Job

Job 1:8–11

⁸Then the LORD said to Satan, “Have you considered My servant Job? For there is no one on earth like him, a man who is blameless and upright, who fears God and shuns evil.”

⁹Satan answered the LORD, “Does Job fear God for nothing? ¹⁰Have You not placed a hedge on every side around him and his household and all that he owns? You have blessed the work of his hands, and his possessions have increased in the land. ¹¹But stretch out Your hand and strike all that he has, and he will surely curse You to Your face.”

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Job 1:8

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then the LORD	יְהוָה֙	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
said	וַיֹּ֤אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Satan	הַשָּׂטָ֔ן	haś·śā·ṭān	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7854 adversary
Have you considered	הֲשַׂ֥מְתָּ	hă·śam·tā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H7760 put, place, set
My servant	עַבְדִּ֣י	‘aḇ·dî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H5650 slave, servant
Job	אִיּ֑וֹב	’î·yō·wḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H347 Job
For	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
no one	אֵ֤ין	’ên	Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
on earth	בָּאָ֔רֶץ	bā·’ā·reṣ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
like him	כָּמֹ֙הוּ֙	kā·mō·hū	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H3644 like, as, when
a man	אִ֣ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
blameless	תָּ֧ם	tām	Adjective - masculine singular	H8535 complete
and upright	וְיָשָׁ֛ר	wə·yā·šār	Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine singular	H3477 straight, right
who fears	יְרֵ֥א	yə·rê	Adjective - masculine singular construct	H3373 fear
God	אֱלֹהִ֖ים	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
and shuns	וְסָ֥ר	wə·sār	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H5493 turn aside
evil	מֵרָֽע׃	mê·rā‘	Preposition-m; Adjective - masculine singular	H7451 bad, evil

Job 1:9

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Satan	הַשָּׂטָ֛ן	haś·śā·ṭān	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7854 adversary
answered	וַיַּ֧עַן	way·ya·‘an	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6030 answer, respond
the LORD	יְהוָ֖ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
Does Job	אִיּ֖וֹב	’î·yō·wḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H347 Job
fear	יָרֵ֥א	yā·rê	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3372 fear
God	אֱלֹהִֽים׃	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
for nothing	הַֽחִנָּ֔ם	ha·ḥin·nām	Adverb	H2600 out of favour

Job 1:10

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Have You not	הֲלֹֽא־	hă·lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
placed a hedge	שַׂ֣כְתָּ	śaḵ·tā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H7753 hedge or fence up, about
on every side	מִסָּבִ֑יב	mis·sā·ḇîḇ	Preposition-m; Adverb	H5439 circuit, round about
around him	בַעֲד֧וֹ	ḇa·‘ă·ḏōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H1157 separation
and his household	בֵּית֛וֹ	bê·ṯōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1004 house
and	וּבְעַ֥ד	ū·ḇə·‘aḏ	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H1157 separation
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
that	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
he owns	ל֖וֹ	lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
You have blessed	בֵּרַ֔כְתָּ	bê·raḵ·tā	Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H1288 kneel, bless
the work	מַעֲשֵׂ֤ה	ma·‘ă·śêh	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4639 deed, work
of his hands	יָדָיו֙	yā·ḏāw	Noun - feminine dual construct; third person masculine singular	H3027 hand
and his possessions	וּמִקְנֵ֖הוּ	ū·miq·nê·hū	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H4735 cattle
have increased	פָּרַ֥ץ	pā·raṣ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H6555 break through
in the land	בָּאָֽרֶץ׃	bā·’ā·reṣ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land

Job 1:11

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But	וְאוּלָם֙	wə·’ū·lām	Conjunction	H199 but, but indeed
stretch out	שְֽׁלַֽח־	šə·laḥ-	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H7971 send
Your hand	יָֽדְךָ֔	yā·ḏə·ḵā	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H3027 hand
and strike	וְגַ֖ע	wə·ḡa‘	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H5060 touch, reach, strike
all	בְּכָל־	bə·ḵāl	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
that	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
he has	ל֑וֹ	lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
and he will surely	אִם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
curse You	יְבָרֲכֶֽךָּ׃	yə·ḇā·ră·ḵe·kā	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; second person masculine singular	H1288 kneel, bless
to	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
Your face	פָּנֶ֖יךָ	pā·ne·ḵā	Noun - common plural construct; second person masculine singular	H6440 face, before