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Job 9— 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	אָ֭מְנָם–	’ā·mə·nām	Truly	H0551
1	יָדַ֣עְתִּי	yā·ḏa‘·tî	I know	H3045
2	כִי־	ḵî-	that	H3588
3	כֵ֑ן	ḵên;	[it is] so	H3651
4	וּמַה־	ū·mah-	but how	H4100
5	יִּצְדַּ֖ק	yiṣ·daq	can be righteous	H6663
6	אֱנ֣וֹשׁ	’ĕ·nō·wōš	a man	H0582
7	עִם־	‘im-	before	H5973
8	אֵֽל׃؟	’êl.	God	H0410

Verse 3

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	אִם־	’im-	if	H0518
1	יַ֭חְפֹּץ	yaḥ·pōṣ	one wished	H2654
2	לָרִ֣יב	lā·rîḇ	to contend	H7378
3	עִמּ֑וֹ	‘im·mōw;	with Him	H5973
4	לֹֽא־	lō-	not	H3808
5	יַ֝עֲנֶ֗נּוּ	ya·‘ă·nen·nū,	He could answer Him	H6030
6	אַחַ֥ת	’a·ḥaṯ	one [time]	H0259
7	מִנִּי־	min·nî-	out	H4480
8	אָֽלֶף׃.	’ā·lep̄.	of a thousand	H0505

Verse 4

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	חֲכַ֣ם	ḥă·ḵam	[God is] wise	H2450
1	לֵ֭בָב､	lê·ḇāḇ	in heart	H3824
2	וְאַמִּ֣יץ	wə·’am·mîṣ	and strong	H0533
3	כֹּ֑חַ､	kō·aḥ;	in power	H3581
4	מִֽי־	mî-	who	H4310
5	הִקְשָׁ֥ה	hiq·šāh	has hardened [himself]	H7185
6	אֵ֝לָ֗יו	’ê·lāw,	against Him	H0413
7	וַיִּשְׁלָֽם׃؟	way·yiš·lām.	and prospered	H7999

Verse 5

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	הַמַּעְתִּ֣יק	ham·ma‘·tîq	He removes	H6275
1	הָ֭רִים､	hā·rîm	the mountains	H2022
2	וְלֹ֣א–	wə·lō	and not	H3808
3	יָדָ֑עוּ	yā·ḏā·‘ū;	they do know	H3045
4	אֲשֶׁ֖ר	’ă·šer	when	H0834
5	הֲפָכָ֣ם	hă·p̄ā·ḵām	He overturns them	H2015
6	בְּאַפּֽוֹ׃.	bə·’ap·pōw.	in His anger	H0639

Verse 6

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	הַמַּרְגִּ֣יז	ham·mar·gîz	He shakes	H7264
1	אֶ֭רֶץ	’e·reṣ	the earth	H0776
2	מִמְּקוֹמָ֑הּ､	mim·mə·qō·w·māh;	out of its place	H4725
3	וְ֝עַמּוּדֶ֗יהָ	wə·‘am·mū·ḏe·hā,	and its pillars	H5982
4	יִתְפַלָּצֽוּן׃‪‬.	yiṯ·p̄al·lā·ṣūn	tremble	H6426

Verse 7

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	הָאֹמֵ֣ר	hā·’ō·mêr	He commands	H0559
1	לַ֭חֶרֶס､	la·ḥe·res	the sun	H2775
2	וְלֹ֣א–	wə·lō	and not	H3808
3	יִזְרָ֑ח	yiz·rāḥ;	it does rise	H2224
4	וּבְעַ֖ד	ū·ḇə·‘aḏ	and	H1157
5	כּוֹכָבִ֣ים	kō·w·ḵā·ḇîm	the stars	H3556
6	יַחְתֹּֽם׃.	yaḥ·tōm.	He seals off	H2856

Verse 8

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	נֹטֶ֣ה	nō·ṭeh	He spreads out	H5186
1	שָׁמַ֣יִם､	šā·ma·yim	the heavens	H8064
2	לְבַדּ֑וֹ	lə·ḇad·dōw;	alone	H0905
3	וְ֝דוֹרֵ֗ךְ	wə·ḏō·w·rêḵ,	and treads	H1869
4	עַל־	‘al-	on	H5921
5	בָּ֥מֳתֵי	bā·mo·ṯê	the waves	H1116
6	יָֽם׃.	yām.	of the sea	H3220

