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Job 4— explore original Hebrew and Greek words with Strong's concordance.

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Verse 1

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	וַ֭יַּעַן	way·ya·‘an	And answered	H6030
1	אֱלִיפַ֥ז	’ĕ·lî·p̄az	Eliphaz	H0464
2	הַֽתֵּימָנִ֗י	hat·tê·mā·nî,	the Temanite	H8489
3	וַיֹּאמַֽר׃､	way·yō·mar.	and said	H0559

Verse 2

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	הֲנִסָּ֬ה	hă·nis·sāh	will [If] one attempts	H5254
1	דָבָ֣ר	ḏā·ḇār	a word	H1697
2	אֵלֶ֣יךָ	’ê·le·ḵā	with you	H0413
3	תִּלְאֶ֑ה؟	til·’eh;	you become weary	H3811
4	וַעְצֹ֥ר	wa‘·ṣōr	but withhold himself	H6113
5	בְּ֝מִלִּ֗ין؟	bə·mil·lîn,	from speaking	H4405
6	מִ֣י	mî	who	H4310
7	יוּכָֽל׃.	yū·ḵāl.	can	H3201

Verse 3

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	הִ֭נֵּה､	hin·nêh	Surely	H2009
1	יִסַּ֣רְתָּ	yis·sar·tā	you have instructed	H3256
2	רַבִּ֑ים､	rab·bîm;	many	H7227
3	וְיָדַ֖יִם	wə·yā·ḏa·yim	and hands	H3027
4	רָפ֣וֹת	rā·p̄ō·wṯ	weak	H7504
5	תְּחַזֵּֽק׃.	tə·ḥaz·zêq.	you have strengthened	H2388

Verse 4

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	כּ֭וֹשֵׁל､	kō·wō·šêl	Him who was stumbling	H3782
1	יְקִימ֣וּן	yə·qî·mūn	have upheld	H6965
2	מִלֶּ֑יךָ	mil·le·ḵā;	Your words	H4405
3	וּבִרְכַּ֖יִם	ū·ḇir·ka·yim	and the knees	H1290
4	כֹּרְע֣וֹת	kō·rə·‘ō·wṯ	feeble	H3766
5	תְּאַמֵּֽץ׃.	tə·’am·mêṣ.	you have strengthened	H0553

Verse 5

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	כִּ֤י	kî	But	H3588
1	עַתָּ֨ה ׀	‘at·tāh	now	H6258
2	תָּב֣וֹא	tā·ḇō·w	it comes	H0935
3	אֵלֶ֣יךָ	’ê·le·ḵā	upon you	H0413
4	וַתֵּ֑לֶא–	wat·tê·le;	and you are weary	H3811
5	תִּגַּ֥ע	tig·ga‘	it touches	H5060
6	עָ֝דֶ֗יךָ	‘ā·ḏe·ḵā,	you	H5704
7	וַתִּבָּהֵֽל׃.	wat·tib·bā·hêl.	and you are troubled	H0926

Verse 6

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	הֲלֹ֣א	hă·lō	[Is] not	H3808
1	יִ֭רְאָתְךָ	yir·’ā·ṯə·ḵā	your reverence	H3373
2	כִּסְלָתֶ֑ךָ､	kis·lā·ṯe·ḵā;	your confidence	H3690
3	תִּ֝קְוָתְךָ֗､	tiq·wā·ṯə·ḵā,	your hope	H8615
4	וְתֹ֣ם	wə·ṯōm	and the integrity	H8537
5	דְּרָכֶֽיךָ׃؟	də·rā·ḵe·ḵā.	of your ways	H1870

Verse 7

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	זְכָר־､	zə·ḵār-	Remember	H2142
1	נָ֗א､	nā,	now	H4994
2	מִ֤י	mî	who	H4310
3	ה֣וּא	hū	[is] he	H1931
4	נָקִ֣י؟	nā·qî	being innocent	H5355
5	אָבָ֑ד､	’ā·ḇāḏ;	[ever] perished	H0006
6	וְ֝אֵיפֹ֗ה	wə·’ê·p̄ōh,	Or where	H0375
7	יְשָׁרִ֥ים	yə·šā·rîm	the upright	H3477
8	נִכְחָֽדוּ׃؟	niḵ·ḥā·ḏū.	were [ever] cut off	H3582

