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Job 28— explore original Hebrew and Greek words with Strong's concordance.

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Verse 1

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	כִּ֤י	kî	Surely	H3588
1	יֵ֣שׁ	yêš	there is	H3426
2	לַכֶּ֣סֶף､	lak·ke·sep̄	for silver	H3701
3	מוֹצָ֑א	mō·w·ṣā;	a mine	H4161
4	וּ֝מָק֗וֹם	ū·mā·qō·wm,	and a place	H4725
5	לַזָּהָ֥ב	laz·zā·hāḇ	gold	H2091
6	יָזֹֽקּוּ׃.	yā·zōq·qū.	[where] is refined	H2212

Verse 2

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	בַּ֭רְזֶל	bar·zel	Iron	H1270
1	מֵעָפָ֣ר､	mê·‘ā·p̄ār	from the earth	H6083
2	יֻקָּ֑ח	yuq·qāḥ;	is taken	H3947
3	וְ֝אֶ֗בֶן	wə·’e·ḇen,	and [from] ore	H0068
4	יָצ֥וּק	yā·ṣūq	[is] smelted	H6694
5	נְחוּשָֽׁה׃.	nə·ḥū·šāh.	copper	H5154

Verse 3

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	קֵ֤ץ ׀	qêṣ	An end	H7093
1	שָׂ֤ם	śām	[Man] puts	H7760
2	לַחֹ֗שֶׁךְ､	la·ḥō·šeḵ,	to darkness	H2822
3	וּֽלְכָל־	ū·lə·ḵāl-	and every	H3605
4	תַּ֭כְלִית–	taḵ·lîṯ	recess	H8503
5	ה֣וּא	hū	he	H1931
6	חוֹקֵ֑ר	ḥō·w·qêr;	searches	H2713
7	אֶ֖בֶן	’e·ḇen	for ore	H0068
8	אֹ֣פֶל､	’ō·p̄el	in the darkness	H0652
9	וְצַלְמָֽוֶת׃.	wə·ṣal·mā·weṯ.	and the shadow death	H6757

Verse 4

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	פָּ֤רַץ	pā·raṣ	He breaks open	H6555
1	נַ֨חַל ׀	na·ḥal	a shaft	H5158
2	מֵֽעִם־	mê·‘im-	away from	H5973
3	גָּ֗ר–	gār,	people	H1481
4	הַֽנִּשְׁכָּחִ֥ים	han·niš·kā·ḥîm	[In places] forgotten	H7911
5	מִנִּי־	min·nî-	by	H4480
6	רָ֑גֶל–	rā·ḡel;	feet	H7272
7	דַּ֖לּוּ､	dal·lū	they hang far away	H1809
8	מֵאֱנ֣וֹשׁ	mê·’ĕ·nō·wōš	from men	H0582
9	נָֽעוּ׃.	nā·‘ū.	they swing to and fro	H5128

Verse 5

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	אֶ֗רֶץ､	’e·reṣ,	[As for] the earth	H0776
1	מִמֶּ֥נָּה	mim·men·nāh	from it	H4480
2	יֵֽצֵא־	yê·ṣê-	comes	H3318
3	לָ֑חֶם､	lā·ḥem;	bread	H3899
4	וְ֝תַחְתֶּ֗יהָ	wə·ṯaḥ·te·hā,	but underneath it	H8478
5	נֶהְפַּ֥ךְ	neh·paḵ	is turned up	H2015
6	כְּמוֹ־	kə·mōw-	as by	H3644
7	אֵֽשׁ׃.	’êš.	fire	H0784

Verse 6

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	מְקוֹם־	mə·qō·wm-	The source	H4725
1	סַפִּ֥יר､	sap·pîr	of sapphires	H5601
2	אֲבָנֶ֑יהָ	’ă·ḇā·ne·hā;	Its stones [are]	H0068
3	וְעַפְרֹ֖ת	wə·‘ap̄·rōṯ	and [contains] dust	H6083
4	זָהָ֣ב	zā·hāḇ	gold	H2091
5	לֽוֹ׃.	lōw.	it

Verse 7

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	נָ֭תִיב	nā·ṯîḇ	[That] path	H5410
1	לֹֽא־	lō-	no	H3808
2	יְדָ֣עוֹ､	yə·ḏā·‘ōw	knows	H3045
3	עָ֑יִט	‘ā·yiṭ;	bird	H5861
4	וְלֹ֥א	wə·lō	nor	H3808
5	שְׁ֝זָפַ֗תּוּ–	zā·p̄at·tū,	has seen it	H7805
6	עֵ֣ין	‘ên	the eye	H5869
7	אַיָּֽה׃.	’ay·yāh.	of falcon	H0344