Verse 9

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	עֹֽשֶׂה־	‘ō·śeh-	He made	H6213
1	עָ֭שׁ､	‘āš	the Bear	H5906
2	כְּסִ֥יל､	kə·sîl	Orion	H3685
3	וְכִימָ֗ה､	wə·ḵî·māh,	and the Pleiades	H3598
4	וְחַדְרֵ֥י	wə·ḥaḏ·rê	and the chambers	H2315
5	תֵמָֽן׃.	ṯê·mān.	of the south	H8486

Verse 10

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	עֹשֶׂ֣ה	‘ō·śeh	He does	H6213
1	גְ֭דֹלוֹת	ḡə·ḏō·lō·wṯ	great things	H1419
2	עַד־	‘aḏ-	past	H5704
3	אֵ֣ין	’ên	without	H0369
4	חֵ֑קֶר–	ḥê·qer;	finding out	H2714
5	וְנִפְלָא֗וֹת	wə·nip̄·lā·’ō·wṯ,	and Yes wonders	H6381
6	עַד־	‘aḏ-	outside	H5704
7	אֵ֥ין	’ên	without	H0369
8	מִסְפָּֽר׃.	mis·pār.	number	H4557

Verse 11

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	הֵ֤ן､	hên	If	H2005
1	יַעֲבֹ֣ר	ya·‘ă·ḇōr	He goes	H5674
2	עָ֭לַי	‘ā·lay	by me	H5921
3	וְלֹ֣א–	wə·lō	and not	H3808
4	אֶרְאֶ֑ה	’er·’eh;	I do see [Him]	H7200
5	וְ֝יַחֲלֹ֗ף	wə·ya·ḥă·lōp̄,	and if He moves past	H2498
6	וְֽלֹא־	wə·lō-	and not	H3808
7	אָבִ֥ין	’ā·ḇîn	I do perceive	H0995
8	לֽוֹ׃.	lōw.	Him

Verse 12

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	הֵ֣ן､	hên	If	H2005
1	יַ֭חְתֹּף､	yaḥ·tōp̄	He takes away	H2862
2	מִ֣י	mî	who	H4310
3	יְשִׁיבֶ֑נּוּ	yə·šî·ḇen·nū;	can hinder Him	H7725
4	מִֽי־	mî-	who	H4310
5	יֹאמַ֥ר	yō·mar	can say	H0559
6	אֵ֝לָ֗יו	’ê·lāw,	to Him	H0413
7	מַֽה־	mah-	what	H4100
8	תַּעֲשֶֽׂה׃.	ta·‘ă·śeh.	are You doing	H6213

Verse 13

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	אֱ֭לוֹהַּ	’ĕ·lō·w·ah	God	H0433
1	לֹא־	lō-	not	H3808
2	יָשִׁ֣יב	yā·šîḇ	will withdraw	H7725
3	אַפּ֑וֹ､	’ap·pōw;	His anger	H0639
4	[תחתו]	ta·ḥa·ṯōw	-
5	(תַּחְתָּ֥יו)	taḥ·tāw	beneath Him	H8478
6	שָׁ֝חֲח֗וּ	ḥă·ḥū,	lie prostrate	H7817
7	עֹ֣זְרֵי	‘ō·zə·rê	the allies	H5826
8	רָֽהַב׃.	rā·haḇ.	of the proud	H7293

Verse 14

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	אַ֭ף	’ap̄	How	H0637
1	כִּֽי־	kî-	how then	H3588
2	אָנֹכִ֣י	’ā·nō·ḵî	I	H0595
3	אֶֽעֱנֶ֑נּוּ	’e·‘ĕ·nen·nū;	can answer Him	H6030
4	אֶבְחֲרָ֖ה	’eḇ·ḥă·rāh	[And] choose	H0977
5	דְבָרַ֣י	ḏə·ḇā·ray	my words	H1697
6	עִמּֽוֹ׃.	‘im·mōw.	[to reason] with Him	H5973

