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Job 3— explore original Hebrew and Greek words with Strong's concordance.

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Verse 1

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	אַחֲרֵי־	’a·ḥă·rê-	After	H0310
1	כֵ֗ן	ḵên,	this	H3651
2	פָּתַ֤ח	pā·ṯaḥ	opened	H6605
3	אִיּוֹב֙	’î·yō·wḇ	Job	H0347
4	אֶת־	’eṯ-	-	H0853
5	פִּ֔יהוּ､	pî·hū,	his mouth	H6310
6	וַיְקַלֵּ֖ל	way·qal·lêl	and cursed	H7043
7	אֶת־	’eṯ-	-	H0853
8	יוֹמֽוֹ׃.	yō·w·mōw.	the day of his [birth]	H3117
9	פ	p̄	-

Verse 2

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

Verse 3

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	יֹ֣אבַד	yō·ḇaḏ	May perish	H0006
1	י֭וֹם	yō·wm	the day	H3117
2	אִוָּ֣לֶד､	’iw·wā·leḏ	I was born	H3205
3	בּ֑וֹ	bōw;	on which
4	וְהַלַּ֥יְלָה	wə·hal·lay·lāh	and the night [in which]	H3915
5	אָ֝מַ֗ר､	’ā·mar,	it was said	H0559
6	הֹ֣רָה	hō·rāh	is conceived	H2030
7	גָֽבֶר׃.	ḡā·ḇer.	a male child	H1397

Verse 4

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	הַיּ֥וֹם	hay·yō·wm	Day	H3117
1	הַה֗וּא	ha·hū,	that	H1931
2	יְֽהִ֫י	yə·hî	May be	H1961
3	חֹ֥שֶׁךְ–	ḥō·šeḵ	darkness	H2822
4	אַֽל־	’al-	not	H0408
5	יִדְרְשֵׁ֣הוּ	yiḏ·rə·šê·hū	May seek it	H1875
6	אֱל֣וֹהַּ	’ĕ·lō·w·ah	God	H0433
7	מִמָּ֑עַל､	mim·mā·‘al;	above	H4605
8	וְאַל־	wə·’al-	nor	H0408
9	תּוֹפַ֖ע	tō·w·p̄a‘	shine	H3313
10	עָלָ֣יו	‘ā·lāw	upon it	H5921
11	נְהָרָֽה׃.	nə·hā·rāh.	the light	H5105

Verse 5

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	יִגְאָלֻ֡הוּ	yiḡ·’ā·lu·hū	May claim it	H1350
1	חֹ֣שֶׁךְ	ḥō·šeḵ	darkness	H2822
2	וְ֭צַלְמָוֶת	wə·ṣal·mā·weṯ	and the shadow of death	H6757
3	תִּשְׁכָּן־	tiš·kān-	May settle	H7931
4	עָלָ֣יו	‘ā·lāw	on it	H5921
5	עֲנָנָ֑ה	‘ă·nā·nāh;	a cloud	H6053
6	יְ֝בַעֲתֻ֗הוּ	yə·ḇa·‘ă·ṯu·hū,	May terrify it	H1204
7	כִּֽמְרִ֥ירֵי	kim·rî·rê	the blackness	H3650
8	יֽוֹם׃.	yō·wm.	of the day	H3117

Verse 6

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	הַלַּ֥יְלָה､	hal·lay·lāh	Night	H3915
1	הַהוּא֮	ha·hū	[As for] that	H1931
2	יִקָּחֵ֪ה֫וּ	yiq·qā·ḥê·hū	may seize it	H3947
3	אֹ֥פֶל	’ō·p̄el	darkness	H0652
4	אַל־	’al-	not	H0408
5	יִ֭חַדְּ	yi·ḥad	May it rejoice	H2302
6	בִּימֵ֣י	bî·mê	among the days	H3117
7	שָׁנָ֑ה､	šā·nāh;	of the year	H8141
8	בְּמִסְפַּ֥ר	bə·mis·par	into the number	H4557
9	יְ֝רָחִ֗ים	yə·rā·ḥîm,	of the months	H3391
10	אַל־	’al-	not	H0408
11	יָבֹֽא׃.	yā·ḇō.	May it come	H0935