Verse 8

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	לֹֽא־	lō-	Not	H3808
1	הִדְרִיכֻ֥הוּ	hiḏ·rî·ḵu·hū	have trodden it	H1869
2	בְנֵי־	ḇə·nê-	whelps	H1121
3	שָׁ֑חַץ	šā·ḥaṣ;	the proud lions	H7830
4	לֹֽא־	lō-	nor	H3808
5	עָדָ֖ה	‘ā·ḏāh	has passed	H5710
6	עָלָ֣יו	‘ā·lāw	over it	H5921
7	שָֽׁחַל׃.	šā·ḥal.	the fierce lion	H7826

Verse 9

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	בַּֽ֭חַלָּמִישׁ–	ba·ḥal·lā·mîš	On the flint	H2496
1	שָׁלַ֣ח	šā·laḥ	He puts	H7971
2	יָד֑וֹ	yā·ḏōw;	his hand	H3027
3	הָפַ֖ךְ	hā·p̄aḵ	He overturns	H2015
4	מִשֹּׁ֣רֶשׁ	miš·šō·reš	at the roots	H8328
5	הָרִֽים׃.	hā·rîm.	the mountains	H2022

Verse 10

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	בַּ֭צּוּרוֹת–	baṣ·ṣū·rō·wṯ	In the rocks	H6697
1	יְאֹרִ֣ים	yə·’ō·rîm	channels	H2975
2	בִּקֵּ֑עַ	biq·qê·a‘;	He cuts out	H1234
3	וְכָל־	wə·ḵāl	and every	H3605
4	יְ֝קָ֗ר	yə·qār,	precious thing	H3366
5	רָאֲתָ֥ה	rā·’ă·ṯāh	sees	H7200
6	עֵינֽוֹ׃.	‘ê·nōw.	his eye	H5869

Verse 11

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	מִ֭בְּכִי–	mib·bə·ḵî	From trickling	H1065
1	נְהָר֣וֹת	nə·hā·rō·wṯ	the streams	H5104
2	חִבֵּ֑שׁ	ḥib·bêš;	He dams up	H2280
3	וְ֝תַעֲלֻמָ֗הּ‪‬	wə·ṯa·‘ă·lu·māh,	and [What is] hidden	H8587
4	יֹ֣צִא	yō·ṣi	he brings forth	H3318
5	אֽוֹר׃.	’ō·wr.	to light	H0216
6	פ	p̄	-

Verse 12

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	וְֽ֭הַחָכְמָה	wə·ha·ḥā·ḵə·māh	But wisdom	H2451
1	מֵאַ֣יִן	mê·’a·yin	where	H0370
2	תִּמָּצֵ֑א؟	tim·mā·ṣê;	can be found	H4672
3	וְאֵ֥י	wə·’ê	and where	H0335
4	זֶ֝ה	zeh	[is]	H2088
5	מְק֣וֹם	mə·qō·wm	the place	H4725
6	בִּינָֽה׃؟	bî·nāh.	of understanding	H0998

Verse 13

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	לֹא־	lō-	not	H3808
1	יָדַ֣ע	yā·ḏa‘	does know	H3045
2	אֱנ֣וֹשׁ	’ĕ·nō·wōš	Man	H0582
3	עֶרְכָּ֑הּ	‘er·kāh;	its value	H6187
4	וְלֹ֥א	wə·lō	nor	H3808
5	תִ֝מָּצֵ֗א	ṯim·mā·ṣê,	is it found	H4672
6	בְּאֶ֣רֶץ	bə·’e·reṣ	in the land	H0776
7	הַֽחַיִּֽים׃.	ha·ḥay·yîm.	of the living	H2416

Verse 14

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	תְּה֣וֹם	tə·hō·wm	The deep	H8415
1	אָ֭מַר､	’ā·mar	says	H0559
2	לֹ֣א	lō	not	H3808
3	בִי־	ḇî-	in me
4	הִ֑יא	hî;	it [is]	H1931
5	וְיָ֥ם	wə·yām	and the sea	H3220
6	אָ֝מַ֗ר､	’ā·mar,	says	H0559
7	אֵ֣ין	’ên	[it is] not	H0369
8	עִמָּדִֽי׃.	‘im·mā·ḏî.	with me	H5978