Verse 15

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	אֲשֶׁ֣ר､	’ă·šer	For	H0834
1	אִם־	’im-	though	H0518
2	צָ֭דַקְתִּי､	ṣā·ḏaq·tî	I were righteous	H6663
3	לֹ֣א	lō	not	H3808
4	אֶעֱנֶ֑ה､	’e·‘ĕ·neh;	I could answer Him	H6030
5	לִ֝מְשֹׁפְטִ֗י	lim·šō·p̄ə·ṭî,	of my Judge	H8199
6	אֶתְחַנָּֽן׃.	’eṯ·ḥan·nān.	I would beg mercy	H2603

Verse 16

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	אִם־	’im-	If	H0518
1	קָרָ֥אתִי､	qā·rā·ṯî	I called	H7121
2	וַֽיַּעֲנֵ֑נִי	way·ya·‘ă·nê·nî;	and He answered me	H6030
3	לֹֽא־	lō-	not	H3808
4	אַ֝אֲמִ֗ין	’a·’ă·mîn,	I would believe	H0539
5	כִּֽי־	kî-	that	H3588
6	יַאֲזִ֥ין	ya·’ă·zîn	He was listening	H0238
7	קוֹלִֽי׃.	qō·w·lî.	to my voice	H6963

Verse 17

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	For	H0834
1	בִּשְׂעָרָ֥ה､	biś·‘ā·rāh	with a tempest	H8183
2	יְשׁוּפֵ֑נִי	yə·šū·p̄ê·nî;	He crushes me	H7779
3	וְהִרְבָּ֖ה	wə·hir·bāh	and multiplies	H7235
4	פְצָעַ֣י	p̄ə·ṣā·‘ay	my wounds	H6482
5	חִנָּֽם׃.	ḥin·nām.	without cause	H2600

Verse 18

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	לֹֽא־	lō-	Not	H3808
1	יִ֭תְּנֵנִי	yit·tə·nê·nî	He will allow me	H5414
2	הָשֵׁ֣ב	hā·šêḇ	to catch	H7725
3	רוּחִ֑י､	rū·ḥî;	my breath	H7307
4	כִּ֥י	kî	but	H3588
5	יַ֝שְׂבִּעַ֗נִי	yaś·bi·‘a·nî,	fills me	H7646
6	מַמְּרֹרִֽים׃.	mam·mə·rō·rîm.	with bitterness	H4472

Verse 19

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	אִם־	’im-	If [it is a matter]	H0518
1	לְכֹ֣חַ､	lə·ḵō·aḥ	of strength	H3581
2	אַמִּ֣יץ–	’am·mîṣ	[He is] strong	H0533
3	הִנֵּ֑ה､	hin·nêh;	indeed	H2009
4	וְאִם־	wə·’im-	and if	H0518
5	לְ֝מִשְׁפָּ֗ט､	lə·miš·pāṭ,	of justice	H4941
6	מִ֣י	mî	who	H4310
7	יוֹעִידֵֽנִי׃.	yō·w·‘î·ḏê·nî.	will appoint my day [in court]	H3259

Verse 20

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	אִם־	’im-	Though	H0518
1	אֶ֭צְדָּק	’eṣ·dāq	I were righteous	H6663
2	פִּ֣י	pî	my own mouth	H6310
3	יַרְשִׁיעֵ֑נִי	yar·šî·‘ê·nî;	would condemn me	H7561
4	תָּֽם־､	tām-	blameless	H8535
5	אָ֝֗נִי	’ā·nî,	Though I [were]	H0589
6	וַֽיַּעְקְשֵֽׁנִי׃.	way·ya‘·qə·šê·nî.	and it would prove me perverse	H6140

Verse 21

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	תָּֽם־､	tām-	Blameless	H8535
1	אָ֭נִי	’ā·nî	I [am]	H0589
2	לֹֽא־	lō-	yet not	H3808
3	אֵדַ֥ע	’ê·ḏa‘	I do know	H3045
4	נַפְשִׁ֗י–	nap̄·šî,	myself	H5315
5	אֶמְאַ֥ס	’em·’as	I despise	H3988
6	חַיָּֽי׃.	ḥay·yāy.	my life	H2416

