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Job 21— explore original Hebrew and Greek words with Strong's concordance.

Verse 1

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וַיַּ֥עַןway·ya·‘anAnd answeredH6030
1אִיּ֗וֹב’î·yō·wḇ,JobH0347
2וַיֹּאמַֽר׃way·yō·mar.and saidH0559

Verse 2

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0שִׁמְע֣וּšim·‘ūListenH8085
1שָׁ֭מוֹעַmō·w·a‘carefullyH8085
2מִלָּתִ֑יmil·lā·ṯî;to my speechH4405
3וּתְהִי־ū·ṯə·hî-and let beH1961
4זֹ֝֗אתzōṯ,thisH2063
5תַּנְח֥וּמֹֽתֵיכֶֽם׃.tan·ḥū·mō·ṯê·ḵem.your consolationH8575

Verse 3

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0שָׂ֭אוּנִי’ū·nîBear with meH5375
1וְאָנֹכִ֣יwə·’ā·nō·ḵîthat IH0595
2אֲדַבֵּ֑ר’ă·ḏab·bêr;may speakH1696
3וְאַחַ֖רwə·’a·ḥarand afterH0310
4דַּבְּרִ֣יdab·bə·rîI have spokenH1696
5תַלְעִֽיג׃.ṯal·‘îḡ.keep mockingH3932

Verse 4

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0הֶ֭אָנֹכִיhe·’ā·nō·ḵî[is] as for meH0595
1לְאָדָ֣ם؟lə·’ā·ḏāmagainst manH0120
2שִׂיחִ֑יśî·ḥî;my complaintH7879
3וְאִם־wə·’im-and if [it were]H0518
4מַ֝דּ֗וּעַmad·dū·a‘,whyH4069
5לֹא־lō-notH3808
6תִקְצַ֥רṯiq·ṣarshould be impatientH7114
7רוּחִֽי׃؟rū·ḥî.IH7307

Verse 5

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0פְּנוּ־pə·nū-LookH6437
1אֵלַ֥י’ê·layLook at meH0413
2וְהָשַׁ֑מּוּwə·hā·šam·mū;and be astonishedH8074
3וְשִׂ֖ימוּwə·śî·mūand PutH7760
4יָ֣דyāḏ[your] handH3027
5עַל־‘al-overH5921
6פֶּֽה׃.peh.[your] mouthH6310

Verse 6

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וְאִם־wə·’im-And Even whenH0518
1זָכַ֥רְתִּיzā·ḵar·tîI rememberH2142
2וְנִבְהָ֑לְתִּיwə·niḇ·hā·lə·tî;and I am terrifiedH0926
3וְאָחַ֥זwə·’ā·ḥazand takes holdH0270
4בְּ֝שָׂרִ֗יbə·śā·rî,of my fleshH1320
5פַּלָּצֽוּת׃.pal·lā·ṣūṯ.tremblingH6427

Verse 7

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0מַדּ֣וּעַmad·dū·a‘WhyH4069
1רְשָׁעִ֣יםrə·šā·‘îmthe wickedH7563
2יִחְי֑וּyiḥ·yū;do liveH2421
3עָ֝תְק֗וּ‘ā·ṯə·qū,[and] become oldH6275
4גַּם־gam-YesH1571
5גָּ֥בְרוּgā·ḇə·rūbecome mightyH1396
6חָֽיִל׃؟ḥā·yil.in powerH2428

Verse 8

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0זַרְעָ֤םzar·‘āmtheir descendantsH2233
1נָכ֣וֹןnā·ḵō·wnare establishedH3559
2לִפְנֵיהֶ֣םlip̄·nê·hemin their sightH6440
3עִמָּ֑ם‘im·mām;with themH5973
4וְ֝צֶאֱצָאֵיהֶ֗םwə·ṣe·’ĕ·ṣā·’ê·hem,and their offspringH6631
5לְעֵינֵיהֶֽם׃.lə·‘ê·nê·hem.before their eyesH5869

Verse 9

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0בָּתֵּיהֶ֣םbāt·tê·hemTheir houses [are]H1004
1שָׁל֣וֹםšā·lō·wmsafeH7965
2מִפָּ֑חַדmip·pā·ḥaḏ;from fearH6343
3וְלֹ֤אwə·lōand neitherH3808
4שֵׁ֖בֶטšê·ḇeṭ[is] the rodH7626
5אֱל֣וֹהַּ’ĕ·lō·w·ahof GodH0433
6עֲלֵיהֶֽם׃.‘ă·lê·hem.upon themH5921

