Job

Job 1:20–21

²⁰Then Job stood up, tore his robe, and shaved his head. He fell to the ground and worshiped, ²¹saying:

“Naked I came from my mother’s womb,

and naked I will return.

The LORD gave, and the LORD has taken away.

Blessed be the name of the LORD.”

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Job 1:20

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then Job	אִיּוֹב֙	’î·yō·wḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H347 Job
stood up	וַיָּ֤קָם	way·yā·qām	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6965 arise, stand up, stand
tore	וַיִּקְרַ֣ע	way·yiq·ra‘	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7167 tear
his robe	מְעִל֔וֹ	mə·‘i·lōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H4598 robe
and shaved	וַיָּ֖גָז	way·yā·ḡāz	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1494 shear
his head	רֹאשׁ֑וֹ	rō·šōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H7218 head
He fell	וַיִּפֹּ֥ל	way·yip·pōl	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5307 fall, lie
to the ground	אַ֖רְצָה	’ar·ṣāh	Noun - feminine singular; third person feminine singular	H776 earth, land
and worshiped	וַיִּשְׁתָּֽחוּ׃	way·yiš·tā·ḥū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7812 bow down

Job 1:21

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
saying	וַיֹּאמֶר֩	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Naked	עָרֹ֨ם	‘ā·rōm	Adjective - masculine singular	H6174 naked
I came	יָצָתִי	yå̄·ṣå̄·ṯī	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H3318 go or come out
from my mother’s	אִמִּ֗י	’im·mî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H517 mother
womb	מִבֶּ֣טֶן	mib·be·ṭen	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct	H990 belly, body, womb
and naked	וְעָרֹם֙	wə·‘ā·rōm	Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine singular	H6174 naked
I will return	אָשׁ֣וּב	’ā·šūḇ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H7725 turn back, return
The LORD	יְהוָ֣ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
gave	נָתַ֔ן	nā·ṯan	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
and the LORD	וַיהוָ֖ה	Yah·weh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
has taken away	לָקָ֑ח	lā·qāḥ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3947 take
Blessed	מְבֹרָֽךְ׃	mə·ḇō·rāḵ	Verb - Pual - Participle - masculine singular	H1288 kneel, bless
be	יְהִ֛י	yə·hî	Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
the name	שֵׁ֥ם	šêm	Noun - masculine singular construct	H8034 name
of the LORD	יְהוָ֖ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh

Cross-references

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Job 1:20 1 Peter 5:6 · 2 Samuel 12:16–20 · Genesis 37:34 · Genesis 37:29 · Ezra 9:3 · Matthew 26:39 · Deuteronomy 9:18 · 2 Chronicles 7:3

Job 1:21 Ecclesiastes 5:15 · 1 Timothy 6:7 · 1 Thessalonians 5:18 · James 1:17 · Job 2:10 · Psalm 49:17 · Ephesians 5:20 · Ecclesiastes 12:7 · 1 Samuel 2:7 · Genesis 3:19 · Isaiah 45:7 · Lamentations 3:38

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.