Job 2:10
“You speak as a foolish woman speaks,” he told her. “Should we accept from God only good and not adversity?” In all this, Job did not sin in what he said.
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ASV
But he said unto her, Thou speakest as one of the foolish women speaketh. What? shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil? In all this did not Job sin with his lips.
KJV
But he said unto her, Thou speakest as one of the foolish women speaketh. What? shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil? In all this did not Job sin with his lips.
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22 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | vai.Yo.mer | and he said | H559 → |
| אֵלֶ֗יהָ | 'e.Lei.ha | to her | H413 → |
| כְּדַבֵּ֞ר | ke.da.Ber | as speaks | H1696 → |
| אַחַ֤ת | 'a.Chat | one of | H259 → |
| הַנְּבָלוֹת֙ | ha.ne.va.lOt | the foolish women | H5036 → |
| תְּדַבֵּ֔רִי | te.da.Be.ri | you are speaking | H1696 → |
| גַּ֣ם | gam | also | H1571 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| הַטּ֗וֹב | ha.Tov | the good | H2896 → |
| נְקַבֵּל֙ | ne.ka.Bel | will we accept? | H6901 → |
| מֵאֵ֣ת | me.'Et | from with | H854 → |
| הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים | ha.'E.lo.Him | <the> God | H430 → |
| וְאֶת־ | ve.'Et | and <obj.> | H853 → |
| הָרָ֖ע | ha.Ra' | the evil | H7451 → |
| לֹ֣א | lo' | not | H3808 → |
| נְקַבֵּ֑ל | ne.ka.Bel | will we accept? | H6901 → |
| בְּכָל־ | be.khol | in all | H3605 → |
| זֹ֛את | zot | this | H2063 → |
| לֹא־ | lo'- | not | H3808 → |
| חָטָ֥א | cha.Ta' | he sinned | H2398 → |
| אִיּ֖וֹב | 'i.Yov | Job | H347 → |
| בִּשְׂפָתָֽיו׃ פ | bis.fa.Tav | with lips his | H8193 → |
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