Job 1:16
While he was still speaking, another messenger came and reported: “The fire of God fell from heaven. It burned and consumed the sheep and the servants, and I alone have escaped to tell you!”
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ASV
While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, The fire of God is fallen from heaven, and hath burned up the sheep and the servants, and consumed them; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.
KJV
While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, The fire of God is fallen from heaven, and hath burned up the sheep, and the servants, and consumed them; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.
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21 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| ע֣וֹד׀ | od | still | H5750 → |
| זֶ֣ה | zeh | this [one] | H2088 → |
| מְדַבֵּ֗ר | me.da.Ber | [was] speaking | H1696 → |
| וְזֶה֮ | ve.Zeh | and this [one] | H2088 → |
| בָּ֣א | ba' | he came | H935 → |
| וַיֹּאמַר֒ | vai.yo.Mar | and he said | H559 → |
| אֵ֣שׁ | 'esh | [the] fire of | H784 → |
| אֱלֹהִ֗ים | 'E.lo.Him | God | H430 → |
| נָֽפְלָה֙ | na.fe.Lah | it fell | H5307 → |
| מִן־ | min- | from | H4480 → |
| הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם | ha.sha.Ma.yim | the heavens | H8064 → |
| וַתִּבְעַ֥ר | va.tiv.'Ar | and it burned | H1197 → |
| בַּצֹּ֛אן | ba.Tzon | <on> the sheep | H6629 → |
| וּבַנְּעָרִ֖ים | u.va.ne.'a.Rim | and <on> the servants | H5288 → |
| וַתֹּאכְלֵ֑ם | va.tokh.Lem | and it consumed them | H398 → |
| וָאִמָּ֨לְטָ֧ה | va.'i.Mal.Tah | and I have escaped ! | H4422 → |
| רַק־ | rak- | only | H7535 → |
| אֲנִ֛י | 'a.Ni | I | H589 → |
| לְבַדִּ֖י | le.va.Di | to alone me | H905 → |
| לְהַגִּ֥יד | le.ha.Gid | to tell | H5046 → |
| לָֽךְ׃ | Lakh | to you |
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