Job 1:1
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Job 1:1
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For Mordecai the Jew [was] next unto king Ahasuerus, and great among the Jews, and accepted of the multitude of his brethren, seeking the wealth of his people, and speaking peace to all his seed.
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There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name [was] Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil.
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And there were born unto him seven sons and three daughters.
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Verse Text
There was a manH376 in the landH776 of UzH5780, whose nameH8034 was JobH347; and that manH376 was perfectH8535 and uprightH3477, and one that fearedH3373 GodH430, and eschewedH5493 evilH7451.
אִישׁ הָיָה בְאֶרֶץ־עוּץ אִיֹּוב שְׁמֹו וְהָיָה ׀ הָאִישׁ הַהוּא תָּם וְיָשָׁר וִירֵא אֱלֹהִים וְסָר מֵרָע׃
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Morphology | Gloss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
אִ֛ישׁ |
'ish | H376 | HNcmsa | a man |
הָיָ֥ה |
ha.Yah | H1961 | HVqp3ms | he was |
בְ/אֶֽרֶץ |
ve./'e.retz- | H776 | HR/Ncbsc | in/ (the) land of |
ע֖וּץ |
'utz | H5780 | HNp | Uz |
אִיּ֣וֹב |
'i.Yov | H347 | HNp | (was) Job |
שְׁמ֑/וֹ |
she.M/o | H8034 | HNcmsc/Sp3ms | name/ his |
וְ/הָיָ֣ה |
ve./ha.Yah | H1961 | HC/Vqp3ms | and/ he was |
הָ/אִ֣ישׁ |
ha./'Ish | H376 | HTd/Ncmsa | the/ man |
הַ/ה֗וּא |
ha./Hu' | H1931 | HTd/Pp3ms | (the)/ that |
תָּ֧ם |
tam | H8535 | HAamsa | blameless |
וְ/יָשָׁ֛ר |
ve./ya.Shar | H3477 | HC/Aamsa | and/ upright |
וִ/ירֵ֥א |
vi./Re' | H3373 | HC/Aamsc | and/ fearing |
אֱלֹהִ֖ים |
'E.lo.Him | H430 | HNcmpa | (of) God |
וְ/סָ֥ר |
ve./Sar | H5493 | HC/Vqrmsa | and/ turning aside |
מֵ/רָֽע |
me./Ra' | H7451 | HR/Aamsa | from/ evil |
- H347 — אִיּוֹב (ʼÎyôwb, ee-yobe'): from אָיַב; hated (i.e. persecuted); Ijob, the patriarch famous for his patience; Job.
- H376 — אִישׁ (ʼîysh, eesh): contracted for אֱנוֹשׁ (or perhaps rather from an unused root meaning to be extant); a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation); also, another, any (man), a certain, [phrase] champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-) man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), [phrase] none, one, people, person, [phrase] steward, what (man) soever, whoso(-ever), worthy. Compare אִשָּׁה.
- H430 — אֱלֹהִים (ʼĕlôhîym, el-o-heem'): plural of אֱלוֹהַּ; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative; angels, [idiom] exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), [idiom] (very) great, judges, [idiom] mighty.
- H776 — אֶרֶץ (ʼerets, eh'-rets): from an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth (at large, or partitively a land); [idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world.
- H3373 — יָרֵא (yârêʼ, yaw-ray'): from יָרֵא; fearing; morally, reverent; afraid, fear (-ful).
- H3477 — יָשָׁר (yâshâr, yaw-shawr'): from יָשַׁר; straight (literally or figuratively); convenient, equity, Jasher, just, meet(-est), [phrase] pleased well right(-eous), straight, (most) upright(-ly, -ness).
- H5493 — סוּר (çûwr, soor): or שׂוּר; (Hosea 9:12), a primitive root; to turn off (literal or figurative); be(-head), bring, call back, decline, depart, eschew, get (you), go (aside), [idiom] grievous, lay away (by), leave undone, be past, pluck away, put (away, down), rebel, remove (to and fro), revolt, [idiom] be sour, take (away, off), turn (aside, away, in), withdraw, be without.
- H5780 — עוּץ (ʻÛwts, oots): apparently from עוּץ; consultation; Uts, a son of Aram, also a Seirite, and the regions settled by them.; Uz.
- H7451 — רַע (raʻ, rah): from רָעַע; bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral); adversity, affliction, bad, calamity, [phrase] displease(-ure), distress, evil((-favouredness), man, thing), [phrase] exceedingly, [idiom] great, grief(-vous), harm, heavy, hurt(-ful), ill (favoured), [phrase] mark, mischief(-vous), misery, naught(-ty), noisome, [phrase] not please, sad(-ly), sore, sorrow, trouble, vex, wicked(-ly, -ness, one), worse(-st), wretchedness, wrong. (Incl. feminine raaah; as adjective or noun.).
- H8034 — שֵׁם (shêm, shame): a primitive word (perhaps rather from through the idea of definite and conspicuous position; compare שָׁמַיִם); an appellation, as amark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character; [phrase] base, (in-) fame(-ous), named(-d), renown, report.
- H8535 — תָּם (tâm, tawm): from תָּמַם; complete; usually (morally) pious; specifically, gentle, dear; coupled together, perfect, plain, undefiled, upright.
The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:
- H1931 — הוּא (hûwʼ, hoo): of which the feminine (beyond the Pentateuch) is הִיא; a primitive word, the third person pronoun singular; he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are; he, as for her, him(-self), it, the same, she (herself), such, that (...it), these, they, this, those, which (is), who.
- H1961 — הָיָה (hâyâh, haw-yaw): a primitive root (compare הָוָא); to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary); beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.
Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)
- Job — Ezekiel 14:14, Ezekiel 14:20, James 5:11
- one — Genesis 22:12, Proverbs 8:13, Proverbs 16:6, 1 Peter 3:11
- perfect — Genesis 6:9, Genesis 17:1, 2 Kings 20:3, 2 Chronicles 31:20-21, Job 1:8, Job 2:3, Job 23:11-12, Job 31:1-40, Luke 1:6
- Uz — Genesis 10:23, Genesis 22:20-21, Genesis 36:28, 1 Chronicles 1:17, 1 Chronicles 1:42, Jeremiah 25:20, Lamentations 4:21
Reciprocal references (24): Genesis 20:11, Genesis 25:6, Genesis 25:27, Deuteronomy 18:13, Joshua 24:14, 2 Samuel 22:24, 1 Kings 8:61, Nehemiah 7:2, Job 2:10, Job 4:6, Job 9:20, Job 29:2, Psalms 26:11, Psalms 37:37, Psalms 119:1, Proverbs 2:21, Proverbs 3:7, Proverbs 14:2, Matthew 5:48, Matthew 19:21, Luke 2:25, Acts 10:2, 1 Corinthians 2:6, 1 Timothy 6:17
Related Topics
- Thompson Chain: JOB; RELIGION, TRUE-FALSE; RIGHTEOUSNESS-UNRIGHTEOUSNESS; UZ, LAND OF
- Nave’s: JOB; PERFECTION; SIN; UZ
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