Verse 10

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0שׁוֹר֣וֹšō·w·rōwTheir bullH7794
1עִ֭בַּר‘ib·barbreedsH5674
2וְלֹ֣אwə·lōand withoutH3808
3יַגְעִ֑לyaḡ·‘il;failureH1602
4תְּפַלֵּ֥טtə·p̄al·lêṭcalvesH6403
5פָּ֝רָת֗וֹpā·rā·ṯōw,their cowH6510
6וְלֹ֣אwə·lōand withoutH3808
7תְשַׁכֵּֽל׃.ṯə·šak·kêl.miscarriageH7921

Verse 11

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0יְשַׁלְּח֣וּyə·šal·lə·ḥūThey send forthH7971
1כַ֭צֹּאןḵaṣ·ṣōnlike a flockH6629
2עֲוִילֵיהֶ֑ם‘ă·wî·lê·hem;their little onesH5759
3וְ֝יַלְדֵיהֶ֗םwə·yal·ḏê·hem,and their childrenH3206
4יְרַקֵּדֽוּן׃.yə·raq·qê·ḏūn.danceH7540

Verse 12

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0יִ֭שְׂאוּyiś·’ūThey singH5375
1כְּתֹ֣ףkə·ṯōp̄to the tambourineH8596
2וְכִנּ֑וֹרwə·ḵin·nō·wr;and harpH3658
3וְ֝יִשְׂמְח֗וּwə·yiś·mə·ḥū,and rejoiceH8055
4לְק֣וֹלlə·qō·wlto the soundH6963
5עוּגָֽב׃.‘ū·ḡāḇ.of the fluteH5748

Verse 13

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0[יבלו]yə·ḇal·lū-
1(יְכַלּ֣וּ)yə·ḵal·lūThey spendH1086
2בַטּ֣וֹבḇaṭ·ṭō·wḇin wealthH2896
3יְמֵיהֶ֑םyə·mê·hem;their daysH3117
4וּ֝בְרֶ֗גַעū·ḇə·re·ḡa‘,and in a momentH7281
5שְׁא֣וֹלšə·’ō·wlto the graveH7585
6יֵחָֽתּוּ׃.yê·ḥāt·tū.go downH5181

Verse 14

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וַיֹּאמְר֣וּway·yō·mə·rūAnd yet they sayH0559
1לָ֭אֵלlā·’êlto GodH0410
2ס֣וּרsūrDepartH5493
3מִמֶּ֑נּוּmim·men·nū;from usH4480
4וְדַ֥עַתwə·ḏa·‘aṯfor the knowledgeH1847
5דְּ֝רָכֶ֗יךָdə·rā·ḵe·ḵā,of Your waysH1870
6לֹ֣אnotH3808
7חָפָֽצְנוּ׃.ḥā·p̄ā·ṣə·nū.we do desireH2654

Verse 15

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0מַה־mah-What [is]H4100
1שַׁדַּ֥יšad·daythe AlmightyH7706
2כִּֽי־kî-thatH3588
3נַֽעַבְדֶ֑נּוּna·‘aḇ·ḏen·nū;we should serve HimH5647
4וּמַה־ū·mah-and whatH4100
5נּ֝וֹעִ֗ילnō·w·‘îl,profit do we haveH3276
6כִּ֣יifH3588
7נִפְגַּע־nip̄·ga‘-we prayH6293
8בּֽוֹ׃.bōw.to Him

Verse 16

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0הֵ֤ןhênIndeedH2005
1לֹ֣אnotH3808
2בְיָדָ֣םḇə·yā·ḏāmin their handH3027
3טוּבָ֑םṭū·ḇām;their prosperity [is]H2898
4עֲצַ֥ת‘ă·ṣaṯthe counselH6098
5רְ֝שָׁעִ֗יםrə·šā·‘îm,of the wickedH7563
6רָ֣חֲקָהrā·ḥă·qāhis farH7368
7מֶֽנִּי׃.men·nî.from meH4480

Verse 17

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0כַּמָּ֤ה ׀kam·māhHow oftenH4100
1נֵר־nêr-is the lampH5216
2רְשָׁ֘עִ֤יםrə·šā·‘îmof the wickedH7563
3יִדְעָ֗ךְ!yiḏ·‘āḵ,put outH1846
4וְיָבֹ֣אwə·yā·ḇōand [How often] does comeH0935
5עָלֵ֣ימוֹ‘ā·lê·mōwupon themH5921
6אֵידָ֑ם’ê·ḏām;their destructionH0343
7חֲ֝בָלִ֗יםḥă·ḇā·lîm,the sorrowsH2256
8יְחַלֵּ֥קyə·ḥal·lêq[God] distributesH2505
9בְּאַפּֽוֹ׃.bə·’ap·pōw.in His angerH0639