Verse 8

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר	ka·’ă·šer	Even as	H0834
1	רָ֭אִיתִי､	rā·’î·ṯî	I have seen	H7200
2	חֹ֣רְשֵׁי	ḥō·rə·šê	Those who plow	H2790
3	אָ֑וֶן､	’ā·wen;	iniquity	H0205
4	וְזֹרְעֵ֖י	wə·zō·rə·‘ê	and sow	H2232
5	עָמָ֣ל､	‘ā·māl	trouble	H5999
6	יִקְצְרֻֽהוּ׃.	yiq·ṣə·ru·hū.	reap the same	H7114

Verse 9

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	מִנִּשְׁמַ֣ת	min·niš·maṯ	By the blast	H5397
1	אֱל֣וֹהַ	’ĕ·lō·w·ha	of God	H0433
2	יֹאבֵ֑דוּ､	yō·ḇê·ḏū;	they perish	H0006
3	וּמֵר֖וּחַ	ū·mê·rū·aḥ	and by the breath	H7307
4	אַפּ֣וֹ	’ap·pōw	of His anger	H0639
5	יִכְלֽוּ׃.	yiḵ·lū.	they are consumed	H3615

Verse 10

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	שַׁאֲגַ֣ת	ša·’ă·ḡaṯ	The roaring	H7581
1	אַ֭רְיֵה､	’ar·yêh	of the lion	H0738
2	וְק֣וֹל	wə·qō·wl	and the voice	H6963
3	שָׁ֑חַל､	šā·ḥal;	of the fierce lion	H7826
4	וְשִׁנֵּ֖י	wə·šin·nê	and the teeth	H8127
5	כְפִירִ֣ים､	ḵə·p̄î·rîm	of the young lions	H3715
6	נִתָּֽעוּ׃.	nit·tā·‘ū.	are broken	H5421

Verse 11

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	לַ֭יִשׁ	la·yiš	The old lion	H3918
1	אֹבֵ֣ד	’ō·ḇêḏ	perishes	H0006
2	מִבְּלִי־	mib·bə·lî-	for lack	H1097
3	טָ֑רֶף､	ṭā·rep̄;	of prey	H2964
4	וּבְנֵ֥י	ū·ḇə·nê	and the cubs	H1121
5	לָ֝בִ֗יא	lā·ḇî,	of the lioness	H3833
6	יִתְפָּרָֽדוּ׃.	yiṯ·pā·rā·ḏū.	are scattered	H6504

Verse 12

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	וְ֭אֵלַי	wə·’ê·lay	And to me	H0413
1	דָּבָ֣ר	dā·ḇār	a word	H1697
2	יְגֻנָּ֑ב	yə·ḡun·nāḇ;	was secretly brought	H1589
3	וַתִּקַּ֥ח	wat·tiq·qaḥ	and received	H3947
4	אָ֝זְנִ֗י	’ā·zə·nî,	my ear	H0241
5	שֵׁ֣מֶץ	šê·meṣ	a whisper	H8102
6	מֶֽנְהֽוּ׃.	men·hū.	of it	H4480

Verse 13

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	בִּ֭שְׂעִפִּים	biś·‘ip·pîm	In disquieting thoughts	H5587
1	מֵחֶזְיֹנ֣וֹת	mê·ḥez·yō·nō·wṯ	from the visions	H2384
2	לָ֑יְלָה､	lā·yə·lāh;	of the night	H3915
3	בִּנְפֹ֥ל	bin·p̄ōl	when falls	H5307
4	תַּ֝רְדֵּמָ֗ה	tar·dê·māh,	deep sleep	H8639
5	עַל־	‘al-	on	H5921
6	אֲנָשִֽׁים׃､	’ă·nā·šîm.	men	H0376

Verse 14

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	פַּ֣חַד	pa·ḥaḏ	fear	H6343
1	קְ֭רָאַנִי	qə·rā·’a·nî	came upon me	H7122
2	וּרְעָדָ֑ה､	ū·rə·‘ā·ḏāh;	and trembling	H7460
3	וְרֹ֖ב	wə·rōḇ	and which all	H7230
4	עַצְמוֹתַ֣י	‘aṣ·mō·w·ṯay	my bones	H6106
5	הִפְחִֽיד׃.	hip̄·ḥîḏ.	made shake	H6342

Verse 15

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	וְ֭רוּחַ	wə·rū·aḥ	And a spirit	H7307
1	עַל־	‘al-	before	H5921
2	פָּנַ֣י–	pā·nay	my face	H6440
3	יַחֲלֹ֑ף	ya·ḥă·lōp̄;	passed	H2498
4	תְּ֝סַמֵּ֗ר–	tə·sam·mêr,	stood up	H5568
5	שַֽׂעֲרַ֥ת	śa·‘ă·raṯ	the hair on	H8185
6	בְּשָׂרִֽי׃.	bə·śā·rî.	my body	H1320

