Job
Job 1:21
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.”
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| 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
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
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.