Verse 15

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	לֹא־	lō-	Cannot	H3808
1	יֻתַּ֣ן	yut·tan	it be purchased	H5414
2	סְג֣וֹר	sə·ḡō·wr	gold	H5458
3	תַּחְתֶּ֑יהָ	taḥ·te·hā;	for gold	H8478
4	וְלֹ֥א	wə·lō	nor	H3808
5	יִ֝שָּׁקֵ֗ל	yiš·šā·qêl,	can be weighed	H8254
6	כֶּ֣סֶף	ke·sep̄	silver	H3701
7	מְחִירָֽהּ׃.	mə·ḥî·rāh.	[for] its price	H4242

Verse 16

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	לֹֽא־	lō-	Cannot	H3808
1	תְ֭סֻלֶּה	ṯə·sul·leh	it be valued	H5541
2	בְּכֶ֣תֶם	bə·ḵe·ṯem	in the gold	H3800
3	אוֹפִ֑יר､	’ō·w·p̄îr;	of Ophir	H0211
4	בְּשֹׁ֖הַם､	bə·šō·ham	in onyx	H7718
5	יָקָ֣ר	yā·qār	precious	H3368
6	וְסַפִּֽיר׃.	wə·sap·pîr.	or sapphire	H5601

Verse 17

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	לֹא־	lō-	Neither	H3808
1	יַעַרְכֶ֣נָּה	ya·‘ar·ḵen·nāh	can equal it	H6186
2	זָ֭הָב	zā·hāḇ	gold	H2091
3	וּזְכוֹכִ֑ית	ū·zə·ḵō·w·ḵîṯ;	nor crystal	H2137
4	וּתְמ֖וּרָתָ֣הּ	ū·ṯə·mū·rā·ṯāh	nor can it be exchanged for	H8545
5	כְּלִי־	kə·lî-	jewelry	H3627
6	פָֽז׃.	p̄āz.	of fine gold	H6337

Verse 18

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	רָאמ֣וֹת､	rā·mō·wṯ	Of coral	H7215
1	וְ֭גָבִישׁ–	wə·ḡā·ḇîš	or quartz	H1378
2	לֹ֣א	lō	No	H3808
3	יִזָּכֵ֑ר	yiz·zā·ḵêr;	mention shall be made	H2142
4	וּמֶ֥שֶׁךְ	ū·me·šeḵ	for the price	H4901
5	חָ֝כְמָ֗ה	ḥāḵ·māh	of wisdom [is]	H2451
6	מִפְּנִינִֽים׃.	mip·pə·nî·nîm.	above rubies	H6443

Verse 19

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	לֹֽא־	lō-	Cannot	H3808
1	יַ֭עַרְכֶנָּה	ya·‘ar·ḵen·nāh	equal it	H6186
2	פִּטְדַת־	piṭ·ḏaṯ-	the topaz	H6357
3	כּ֑וּשׁ	kūš;	of Ethiopia	H3568
4	בְּכֶ֥תֶם.	bə·ḵe·ṯem	in gold	H3800
5	טָ֝ה֗וֹר	ṭā·hō·wr,	Pure	H2889
6	לֹ֣א	lō	nor	H3808
7	תְסֻלֶּֽה׃.	ṯə·sul·leh.	can it be valued	H5541
8	פ	p̄	-

Verse 20

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	וְֽ֭הַחָכְמָה؟	wə·ha·ḥā·ḵə·māh	Then wisdom	H2451
1	מֵאַ֣יִן	mê·’a·yin	from where	H0370
2	תָּב֑וֹא	tā·ḇō·w;	does come	H0935
3	וְאֵ֥י	wə·’ê	and where [is]	H0335
4	זֶ֝֗ה	zeh,	-	H2088
5	מְק֣וֹם	mə·qō·wm	the place	H4725
6	בִּינָֽה׃؟	bî·nāh.	of understanding	H0998

Verse 21

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	וְֽ֭נֶעֶלְמָה	wə·ne·‘el·māh	and it is hidden	H5956
1	מֵעֵינֵ֣י	mê·‘ê·nê	from the eyes	H5869
2	כָל־	ḵāl	of all	H3605
3	חָ֑י､	ḥāy;	living	H2416
4	וּמֵע֖וֹף	ū·mê·‘ō·wp̄	and from the birds	H5775
5	הַשָּׁמַ֣יִם	haš·šā·ma·yim	of the air	H8064
6	נִסְתָּֽרָה׃.	nis·tā·rāh.	concealed	H5641

