Job 4:1
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said, | Then Eliphaz the Temanite replied: | Then answered Eliphaz the Temanite, and said, |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and he answered | וַ֭יַּעַן | VAI-ya-'an | H6030B | to answerעָנָה (a.nah) 1) to answer, respond, testify, speak, shout 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to answer, respond to 1a2) to testify, respond as a witness 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to make answer 1b2) to be answered, receive answer Aramaic equivalent: a.nah (עֲנָה "to answer" H6032) |
| Eliphaz | אֱלִיפַ֥ז | 'e-li-FAZ | H0464H | Eliphazאֱלִיפַז (e.li.phaz) A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Job.2.11 § Eliphaz = "my God is (fine) gold" 1) Esau's son, father of Teman 2) the Temanite friend of Job |
| the Temanite | הַֽתֵּימָנִ֗י | ha-tei-ma-NI | H8489 | Temaniteתֵּימָנִי (te.ma.ni) Someone from Teman Group of te.man (תֵּימָן "Teman" H8487H) § Temanite or Temani "southward" 1) an inhabitant of Teman located east of Idumea 2) a descendant of Teman, the grandson of Esau and a duke of Edom |
| and he said | וַיֹּאמַֽר׃ | vai-yo-MAR | H0559 | to sayאָמַר (a.mar) 1) to say, speak, utter 1a) (Qal) to say, to answer, to say in one's heart, to think, to command, to promise, to intend 1b) (Niphal) to be told, to be said, to be called 1c) (Hithpael) to boast, to act proudly 1d) (Hiphil) to avow, to avouch Aramaic equivalent: a.mar (אֲמַר "to say" H0560) |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.