Verse 7

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	הִנֵּ֤ה､	hin·nêh	Oh	H2009
1	הַלַּ֣יְלָה	hal·lay·lāh	night	H3915
2	הַ֭הוּא	ha·hū	that	H1931
3	יְהִ֣י	yə·hî	may be	H1961
4	גַלְמ֑וּד､	ḡal·mūḏ;	barren	H1565
5	אַל־	’al-	no	H0408
6	תָּבֹ֖א	tā·ḇō	May come	H0935
7	רְנָנָ֣ה	rə·nā·nāh	joyful shout	H7445
8	בֽוֹ׃.	ḇōw.	into it

Verse 8

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	יִקְּבֻ֥הוּ	yiq·qə·ḇu·hū	May those curse it	H5344
1	אֹרְרֵי־	’ō·rə·rê-	who curse	H0779
2	י֑וֹם､	yō·wm;	the day	H3117
3	הָ֝עֲתִידִ֗ים	hā·‘ă·ṯî·ḏîm,	Those who are ready	H6264
4	עֹרֵ֥ר	‘ō·rêr	to rouse	H5782
5	לִוְיָתָֽן׃.	liw·yā·ṯān.	Leviathan	H3882

Verse 9

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	יֶחְשְׁכוּ֮–	yeḥ·šə·ḵū	May be dark	H2821
1	כּוֹכְבֵ֪י	kō·wḵ·ḇê	the stars	H3556
2	נִ֫שְׁפּ֥וֹ	niš·pōw	of its morning	H5399
3	יְקַו־	yə·qaw-	May it look	H6960
4	לְא֥וֹר､	lə·’ō·wr	for light	H0216
5	וָאַ֑יִן–	wā·’a·yin;	but [have] none	H0369
6	וְאַל־	wə·’al-	and not	H0408
7	יִ֝רְאֶ֗ה	yir·’eh,	see	H7200
8	בְּעַפְעַפֵּי־	bə·‘ap̄·‘ap·pê-	the dawning	H6079
9	שָֽׁחַר׃–	šā·ḥar.	of the day	H7837

Verse 10

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	כִּ֤י	kî	because	H3588
1	לֹ֣א	lō	not	H3808
2	סָ֭גַר	sā·ḡar	it did shut up	H5462
3	דַּלְתֵ֣י	dal·ṯê	the doors	H1817
4	בִטְנִ֑י､	ḇiṭ·nî;	of my [mother's] womb	H0990
5	וַיַּסְתֵּ֥ר	way·yas·têr	nor hide	H5641
6	עָ֝מָ֗ל	‘ā·māl,	sorrow	H5999
7	מֵעֵינָֽי׃.	mê·‘ê·nāy.	from my eyes	H5869

Verse 11

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	לָ֤מָּה	lām·māh	Why	H4100
1	לֹּ֣א	lō	not	H3808
2	מֵרֶ֣חֶם؟	mê·re·ḥem	at birth	H7358
3	אָמ֑וּת	’ā·mūṯ;	did I die	H4191
4	מִבֶּ֖טֶן؟	mib·be·ṭen	from the womb	H0990
5	יָצָ֣אתִי	yā·ṣā·ṯî	when I came	H3318
6	וְאֶגְוָֽע׃.	wə·’eḡ·wā‘.	and [Why] did I [not] perish	H1478

Verse 12

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	מַ֭דּוּעַ	mad·dū·a‘	Why	H4069
1	קִדְּמ֣וּנִי	qid·də·mū·nî	did receive me	H6923
2	בִרְכָּ֑יִם	ḇir·kā·yim;	the knees	H1290
3	וּמַה־	ū·ma·hō·šā-	Or what [were]	H4100
4	שָּׁ֝דַ֗יִם	ḏa·yim,	the breasts	H7699
5	כִּ֣י	kî	that	H3588
6	אִינָֽק׃؟	’î·nāq.	I should nurse	H3243

Verse 13

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	כִּֽי־	kî-	for	H3588
1	עַ֭תָּה	‘at·tāh	now	H6258
2	שָׁכַ֣בְתִּי	šā·ḵaḇ·tî	I would have lain still	H7901
3	וְאֶשְׁק֑וֹט､	wə·’eš·qō·wṭ;	and been quiet	H8252
4	יָ֝שַׁ֗נְתִּי–	yā·šan·tî,	I would have been asleep	H3462
5	אָ֤ז ׀	’āz	then	H0227
6	יָנ֬וּחַֽ､	yā·nū·aḥ	would have been at rest	H5117
7	לִֽי׃.	lî.	I

