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Job 6— 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	ל֗וּ	lū,	Oh	H3863
1	שָׁק֣וֹל	šā·qō·wl	fully	H8254
2	יִשָּׁקֵ֣ל､	yiš·šā·qêl	that were weighed	H8254
3	כַּעְשִׂ֑י	ka‘·śî;	my grief	H3708
4	[והיתי]	wə·hay·yā·ṯî	and
5	(וְ֝הַוָּתִ֗י)	wə·haw·wā·ṯî,	my calamity	H1962
6	בְּֽמֹאזְנַ֥יִם	bə·mō·zə·na·yim	on the scales	H3976
7	יִשְׂאוּ־	yiś·’ū-	laid	H5375
8	יָֽחַד׃!	yā·ḥaḏ.	with it	H3162

Verse 3

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	כִּֽי־	kî-	for	H3588
1	עַתָּ֗ה	‘at·tāh,	then	H6258
2	מֵח֣וֹל	mê·ḥō·wl	than the sand	H2344
3	יַמִּ֣ים–	yam·mîm	of the sea	H3220
4	יִכְבָּ֑ד	yiḵ·bāḏ;	it would be heavier	H3513
5	עַל־	‘al-	therefore	H5921
6	כֵּ֝֗ן	kên,	thus	H3651
7	דְּבָרַ֥י	də·ḇā·ray	my words	H1697
8	לָֽעוּ׃.	lā·‘ū.	have been rash	H3886

Verse 4

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	כִּ֤י	kî	For	H3588
1	חִצֵּ֪י	ḥiṣ·ṣê	the arrows	H2671
2	שַׁדַּ֡י	šad·day	of the Almighty	H7706
3	עִמָּדִ֗י	‘im·mā·ḏî,	[are] within me	H5978
4	אֲשֶׁ֣ר	’ă·šer	which	H0834
5	חֲ֭מָתָם	ḥă·mā·ṯām	their poison	H2534
6	שֹׁתָ֣ה	šō·ṯāh	drinks in	H8354
7	רוּחִ֑י–	rū·ḥî;	My spirit	H7307
8	בִּעוּתֵ֖י	bi·‘ū·ṯê	the terrors	H1161
9	אֱל֣וֹהַּ	’ĕ·lō·w·ah	of God	H0433
10	יַֽעַרְכֽוּנִי׃.	ya·‘ar·ḵū·nî.	are arrayed against me	H6186

Verse 5

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	הֲיִֽנְהַק־	hă·yin·haq-	Does bray	H5101
1	פֶּ֥רֶא	pe·re	the wild donkey	H6501
2	עֲלֵי־	‘ă·lê-	when	H5921
3	דֶ֑שֶׁא؟	ḏe·še;	it has grass	H1877
4	אִ֥ם	’im	Or	H0518
5	יִגְעֶה־	yiḡ·‘e·hō·šō,-	does low	H1600
6	שּׁ֝֗וֹר	wr	the ox	H7794
7	עַל־	‘al-	over	H5921
8	בְּלִילֽוֹ׃؟	bə·lî·lōw.	its fodder	H1098

Verse 6

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	הֲיֵאָכֵ֣ל	hă·yê·’ā·ḵêl	can be eaten	H0398
1	תָּ֭פֵל	tā·p̄êl	flavorless food	H8602
2	מִבְּלִי־	mib·bə·lî-	without	H1097
3	מֶ֑לַח؟	me·laḥ;	salt	H4417
4	אִם־	’im-	Or	H0518
5	יֶשׁ־	yeš-	is there	H3426
6	טַ֝֗עַם	ṭa·‘am,	[any] taste	H2940
7	בְּרִ֣יר	bə·rîr	in the white	H7388
8	חַלָּמֽוּת׃؟	ḥal·lā·mūṯ.	of an egg	H2495

Verse 7

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	מֵאֲנָ֣ה	mê·’ă·nāh	refuses	H3985
1	לִנְגּ֣וֹעַ	lin·gō·w·a‘	to touch them	H5060
2	נַפְשִׁ֑י	nap̄·šî;	My soul	H5315
3	הֵ֝֗מָּה	hêm·māh,	they [are]	H1992
4	כִּדְוֵ֥י	kiḏ·wê	as loathsome	H1741
5	לַחְמִֽי׃.	laḥ·mî.	food to me	H3899

Verse 8

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	מִֽי־	mî-	Oh that	H4310
1	יִ֭תֵּן	yit·tên	I might	H5414
2	תָּב֣וֹא	tā·ḇō·w	I might have	H0935
3	שֶֽׁאֱלָתִ֑י–	še·’ĕ·lā·ṯî;	my request	H7596
4	וְ֝תִקְוָתִ֗י!	wə·ṯiq·wā·ṯî,	that the thing that I long for	H8615
5	יִתֵּ֥ן	yit·tên	would grant [me]	H5414
6	אֱלֽוֹהַּ׃.	’ĕ·lō·w·ah.	God	H0433

