Job 2

Hebrew — Westminster Leningrad Codex · 13 verses

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1

וַיְהִ֣י הַיּ֔וֹם וַיָּבֹ֨אוּ֙ בְּנֵ֣י הָֽאֱלֹהִ֔ים לְהִתְיַצֵּ֖ב עַל יְהוָ֑ה וַיָּב֤וֹא גַֽם הַשָּׂטָן֙ בְּתֹכָ֔ם לְהִתְיַצֵּ֖ב עַל יְהוָֽה

and to be · the day · and to enter · sons of · the God(s) · to stand · upon · LORD · and to enter · also · the adversary · in/at midst their · to stand · upon · LORD
2

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יְהוָה֙ אֶל הַשָּׂטָ֔ן אֵ֥י מִזֶּ֖ה תָּבֹ֑א וַיַּ֨עַן הַשָּׂטָ֤ן אֶת יְהוָה֙ וַיֹּאמַ֔ר מִשֻּׁ֣ט בָּאָ֔רֶץ וּמֵהִתְהַלֵּ֖ךְ בָּֽהּ

and to say · LORD · to · the adversary · where · from this · to enter · and to answer · the adversary · - · LORD · and to say · from to go about · in/at the land · and from to walk · in/at her
3

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר יְהוָ֜ה אֶל הַשָּׂטָ֗ן הֲשַׂ֣מְתָּ לִבְּךָ֮ אֶל עַבְדִּ֣י אִיּוֹב֒ כִּי֩ אֵ֨ין כָּמֹ֜הוּ בָּאָ֗רֶץ אִ֣ישׁ תָּ֧ם וְיָשָׁ֛ר יְרֵ֥א אֱלֹהִ֖ים וְסָ֣ר מֵרָ֑ע וְעֹדֶ֨נּוּ֙ מַחֲזִ֣יק בְּתֻמָּת֔וֹ וַתְּסִיתֵ֥נִי ב֖וֹ לְבַלְּע֥וֹ חִנָּֽם

and to say · LORD · to · the adversary · to put · heart your · to · servant my · Job · that · nothing · like him · in/at the land · man · perfect · and upright · fearing of · God(s) · and turning aside · from evil · and still his · strengthening · in/at integrity his · and to entice me · in/at him · to swallow up him · freely
4

וַיַּ֧עַן הַשָּׂטָ֛ן אֶת יְהוָ֖ה וַיֹּאמַ֑ר ע֣וֹר בְּעַד ע֗וֹר וְכֹל֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר לָאִ֔ישׁ יִתֵּ֖ן בְּעַ֥ד נַפְשֽׁוֹ

and to answer · the adversary · - · LORD · and to say · skin · behind · skin · and all · which · to/for the man · to give · behind · soul his
5

אוּלָם֙ שְֽׁלַֽח נָ֣א יָֽדְךָ֔ וְגַ֥ע אֶל עַצְמ֖וֹ וְאֶל בְּשָׂר֑וֹ אִם לֹ֥א אֶל פָּנֶ֖יךָ יְבָרֲכֶֽךָּ

but · send · please · hand your · and touch · to · bone his · and to · flesh his · if · not · to · face(s) your · to bless you
6

וַיֹּ֧אמֶר יְהוָ֛ה אֶל הַשָּׂטָ֖ן הִנּ֣וֹ בְיָדֶ֑ךָ אַ֖ךְ אֶת נַפְשׁ֥וֹ שְׁמֹֽר

and to say · LORD · to · the adversary · behold him · in/at hand your · surely · - · soul his · keep
7

וַיֵּצֵא֙ הַשָּׂטָ֔ן מֵאֵ֖ת פְּנֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה וַיַּ֤ךְ אֶת אִיּוֹב֙ בִּשְׁחִ֣ין רָ֔ע מִכַּ֥ף רַגְל֖וֹ עד וְעַ֥ד קָדְקֳדֽוֹ

and to go out · the adversary · from with · face(s) of · LORD · and to strike · - · Job · in/at boil · evil · from palm of · foot his · until · and until · head his
8

וַיִּֽקַּֽח ל֣וֹ חֶ֔רֶשׂ לְהִתְגָּרֵ֖ד בּ֑וֹ וְה֖וּא יֹשֵׁ֥ב בְּתוֹךְ הָאֵֽפֶר

and to take · to/for him · pottery · to scrape · in/at him · and he · dwelling · in/at midst of · the ashes
9