Verse 22

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	אַחַ֗ת	’a·ḥaṯ,	[all] one [thing]	H0259
1	הִ֥יא	hî	it [is]	H1931
2	עַל־	‘al-	upon	H5921
3	כֵּ֥ן	kên	thus	H3651
4	אָמַ֑רְתִּי	’ā·mar·tî;	I say	H0559
5	תָּ֥ם	tām	the blameless	H8535
6	וְ֝רָשָׁ֗ע	wə·rā·šā‘,	and the wicked	H7563
7	ה֣וּא	hū	He	H1931
8	מְכַלֶּֽה׃.	mə·ḵal·leh.	destroys	H3615

Verse 23

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	אִם־	’i·mō·šō-	If	H0518
1	שׁ֭וֹט	wṭ	the scourge	H7752
2	יָמִ֣ית	yā·mîṯ	slays	H4191
3	פִּתְאֹ֑ם､	piṯ·’ōm;	suddenly	H6597
4	לְמַסַּ֖ת	lə·mas·saṯ	at the plight	H4531
5	נְקִיִּ֣ם	nə·qî·yim	of the innocent	H5355
6	יִלְעָֽג׃.	yil·‘āḡ.	He laughs	H3932

Verse 24

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	אֶ֤רֶץ ׀	’e·reṣ	The earth	H0776
1	נִתְּנָ֬ה	nit·tə·nāh	is given	H5414
2	בְֽיַד־	ḇə·yaḏ-	into the hand	H3027
3	רָשָׁ֗ע–	rā·šā‘,	of the wicked	H7563
4	פְּנֵֽי־	pə·nê-	the faces	H6440
5	שֹׁפְטֶ֥יהָ	šō·p̄ə·ṭe·hā	of its judges	H8199
6	יְכַסֶּ֑ה	yə·ḵas·seh;	He covers	H3680
7	אִם־	’im-	if	H0518
8	לֹ֖א､	lō	it is not [He]	H3808
9	אֵפ֣וֹא､	’ê·p̄ō·w	else	H0645
10	מִי־	mî-	who	H4310
11	הֽוּא׃؟	hū.	[is] it	H1931

Verse 25

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	וְיָמַ֣י	wə·yā·may	and my days	H3117
1	קַ֭לּוּ	qal·lū	are swifter	H7043
2	מִנִּי־	min·nî-	than	H4480
3	רָ֑ץ–	rāṣ;	a runner	H7323
4	בָּֽ֝רְח֗וּ､	bā·rə·ḥū,	they flee away	H1272
5	לֹא־	lō-	no	H3808
6	רָא֥וּ	rā·’ū	they see	H7200
7	טוֹבָֽה׃.	ṭō·w·ḇāh.	good	H2896

Verse 26

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	חָ֭לְפוּ	ḥā·lə·p̄ū	They pass by	H2498
1	עִם־	‘im-	like	H5973
2	אֳנִיּ֣וֹת､	’o·nî·yō·wṯ	ships	H0591
3	אֵבֶ֑ה	’ê·ḇeh;	papyrus	H0016
4	כְּ֝נֶ֗שֶׁר	kə·ne·šer,	Like an eagle	H5404
5	יָט֥וּשׂ	yā·ṭūś	swooping	H2907
6	עֲלֵי־	‘ă·lê-	on	H5921
7	אֹֽכֶל׃.	’ō·ḵel.	its food	H0400

Verse 27

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	אִם־	’im-	If	H0518
1	אָ֭מְרִי､	’ā·mə·rî	I say	H0559
2	אֶשְׁכְּחָ֣ה	’eš·kə·ḥāh	I will forget	H7911
3	שִׂיחִ֑י､	śî·ḥî;	my complaint	H7879
4	אֶעֶזְבָ֖ה	’e·‘ez·ḇāh	I will put off	H5800
5	פָנַ֣י､	p̄ā·nay	my sad face	H6440
6	וְאַבְלִֽיגָה׃.	wə·’aḇ·lî·ḡāh.	and wear a smile	H1082

Verse 28

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	יָגֹ֥רְתִּי	yā·ḡō·rə·tî	I am afraid	H3025
1	כָל־	ḵāl	of all	H3605
2	עַצְּבֹתָ֑י､	‘aṣ·ṣə·ḇō·ṯāy;	my sufferings	H6094
3	יָ֝דַ֗עְתִּי	yā·ḏa‘·tî,	I know	H3045
4	כִּי־	kî-	that	H3588
5	לֹ֥א	lō	not	H3808
6	תְנַקֵּֽנִי׃.	ṯə·naq·qê·nî.	You will hold me innocent	H5352