Verse 14

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	עִם־	‘im-	With	H5973
1	מְ֭לָכִים	mə·lā·ḵîm	kings	H4428
2	וְיֹ֣עֲצֵי	wə·yō·‘ă·ṣê	and counselors	H3289
3	אָ֑רֶץ､	’ā·reṣ;	of the earth	H0776
4	הַבֹּנִ֖ים	hab·bō·nîm	who built	H1129
5	חֳרָב֣וֹת	ḥo·rā·ḇō·wṯ	ruins	H2723
6	לָֽמוֹ׃.	lā·mōw.	for themselves

Verse 15

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	א֣וֹ	’ōw	Or	H0176
1	עִם־	‘i·m·śā-	with	H5973
2	שָׂ֭רִים	rîm	princes	H8269
3	זָהָ֣ב､	zā·hāḇ	had gold	H2091
4	לָהֶ֑ם	lā·hem;	who	H1992
5	הַֽמְמַלְאִ֖ים	ham·mal·’îm	who filled	H4390
6	בָּתֵּיהֶ֣ם	bāt·tê·hem	their houses	H1004
7	כָּֽסֶף׃.	kā·sep̄.	[with] silver	H3701

Verse 16

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	א֤וֹ	’ōw	Or	H0176
1	כְנֵ֣פֶל	ḵə·nê·p̄el	like a stillborn child	H5309
2	טָ֭מוּן	ṭā·mūn	hidden	H2934
3	לֹ֣א	lō	not	H3808
4	אֶהְיֶ֑ה–	’eh·yeh;	[why] I was	H1961
5	כְּ֝עֹלְלִ֗ים	kə·‘ō·lə·lîm,	Like infants	H5768
6	לֹא־	lō-	never	H3808
7	רָ֥אוּ	rā·’ū	who saw	H7200
8	אֽוֹר׃.	’ō·wr.	light	H0216

Verse 17

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	שָׁ֣ם	šām	There	H8033
1	רְ֭שָׁעִים	rə·šā·‘îm	the wicked	H7563
2	חָ֣דְלוּ	ḥā·ḏə·lū	cease	H2308
3	רֹ֑גֶז–	rō·ḡez;	[from] troubling	H7267
4	וְשָׁ֥ם	wə·šām	and there	H8033
5	יָ֝נ֗וּחוּ	yā·nū·ḥū,	are at rest	H5117
6	יְגִ֣יעֵי	yə·ḡî·‘ê	the weary	H3019
7	כֹֽחַ׃.	ḵō·aḥ.	the weary	H3581

Verse 18

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	יַ֭חַד–	ya·ḥaḏ	[There] together	H3162
1	אֲסִירִ֣ים	’ă·sî·rîm	the prisoners	H0615
2	שַׁאֲנָ֑נוּ	ša·’ă·nā·nū;	rest	H7599
3	לֹ֥א	lō	not	H3808
4	שָׁ֝מְע֗וּ	mə·‘ū,	they do hear	H8085
5	ק֣וֹל	qō·wl	the voice	H6963
6	נֹגֵֽשׂ׃.	nō·ḡêś.	of the oppressor	H5065

Verse 19

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	קָטֹ֣ן	qā·ṭōn	The small	H6996
1	וְ֭גָדוֹל	wə·ḡā·ḏō·wl	and great	H1419
2	שָׁ֣ם–	šām	there	H8033
3	ה֑וּא	hū;	are	H1931
4	וְ֝עֶ֗בֶד	wə·‘e·ḇeḏ,	and the servant	H5650
5	חָפְשִׁ֥י	ḥā·p̄ə·šî	[is] free	H2670
6	מֵאֲדֹנָֽיו׃.	mê·’ă·ḏō·nāw.	from his master	H0113

