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And the LORD said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil? (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he said

Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to say

Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Job 1:8 word 1

יְהוָה֙Yah.wehYahweh

Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)

Meaning: LORD

Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Job 1:8 word 2

אֶל\־'el-to

Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: to(wards)

Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Job 1:8 word 3

הַשָּׂטָ֔ןha.sa.Tanthe adversary

Lemma: שָׂטָן (sa.tan) · Strong's: H7854

Parsing: Noun · Title · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNtmsa)

Meaning: Satan

Used 27 times. Also: Numbers 22:22, Numbers 22:32, 1 Samuel 29:4, 2 Samuel 19:22, 1 Kings 5:4, 1 Kings 11:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7854; TAHOT Job 1:8 word 4

הֲשַׂ֥מְתָּha.Sam.ta¿ have you set

Lemma: שׂוּם (sum) · Strong's: H7760K

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqp2ms)

Meaning: to set: consider

Used 29 times. Also: Deuteronomy 32:46, Judges 19:30, 1 Samuel 21:12, 1 Samuel 25:25, 2 Samuel 13:33, 2 Samuel 18:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7760K; TAHOT Job 1:8 word 5

לִבְּךָ֖li.be.Khaheart your

Lemma: לֵב (lev) · Strong's: H3820A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: heart

Used 593 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 6:6, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 17:17, Genesis 18:5, Genesis 24:45 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3820A; TAHOT Job 1:8 word 6

עַל\־'al-on

Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: upon

Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Job 1:8 word 7

עַבְדִּ֣י'av.Diservant my

Lemma: עֶ֫בֶד (e.ved) · Strong's: H5650

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: servant/slave

Used 796 times. Also: Genesis 9:25, Genesis 9:26, Genesis 9:27, Genesis 12:16, Genesis 14:15, Genesis 18:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5650; TAHOT Job 1:8 word 8

אִיּ֑וֹב'i.YovJob

Lemma: אִיּוֹב (iy.yov) · Strong's: H0347

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Job

Used 58 times. Also: Job 1:1, Job 1:5, Job 1:9, Job 1:14, Job 1:20, Job 1:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0347; TAHOT Job 1:8 word 9

כִּ֣יkifor

Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: for

Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Job 1:8 word 10

אֵ֤ין'einthere not

Lemma: אַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H0369

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: nothing

Used 786 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 7:8, Genesis 11:30, Genesis 19:31, Genesis 20:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0369; TAHOT Job 1:8 word 11

כָּמֹ֙הוּ֙ka.Mo.hu[is] like him

Lemma: כְּמוֹ (ke.mo) · Strong's: H3644G

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: like

Used 142 times. Also: Genesis 19:15, Genesis 34:15, Genesis 41:39, Genesis 44:15, Genesis 44:18, Exodus 9:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3644G; TAHOT Job 1:8 word 12

בָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzon the earth

Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: land: country/planet

Used 2317 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0776G; TAHOT Job 1:8 word 13

אִ֣ישׁ'isha man

Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: man

Used 1047 times. Also: Genesis 2:23, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0376G; TAHOT Job 1:8 word 14

תָּ֧םtamblameless

Lemma: תָּם (tam) · Strong's: H8535

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)

Meaning: complete

Used 15 times. Also: Genesis 25:27, Exodus 26:24, Exodus 36:29, Job 1:1, Job 2:3, Job 8:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8535; TAHOT Job 1:8 word 15

וְיָשָׁ֛רve.ya.Sharand upright

Lemma: יָשָׁר (ya.shar) · Strong's: H3477G

Parsing: Aamsa (Aamsa)

Meaning: upright

Used 113 times. Also: Exodus 15:26, Numbers 23:10, Deuteronomy 6:18, Deuteronomy 12:8, Deuteronomy 12:25, Deuteronomy 12:28 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3477G; TAHOT Job 1:8 word 16

יְרֵ֥אye.Re'fearing

Lemma: יָרֵא (ya.re) · Strong's: H3373

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HAamsc)

Meaning: afraid

Used 64 times. Also: Genesis 22:12, Genesis 32:11, Genesis 42:18, Exodus 9:20, Exodus 18:21, Deuteronomy 7:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3373; TAHOT Job 1:8 word 17

אֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.Him<of> God

Lemma: אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) · Strong's: H0430G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: God

Used 2382 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0430G; TAHOT Job 1:8 word 18

וְסָ֥רve.Sarand [who] turns aside

Lemma: סוּר (sur) · Strong's: H5493I

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)

Meaning: to turn aside: turn aside

Used 84 times. Also: Genesis 19:2, Genesis 19:3, Exodus 3:3, Exodus 3:4, Exodus 14:25, Exodus 32:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5493I; TAHOT Job 1:8 word 19

מֵרָֽע\׃me.Ra'from evil

Lemma: רַע (ra) · Strong's: H7451B

Parsing: Aamsa (Aamsa)

Meaning: bad: evil

Used 111 times. Also: Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:5, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 31:29, Genesis 44:34 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7451B; TAHOT Job 1:8 word 20

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

Then the LORD	→	יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD
said	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
to	→	אֶל H0413 to(wards)
Satan	→	שָׂטָן H7854 Satan
Have you considered	→	שׂוּם H7760K to set: consider
. . .	→	לֵב H3820A heart
. . .	→	עַל H5921A upon
My servant	→	עֶ֫בֶד H5650 servant/slave
Job	→	אִיּוֹב H0347 Job
For	→	כִּי H3588A for
[there is] no one	→	אַ֫יִן H0369 nothing
on earth	→	אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet
like him	→	כְּמוֹ H3644G like
a man	→	אִישׁ H0376G man
[who is] blameless	→	תָּם H8535 complete
and upright	→	יָשָׁר H3477G upright
who fears	→	יָרֵא H3373 afraid
God	→	אֱלֹהִים H0430G God
and shuns	→	סוּר H5493I to turn aside: turn aside
evil	→	רַע H7451B bad: evil

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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