Verse 29

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	אָנֹכִ֥י	’ā·nō·ḵî	[If] I	H0595
1	אֶרְשָׁ֑ע､	’er·šā‘;	am condemned	H7561
2	לָמָּה־	lām·māh-	why	H4100
3	זֶּ֝֗ה	zeh,	then	H2088
4	הֶ֣בֶל	he·ḇel	in vain	H1892
5	אִיגָֽע׃؟	’î·ḡā‘.	I labor	H3021

Verse 30

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	אִם־	’im-	if	H0518
1	הִתְרָחַ֥צְתִּי	hiṯ·rā·ḥaṣ·tî	I wash myself	H7364
2	[במו־]	ḇə·mōw	-
3	(בְמֵי־)	ḇə·mê-	with water
4	שָׁ֑לֶג､	šā·leḡ;	snow	H4325
5	וַ֝הֲזִכּ֗וֹתִי–	wa·hă·zik·kō·w·ṯî,	and cleanse	H2141
6	בְּבֹ֣ר	bə·ḇōr	with soap	H1253
7	כַּפָּֽי׃.	kap·pāy.	my hands	H3709

Verse 31

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	אָ֭ז	’āz	Then	H0227
1	בַּשַּׁ֣חַת､	baš·ša·ḥaṯ	into the pit	H7845
2	תִּטְבְּלֵ֑נִי	tiṭ·bə·lê·nî;	You will plunge me	H2881
3	וְ֝תִֽעֲב֗וּנִי	wə·ṯi·‘ă·ḇū·nî,	and will abhor me	H8581
4	שַׂלְמוֹתָֽי׃.	śal·mō·w·ṯāy.	my own clothes	H8008

Verse 32

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	כִּי־	kî-	For	H3588
1	לֹא־	lō-	not	H3808
2	אִ֣ישׁ､	’îš	[He is] a man	H0376
3	כָּמֹ֣נִי	kā·mō·nî	as I [am]	H3644
4	אֶֽעֱנֶ֑נּוּ	’e·‘ĕ·nen·nū;	[That] I may answer Him	H6030
5	נָב֥וֹא	nā·ḇō·w	together	H0935
6	יַ֝חְדָּ֗ו	yaḥ·dāw,	[And that] we should go	H3162
7	בַּמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃.	bam·miš·pāṭ.	To court	H4941

Verse 33

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	לֹ֣א	lō	nor	H3863
1	יֵשׁ־	yêš-	is there	H3426
2	בֵּינֵ֣ינוּ	bê·nê·nū	between us	H0996
3	מוֹכִ֑יחַ	mō·w·ḵî·aḥ;	any mediator	H3198
4	יָשֵׁ֖ת	yā·šêṯ	[Who] may lay	H7896
5	יָד֣וֹ	yā·ḏōw	his hand	H3027
6	עַל־	‘al-	on	H5921
7	שְׁנֵֽינוּ׃.	šə·nê·nū.	the two of us	H8147

Verse 34

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	יָסֵ֣ר	yā·sêr	Let Him take away	H5493
1	מֵעָלַ֣י	mê·‘ā·lay	from me	H5921
2	שִׁבְט֑וֹ	šiḇ·ṭōw;	His rod	H7626
3	וְ֝אֵמָת֗וֹ	wə·’ê·mā·ṯōw,	and dread of Him	H0367
4	אַֽל־	’al-	not	H0408
5	תְּבַעֲתַֽנִּי׃.	tə·ḇa·‘ă·ṯan·nî.	do let terrify me	H1204

Verse 35

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	אַֽ֭דַבְּרָה､	’a·ḏab·bə·rāh	[Then] I would speak	H1696
1	וְלֹ֣א	wə·lō	and not	H3808
2	אִירָאֶ֑נּוּ	’î·rā·’en·nū;	fear Him	H3372
3	כִּ֥י	kî	but	H3588
4	לֹא־	lō-	not	H3808
5	כֵ֥ן	ḵên	it is so	H3651
6	אָ֝נֹכִ֗י	’ā·nō·ḵî,	I	H0595
7	עִמָּדִֽי׃.	‘im·mā·ḏî.	with me	H5978