebrew22 verses
How to read this: this is a word-for-word rendering straight from the original Hebrew, not a copyrighted translation — the top of each chip is the original word, the bottom is its plain-English sense. Faded chips mark words the Hebrew implies but wouldn't literally be spoken in English. Click any word for its full Strong's dictionary entry.
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אִ֛ישׁa manהָיָ֥הhe wasבְאֶֽרֶץ־in the land ofע֖וּץUzאִיּ֣וֹבwas Jobשְׁמ֑וֹname hisוְהָיָ֣ה׀and he wasהָאִ֣ישׁthe manהַה֗וּאthe thatתָּ֧םblamelessוְיָשָׁ֛רand uprightוִירֵ֥אand fearingאֱלֹהִ֖יםof Godוְסָ֥רand turning asideמֵרָֽע׃from evil
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וַיִּוָּ֥לְדוּand they were bornל֛וֹto himשִׁבְעָ֥הsevenבָנִ֖יםsonsוְשָׁל֥וֹשׁand threeבָּנֽוֹת׃daughters
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וַיְהִ֣יand it wasמִ֠קְנֵהוּlivestock hisשִֽׁבְעַ֨תsevenאַלְפֵי־thousandsצֹ֜אןsheepוּשְׁלֹ֧שֶׁתand threeאַלְפֵ֣יthousandsגְמַלִּ֗יםcamelsוַחֲמֵ֨שׁand fiveמֵא֤וֹתhundredsצֶֽמֶד־pairs ofבָּקָר֙oxenוַחֲמֵ֣שׁand fiveמֵא֣וֹתhundredsאֲתוֹנ֔וֹתfemale donkeysוַעֲבֻדָּ֖הand serviceרַבָּ֣הmuchמְאֹ֑דveryוַיְהִי֙and he wasהָאִ֣ישׁthe manהַה֔וּאthe thatגָּד֖וֹלgreatמִכָּל־more than allבְּנֵי־the people ofקֶֽדֶם׃the east
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וְהָלְכ֤וּand they wentבָנָיו֙sons hisוְעָשׂ֣וּand they madeמִשְׁתֶּ֔הa feastבֵּ֖יתthe house ofאִ֣ישׁeach oneיוֹמ֑וֹday hisוְשָׁלְח֗וּand they sentוְקָרְאוּ֙and they invitedלִשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתto the threeאַחְיֽוֹתֵיהֶ֔םsisters theirלֶאֱכֹ֥לto eatוְלִשְׁתּ֖וֹתand to drinkעִמָּהֶֽם׃with them
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וַיְהִ֡יand it wasכִּ֣יthatהִקִּיפֽוּ֩they had gone roundיְמֵ֨יthe days ofהַמִּשְׁתֶּ֜הthe feastוַיִּשְׁלַ֧חand he sentאִיּ֣וֹבJobוַֽיְקַדְּשֵׁ֗םand he sanctified themוְהִשְׁכִּ֣יםand he rose earlyבַּבֹּקֶר֮in the morningוְהֶעֱלָ֣הand he offered upעֹלוֹת֮burnt offeringsמִסְפַּ֣רthe number ofכֻּלָּם֒all of themכִּ֚יforאָמַ֣רhe saidאִיּ֔וֹבJobאוּלַי֙perhapsחָטְא֣וּthey have sinnedבָנַ֔יchildren myוּבֵרֲכ֥וּand they have blessedאֱלֹהִ֖יםGodבִּלְבָבָ֑םin heart theirכָּ֛כָהthusיַעֲשֶׂ֥הhe didאִיּ֖וֹבJobכָּל־allהַיָּמִֽים׃ פthe days
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וַיְהִ֣יand it wasהַיּ֔וֹםthe dayוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙and they cameבְּנֵ֣יthe sons ofהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםthe Godלְהִתְיַצֵּ֖בto present themselvesעַל־onיְהוָ֑הYahwehוַיָּב֥וֹאand he cameגַֽם־alsoהַשָּׂטָ֖ןthe adversaryבְּתוֹכָֽם׃in midst of them