Verse 18

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0יִהְי֗וּyih·yū,They areH1961
1כְּתֶ֥בֶןkə·ṯe·ḇenlike strawH8401
2לִפְנֵי־lip̄·nê-beforeH6440
3ר֑וּחַrū·aḥ;the windH7307
4וּ֝כְמֹ֗ץū·ḵə·mōṣ,and like chaffH4671
5גְּנָבַ֥תּוּgə·nā·ḇat·tūthat carries awayH1589
6סוּפָֽה׃.sū·p̄āh.a stormH5492

Verse 19

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0אֱל֗וֹהַּ’ĕ·lō·w·ah,[They say] GodH0433
1יִצְפֹּן־yiṣ·pōn-lays upH6845
2לְבָנָ֥יוlə·ḇā·nāwfor his childrenH1121
3אוֹנ֑וֹ’ō·w·nōw;one's iniquityH0205
4יְשַׁלֵּ֖םyə·šal·lêmlet Him recompenseH7999
5אֵלָ֣יו’ê·lāwhimH0413
6וְיֵדָֽע׃.wə·yê·ḏā‘.that he may know [it]H3045

Verse 20

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0יִרְא֣וּyir·’ūLet seeH7200
1[עינו]‘ê·nōw-
2(עֵינָ֣יו)‘ê·nāwhis eyesH5869
3כִּיד֑וֹkî·ḏōw;his destructionH3589
4וּמֵחֲמַ֖תū·mê·ḥă·maṯand of the wrathH2534
5שַׁדַּ֣יšad·dayof the AlmightyH7706
6יִשְׁתֶּֽה׃.yiš·teh.let him drinkH8354

Verse 21

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0כִּ֤יForH3588
1מַה־mah-whatH4100
2חֶפְצ֣וֹḥep̄·ṣōwdoes he careH2656
3בְּבֵית֣וֹbə·ḇê·ṯōwabout his householdH1004
4אַחֲרָ֑יו’a·ḥă·rāw;after himH0310
5וּמִסְפַּ֖רū·mis·parand when the numberH4557
6חֳדָשָׁ֣יוḥo·ḏā·šāwof his monthsH2320
7חֻצָּֽצוּ׃؟ḥuṣ·ṣā·ṣū.is cut in halfH2686

Verse 22

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0הַלְאֵ֥לhal·’êlcan GodH0410
1יְלַמֶּד־yə·lam·meḏ-[anyone] teachH3925
2דָּ֑עַת؟dā·‘aṯ;knowledgeH1847
3וְ֝ה֗וּאwə·hū,since HeH1931
4רָמִ֥יםrā·mîmthose on highH7311
5יִשְׁפּֽוֹט׃.yiš·pō·wṭ.judgesH8199

Verse 23

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0זֶ֗הzeh,This [on]H2088
1יָ֭מוּתyā·mūṯdiesH4191
2בְּעֶ֣צֶםbə·‘e·ṣemin strengthH6106
3תֻּמּ֑וֹtum·mōw;his fullH8537
4כֻּ֝לּ֗וֹkul·lōw,[Being] whollyH3605
5שַׁלְאֲנַ֥ןšal·’ă·nanat easeH7946
6וְשָׁלֵֽיו׃.wə·šā·lêw.and secureH7961

Verse 24

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0עֲ֭טִינָיו‘ă·ṭî·nāwHis pailsH5845
1מָלְא֣וּmā·lə·’ūare fullH4390
2חָלָ֑בḥā·lāḇ;of milkH2461
3וּמֹ֖חַū·mō·aḥand the marrowH4221
4עַצְמוֹתָ֣יו‘aṣ·mō·w·ṯāwof his bonesH6106
5יְשֻׁקֶּֽה׃.yə·šuq·qeh.is moistH8248

Verse 25

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וְזֶ֗הwə·zeh,And this [one]H2088
1יָ֭מוּתyā·mūṯdiesH4191
2בְּנֶ֣פֶשׁbə·ne·p̄ešof his soulH5315
3מָרָ֑הmā·rāh;in the bitternessH4751
4וְלֹֽא־wə·lō-and NeverH3808
5אָ֝כַ֗ל’ā·ḵal,having eatenH0398
6בַּטּוֹבָֽה׃.baṭ·ṭō·w·ḇāh.with pleasureH2896

Verse 26

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0יַ֭חַדya·ḥaḏAlikeH3162
1עַל־‘al-inH5921
2עָפָ֣ר‘ā·p̄ārthe dustH6083
3יִשְׁכָּ֑בוּyiš·kā·ḇū;they lie downH7901
4וְ֝רִמָּ֗הwə·rim·māh,and wormsH7415
5תְּכַסֶּ֥הtə·ḵas·sehcoverH3680
6עֲלֵיהֶֽם׃.‘ă·lê·hem.themH5921