וַתֹּ֤אמֶר לוֹ֙ אִשְׁתּ֔וֹ עֹדְךָ֖ מַחֲזִ֣יק בְּתֻמָּתֶ֑ךָ בָּרֵ֥ךְ אֱלֹהִ֖ים וָמֻֽת

and to say · to/for him · woman his · still your · strengthening · in/at integrity your · bless · God(s) · and die

Septuagint runs longer here
10

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלֶ֗יהָ כְּדַבֵּ֞ר אַחַ֤ת הַנְּבָלוֹת֙ תְּדַבֵּ֔רִי גַּ֣ם אֶת הַטּ֗וֹב נְקַבֵּל֙ מֵאֵ֣ת הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים וְאֶת הָרָ֖ע לֹ֣א נְקַבֵּ֑ל בְּכָל זֹ֛את לֹא חָטָ֥א אִיּ֖וֹב בִּשְׂפָתָֽיו

and to say · to her · like/as to speak · one · the foolish · to speak · also · - · the good · to receive · from with · the God(s) · and - · the evil · not · to receive · in/at all of · this · not · to sin · Job · in/at lips his
11

וַֽיִּשְׁמְע֞וּ שְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת רֵעֵ֣י אִיּ֗וֹב אֵ֣ת כָּל הָרָעָ֣ה הַזֹּאת֮ הַבָּ֣אָה עָלָיו֒ וַיָּבֹ֨אוּ֙ אִ֣ישׁ מִמְּקֹמ֔וֹ אֱלִיפַ֤ז הַתֵּימָנִי֙ וּבִלְדַּ֣ד הַשּׁוּחִ֔י וְצוֹפַ֖ר הַנַּֽעֲמָתִ֑י וַיִּוָּעֲד֣וּ יַחְדָּ֔ו לָב֥וֹא לָנֽוּד ל֖וֹ וּֽלְנַחֲמֽוֹ

and to hear · three · friends of · Job · - · all of · the evil · the this · the to enter · upon him · and to enter · man · from place his · Eliphaz · the Temanite · and Bildad · the Shuhite · and Zophar · the Naamathite · and to appoint · together · to enter · to shake · to/for him · and to comfort him
12

וַיִּשְׂא֨וּ אֶת עֵינֵיהֶ֤ם מֵרָחוֹק֙ וְלֹ֣א הִכִּירֻ֔הוּ וַיִּשְׂא֥וּ קוֹלָ֖ם וַיִּבְכּ֑וּ וַֽיִּקְרְעוּ֙ אִ֣ישׁ מְעִל֔וֹ וַיִּזְרְק֥וּ עָפָ֛ר עַל רָאשֵׁיהֶ֖ם הַשָּׁמָֽיְמָה

and to lift · - · eyes their · from far · and not · to know him · and to lift · voice their · and to weep · and to tear · man · robe his · and to scatter · dust · upon · heads their · the heaven(s) toward
13

וַיֵּשְׁב֤וּ אִתּוֹ֙ לָאָ֔רֶץ שִׁבְעַ֥ת יָמִ֖ים וְשִׁבְעַ֣ת לֵיל֑וֹת וְאֵין דֹּבֵ֤ר אֵלָיו֙ דָּבָ֔ר כִּ֣י רָא֔וּ כִּֽי גָדַ֥ל הַכְּאֵ֖ב מְאֹֽד

and to dwell · with him · to/for the land · seven · days · and seven · nights · and nothing · speaking · to him · word · that · to see · that · to grow · the pain · exceedingly

About this chapter

13 Verses
210 Hebrew words
116 Distinct lemmas

1 verse here runs noticeably shorter or longer in the Septuagint than in the Hebrew (the Greek is longer) — 2:9. Open any to read the two side by side.

Measured from the length of the two English translations (the LXX English for the Greek), which tokenize alike — a rough divergence signal, not a word-level alignment or a claim about wording. How the Septuagint differs →

Job 2 contains 13 verses in the Westminster Leningrad Codex. Click any verse to open it in the interlinear word-by-word view, with transliteration, Strong's number, gloss, and full morphology for every word. Use the chapter navigation above to step through Job, or return to the book of Job for the full chapter list.