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וַיֹּ֧אמֶרand he saidיְהוָ֛הYahwehאֶל־toהַשָּׂטָ֖ןthe adversaryמֵאַ֣יִןfrom where?תָּבֹ֑אare you comingוַיַּ֨עַןand he answeredהַשָּׂטָ֤ןthe adversaryאֶת־obj.יְהוָה֙Yahwehוַיֹּאמַ֔רand he saidמִשּׁ֣וּטfrom roving aboutבָּאָ֔רֶץon the earthוּמֵֽהִתְהַלֵּ֖ךְand from going aboutבָּֽהּ׃on it
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וַיֹּ֤אמֶרand he saidיְהוָה֙Yahwehאֶל־toהַשָּׂטָ֔ןthe adversaryהֲשַׂ֥מְתָּ¿ have you setלִבְּךָ֖heart yourעַל־onעַבְדִּ֣יservant myאִיּ֑וֹבJobכִּ֣יforאֵ֤יןthere notכָּמֹ֙הוּ֙is like himבָּאָ֔רֶץon the earthאִ֣ישׁa manתָּ֧םblamelessוְיָשָׁ֛רand uprightיְרֵ֥אfearingאֱלֹהִ֖יםof Godוְסָ֥רand who turns asideמֵרָֽע׃from evil
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וַיַּ֧עַןand he answeredהַשָּׂטָ֛ןthe adversaryאֶת־obj.יְהוָ֖הYahwehוַיֹּאמַ֑רand he saidהַֽחִנָּ֔ם¿ in vainיָרֵ֥אhas he fearedאִיּ֖וֹבJobאֱלֹהִֽים׃God
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הֲלֹֽא־¿ notאַ֠תָּהyouשַׂ֣כְתָּhave you put a hedgeבַעֲד֧וֹbehind himוּבְעַד־and behindבֵּית֛וֹhouse hisוּבְעַ֥דand behindכָּל־allאֲשֶׁר־thatל֖וֹbelongs to himמִסָּבִ֑יבfrom round aboutמַעֲשֵׂ֤הthe work ofיָדָיו֙hands hisבֵּרַ֔כְתָּyou have blessedוּמִקְנֵ֖הוּand livestock hisפָּרַ֥ץit has spread outבָּאָֽרֶץ׃in the land
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וְאוּלָם֙and butשְֽׁלַֽח־stretch outנָ֣אpleaseיָֽדְךָ֔hand yourוְגַ֖עand touchבְּכָל־in allאֲשֶׁר־thatל֑וֹbelongs to himאִם־ifלֹ֥אnotעַל־onפָּנֶ֖יךָface yourיְבָרֲכֶֽךָּ׃he will bless you
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וַיֹּ֨אמֶרand he saidיְהוָ֜הYahwehאֶל־toהַשָּׂטָ֗ןthe adversaryהִנֵּ֤הthere!כָל־allאֲשֶׁר־thatלוֹ֙belongs to himבְּיָדֶ֔ךָis in hand yourרַ֣קonlyאֵלָ֔יוagainst himאַל־may notתִּשְׁלַ֖חyou stretch outיָדֶ֑ךָhand yourוַיֵּצֵא֙and he went outהַשָּׂטָ֔ןthe adversaryמֵעִ֖םfrom withפְּנֵ֥יthe presence ofיְהוָֽה׃Yahweh
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וַיְהִ֖יand it wasהַיּ֑וֹםthe dayוּבָנָ֨יוand sons hisוּבְנֹתָ֤יוand daughters hisאֹֽכְלִים֙were eatingוְשֹׁתִ֣יםand drinkingיַ֔יִןwineבְּבֵ֖יתin the house ofאֲחִיהֶ֥םbrother theirהַבְּכֽוֹר׃the firstborn
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וּמַלְאָ֛ךְand a messengerבָּ֥אhe cameאֶל־toאִיּ֖וֹבJobוַיֹּאמַ֑רand he saidהַבָּקָר֙the oxenהָי֣וּthey wereחֹֽרְשׁ֔וֹתplowingוְהָאֲתֹנ֖וֹתand the female donkeysרֹע֥וֹתwere grazingעַל־onיְדֵיהֶֽם׃hands their
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וַתִּפֹּ֤לand it fellשְׁבָא֙Sabeansוַתִּקָּחֵ֔םand it took themוְאֶת־and obj.הַנְּעָרִ֖יםthe servantsהִכּ֣וּthey struckלְפִי־to the mouth ofחָ֑רֶבthe swordוָֽאִמָּ֨לְטָ֧הand I have escaped !רַק־onlyאֲנִ֛יIלְבַדִּ֖יto alone meלְהַגִּ֥ידto tellלָֽךְ׃to you