Verse 9

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	וְיֹאֵ֣ל	wə·yō·’êl	That it would please	H2974
1	אֱ֭לוֹהַּ	’ĕ·lō·w·ah	God	H0433
2	וִֽידַכְּאֵ֑נִי	wî·ḏak·kə·’ê·nî;	to crush me	H1792
3	יַתֵּ֥ר	yat·têr	that He would loose	H5425
4	יָ֝ד֗וֹ､	yā·ḏōw,	His hand	H3027
5	וִֽיבַצְּעֵֽנִי׃!	wî·ḇaṣ·ṣə·‘ê·nî.	and cut me off	H1214

Verse 10

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	וּ֥תְהִי	ū·ṯə·hî	and would	H1961
1	ע֨וֹד ׀	‘ō·wḏ	still	H5750
2	נֶ֘חָ֤מָתִ֗י–	ne·ḥā·mā·ṯî,	I have comfort	H5165
3	וַאֲסַלְּדָ֣ה	wa·’ă·sal·lə·ḏāh	and Though I would exult	H5539
4	בְ֭חִילָה–	ḇə·ḥî·lāh	in anguish	H2427
5	לֹ֣א	lō	not	H3808
6	יַחְמ֑וֹל–	yaḥ·mō·wl;	He will spare	H2550
7	כִּי־	kî-	for	H3588
8	לֹ֥א	lō	not	H3808
9	כִ֝חַ֗דְתִּי	ḵi·ḥaḏ·tî,	I have concealed	H3582
10	אִמְרֵ֥י	’im·rê	the words	H0561
11	קָדֽוֹשׁ׃.	qā·ḏō·wōš.	of the Holy one	H6918

Verse 11

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	מַה־	mah-	What	H4100
1	כֹּחִ֥י､	kō·ḥî	strength do I have	H3581
2	כִֽי־	ḵî-	that	H3588
3	אֲיַחֵ֑ל؟	’ă·ya·ḥêl;	I should hope	H3176
4	וּמַה־	ū·mah-	and what [is]	H4100
5	קִּ֝צִּ֗י､	qiṣ·ṣî,	my end	H7093
6	כִּֽי־	kî-	that	H3588
7	אַאֲרִ֥יךְ	’a·’ă·rîḵ	I should prolong	H0748
8	נַפְשִֽׁי׃؟	nap̄·šî.	my life	H5315

Verse 12

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	אִם־	’im-	Or	H0518
1	כֹּ֣חַ	kō·aḥ	the strength	H3581
2	אֲבָנִ֣ים؟	’ă·ḇā·nîm	of stones	H0068
3	כֹּחִ֑י	kō·ḥî;	[Is] my strength	H3581
4	אִֽם־	’im-	Or	H0518
5	בְּשָׂרִ֥י	bə·śā·rî	is my flesh	H1320
6	נָחֽוּשׁ׃؟	nā·ḥūš.	bronze	H5153

Verse 13

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	הַאִ֬ם	ha·’im	[Is]	H0518
1	אֵ֣ין	’ên	not	H0369
2	עֶזְרָתִ֣י	‘ez·rā·ṯî	my help	H5833
3	בִ֑י	ḇî;	within me
4	וְ֝תֻשִׁיָּ֗ה	wə·ṯu·šî·yāh,	and success	H8454
5	נִדְּחָ֥ה	nid·də·ḥāh	is driven	H5080
6	מִמֶּֽנִּי׃.	mim·men·nî.	from me	H4480

Verse 14

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	לַמָּ֣ס	lam·mās	To him who is afflicted	H4523
1	מֵרֵעֵ֣הוּ–	mê·rê·‘ê·hū	by his friend	H7453
2	חָ֑סֶד	ḥā·seḏ;	kindness [should be shown]	H2617
3	וְיִרְאַ֖ת	wə·yir·’aṯ	and Even though the fear	H3374
4	שַׁדַּ֣י	šad·day	of the Almighty	H7706
5	יַעֲזֽוֹב׃.	ya·‘ă·zō·wḇ.	he forsakes	H5800

Verse 15

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	אַ֭חַי	’a·ḥay	My brothers	H0251
1	בָּגְד֣וּ	bā·ḡə·ḏū	have dealt deceitfully	H0898
2	כְמוֹ־	ḵə·mōw-	like	H3644
3	נָ֑חַל､	nā·ḥal;	a brook	H5158
4	כַּאֲפִ֖יק	ka·’ă·p̄îq	Like the streams	H0650
5	נְחָלִ֣ים	nə·ḥā·lîm	of the brooks	H5158
6	יַעֲבֹֽרוּ׃–	ya·‘ă·ḇō·rū.	that pass away	H5674