Verse 27

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0הֵ֣ןhênLookH2005
1יָ֭דַעְתִּיyā·ḏa‘·tîI knowH3045
2מַחְשְׁבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֑םmaḥ·šə·ḇō·w·ṯê·ḵem;your thoughtsH4284
3וּ֝מְזִמּ֗וֹתū·mə·zim·mō·wṯ,and the schemes [with which]H4209
4עָלַ֥י‘ā·laymeH5921
5תַּחְמֹֽסוּ׃.taḥ·mō·sū.you would wrongH2554

Verse 28

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0כִּ֤יForH3588
1תֹֽאמְר֗וּṯō·mə·rū,you sayH0559
2אַיֵּ֥ה’ay·yêhwhere [is]H0346
3בֵית־ḇêṯ-the house ofH1004
4נָדִ֑יב؟nā·ḏîḇ;the princeH5081
5וְ֝אַיֵּ֗הwə·’ay·yêh,and where [is]H0346
6אֹ֤הֶל ׀’ō·helthe tentH0168
7מִשְׁכְּנ֬וֹתmiš·kə·nō·wṯthe dwelling place ofH4908
8רְשָׁעִֽים׃؟rə·šā·‘îm.the wickedH7563

Verse 29

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0הֲלֹ֣אhă·lōhave notH3808
1שְׁ֭אֶלְתֶּם’el·temyou askedH7592
2ע֣וֹבְרֵי‘ō·wḇ·rêthose who travelH5674
3דָ֑רֶךְ؟ḏā·reḵ;the roadH1870
4וְ֝אֹתֹתָ֗םwə·’ō·ṯō·ṯām,and their signsH0226
5לֹ֣אnotH3808
6תְנַכֵּֽרוּ׃.ṯə·nak·kê·rū.do you knowH5234

Verse 30

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0כִּ֤יForH3588
1לְי֣וֹםlə·yō·wmthe dayH3117
2אֵ֭יד؟’êḏof doomH0343
3יֵחָ֣שֶׂךְyê·ḥā·śeḵare reserved forH2820
4רָ֑עrā‘;the wickedH7451
5לְי֖וֹםlə·yō·wmon the dayH3117
6עֲבָר֣וֹת‘ă·ḇā·rō·wṯof wrathH5678
7יוּבָֽלוּ׃.yū·ḇā·lū.they shall be brought outH2986

Verse 31

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0מִֽי־mî-WhoH4310
1יַגִּ֣ידyag·gîḏcondemnsH5046
2עַל־‘al-toH5921
3פָּנָ֣יו؟pā·nāwhis faceH6440
4דַּרְכּ֑וֹdar·kōw;his wayH1870
5וְהֽוּא־wə·hū-and heH1931
6עָ֝שָׂ֗ה؟‘ā·śāh,[for what] has doneH6213
7מִ֣יwhoH4310
8יְשַׁלֶּם־yə·šal·lem-repaysH7999
9לֽוֹ׃.lōw.him

Verse 32

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וְ֭הוּאwə·hūAnd yet heH1931
1לִקְבָר֣וֹתliq·ḇā·rō·wṯto the graveH6913
2יוּבָ֑לyū·ḇāl;shall be broughtH2986
3וְֽעַל־wə·‘al-and overH5921
4גָּדִ֥ישׁgā·ḏîšthe tombH1430
5יִשְׁקֽוֹד׃.yiš·qō·wḏ.a vigil keptH8245

Verse 33

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0מָֽתְקוּ־mā·ṯə·qū-Shall be sweetH4985
1ל֗וֹlōw,to him
2רִגְבֵ֫יriḡ·ḇêthe clodsH7263
3נָ֥חַלnā·ḥalof the valleyH5158
4וְ֭אַחֲרָיוwə·’a·ḥă·rāwand himH0310
5כָּל־kāl-everyH3605
6אָדָ֣ם’ā·ḏāmEveryoneH0120
7יִמְשׁ֑וֹךְyim·šō·wḵ;shall followH4900
8וּ֝לְפָנָ֗יוū·lə·p̄ā·nāw,and as before himH6440
9אֵ֣ין’ênas innumerableH0369
10מִסְפָּֽר׃.mis·pār.countless [have gone]H4557

Verse 34

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וְ֭אֵיךְwə·’êḵThen howH0349
1תְּנַחֲמ֣וּנִיtə·na·ḥă·mū·nîcan you comfort meH5162
2הָ֑בֶלhā·ḇel;with empty wordsH1892
3וּ֝תְשֽׁוּבֹתֵיכֶ֗םū·ṯə·šū·ḇō·ṯê·ḵem,since in your answersH8666
4נִשְׁאַר־niš·’ar-remainsH7604
5מָֽעַל׃؟mā·‘al.falsehoodH4604
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