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Job 7— explore original Hebrew and Greek words with Strong's concordance.

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Verse 1

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	הֲלֹא־	hă·lō-	[is there] not	H3808
1	צָבָ֣א	ṣā·ḇā	a time of hard service	H6635
2	לֶאֱנ֣וֹשׁ	le·’ĕ·nō·wōš	for man	H0582
3	[על־]	‘al-	-
4	(עֲלֵי־)	‘ă·lê-	on	H5921
5	אָ֑רֶץ	’ā·reṣ;	earth	H5921
6	וְכִימֵ֖י	wə·ḵî·mê	and like the days	H3117
7	שָׂכִ֣יר	śā·ḵîr	of a hired man	H7916
8	יָמָֽיו׃؟	yā·māw.	[Are not] his days	H3117

Verse 2

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	כְּעֶ֥בֶד	kə·‘e·ḇeḏ	Like a servant	H5650
1	יִשְׁאַף־	yiš·’ap̄-	who earnestly desires	H7602
2	צֵ֑ל､	ṣêl;	the shade	H6738
3	וּ֝כְשָׂכִ֗יר	ū·ḵə·śā·ḵîr,	and like a hired man	H7916
4	יְקַוֶּ֥ה	yə·qaw·weh	who eagerly looks for	H6960
5	פָעֳלֽוֹ׃､	p̄ā·‘o·lōw.	his wages	H6467

Verse 3

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	כֵּ֤ן	kên	so	H3651
1	הָנְחַ֣לְתִּי	hā·nə·ḥal·tî	have been allotted	H5157
2	לִ֭י	lî	I
3	יַרְחֵי־	yar·ḥê-	months	H3391
4	שָׁ֑וְא､	šāw;	of futility	H7723
5	וְלֵיל֥וֹת	wə·lê·lō·wṯ	and nights	H3915
6	עָ֝מָ֗ל	‘ā·māl,	wearisome	H5999
7	מִנּוּ־	min·nū-	have been appointed	H4487
8	לִֽי׃.	lî.	to me

Verse 4

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	אִם־	’im-	When	H0518
1	שָׁכַ֗בְתִּי､	šā·ḵaḇ·tî,	I lie down	H7901
2	וְאָמַ֗רְתִּי､	wə·’ā·mar·tî,	and I say	H0559
3	מָתַ֣י	mā·ṯay	when	H4970
4	אָ֭קוּם､	’ā·qūm	shall I arise	H6965
5	וּמִדַּד־؟	ū·mid·daḏ-	and be ended	H4059
6	עָ֑רֶב	‘ā·reḇ;	the night	H6153
7	וְשָׂבַ֖עְתִּי	wə·śā·ḇa‘·tî	for I have had my fill	H7646
8	נְדֻדִ֣ים	nə·ḏu·ḏîm	of tossing	H5076
9	עֲדֵי־	‘ă·ḏê-	till	H5704
10	נָֽשֶׁף׃.	nā·šep̄.	dawn	H5399

Verse 5

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	לָ֘בַ֤שׁ	lā·ḇaš	Is caked	H3847
1	בְּשָׂרִ֣י	bə·śā·rî	My flesh	H1320
2	רִ֭מָּה	rim·māh	with worms	H7415
3	[וגיש]	wə·ḡîš	-
4	(וְג֣וּשׁ)	wə·ḡūš	and	H1487
5	עָפָ֑ר–	‘ā·p̄ār;	dust	H6083
6	עוֹרִ֥י	‘ō·w·rî	My skin	H5785
7	רָ֝גַ֗ע､	rā·ḡa‘,	is cracked	H7280
8	וַיִּמָּאֵֽס׃.	way·yim·mā·’ês.	and breaks out afresh	H3988

Verse 6

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	יָמַ֣י	yā·may	My days	H3117
1	קַ֭לּוּ	qal·lū	are swifter	H7043
2	מִנִּי־	min·nî-	than	H4480
3	אָ֑רֶג､	’ā·reḡ;	a weaver's shuttle	H0708
4	וַ֝יִּכְל֗וּ	way·yiḵ·lū,	and are spent	H3615
5	בְּאֶ֣פֶס	bə·’e·p̄es	without	H0657
6	תִּקְוָֽה׃.	tiq·wāh.	hope	H8615

Verse 7

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	זְ֭כֹר	zə·ḵōr	Oh remember	H2142
1	כִּי־	kî-	that	H3588
2	ר֣וּחַ–	rū·aḥ	a breath	H7307
3	חַיָּ֑י	ḥay·yāy;	my life [is]	H2416
4	לֹא־	lō-	never	H3808
5	תָשׁ֥וּב	ṯā·šūḇ	again	H7725
6	עֵ֝ינִ֗י	‘ê·nî,	My eye	H5869
7	לִרְא֥וֹת	lir·’ō·wṯ	will see	H7200
8	טֽוֹב׃.	ṭō·wḇ.	good	H2896