Verse 16

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	הַקֹּדְרִ֥ים	haq·qō·ḏə·rîm	which are dark	H6937
1	מִנִּי־	min·nî-	because	H4480
2	קָ֑רַח､	qā·raḥ;	of the ice	H7140
3	עָ֝לֵ֗ימוֹ	‘ā·lê·mōw,	[And] into which	H5921
4	יִתְעַלֶּם־	yiṯ·‘al·lem-	vanishes	H5956
5	שָֽׁלֶג׃.	šā·leḡ.	the snow	H7950

Verse 17

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	בְּ֭עֵת	bə·‘êṯ	When	H6256
1	יְזֹרְב֣וּ､	yə·zō·rə·ḇū	it is warm	H2215
2	נִצְמָ֑תוּ､	niṣ·mā·ṯū;	they cease to flow	H6789
3	בְּ֝חֻמּ֗וֹ	bə·ḥum·mōw,	when it is hot	H2527
4	נִדְעֲכ֥וּ	niḏ·‘ă·ḵū	they vanish	H1846
5	מִמְּקוֹמָֽם׃.	mim·mə·qō·w·mām.	from their place	H4725

Verse 18

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	יִ֭לָּ֣פְתוּ–	yil·lā·p̄ə·ṯū	Turn aside	H3943
1	אָרְח֣וֹת	’ā·rə·ḥō·wṯ	the paths	H0734
2	דַּרְכָּ֑ם	dar·kām;	of their way	H1870
3	יַעֲל֖וּ	ya·‘ă·lū	they go	H5927
4	בַתֹּ֣הוּ､	ḇat·tō·hū	nowhere	H8414
5	וְיֹאבֵֽדוּ׃.	wə·yō·ḇê·ḏū.	and perish	H0006

Verse 19

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	הִ֭בִּיטוּ､	hib·bî·ṭū	Look	H5027
1	אָרְח֣וֹת	’ā·rə·ḥō·wṯ	the caravans	H0734
2	תֵּמָ֑א	tê·mā;	of Tema	H8485
3	הֲלִיכֹ֥ת	hă·lî·ḵōṯ	the travelers	H1979
4	שְׁ֝בָ֗א	ḇā,	of Sheba	H7614
5	קִוּוּ־	qiw·wū-	hope	H6960
6	לָֽמוֹ׃.	lā·mōw.	for them

Verse 20

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	בֹּ֥שׁוּ	bō·šū	They are disappointed	H0954
1	כִּֽי־	kî-	because	H3588
2	בָטָ֑ח–	ḇā·ṭāḥ;	they were confident	H0982
3	בָּ֥אוּ‪‬	bā·’ū	they come	H0935
4	עָ֝דֶ֗יהָ､	‘ā·ḏe·hā,	there	H5704
5	וַיֶּחְפָּֽרוּ׃.	way·yeḥ·pā·rū.	and are confused	H2659

Verse 21

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	כִּֽי־	kî-	For	H3588
1	עַ֭תָּה	‘at·tāh	now	H6258
2	הֱיִ֣יתֶם	hĕ·yî·ṯem	you are	H1961
3	[לא]	lō	-
4	(ל֑וֹ)–	lōw;	nothing	H3808
5	תִּֽרְא֥וּ	tir·’ū	You see	H7200
6	חֲ֝תַ֗ת､	ḥă·ṯaṯ,	terror	H2866
7	וַתִּירָֽאוּ׃.	wat·tî·rā·’ū.	and are afraid	H3372

Verse 22

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	הֲ‍ֽכִי־	hăḵî-	Did ever	H3588
1	אָ֭מַרְתִּי､	’ā·mar·tî	I say	H0559
2	הָ֣בוּ	hā·ḇū	bring [something]	H3051
3	לִ֑י	lî;	to me
4	וּ֝מִכֹּחֲכֶ֗ם؟	ū·mik·kō·ḥă·ḵem,	Or from your wealth	H3581
5	שִׁחֲד֥וּ	ši·ḥă·ḏū	Offer a bribe	H7809
6	בַעֲדִֽי׃.	ḇa·‘ă·ḏî.	for me	H1157

