Job 2:9

Hebrew
וַתֹּ֤אמֶר לוֹ֙ אִשְׁתּ֔וֹ עֹדְךָ֖ מַחֲזִ֣יק בְּתֻמָּתֶ֑ךָ בָּרֵ֥ךְplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigבָרַךְ

Meaning

* To kneel * To bless God as an act of adoration * To bless man as a benefit * Sometimes, to curse

Verb, appearing approximately 330 times in the Old Testament.

The word בָרַךְ marks important moments of covenant, worship, inheritance and hope.Genesis 1:28Psalm 103:1Numbers 6:24
אֱלֹהִ֖יםplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigאֱלֹהִים

hebrew

Meanings:

* God * god * goddess * divine ones * angels

Noun, masculine
וָמֻֽת
ESV
Then his wife said to him, “Do you still hold fast your integrity? Curse God and die.”
NIV
His wife said to him, “Are you still holding on to your integrity? Curse God and die!”
NLT
His wife said to him, “Are you still trying to maintain your integrity? Curse God and die.”
LXX
χρόνου δὲplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigδέ

greek

δέ is a conjunction that can mean “but” or “and” or “also” or “moreover”. It is a word that is used very frequently in the New Testament, and is often unexpressed and not translated in English.
πολλοῦ προβεβηκότος εἶπεν αὐτῷplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigαὐτός

greek

Meaning

* He, she, it * Himself, herself, itself * Same

Personal pronoun (reflexive). Occurs more than 5,000 times in the New Testament.

Core uses Function English Equivalent Typical Translation Example (Greek) Example (English)
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greek

The definite article
γυνὴ αὐτοῦplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigαὐτός

greek

Meaning

* He, she, it * Himself, herself, itself * Same

Personal pronoun (reflexive). Occurs more than 5,000 times in the New Testament.

Core uses Function English Equivalent Typical Translation Example (Greek) Example (English)
μέχρι τίνος καρτερήσεις λέγων ἰδοὺ ἀναμένω χρόνον ἔτι μικρὸν προσδεχόμενος τὴνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
ἐλπίδα τῆςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
σωτηρίας μου ἰδοὺ γὰρ ἠφάνισταί σου τὸplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
μνημόσυνον ἀπὸ τῆςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
γῆςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigγῆ

Meaning:

* Soil or ground (e.g. Matthew 13:5) * Land (e.g. Luke 4:5) * Country * Earth (e.g. Matthew 5:5)

Feminine noun. Connected to the English words “ground”, “geometry” and “geology”.

It occurs throughout the LXX and the New Testament (approximately 250 times in the New Testament) and its meaning varies subtly on context, for example, in the LXX:Genesis 1:1Genesis 2:7Genesis 12:1
υἱοὶ καὶplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigκαί

greek

Meaning

* And * Also * Both * Even * Too * So

Is a conjunction that connects single words or terms or sentences. IT is most frequently translated as “and”
θυγατέρες ἐμῆς κοιλίας ὠδῖνες καὶplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigκαί

greek

Meaning

* And * Also * Both * Even * Too * So

Is a conjunction that connects single words or terms or sentences. IT is most frequently translated as “and”
πόνοι οὓς εἰς τὸplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
κενὸν ἐκοπίασα μετὰ μόχθων σύ τε αὐτὸςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigαὐτός

greek

Meaning

* He, she, it * Himself, herself, itself * Same

Personal pronoun (reflexive). Occurs more than 5,000 times in the New Testament.

Core uses Function English Equivalent Typical Translation Example (Greek) Example (English)
ἐνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigἐν

greek

Preposition meaning “in”.
σαπρίᾳ σκωλήκων κάθησαι διανυκτερεύων αἴθριος κἀγὼ πλανῆτις καὶplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigκαί

greek

Meaning

* And * Also * Both * Even * Too * So

Is a conjunction that connects single words or terms or sentences. IT is most frequently translated as “and”
λάτρις τόπον ἐκ τόπου περιερχομένη καὶplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigκαί

greek

Meaning

* And * Also * Both * Even * Too * So

Is a conjunction that connects single words or terms or sentences. IT is most frequently translated as “and”
οἰκίαν ἐξ οἰκίας προσδεχομένη τὸνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
ἥλιον πότε δύσεται ἵνα ἀναπαύσωμαι τῶνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
μόχθων καὶplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigκαί

greek

Meaning

* And * Also * Both * Even * Too * So

Is a conjunction that connects single words or terms or sentences. IT is most frequently translated as “and”
τῶνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
ὀδυνῶν αἵ με νῦν συνέχουσιν ἀλλὰ εἰπόν τι ῥῆμα εἰς κύριον καὶplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigκαί

greek

Meaning

* And * Also * Both * Even * Too * So

Is a conjunction that connects single words or terms or sentences. IT is most frequently translated as “and”
τελεύτα
KJV
Then said his wife unto him, Dost thou still retain thine integrity? curse God, and die.

Job 2:8 ← Job 2:9 → Job 2:10

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