Job

Job 2:3

3Then 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. He still retains his integrity, even though you incited Me against him to ruin him without cause.”

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Then the LORDיְהוָ֜הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרway·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
toאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
Satanהַשָּׂטָ֗ןhaś·śā·ṭānArticle; Noun - masculine singularH7854 adversary
Have you consideredהֲשַׂ֣מְתָּhă·śam·tāVerb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singularH7760 put, place, set
My servantעַבְדִּ֣י‘aḇ·dîNoun - masculine singular construct; first person common singularH5650 slave, servant
Jobאִיּוֹב֒’î·yō·wḇNoun - proper - masculine singularH347 Job
Forכִּי֩kîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
no oneאֵ֨ין’ênAdverbH369 nothing, nought
on earthבָּאָ֗רֶץbā·’ā·reṣPreposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singularH776 earth, land
like himכָּמֹ֜הוּkā·mō·hūPreposition; third person masculine singularH3644 like, as, when
a manאִ֣ישׁ’îšNoun - masculine singularH376 man
blamelessתָּ֧םtāmAdjective - masculine singularH8535 complete
and uprightוְיָשָׁ֛רwə·yā·šārConjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine singularH3477 straight, right
who fearsיְרֵ֥אyə·rêAdjective - masculine singular constructH3373 fear
Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים’ĕ·lō·hîmNoun - masculine pluralH430 God
and shunsוְסָ֣רwə·sārConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH5493 turn aside
evilמֵרָ֑עmê·rā‘Preposition-m; Adjective - masculine singularH7451 bad, evil
He stillוְעֹדֶ֙נּוּ֙wə·‘ō·ḏen·nūConjunctive waw; Adverb; third person masculine singularH5750 a going round, continuance
retainsמַחֲזִ֣יקma·ḥă·zîqVerb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singularH2388 be or grow firm, strong, strengthen
his integrityבְּתֻמָּת֔וֹbə·ṯum·mā·ṯōwPreposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singularH8538 integrity
even though you incited Meוַתְּסִיתֵ֥נִיwat·tə·sî·ṯê·nîConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine singular; first person common singularH5496 incite, allure, instigate
against himב֖וֹḇōwPreposition; third person masculine singular
to ruin himלְבַלְּע֥וֹlə·ḇal·lə·‘ōwPreposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singularH1104 swallow down, swallow up, engulf
without causeחִנָּֽם׃ḥin·nāmAdverbH2600 out of favour

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Job 9:17 · Job 1:8 · James 1:12 · Job 27:5–6 · Proverbs 16:17 · 1 Peter 1:7 · Philippians 3:12 · John 9:3 · Job 1:1 · Proverbs 15:8 · 1 Peter 5:10

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.