Verse 8

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	לֹֽא־	lō-	No [more]	H3808
1	תְ֭שׁוּרֵנִי	ṯə·šū·rê·nî	will see me	H7789
2	עֵ֣ין	‘ên	the eye of	H5869
3	רֹ֑אִי	rō·’î;	him who sees me	H7210
4	עֵינֶ֖יךָ	‘ê·ne·ḵā	[While] your [eyes] are	H5869
5	בִּ֣י	bî	upon me
6	וְאֵינֶֽנִּי׃.	wə·’ê·nen·nî.	and I shall no longer [be]	H0369

Verse 9

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	כָּלָ֣ה	kā·lāh	Disappears	H3615
1	עָ֭נָן	‘ā·nān	[As] the cloud	H6051
2	וַיֵּלַ֑ךְ､	way·yê·laḵ;	and vanishes away	H1980
3	כֵּ֥ן	kên	so	H3651
4	יוֹרֵ֥ד	yō·w·rêḏ	he who goes down	H3381
5	שְׁ֝א֗וֹל	’ō·wl,	to the grave	H7585
6	לֹ֣א	lō	not	H3808
7	יַעֲלֶֽה׃.	ya·‘ă·leh.	does come up	H5927

Verse 10

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	לֹא־	lō-	Never	H3808
1	יָשׁ֣וּב	yā·šūḇ	He shall return	H7725
2	ע֣וֹד	‘ō·wḏ	more	H5750
3	לְבֵית֑וֹ､	lə·ḇê·ṯōw;	to his house	H1004
4	וְלֹא־	wə·lō-	nor	H3808
5	יַכִּירֶ֖נּוּ	yak·kî·ren·nū	shall know him	H5234
6	ע֣וֹד	‘ō·wḏ	anymore	H5750
7	מְקֹמֽוֹ׃.	mə·qō·mōw.	his place	H4725

Verse 11

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	גַּם־	gam-	Therefore	H1571
1	אֲנִי֮	’ă·nî	I	H0589
2	לֹ֤א	lō	not	H3808
3	אֶחֱשָׂ֫ךְ	’e·ḥĕ·śāḵ	will restrain	H2820
4	פִּ֥י–	pî	my mouth	H6310
5	אֲ‍ֽ֭דַבְּרָה	’ăḏab·bə·rāh	I will speak	H1696
6	בְּצַ֣ר	bə·ṣar	in the anguish	H6862
7	רוּחִ֑י–	rū·ḥî;	of my spirit	H7307
8	אָ֝שִׂ֗יחָה	’ā·śî·ḥāh,	I will complain	H7878
9	בְּמַ֣ר	bə·mar	in the bitterness	H4751
10	נַפְשִֽׁי׃.	nap̄·šî.	of my soul	H5315

Verse 12

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	הֲ‍ֽיָם־､	hăyām-	[am] a sea	H3220
1	אָ֭נִי	’ā·nî	I	H0589
2	אִם־	’im-	or	H0518
3	תַּנִּ֑ין､	tan·nîn;	a sea serpent	H8577
4	כִּֽי־	kî-	that	H3588
5	תָשִׂ֖ים	ṯā·śîm	You set	H7760
6	עָלַ֣י	‘ā·lay	over me	H5921
7	מִשְׁמָֽר׃.	miš·mār.	a guard	H4929

Verse 13

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	כִּֽי־	kî-	When	H3588
1	אָ֭מַרְתִּי､	’ā·mar·tî	I say	H0559
2	תְּנַחֲמֵ֣נִי	tə·na·ḥă·mê·nî	will comfort me	H5162
3	עַרְשִׂ֑י	‘ar·śî;	My bed	H6210
4	יִשָּׂ֥א	yiś·śā	will ease	H5375
5	בְ֝שִׂיחִ֗י	ḇə·śî·ḥî,	my complaint	H7878
6	מִשְׁכָּבִֽי׃.	miš·kā·ḇî.	My couch	H4904

Verse 14

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	וְחִתַּתַּ֥נִי	wə·ḥit·tat·ta·nî	And You scare me	H2865
1	בַחֲלֹמ֑וֹת､	ḇa·ḥă·lō·mō·wṯ;	with dreams	H2472
2	וּֽמֵחֶזְיֹנ֥וֹת–	ū·mê·ḥez·yō·nō·wṯ	and with visions	H2384
3	תְּבַעֲתַֽנִּי׃.	tə·ḇa·‘ă·ṯan·nî.	terrify me	H1204

Verse 15

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	וַתִּבְחַ֣ר	wat·tiḇ·ḥar	So that chooses	H0977
1	מַחֲנָ֣ק､	ma·ḥă·nāq	strangling	H4267
2	נַפְשִׁ֑י	nap̄·šî;	my soul	H5315
3	מָ֝֗וֶת	mā·weṯ,	[And] death	H4194
4	מֵֽעַצְמוֹתָֽי׃.	mê·‘aṣ·mō·w·ṯāy.	rather than my body	H6106

