Job 1:6
One day the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan also came with them.
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ASV
Now it came to pass on the day when the sons of God came to present themselves before Jehovah, that Satan also came among them.
KJV
Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan came also among them.
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12 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַיְהִ֣י | vay.Hi | and it was | H1961 → |
| הַיּ֔וֹם | hai.Yom | the day | H3117 → |
| וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙ | vai.ya.Vo.'u | and they came | H935 → |
| בְּנֵ֣י | be.Nei | [the] sons of | H1121 → |
| הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים | ha.'E.lo.Him | <the> God | H430 → |
| לְהִתְיַצֵּ֖ב | le.hit.ya.Tzev | to present themselves | H3320 → |
| עַל־ | 'al- | on | H5921 → |
| יְהוָ֑ה | Yah.weh | Yahweh | H3068 → |
| וַיָּב֥וֹא | vai.ya.Vo' | and he came | H935 → |
| גַֽם־ | gam- | also | H1571 → |
| הַשָּׂטָ֖ן | ha.sa.Tan | the adversary | H7854 → |
| בְּתוֹכָֽם׃ | be.to.Kham | in midst of them | H8432 → |
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