Job 2:10 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJob 2:10 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 →
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֵלֶ֗יהָ
ʼêl
H413
to
כְּדַבֵּ֞ר
dâbar
H1696
to speak
אַחַ֤ת
ʼechâd
H259
one
הַנְּבָלוֹת֙
nâbâl
H5036
foolish
תְּדַבֵּ֔רִי
dâbar
H1696
to speak
גַּ֣ם
gam
H1571
also
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הַטּ֗וֹב
ṭôwb
H2896
good
נְקַבֵּל֙
qâbal
H6901
to receive
מֵאֵ֣ת
ʼêth
H854
with
הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
וְאֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
הָרָ֖ע
raʻ
H7451
evil
לֹ֣א
lôʼ
H3808
not
נְקַבֵּ֑ל
qâbal
H6901
to receive
בְּכָל
kôl
H3605
all
זֹ֛את
zôʼth
H2063
this
לֹא
lôʼ
H3808
not
חָטָ֥א
châṭâʼ
H2398
to sin
אִיּ֖וֹב
ʼÎyôwb
H347
Job
בִּשְׂפָתָֽיו
sâphâh
H8193
lip
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World English Bible Public Domain
But he said to her, "You speak as one of the foolish women would speak. What? Shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil?" In all this Job didn't sin with his lips.
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King James Version Public Domain
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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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
But he said to her, “Like the speaking of the foolish one, you are speaking. Indeed, will we receive the good from God and not receive the bad?” In all of this, Job did not sin with his lips.
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