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Job 23— explore original Hebrew and Greek words with Strong's concordance.

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Verse 1

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	וַיַּ֥עַן	way·ya·‘an	And answered	H6030
1	אִיּ֗וֹב	’î·yō·wḇ,	Job	H0347
2	וַיֹּאמַֽר׃､	way·yō·mar.	and said	H0559

Verse 2

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	גַּם־	gam-	Even	H1571
1	הַ֭יּוֹם	hay·yō·wm	today	H3117
2	מְרִ֣י–	mə·rî	is bitter	H4805
3	שִׂחִ֑י	śi·ḥî;	my complaint	H7879
4	יָ֝דִ֗י	yā·ḏî,	My hand	H3027
5	כָּבְדָ֥ה	kā·ḇə·ḏāh	is listless	H3513
6	עַל־	‘al-	because	H5921
7	אַנְחָתִֽי׃.	’an·ḥā·ṯî.	of my sighing	H0585

Verse 3

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	מִֽי־	mî-	Oh that	H4310
1	יִתֵּ֣ן	yit·tên	Oh that	H5414
2	יָ֭דַעְתִּי	yā·ḏa‘·tî	I knew	H3045
3	וְאֶמְצָאֵ֑הוּ	wə·’em·ṣā·’ê·hū;	and where I might find Him	H4672
4	אָ֝ב֗וֹא	’ā·ḇō·w,	[That] I might come	H0935
5	עַד־	‘aḏ-	to	H5704
6	תְּכוּנָתֽוֹ׃!	tə·ḵū·nā·ṯōw.	His seat	H8499

Verse 4

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	אֶעֶרְכָ֣ה	’e·‘er·ḵāh	I would present	H6186
1	לְפָנָ֣יו	lə·p̄ā·nāw	before Him	H6440
2	מִשְׁפָּ֑ט	miš·pāṭ;	[my] case	H4941
3	וּ֝פִ֗י	ū·p̄î,	and my mouth	H6310
4	אֲמַלֵּ֥א	’ă·mal·lê	fill	H4390
5	תוֹכָחֽוֹת׃.	ṯō·w·ḵā·ḥō·wṯ.	with arguments	H8433

Verse 5

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	אֵ֭דְעָה	’ê·ḏə·‘āh	I would know	H3045
1	מִלִּ֣ים	mil·lîm	the words	H4405
2	יַעֲנֵ֑נִי	ya·‘ă·nê·nî;	[which] He would answer me	H6030
3	וְ֝אָבִ֗ינָה	wə·’ā·ḇî·nāh,	and understand	H0995
4	מַה־	mah-	what	H4100
5	יֹּ֥אמַר	yō·mar	He would say	H0559
6	לִֽי׃.	lî.	to me

Verse 6

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	הַבְּרָב־	hab·bə·rāḇ-	Would in great	H7227
1	כֹּ֭חַ؟	kō·aḥ	His power	H3581
2	יָרִ֣יב	yā·rîḇ	He contend	H7378
3	עִמָּדִ֑י	‘im·mā·ḏî;	with me	H5978
4	לֹ֥א–	lō	No	H3808
5	אַךְ־	’aḵ-	but	H0389
6	ה֝֗וּא	hū,	He	H1931
7	יָשִׂ֥ם	yā·śim	would take [note]	H7760
8	בִּֽי׃.	bî.	of me

Verse 7

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	שָׁ֗ם	šām,	There	H8033
1	יָ֭שָׁר	yā·šār	the upright	H3477
2	נוֹכָ֣ח	nō·w·ḵāḥ	could reason	H3198
3	עִמּ֑וֹ	‘im·mōw;	with Him	H5973
4	וַאֲפַלְּטָ֥ה	wa·’ă·p̄al·lə·ṭāh	and I would be delivered	H6403
5	לָ֝נֶ֗צַח	lā·ne·ṣaḥ,	forever	H5331
6	מִשֹּׁפְטִֽי׃.	miš·šō·p̄ə·ṭî.	from my Judge	H8199

Verse 8

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	הֵ֤ן､	hên	Look	H2005
1	קֶ֣דֶם､	qe·ḏem	forward	H6924
2	אֶהֱלֹ֣ךְ	’e·hĕ·lōḵ	I go	H1980
3	וְאֵינֶ֑נּוּ	wə·’ê·nen·nū;	but He is not [there]	H0369
4	וְ֝אָח֗וֹר､	wə·’ā·ḥō·wr,	and backward	H0268
5	וְֽלֹא־	wə·lō-	but cannot	H3808
6	אָבִ֥ין	’ā·ḇîn	I perceive	H0995
7	לֽוֹ׃.	lōw.	Him

Verse 9

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	שְׂמֹ֣אול､	śə·mō·wl	On the left hand	H8040
1	בַּעֲשֹׂת֣וֹ､	ba·‘ă·śō·ṯōw	when He works	H6213
2	וְלֹא־	wə·lō-	and cannot	H3808
3	אָ֑חַז	’ā·ḥaz;	I behold [Him]	H2372
4	יַעְטֹ֥ף	ya‘·ṭōp̄	when He turns	H5848
5	יָ֝מִ֗ין､	yā·mîn,	to the right hand	H3225
6	וְלֹ֣א	wə·lō	and cannot	H3808
7	אֶרְאֶֽה׃.	’er·’eh.	I see [Him]	H7200