Verse 22

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	אֲבַדּ֣וֹן	’ă·ḇad·dō·wn	Destruction	H0011
1	וָ֭מָוֶת	wā·mā·weṯ	and Death	H4194
2	אָ֣מְר֑וּ､	’ā·mə·rū;	say	H0559
3	בְּ֝אָזְנֵ֗ינוּ	bə·’ā·zə·nê·nū,	with our ears	H0241
4	שָׁמַ֥עְנוּ	šā·ma‘·nū	we have heard	H8085
5	שִׁמְעָֽהּ׃.	šim·‘āh.	a report about it	H8088

Verse 23

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	אֱ֭לֹהִים	’ĕ·lō·hîm	God	H0430
1	הֵבִ֣ין	hê·ḇîn	understands	H0995
2	דַּרְכָּ֑הּ	dar·kāh;	its way	H1870
3	וְ֝ה֗וּא	wə·hū,	and He	H1931
4	יָדַ֥ע	yā·ḏa‘	knows	H3045
5	אֶת־	’eṯ-	-	H0853
6	מְקוֹמָֽהּ׃.	mə·qō·w·māh.	its place	H4725

Verse 24

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	כִּי־	kî-	For	H3588
1	ה֭וּא	hū	He	H1931
2	לִקְצוֹת־	liq·ṣō·wṯ-	to the ends	H7098
3	הָאָ֣רֶץ､	hā·’ā·reṣ	of the earth	H0776
4	יַבִּ֑יט	yab·bîṭ;	looks	H5027
5	תַּ֖חַת	ta·ḥaṯ	under	H8478
6	כָּל־	kāl-	whole	H3605
7	הַשָּׁמַ֣יִם–	haš·šā·ma·yim	the heavens	H8064
8	יִרְאֶֽה׃.	yir·’eh.	[And] sees	H7200

Verse 25

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	לַעֲשׂ֣וֹת	la·‘ă·śō·wṯ	To establish	H6213
1	לָר֣וּחַ–	lā·rū·aḥ	for the wind	H7307
2	מִשְׁקָ֑ל	miš·qāl;	a weight	H4948
3	וּ֝מַ֗יִם	ū·ma·yim,	and the waters	H4325
4	תִּכֵּ֥ן	tik·kên	apportion	H8505
5	בְּמִדָּֽה׃.	bə·mid·dāh.	by measure	H4060

Verse 26

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	בַּעֲשֹׂת֣וֹ‪‬	ba·‘ă·ś·ṯōw	When He made	H6213
1	לַמָּטָ֣ר､	lam·mā·ṭār	for the rain	H4306
2	חֹ֑ק	ḥōq;	a law	H2706
3	וְ֝דֶ֗רֶךְ	wə·ḏe·reḵ,	and a path	H1870
4	לַחֲזִ֥יז	la·ḥă·zîz	for	H2385
5	קֹלֽוֹת׃､	qō·lō·wṯ.	the thunderbolt	H6963

Verse 27

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	אָ֣ז	’āz	then	H0227
1	רָ֭אָהּ	rā·’āh	He saw [wisdom]	H7200
2	וַֽיְסַפְּרָ֑הּ	way·sap·pə·rāh;	and declared it	H5608
3	הֱ֝כִינָ֗הּ	hĕ·ḵî·nāh,	He prepared it	H3559
4	וְגַם־､	wə·ḡam-	and indeed	H1571
5	חֲקָרָֽהּ׃.	ḥă·qā·rāh.	He searched it out	H2713

Verse 28

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	וַיֹּ֤אמֶר ׀､	way·yō·mer	And He said	H0559
1	לָֽאָדָ֗ם	lā·’ā·ḏām,	to man	H0120
2	הֵ֤ן､	hên	behold	H2005
3	יִרְאַ֣ת	yir·’aṯ	the fear	H3374
4	אֲ֭דֹנָי､	’ă·ḏō·nāy	of the Lord	H0136
5	הִ֣יא	hî	that [is]	H1931
6	חָכְמָ֑ה–	ḥāḵ·māh	wisdom	H2451
7	וְס֖וּר	wə·sūr	and to depart	H5493
8	מֵרָ֣ע	mê·rā‘	from evil	H7451
9	בִּינָֽה׃.	bî·nāh.	[is] understanding	H0998
10	ס	s	-