Job 1:7
“Where have you come from?” said the LORD to Satan. “From roaming through the earth,” he replied, “and walking back and forth in it.”
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ASV
And Jehovah said unto Satan, Whence comest thou? Then Satan answered Jehovah, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.
KJV
And the Lord said unto Satan, Whence comest thou? Then Satan answered the Lord, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.
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15 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַיֹּ֧אמֶר | vai.Yo.mer | and he said | H559 → |
| יְהוָ֛ה | Yah.weh | Yahweh | H3068 → |
| אֶל־ | 'el- | to | H413 → |
| הַשָּׂטָ֖ן | ha.sa.Tan | the adversary | H7854 → |
| מֵאַ֣יִן | me.'A.yin | from where? | H370 → |
| תָּבֹ֑א | ta.Vo' | are you coming | H935 → |
| וַיַּ֨עַן | vai.Ya.'an | and he answered | H6030 → |
| הַשָּׂטָ֤ן | ha.sa.Tan | the adversary | H7854 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| יְהוָה֙ | Yah.weh | Yahweh | H3068 → |
| וַיֹּאמַ֔ר | vai.yo.Mar | and he said | H559 → |
| מִשּׁ֣וּט | mi.Shut | from roving about | H7751 → |
| בָּאָ֔רֶץ | ba.'A.retz | on the earth | H776 → |
| וּמֵֽהִתְהַלֵּ֖ךְ | u.me.hit.ha.Lekh | and from going about | H1980 → |
| בָּֽהּ׃ | Bah | on it |
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