Verse 10

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	כִּֽי־	kî-	But	H3588
1	יָ֭דַע	yā·ḏa‘	He knows	H3045
2	דֶּ֣רֶךְ	de·reḵ	the way	H1870
3	עִמָּדִ֑י–	‘im·mā·ḏî;	that I take	H5978
4	בְּ֝חָנַ֗נִי	bə·ḥā·na·nî,	[when] He has tested me	H0974
5	כַּזָּהָ֥ב	kaz·zā·hāḇ	as gold	H2091
6	אֵצֵֽא׃.	’ê·ṣê.	I shall come forth	H3318

Verse 11

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	בַּ֭אֲשֻׁרוֹ､	ba·’ă·šu·rōw	To His steps	H0838
1	אָחֲזָ֣ה	’ā·ḥă·zāh	has held fast	H0270
2	רַגְלִ֑י	raḡ·lî;	My foot	H7272
3	דַּרְכּ֖וֹ	dar·kōw	His way	H1870
4	שָׁמַ֣רְתִּי､	šā·mar·tî	I have kept	H8104
5	וְלֹא־	wə·lō-	and not	H3808
6	אָֽט׃.	’āṭ.	turned aside	H5186

Verse 12

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	מִצְוַ֣ת	miṣ·waṯ	From the commandment	H4687
1	שְׂ֭פָתָיו–	p̄ā·ṯāw	of His lips	H8193
2	וְלֹ֣א	wə·lō	and not	H3808
3	אָמִ֑ישׁ	’ā·mîš;	I have departed	H4185
4	מֵ֝חֻקִּ֗י	mê·ḥuq·qî,	More than my necessary [food]	H2706
5	צָפַ֥נְתִּי	ṣā·p̄an·tî	I have treasured	H6845
6	אִמְרֵי־	’im·rê-	the words	H0561
7	פִֽיו׃.	p̄îw.	of His mouth	H6310

Verse 13

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	וְה֣וּא	wə·hū	But He [is]	H1931
1	בְ֭אֶחָד	ḇə·’e·ḥāḏ	[uniquly] one	H0259
2	וּמִ֣י	ū·mî	and who	H4310
3	יְשִׁיבֶ֑נּוּ	yə·šî·ḇen·nū;	can make Him change	H7725
4	וְנַפְשׁ֖וֹ	wə·nap̄·šōw	and [whatever] His soul	H5315
5	אִוְּתָ֣ה､	’iw·wə·ṯāh	desires	H0183
6	וַיָּֽעַשׂ׃.	way·yā·‘aś.	and [that] He does	H6213

Verse 14

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	כִּ֭י	kî	For	H3588
1	יַשְׁלִ֣ים	yaš·lîm	He performs	H7999
2	חֻקִּ֑י	ḥuq·qî;	[what is] appointed for me	H2706
3	וְכָהֵ֖נָּה	wə·ḵā·hên·nāh	and such they [are]	H2007
4	רַבּ֣וֹת	rab·bō·wṯ	many	H7227
5	עִמּֽוֹ׃.	‘im·mōw.	with Him	H5973

Verse 15

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	עַל־	‘al-	Therefore	H5921
1	כֵּ֭ן	kên	at	H3651
2	מִפָּנָ֣יו–	mip·pā·nāw	at His presence	H6440
3	אֶבָּהֵ֑ל	’eb·bā·hêl;	I am terrified	H0926
4	אֶ֝תְבּוֹנֵ֗ן､	’eṯ·bō·w·nên,	when I consider [this]	H0995
5	וְאֶפְחַ֥ד	wə·’ep̄·ḥaḏ	and I am afraid	H6342
6	מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃–	mim·men·nū.	of Him	H4480

Verse 16

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	וְ֭אֵל	wə·’êl	for God	H0410
1	הֵרַ֣ךְ	hê·raḵ	made weak	H7401
2	לִבִּ֑י	lib·bî;	my heart	H3820
3	וְ֝שַׁדַּ֗י	wə·šad·day,	and the Almighty	H7706
4	הִבְהִילָֽנִי׃.	hiḇ·hî·lā·nî.	terrifies me	H0926

Verse 17

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	כִּֽי־	kî-	Because	H3588
1	לֹ֣א	lō	not	H3808
2	נִ֭צְמַתִּי	niṣ·mat·tî	I was cut off	H6789
3	מִפְּנֵי־	mip·pə·nê-	from the presence	H6440
4	חֹ֑שֶׁךְ､	ḥō·šeḵ;	of darkness	H2822
5	וּ֝מִפָּנַ֗י	ū·mip·pā·nay,	and [not] from my face	H6440
6	כִּסָּה־	kis·sāh-	He did hide	H3680
7	אֹֽפֶל׃.	’ō·p̄el.	[deep] darkness	H0652