Job

Job 1:9–10

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.

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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

Cross-references

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Job 1:9 Matthew 16:26 · 1 Timothy 4:8 · 1 Timothy 6:6 · Job 1:21 · Job 21:14–15 · Malachi 1:10 · Job 2:10

Job 1:10 Psalm 34:7 · Zechariah 2:5 · 1 Peter 1:5 · Deuteronomy 28:2–6 · Proverbs 10:22 · Zechariah 2:8 · Job 31:25 · Psalm 107:38 · Genesis 15:1 · Psalm 90:17 · Deuteronomy 7:13 · Isaiah 5:5

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.