Verse 16

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	מָ֭אַסְתִּי	mā·’as·tî	I loathe [my life]	H3988
1	לֹא־	lō-	not	H3808
2	לְעֹלָ֣ם.	lə·‘ō·lām	forever	H5769
3	אֶֽחְיֶ֑ה	’eḥ·yeh;	I would live	H2421
4	חֲדַ֥ל	ḥă·ḏal	let alone	H2308
5	מִ֝מֶּ֗נִּי–	mim·men·nî,	me	H4480
6	כִּי־	kî-	for	H3588
7	הֶ֥בֶל	he·ḇel	[but] a breath	H1892
8	יָמָֽי׃.	yā·māy.	my days [are]	H3117

Verse 17

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	מָֽה־	māh-	What [is]	H4100
1	אֱ֭נוֹשׁ､	’ĕ·nō·wōš	man	H0582
2	כִּ֣י	kî	that	H3588
3	תְגַדְּלֶ֑נּוּ	ṯə·ḡad·də·len·nū;	You should exalt him	H1431
4	וְכִי־	wə·ḵî-	and [That]	H3588
5	תָשִׁ֖ית	ṯā·šîṯ	You should set	H7896
6	אֵלָ֣יו	’ê·lāw	on him	H0413
7	לִבֶּֽךָ׃.	lib·be·ḵā.	Your heart	H3820

Verse 18

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	וַתִּפְקְדֶ֥נּוּ	wat·tip̄·qə·ḏen·nū	That You should visit him	H6485
1	לִבְקָרִ֑ים､	liḇ·qā·rîm;	every morning	H1242
2	לִ֝רְגָעִ֗ים	lir·ḡā·‘îm,	every moment	H7281
3	תִּבְחָנֶֽנּוּ׃؟	tiḇ·ḥā·nen·nū.	[And] test him	H0974

Verse 19

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	כַּ֭מָּה	kam·māh	as what [duration]	H4100
1	לֹא־	lō-	not	H3808
2	תִשְׁעֶ֣ה	ṯiš·‘eh	will You look away	H8159
3	מִמֶּ֑נִּי	mim·men·nî;	from me	H4480
4	לֹֽא־	lō-	and	H3808
5	תַ֝רְפֵּ֗נִי	ṯar·pê·nî,	let me alone	H7503
6	עַד־	‘aḏ-	till	H5704
7	בִּלְעִ֥י	bil·‘î	I swallow	H1104
8	רֻקִּֽי׃؟	ruq·qî.	my saliva	H7536

Verse 20

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	חָטָ֡אתִי–	ḥā·ṭā·ṯî	have I sinned	H2398
1	מָ֤ה	māh	what	H4100
2	אֶפְעַ֨ל ׀	’ep̄·‘al	have I done	H6466
3	לָךְ֮	lāḵ	to You
4	נֹצֵ֪ר	nō·ṣêr	watcher	H5341
5	הָאָ֫דָ֥ם؟	hā·’ā·ḏām	of men	H0120
6	לָ֤מָה	lā·māh	why	H4100
7	שַׂמְתַּ֣נִי	śam·ta·nî	have You set me	H7760
8	לְמִפְגָּ֣ע	lə·mip̄·gā‘	as target	H4645
9	לָ֑ךְ	lāḵ;	Your
10	וָאֶהְיֶ֖ה	wā·’eh·yeh	so that I am	H1961
11	עָלַ֣י	‘ā·lay	to myself	H5921
12	לְמַשָּֽׂא׃.	lə·maś·śā.	a burden	H4853

Verse 21

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	וּמֶ֤ה ׀	ū·meh	Then why	H4100
1	לֹא־	lō-	not	H3808
2	תִשָּׂ֣א	ṯiś·śā	do You pardon	H5375
3	פִשְׁעִי֮､	p̄iš·‘î	my transgression	H6588
4	וְתַעֲבִ֪יר	wə·ṯa·‘ă·ḇîr	and take away	H5674
5	אֶת־	’eṯ-	-	H0853
6	עֲוֺ֫נִ֥י؟	‘ă·wō·nî	my iniquity	H5771
7	כִּֽי־	kî-	for	H3588
8	עַ֭תָּה	‘at·tāh	now	H6258
9	לֶעָפָ֣ר–	le·‘ā·p̄ār	in the dust	H6083
10	אֶשְׁכָּ֑ב	’eš·kāḇ;	I will lie down	H7901
11	וְשִׁ֖חֲרְתַּ֣נִי､	wə·ši·ḥăr·ta·nî	and You will seek me diligently	H7836
12	וְאֵינֶֽנִּי׃.	wə·’ê·nen·nî.	but I [will] no longer [be]	H0369
13	פ	p̄	-