Job · Chapter 40

Job 40:3

¹Moreover the LORD answered Job, and said,²Shall he that contendeth with the Almighty instruct him? he that reproveth God, let him answer it.³Then Job answered the LORD, and said,⁴Behold, I am vile; what shall I answer thee? I will lay mine hand upon my mouth.⁵Once have I spoken; but I will not answer: yea, twice; but I will proceed no further.⁶Then answered the LORD unto Job out of the whirlwind, and said,⁷Gird up thy loins now like a man: I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me.⁸Wilt thou also disannul my judgment? wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be righteous?⁹Hast thou an arm like God? or canst thou thunder with a voice like him?¹⁰Deck thyself now with majesty and excellency; and array thyself with glory and beauty.¹¹Cast abroad the rage of thy wrath: and behold every one that is proud, and abase him.¹²Look on every one that is proud, and bring him low; and tread down the wicked in their place.¹³Hide them in the dust together; and bind their faces in secret.¹⁴Then will I also confess unto thee that thine own right hand can save thee.¹⁵Behold now behemoth, which I made with thee; he eateth grass as an ox.¹⁶Lo now, his strength is in his loins, and his force is in the navel of his belly.¹⁷He moveth his tail like a cedar: the sinews of his stones are wrapped together.¹⁸His bones are as strong pieces of brass; his bones are like bars of iron.¹⁹He is the chief of the ways of God: he that made him can make his sword to approach unto him.²⁰Surely the mountains bring him forth food, where all the beasts of the field play.²¹He lieth under the shady trees, in the covert of the reed, and fens.²²The shady trees cover him with their shadow; the willows of the brook compass him about.²³Behold, he drinketh up a river, and hasteth not: he trusteth that he can draw up Jordan into his mouth.²⁴He taketh it with his eyes: his nose pierceth through snares.

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Verse	KJV	BSB	ASV
3	Then Job answered the LORD, and said,	Then Job answered the LORD:	Then Job answered Jehovah, and said,

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English	Hebrew	Say it	Strong's	Meaning
and he answered	וַיַּ֖עַן	vai-YA-'an	H6030B	to answer עָנָה (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)
Job	אִיּ֥וֹב	'i-YOV	H0347	Job אִיּוֹב (iy.yov) A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Job.1.1 Also named: Iōb (Ἰώβ "Job" G2492) § Job = "hated" a patriarch, the subject of the book of Job
Yahweh	יְהוָ֗ה	YAH-weh	H3068G	Lord אֲדֹנָי (a.do.nai) Lord - a title, spoken in place of Yahweh in Jewish display of reverence Another name of ye.ho.vah (יהוה "LORD" H3068G)
and he said	וַיֹּאמַֽר׃	vai-yo-MAR	H0559	to say אָמַר (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.