Verse 23

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	וּמַלְּט֥וּנִי	ū·mal·lə·ṭū·nî	Or Deliver me	H4422
1	מִיַּד־	mî·yaḏ-	from the hand	H3027
2	צָ֑ר	ṣār;	enemy's	H6862
3	וּמִיַּ֖ד	ū·mî·yaḏ	Or from the hand	H3027
4	עָרִיצִ֣ים	‘ā·rî·ṣîm	of oppressors	H6184
5	תִּפְדּֽוּנִי׃؟	tip̄·dū·nî.	Redeem me	H6299

Verse 24

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	ה֭וֹרוּנִי	hō·w·rū·nî	Teach me	H3384
1	וַאֲנִ֣י	wa·’ă·nî	and I	H0589
2	אַחֲרִ֑ישׁ–	’a·ḥă·rîš;	will hold my tongue	H2790
3	וּמַה־	ū·ma·hō·šā-	and [in] what	H4100
4	שָּׁ֝גִ֗יתִי	ḡî·ṯî,	I have erred	H7686
5	הָבִ֥ינוּ	hā·ḇî·nū	Cause to understand	H0995
6	לִֽי׃.	lî.	me

Verse 25

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	מַה־	mah-	How	H4100
1	נִּמְרְצ֥וּ	nim·rə·ṣū	forceful are	H4834
2	אִמְרֵי־!	’im·rê-	words	H0561
3	יֹ֑שֶׁר	yō·šer;	right	H3476
4	וּמַה־	ū·mah-	but what	H4100
5	יּוֹכִ֖יחַ	yō·w·ḵî·aḥ	does prove	H3198
6	הוֹכֵ֣חַ	hō·w·ḵê·aḥ	arguing	H3198
7	מִכֶּֽם׃؟	mik·kem.	your	H4480

Verse 26

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	הַלְהוֹכַ֣ח	hal·hō·w·ḵaḥ	do to rebuke	H3198
1	מִלִּ֣ים､	mil·lîm	[my] words	H4405
2	תַּחְשֹׁ֑בוּ	taḥ·šō·ḇū;	you intend	H2803
3	וּ֝לְר֗וּחַ؟	ū·lə·rū·aḥ,	and [which are] as wind	H7307
4	אִמְרֵ֥י	’im·rê	the speeches	H0561
5	נֹאָֽשׁ׃､	nō·’āš.	of a desperate one	H2976

Verse 27

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	אַף־､	’ap̄-	Yes	H0637
1	עַל־	‘al-	-	H5921
2	יָת֥וֹם､	yā·ṯō·wm	and the fatherless	H3490
3	תַּפִּ֑ילוּ	tap·pî·lū;	you overwhelm	H5307
4	וְ֝תִכְר֗וּ	wə·ṯiḵ·rū,	and you barter	H3738
5	עַל־	‘al-	away	H5921
6	רֵֽיעֲכֶֽם׃.	rê·‘ă·ḵem.	your friend	H7453

Verse 28

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	וְ֭עַתָּה	wə·‘at·tāh	and therefore	H6258
1	הוֹאִ֣ילוּ､	hō·w·’î·lū	be pleased	H2974
2	פְנוּ־	p̄ə·nū-	to look	H6437
3	בִ֑י	ḇî;	at me
4	וְעַל־	wə·‘al-	for	H5921
5	פְּ֝נֵיכֶ֗ם	pə·nê·ḵem,	to	H6440
6	אִם־	’im-	your face	H0518
7	אֲכַזֵּֽב׃.	’ă·ḵaz·zêḇ.	I would never lie	H3576

Verse 29

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	שֻֽׁבוּ־､	šu·ḇū-	Yield	H7725
1	נָ֭א､	nā	now	H4994
2	אַל־	’al-	no	H0408
3	תְּהִ֣י	tə·hî	let there be	H1961
4	עַוְלָ֑ה–	‘aw·lāh;	injustice	H5766
5	[ושבי]	wə·šu·ḇî	-
6	(וְשׁ֥וּבוּ‪‬)	wə·šū·ḇū	Yes concede	H7725
7	ע֝וֹד､	‘ō·wḏ	again	H5750
8	צִדְקִי־	ṣiḏ·qî-	my righteousness	H6664
9	בָֽהּ׃.	ḇāh.	still stands

Verse 30

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	הֲיֵשׁ־	hă·yêš-	Is there	H3426
1	בִּלְשׁוֹנִ֥י؟	bil·šō·w·nî	on my tongue	H3956
2	עַוְלָ֑ה	‘aw·lāh;	injustice	H5766
3	אִם־	’im-	lo	H0518
4	חִ֝כִּ֗י	ḥik·kî,	my taste	H2441
5	לֹא־	lō-	Cannot	H3808
6	יָבִ֥ין	yā·ḇîn	discern	H0995
7	הַוּֽוֹת׃؟	haw·wō·wṯ.	the unsavory	H1942