Job 1:21
saying: “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked I will return. The LORD gave, and the LORD has taken away. Blessed be the name of the LORD.”
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ASV
and he said, Naked came I out of my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return thither: Jehovah gave, and Jehovah hath taken away; blessed be the name of Jehovah.
KJV
And said, Naked came I out of my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return thither: the Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord.
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Commentary
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16 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַיֹּאמֶר֩ | vai.yo.Mer | and he said | H559 → |
| עָרֹ֨ם | 'a.Rom | naked | H6174 → |
| יָצָ֜אתִי | ya.tza.ti | I came out | H3318 → |
| מִבֶּ֣טֶן | mi.Be.ten | from [the] womb of | H990 → |
| אִמִּ֗י | 'i.Mi | mother my | H517 → |
| וְעָרֹם֙ | ve.'a.Rom | and naked | H6174 → |
| אָשׁ֣וּב | 'a.Shuv | I will return | H7725 → |
| שָׁ֔מָה | Sha.mah | there towards | H8033 → |
| יְהוָ֣ה | Yah.weh | Yahweh | H3068 → |
| נָתַ֔ן | na.Tan | he gave | H5414 → |
| וַיהוָ֖ה | va.Yah.weh | and Yahweh | H3068 → |
| לָקָ֑ח | la.Kach | he has taken | H3947 → |
| יְהִ֛י | ye.Hi | may it be | H1961 → |
| שֵׁ֥ם | shem | [the] name of | H8034 → |
| יְהוָ֖ה | Yah.weh | Yahweh | H3068 → |
| מְבֹרָֽךְ׃ | me.vo.Rakh | blessed | H1288 → |
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