Job

Job 1:7

⁷“Where have you come from?” said the LORD to Satan.

“From roaming through the earth,” he replied, “and walking back and forth in it.”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Where	מֵאַ֣יִן	mê·’a·yin	Preposition-m; Adverb	H370 whence?
have you come from	תָּבֹ֑א	tā·ḇō	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
said	וַיֹּ֧אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
the LORD	יְהוָ֛ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Satan	הַשָּׂטָ֖ן	haś·śā·ṭān	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7854 adversary
From roaming	מִשּׁ֣וּט	miš·šūṭ	Preposition-m; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H7751 go or rove about
through the earth	בָּאָ֔רֶץ	bā·’ā·reṣ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
he	הַשָּׂטָ֤ן	haś·śā·ṭān	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7854 adversary
replied	וַיַּ֨עַן	way·ya·‘an	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6030 answer, respond
and walking back and forth	וּמֵֽהִתְהַלֵּ֖ךְ	ū·mê·hiṯ·hal·lêḵ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m; Verb - Hitpael - Infinitive construct	H1980 go, come, walk
in it	בָּֽהּ׃	bāh	Preposition; third person feminine singular

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.