Job 42:16

Hebrew
וַיְחִ֤י אִיּוֹב֙ אַֽחֲרֵי זֹ֔את מֵאָ֥ה וְאַרְבָּעִ֖ים שָׁנָ֑ה וירא וַיִּרְאֶ֗ה אֶתplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigאֵת

hebrew

The Hebrew אֵת word does not have a corresponding word in English. In Hebrew, it is a marker of the accusative, i.e. the word following it is the object of the sentence.

For example, in Genesis 1:1 the word is preceded by בָּרָ֣א אֱלֹהִ֑ים (
בָּנָיו֙ וְאֶתplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigאֵת

hebrew

The Hebrew אֵת word does not have a corresponding word in English. In Hebrew, it is a marker of the accusative, i.e. the word following it is the object of the sentence.

For example, in Genesis 1:1 the word is preceded by בָּרָ֣א אֱלֹהִ֑ים (
בְּנֵ֣י בָנָ֔יו אַרְבָּעָ֖ה דֹּרֽוֹת
ESV
And after this Job lived 140 years, and saw his sons, and his sons' sons, four generations.
NIV
After this, Job lived a hundred and forty years; he saw his children and their children to the fourth generation.
NLT
Job lived 140 years after that, living to see four generations of his children and grandchildren.
LXX
ἔζησεν 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.
Ιωβ μετὰ τὴνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
πληγὴν ἔτη ἑκατὸν ἑβδομήκοντα τὰplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
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.
πάνταplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigπᾶς

greek

Meaning

* All * Every * The whole

Adjective.

Usage in the New Testament

The sense of πᾶς depends on whether it modifies a singular or plural noun, and whether that noun is countable or uncountable.

With singular countable nouns → "every" John 1:9John 3:16Romans 5:12Matthew 28:19Colossians 1:16Romans 3:23Romans 3:23John 3:16Colossians 1:17
ἔζησεν ἔτη διακόσια τεσσαράκοντα ὀκτώ 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”
εἶδεν Ιωβ τοὺςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
υἱοὺς 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)
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”
τοὺςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
υἱοὺς τῶνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
υἱῶν 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)
τετάρτην γενεάν
KJV
After this lived Job an hundred and forty years, and saw his sons, and his sons' sons, even four generations.

Job 42:15 ← Job 42:16 → Job 42:17

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