Job 1:15
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Job 1:15
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And there came a messenger unto Job, and said, The oxen were plowing, and the asses feeding beside them:
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And the Sabeans fell upon them, and took them away; yea, they have slain the servants with the edge of the sword; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.
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While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, The fire of God is fallen from heaven, and hath burned up the sheep, and the servants, and consumed them; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.
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Verse Text
And the SabeansH7614 fellH5307 upon them, and took them awayH3947; yea, they have slainH5221 the servantsH5288 with the edgeH6310 of the swordH2719; and I only am escapedH4422 alone to tellH5046 thee.
וַתִּפֹּל שְׁבָא וַתִּקָּחֵם וְאֶת־הַנְּעָרִים הִכּוּ לְפִי־חָרֶב וָאִמָּלְטָה רַק־אֲנִי לְבַדִּי לְהַגִּיד לָךְ׃
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Morphology | Gloss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
וַ/תִּפֹּ֤ל |
va./ti.Pol | H5307 | HC/Vqw3fs | and/ it fell |
שְׁבָא֙ |
she.Va' | H7614 | HNp | Sabean(s) |
וַ/תִּקָּחֵ֔/ם |
va./ti.ka.Che/m | H3947 | HC/Vqw3fs/Sp3mp | and/ it took/ them |
וְ/אֶת |
ve./'Et | H853 | HC/To | and/ (obj.) |
הַ/נְּעָרִ֖ים |
ha./ne.'a.Rim | H5288 | HTd/Ncmpa | the/ servants |
הִכּ֣וּ |
hi.Ku | H5221 | HVhp3cp | they struck |
לְ/פִי |
le./fi- | H6310 | HR/Ncmsc | to/ (the) mouth of |
חָ֑רֶב |
Cha.rev | H2719 | HNcfsa | (the) sword |
וָֽ/אִמָּ֨לְטָ֧/ה |
va./'i.Mal.Ta/h | H4422 | HC/VNw1cs/Sh | and/ I have escaped/ ! |
רַק |
rak- | H7535 | HTa | only |
אֲנִ֛י |
'a.Ni | H589 | HPp1cs | I |
לְ/בַדִּ֖/י |
le./va.D/i | H905 | HR/Ncmsc/Sp1cs | to/ alone/ me |
לְ/הַגִּ֥יד |
le./ha.Gid | H5046 | HR/Vhc | to/ tell |
לָֽ/ךְ |
La/kh | HR/Sp2fs | to/ you |
- H2719 — חֶרֶב (chereb, kheh'-reb): from חָרַב (chârab) H2717; drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement; axe, dagger, knife, mattock, sword, tool.
- H3947 — לָקַח (lâqach, law-kakh'): a primitive root; to take (in the widest variety of applications); accept, bring, buy, carry away, drawn, fetch, get, infold, [idiom] many, mingle, place, receive(-ing), reserve, seize, send for, take (away, -ing, up), use, win.
- H4422 — מָלַט (mâlaṭ, maw-lat'): a primitive root; properly, to be smooth, i.e. (by implication) to escape (as if by slipperiness); causatively, to release or rescue; specifically, to bring forth young, emit sparks; deliver (self), escape, lay, leap out, let alone, let go, preserve, save, [idiom] speedily, [idiom] surely.
- H5046 — נָגַד (nâgad, naw-gad'): a primitive root; properly, to front, i.e. stand boldly out opposite; by implication (causatively), to manifest; figuratively, to announce (always by word of mouth to one present); specifically, to expose, predict, explain, praise; bewray, [idiom] certainly, certify, declare(-ing), denounce, expound, [idiom] fully, messenger, plainly, profess, rehearse, report, shew (forth), speak, [idiom] surely, tell, utter.
- H5221 — נָכָה (nâkâh, naw-kaw'): a primitive root; to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively); beat, cast forth, clap, give (wounds), [idiom] go forward, [idiom] indeed, kill, make (slaughter), murderer, punish, slaughter, slay(-er, -ing), smite(-r, -ing), strike, be stricken, (give) stripes, [idiom] surely, wound.
- H5288 — נַעַר (naʻar, nah'-ar): from נָעַר (nâʻar) H5287; (concretely) a boy (as active), from the age of infancy to adolescence; by implication, a servant; also (by interch. of sex), a girl (of similar latitude in age); babe, boy, child, damsel (from the margin), lad, servant, young (man).
- H5307 — נָפַל (nâphal, naw-fal'): a primitive root; to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative); be accepted, cast (down, self, (lots), out), cease, die, divide (by lot), (let) fail, (cause to, let, make, ready to) fall (away, down, -en, -ing), fell(-ing), fugitive, have (inheritance), inferior, be judged (by mistake for פָּלַל (pâlal) H6419), lay (along), (cause to) lie down, light (down), be ([idiom] hast) lost, lying, overthrow, overwhelm, perish, present(-ed, -ing), (make to) rot, slay, smite out, [idiom] surely, throw down.
- H6310 — פֶּה (peh, peh): from פָּאָה (pâʼâh) H6284; the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according to; accord(-ing as, -ing to), after, appointment, assent, collar, command(-ment), [idiom] eat, edge, end, entry, [phrase] file, hole, [idiom] in, mind, mouth, part, portion, [idiom] (should) say(-ing), sentence, skirt, sound, speech, [idiom] spoken, talk, tenor, [idiom] to, [phrase] two-edged, wish, word.
- H7614 — שְׁבָא (Shᵉbâʼ, sheb-aw'): of foreign origin; Sheba, the name of three early progenitors of tribes and of an Ethiopian district; Sheba, Sabeans.
The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:
- H589 — אֲנִי (ʼănîy, an-ee'): contracted from אָנֹכִי (ʼânôkîy) H595; I; I, (as for) me, mine, myself, we, [idiom] which, [idiom] who.
- H853 — אֵת (ʼêth, ayth): apparent contracted from אוֹת (ʼôwth) H226 in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely); (as such unrepresented in English).
- H905 — בַּד (bad, bad): from בָּדַד (bâdad) H909; properly, separation; by implication, a part of the body, branch of atree, bar forcarrying; figuratively, chief of a city; especially (with prepositional prefix) as an adverb, apart, only, besides; alone, apart, bar, besides, branch, by self, of each alike, except, only, part, staff, strength.
- H7535 — רַק (raq, rak): the same as רַק (raq) H7534 as a noun; properly, leanness, i.e. (figuratively) limitation; only adverbial, merely, or conjunctional, although; but, even, except, howbeit howsoever, at the least, nevertheless, nothing but, notwithstanding, only, save, so (that), surely, yet (so), in any wise.
Verse Cross-References
- and I only — 1 Samuel 22:20-21, Job 1:16-17, Job 1:19
- Sabeans — Genesis 10:7, Genesis 10:28, Genesis 25:3, Psalms 72:10, Isaiah 45:14, Ezekiel 23:42, Joel 3:8
Reciprocal references (13): Genesis 14:13, Genesis 34:28, Deuteronomy 28:31, 2 Samuel 1:3, Job 5:5, Job 16:7, Job 18:9, Job 19:16, Job 20:22, Job 24:2, Ezekiel 24:26, Ezekiel 27:23, Hosea 6:9
Related Topics
- Thompson Chain: JOB; SABEANS
- Torrey’s: RESIGNATION
- Nave’s: JOB; RESIGNATION; SABEANS; TEMPTATION
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