Job 1:21 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJob 1:21 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיֹּאמֶר֩
ʼâmar
H559
to say
עָרֹ֨ם
ʻârôwm
H6174
naked
יצתי
yâtsâʼ
H3318
to go out
יָצָ֜אתִי
yâtsâʼ
H3318
to go out
מִבֶּ֣טֶן
beṭen
H990
belly
אִמִּ֗י
ʼêm
H517
mother
וְעָרֹם֙
ʻârôwm
H6174
naked
אָשׁ֣וּב
shûwb
H7725
to return
שָׁ֔מָה
shâm
H8033
there
יְהוָ֣ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
נָתַ֔ן
nâthan
H5414
to give
וַיהוָ֖ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
לָקָ֑ח
lâqach
H3947
to take
יְהִ֛י
hâyâh
H1961
to be
שֵׁ֥ם
shêm
H8034
name
יְהוָ֖ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
מְבֹרָֽךְ
bârak
H1288
to bless
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World English Bible Public Domain
He said, "Naked I came out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return there. Yahweh gave, and Yahweh has taken away. Blessed be the name of Yahweh."
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King James Version Public Domain
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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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And he said, “Naked I came from the womb of my mother, and naked I will return there. Yahweh gave, and Yahweh has taken. May the name of Yahweh be blessed.”
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