Job

Job 1:16

¹⁶While he was still speaking, another messenger came and reported: “The fire of God fell from heaven. It burned and consumed the sheep and the servants, and I alone have escaped to tell you!”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
While he	זֶ֣ה	zeh	Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
was still	ע֣וֹד׀	‘ō·wḏ	Adverb	H5750 a going round, continuance
speaking	מְדַבֵּ֗ר	mə·ḏab·bêr	Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular	H1696 speak
another	וְזֶה֮	wə·zeh	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
messenger came	בָּ֣א	bā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
and reported	וַיֹּאמַר֒	way·yō·mar	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
The fire	אֵ֣שׁ	’êš	Noun - common singular construct	H784 fire
of God	אֱלֹהִ֗ים	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
fell	נָֽפְלָה֙	nā·p̄ə·lāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H5307 fall, lie
from	מִן־	min-	Preposition	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
heaven	הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם	haš·šā·ma·yim	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H8064 sky, aloft
It burned	וַתִּבְעַ֥ר	wat·tiḇ·‘ar	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H1197 burn, consume
and consumed	וַתֹּאכְלֵ֑ם	wat·tō·ḵə·lêm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular; third person masculine plural	H398 eat
the sheep	בַּצֹּ֛אן	baṣ·ṣōn	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - common singular	H6629 small cattle, sheep and goats, flock, flocks
and the servants	וּבַנְּעָרִ֖ים	ū·ḇan·nə·‘ā·rîm	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H5288 a shaking, scattering
and I	אֲנִ֛י	’ă·nî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
alone	לְבַדִּ֖י	lə·ḇad·dî	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H905 separation
have escaped	וָאִמָּ֨לְטָ֧ה	wā·’im·mā·lə·ṭāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular; third person feminine singular	H4422 slip away
to tell	לְהַגִּ֥יד	lə·hag·gîḏ	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H5046 be conspicuous
you	לָֽךְ׃	lāḵ	Preposition; second person feminine singular

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

2 Kings 1:12 · Genesis 19:24 · Leviticus 10:2 · 1 Kings 18:38 · Leviticus 9:24 · Revelation 13:13 · 2 Kings 1:10 · Numbers 11:1–3 · Amos 7:4

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.