Job

Job 2:7–10

⁷So Satan went out from the presence of the LORD and infected Job with terrible boils from the soles of his feet to the crown of his head. ⁸And Job took a piece of broken pottery to scrape himself as he sat among the ashes.

⁹Then Job’s wife said to him, “Do you still retain your integrity? Curse^b God and die!”

¹⁰“You speak as a foolish woman speaks,” he told her. “Should we accept from God only good and not adversity?”

In all this, Job did not sin in what he said.

Footnotes

b 2:9 Or Bless

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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.

Job 2:7

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So Satan	הַשָּׂטָ֔ן	haś·śā·ṭān	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7854 adversary
went out	וַיֵּצֵא֙	way·yê·ṣê	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3318 go or come out
from the presence	פְּנֵ֣י	pə·nê	Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
of the LORD	יְהוָ֑ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
and infected	וַיַּ֤ךְ	way·yaḵ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5221 smite
Job	אִיּוֹב֙	’î·yō·wḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H347 Job
with terrible	רָ֔ע	rā‘	Adjective - masculine singular	H7451 bad, evil
boils	בִּשְׁחִ֣ין	biš·ḥîn	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H7822 boil
from the soles	מִכַּ֥ף	mik·kap̄	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct	H3709 hollow, or flat of the hand, palm, sole of foot, pan
of his feet	רַגְל֖וֹ	raḡ·lōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H7272 foot
to	עַד	ʿaḏ	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
the crown of his head	קָדְקֳדֽוֹ׃	qā·ḏə·qo·ḏōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H6936 head, crown of head

Job 2:8

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And Job took	וַיִּֽקַּֽח־	way·yiq·qaḥ-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3947 take
a piece of broken pottery	חֶ֔רֶשׂ	ḥe·reś	Noun - masculine singular	H2789 earthenware, earthen vessel, sherd, potsherd
to scrape	לְהִתְגָּרֵ֖ד	lə·hiṯ·gā·rêḏ	Preposition-l; Verb - Hitpael - Infinitive construct	H1623 scrape, scratch
himself	בּ֑וֹ	bōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
as he	וְה֖וּא	wə·hū	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
sat	יֹשֵׁ֥ב	yō·šêḇ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
among	בְּתוֹךְ־	bə·ṯō·wḵ-	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H8432 midst
the ashes	הָאֵֽפֶר׃	hā·’ê·p̄er	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H665 ashes

Job 2:9

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then	אִשְׁתּ֔וֹ	’iš·tōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H802 woman, wife, female
said	וַתֹּ֤אמֶר	wat·tō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H559 utter, say
to him	לוֹ֙	lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
Do you still	עֹדְךָ֖	‘ō·ḏə·ḵā	Adverb; second person masculine singular	H5750 a going round, continuance
retain	מַחֲזִ֣יק	ma·ḥă·zîq	Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular	H2388 be or grow firm, strong, strengthen
your integrity	בְּתֻמָּתֶ֑ךָ	bə·ṯum·mā·ṯe·ḵā	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H8538 integrity
Curse	בָּרֵ֥ךְ	bā·rêḵ	Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular	H1288 kneel, bless
God	אֱלֹהִ֖ים	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
and die	וָמֻֽת׃	wā·muṯ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H4191 die

Job 2:10

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
You speak	כְּדַבֵּ֞ר	kə·ḏab·bêr	Preposition-k; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct	H1696 speak
as a	אַחַ֤ת	’a·ḥaṯ	Number - feminine singular construct	H259 one
foolish woman	הַנְּבָלוֹת֙	han·nə·ḇā·lō·wṯ	Article; Adjective - feminine plural	H5036 foolish, senseless
speaks	תְּדַבֵּ֔רִי	tə·ḏab·bê·rî	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person feminine singular	H1696 speak
he told	וַיֹּ֣אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
her	אֵלֶ֗יהָ	’ê·le·hā	Preposition; third person feminine singular	H413 motion to
Should we accept	נְקַבֵּל֙	nə·qab·bêl	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common plural	H6901 receive, take
from	מֵאֵ֣ת	mê·’êṯ	Preposition-m; Direct object marker	H854 with
God	הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים	hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
only good	הַטּ֗וֹב	haṭ·ṭō·wḇ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good
and not	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
adversity	הָרָ֖ע	hā·rā‘	Article; Adjective - masculine singular	H7451 bad, evil
In all	בְּכָל־	bə·ḵāl	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
this	זֹ֛את	zōṯ	Pronoun - feminine singular	H2063 this
Job	אִיּ֖וֹב	’î·yō·wḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H347 Job
did not	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
sin	חָטָ֥א	ḥā·ṭā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H2398 miss
in what he said	בִּשְׂפָתָֽיו׃פ	biś·p̄ā·ṯāw	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine dual construct; third person masculine singular	H8193 lip, speech, edge