Verse 20

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	לָ֤מָּה	lām·māh	Why	H4100
1	יִתֵּ֣ן	yit·tên	is given	H5414
2	לְעָמֵ֣ל､	lə·‘ā·mêl	to him who is in misery	H6001
3	א֑וֹר	’ō·wr;	light	H0216
4	וְ֝חַיִּ֗ים	wə·ḥay·yîm,	and life	H2416
5	לְמָ֣רֵי	lə·mā·rê	to the bitter	H4751
6	נָֽפֶשׁ׃–	nā·p̄eš.	of soul	H5315

Verse 21

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	הַֽמְחַכִּ֣ים	ham·ḥak·kîm	who long	H2442
1	לַמָּ֣וֶת､	lam·mā·weṯ	for death	H4194
2	וְאֵינֶ֑נּוּ–	wə·’ê·nen·nū;	but it does not [come]	H0369
3	וַֽ֝יַּחְפְּרֻ֗הוּ	way·yaḥ·pə·ru·hū,	and search for it	H2658
4	מִמַּטְמוֹנִֽים׃–	mim·maṭ·mō·w·nîm.	more than hidden treasures	H4301

Verse 22

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	הַשְּׂמֵחִ֥ים	haś·śə·mê·ḥîm	who rejoice	H8055
1	אֱלֵי־	’ĕ·lê-	to	H0413
2	גִ֑יל､	ḡîl;	greatly	H1524
3	יָ֝שִׂ֗ישׂוּ､	yā·śî·śū,	[And] are glad	H7797
4	כִּ֣י	kî	when	H3588
5	יִמְצְאוּ־	yim·ṣə·’ū-	they can find	H4672
6	קָֽבֶר׃؟	qā·ḇer.	the grave	H6913

Verse 23

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	לְ֭גֶבֶר	lə·ḡe·ḇer	[Why is light given] to a man	H1397
1	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	whose	H0834
2	דַּרְכּ֣וֹ	dar·kōw	way	H1870
3	נִסְתָּ֑רָה､	nis·tā·rāh;	is hidden	H5641
4	וַיָּ֖סֶךְ؟	way·yā·seḵ	and has hedged in	H5526
5	אֱל֣וֹהַּ	’ĕ·lō·w·ah	God	H0433
6	בַּעֲדֽוֹ׃.	ba·‘ă·ḏōw.	whom	H1157

Verse 24

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	כִּֽי־	kî-	For	H3588
1	לִפְנֵ֣י	lip̄·nê	before	H6440
2	לַ֭חְמִי､	laḥ·mî	I eat	H3899
3	אַנְחָתִ֣י	’an·ḥā·ṯî	my sighing	H0585
4	תָבֹ֑א	ṯā·ḇō;	comes	H0935
5	וַֽיִּתְּכ֥וּ	way·yit·tə·ḵū	and pour out	H5413
6	כַ֝מַּ֗יִם	ḵam·ma·yim,	like water	H4325
7	שַׁאֲגֹתָֽי׃.	ša·’ă·ḡō·ṯāy.	my groanings	H7581

Verse 25

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	כִּ֤י	kî	For	H3588
1	פַ֣חַד	p̄a·ḥaḏ	the thing	H6343
2	פָּ֭חַדְתִּי	pā·ḥaḏ·tî	I greatly feared	H6342
3	וַיֶּאֱתָיֵ֑נִי	way·ye·’ĕ·ṯā·yê·nî;	and has come upon me	H0857
4	וַאֲשֶׁ֥ר	wa·’ă·šer	and what	H0834
5	יָ֝גֹ֗רְתִּי	yā·ḡō·rə·tî,	I dreaded	H3025
6	יָ֣בֹא	yā·ḇō	has happened	H0935
7	לִֽי׃.	lî.	to me

Verse 26

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	לֹ֤א	lō	Not	H3808
1	שָׁלַ֨וְתִּי ׀､	šā·law·tî	I am at ease	H7951
2	וְלֹ֖א	wə·lō	nor	H3808
3	שָׁקַ֥טְתִּי､	šā·qaṭ·tî	am I quiet	H8252
4	וְֽלֹא־	wə·lō-	and no	H3808
5	נָ֗חְתִּי–	nā·ḥə·tî,	I have rest	H5117
6	וַיָּ֥בֹא	way·yā·ḇō	for comes	H0935
7	רֹֽגֶז׃.	rō·ḡez.	trouble	H7267
8	פ	p̄	-