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ע֣וֹד׀stillזֶ֣הthis oneמְדַבֵּ֗רwas speakingוְזֶה֮and this oneבָּ֣אhe cameוַיֹּאמַר֒and he saidאֵ֣שׁthe fire ofאֱלֹהִ֗יםGodנָֽפְלָה֙it fellמִן־fromהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםthe heavensוַתִּבְעַ֥רand it burnedבַּצֹּ֛אןon the sheepוּבַנְּעָרִ֖יםand on the servantsוַתֹּאכְלֵ֑םand it consumed themוָאִמָּ֨לְטָ֧הand I have escaped !רַק־onlyאֲנִ֛יIלְבַדִּ֖יto alone meלְהַגִּ֥ידto tellלָֽךְ׃to you
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ע֣וֹד׀stillזֶ֣הthis oneמְדַבֵּ֗רwas speakingוְזֶה֮and this oneבָּ֣אhe cameוַיֹּאמַר֒and he saidכַּשְׂדִּ֞יםthe Chaldeansשָׂ֣מוּ׀they formedשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הthreeרָאשִׁ֗יםcompaniesוַֽיִּפְשְׁט֤וּand they made a raidעַל־onהַגְּמַלִּים֙the camelsוַיִּקָּח֔וּםand they took themוְאֶת־and obj.הַנְּעָרִ֖יםthe servantsהִכּ֣וּthey struckלְפִי־to the mouth ofחָ֑רֶבthe swordוָאִמָּ֨לְטָ֧הand I have escaped !רַק־onlyאֲנִ֛יIלְבַדִּ֖יto alone meלְהַגִּ֥ידto tellלָֽךְ׃to you
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עַ֚דuntilזֶ֣הthis oneמְדַבֵּ֔רwas speakingוְזֶ֖הand this oneבָּ֣אhe cameוַיֹּאמַ֑רand he saidבָּנֶ֨יךָsons yourוּבְנוֹתֶ֤יךָand daughters yourאֹֽכְלִים֙were eatingוְשֹׁתִ֣יםand drinkingיַ֔יִןwineבְּבֵ֖יתin the house ofאֲחִיהֶ֥םbrother theirהַבְּכֽוֹר׃the firstborn
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וְהִנֵּה֩and there!ר֨וּחַa windגְּדוֹלָ֜הgreatבָּ֣אָה׀it cameמֵעֵ֣בֶרfrom the other side ofהַמִּדְבָּ֗רthe wildernessוַיִּגַּע֙and it touchedבְּאַרְבַּע֙in the fourפִּנּ֣וֹתthe corners ofהַבַּ֔יִתthe houseוַיִּפֹּ֥לand it fellעַל־onהַנְּעָרִ֖יםthe youthsוַיָּמ֑וּתוּand they diedוָאִמָּ֨לְטָ֧הand I have escaped !רַק־onlyאֲנִ֛יIלְבַדִּ֖יto alone meלְהַגִּ֥ידto tellלָֽךְ׃to you
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וַיָּ֤קָםand he aroseאִיּוֹב֙Jobוַיִּקְרַ֣עand he toreאֶת־obj.מְעִל֔וֹrobe hisוַיָּ֖גָזand he shavedאֶת־obj.רֹאשׁ֑וֹhead hisוַיִּפֹּ֥לand he fellאַ֖רְצָהthe earth towardsוַיִּשְׁתָּֽחוּ׃and he bowed down
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וַיֹּאמֶר֩and he saidעָרֹ֨םnakedיָצָ֜אתִיI came outמִבֶּ֣טֶןfrom the womb ofאִמִּ֗יmother myוְעָרֹם֙and nakedאָשׁ֣וּבI will returnשָׁ֔מָהthere towardsיְהוָ֣הYahwehנָתַ֔ןhe gaveוַיהוָ֖הand Yahwehלָקָ֑חhe has takenיְהִ֛יmay it beשֵׁ֥םthe name ofיְהוָ֖הYahwehמְבֹרָֽךְ׃blessed
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בְּכָל־in allזֹ֖אתthisלֹא־notחָטָ֣אhe sinnedאִיּ֑וֹבJobוְלֹא־and notנָתַ֥ןhe ascribeתִּפְלָ֖הunseemlinessלֵאלֹהִֽים׃ פto God

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