Verse 16

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	יַעֲמֹ֤ד ׀､	ya·‘ă·mōḏ	It stood still	H5975
1	וְֽלֹא־	wə·lō-	but not	H3808
2	אַכִּ֬יר	’ak·kîr	I could discern	H5234
3	מַרְאֵ֗הוּ	mar·’ê·hū,	its appearance	H4758
4	תְּ֭מוּנָה	tə·mū·nāh	a form [was]	H8544
5	לְנֶ֣גֶד	lə·ne·ḡeḏ	before	H5048
6	עֵינָ֑י､	‘ê·nāy;	my eyes	H5869
7	דְּמָמָ֖ה､	də·mā·māh	[There was] silence	H1827
8	וָק֣וֹל､	wā·qō·wl	and a voice	H6963
9	אֶשְׁמָֽע׃.	’eš·mā‘.	I heard [saying]	H8085

Verse 17

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	הַֽ֭אֱנוֹשׁ	ha·’ĕ·nō·wōš	Can a [mortal] man	H0376
1	מֵאֱל֣וֹהַ	mê·’ĕ·lō·w·ha	more than God	H0433
2	יִצְדָּ֑ק	yiṣ·dāq;	be righteous	H6663
3	אִ֥ם	’im	lo	H0518
4	מֵ֝עֹשֵׂ֗הוּ؟	mê·‘ō·śê·hū,	than his Maker	H6213
5	יִטְהַר־	yiṭ·har-	can be more pure	H2891
6	גָּֽבֶר׃.	gā·ḇer.	a man	H1397

Verse 18

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	הֵ֣ן､	hên	Behold	H2005
1	בַּ֭עֲבָדָיו–	ba·‘ă·ḇā·ḏāw	in His servants	H5650
2	לֹ֣א	lō	no	H3808
3	יַאֲמִ֑ין	ya·’ă·mîn;	if He puts trust	H0539
4	וּ֝בְמַלְאָכָ֗יו	ū·ḇə·mal·’ā·ḵāw,	and His angels	H4397
5	יָשִׂ֥ים	yā·śîm	[If] He charges	H7760
6	תָּהֳלָֽה׃.	tā·ho·lāh.	with error	H8417

Verse 19

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	אַ֤ף ׀	’ap̄	How much more	H0637
1	שֹׁכְנֵ֬י	šō·ḵə·nê	those who dwell in	H7931
2	בָֽתֵּי־	ḇāt·tê-	houses	H1004
3	חֹ֗מֶר､	ḥō·mer,	of clay	H2563
4	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Whose	H0834
5	בֶּעָפָ֥ר､	be·‘ā·p̄ār	in the dust	H6083
6	יְסוֹדָ֑ם	yə·sō·w·ḏām;	Whose foundation is	H3247
7	יְ֝דַכְּא֗וּם	yə·ḏak·kə·’ūm,	[Who] are crushed	H1792
8	לִפְנֵי־	lip̄·nê-	before	H6440
9	עָֽשׁ׃؟	‘āš.	a moth	H6211

Verse 20

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	מִבֹּ֣קֶר	mib·bō·qer	from morning	H1242
1	לָעֶ֣רֶב–	lā·‘e·reḇ	till evening	H6153
2	יֻכַּ֑תּוּ	yuk·kat·tū;	they are broken in pieces	H3807
3	מִבְּלִ֥י	mib·bə·lî	with no one	H1097
4	מֵ֝שִׂ֗ים	mê·śîm,	regarding	H7760
5	לָנֶ֥צַח	lā·ne·ṣaḥ	forever	H5331
6	יֹאבֵֽדוּ׃.	yō·ḇê·ḏū.	they perish	H0006

Verse 21

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	הֲלֹא־	hă·lō-	Does not	H3808
1	נִסַּ֣ע؟	nis·sa‘	go away	H5265
2	יִתְרָ֣ם	yiṯ·rām	their own excellence	H3499
3	בָּ֑ם	bām;	in
4	יָ֝מ֗וּתוּ､	yā·mū·ṯū,	they die	H4191
5	וְלֹ֣א	wə·lō	and even without	H3808
6	בְחָכְמָֽה׃.	ḇə·ḥā·ḵə·māh.	wisdom	H2451