Job 1:7 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJob 1:7 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 →
וַיֹּ֧אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
יְהוָ֛ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
הַשָּׂטָ֖ן
sâṭân
H7854
adversary
מֵאַ֣יִן
ʼayin
H370
where
תָּבֹ֑א
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
וַיַּ֨עַן
ʻânâh
H6030
to answer
הַשָּׂטָ֤ן
sâṭân
H7854
adversary
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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יְהוָה֙
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
וַיֹּאמַ֔ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
מִשּׁ֣וּט
shûwṭ
H7751
to go about
בָּאָ֔רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
וּמֵֽהִתְהַלֵּ֖ךְ
hâlak
H1980
to walk
בָּֽהּ
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World English Bible Public Domain
Yahweh said to Satan, "Where have you come from?" Then Satan answered Yahweh, and said, "From going back and forth in the earth, and from walking up and down in it."
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King James Version Public Domain
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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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Yahweh said to the adversary, “From where have you come?” And the adversary answered Yahweh and said, “From wandering on the earth and from going back and forth on it.”
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