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Job

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The LORD said to Satan, "Have you considered My servant Job? For there is no one like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man fearing God and turning away from evil. And he still holds fast his integrity, although you incited Me against him to ruin him without cause."

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
The LORD the proper name of the God of Israel Noun H3068 יְהוָ֜ה Yah·weh
said to utter, say Verb H559 וַיֹּ֨אמֶר vai·yo·mer
to Satan, adversary, also the name of the superhuman adversary of God Noun H7854 הַשָּׂטָ֗ן has·sa·tan
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"Have you considered to put, place, set Verb H7760 הֲשַׂ֣מְתָּ ha·sam·ta
My servant slave, servant Noun H5650 עַבְדִּ֣י av·di
Job? a patriarch Noun H347 אִיֹּוב֒ i·yo·vv
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For there is no one nothing, nought Particle H369 אֵ֨ין ein
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One: God

Refers to HaShem (God), Who is One. This number can also refer to unity. The first place the number "one" occurs is in Genesis 1:5. There one reads, "And there was an evening and there was a morning— one day". Later on in this same book of Genesis, it is stated concerning the man and his wife, "And they became one flesh" (Genesis 2:24). It is very significant that in both of these examples there was a multiplicity for the subject. In the first example, the evening and the morning became one day and in the second example, it was Adam and Eve who became one flesh.

One of the most famous passages in the Torah concerning HaShem is Deuteronomy 6:4 which states, "Hear O Israel the Lord your God the Lord is One." The question that a person must ask himself is what is the connection between the use of the Hebrew word אחד "one" which identifies a multiplicity being one and the fact that the Lord God of Israel is One? The answer is that the Hebrew word אחד can relate to the concept for one as in "unification". There is another Hebrew word that would have been possible to be used if the author wanted to refer to an absolute oneness or singleness. This is the Hebrew word יחיד. In fact, there is a well-known prayer in Judaism which states, "אחד ואין יחיד כיחודו". This phrase should be translated as, "(God is) One and there is no singularity as His singularity." The idea that is being expressed in this prayer is that the Lord God of Israel is One; but not an absolute One; rather there is a uniqueness and a complexity to His Oneness.

The number one is frequently employed to express in the Scriptures one object, such as one man or one tabernacle. This usage would be the simple or common purpose that the number one or for that matter any number, would appear in a Biblical text. Often the appearance of a number does not contain any of the significance that Hebrew numerology might offer. Therefore, the reader must always consider when coming across a verse which contains a number, that the number only expresses an amount and no additional significance. 

Because the number one is often associated with God, there is a unique phenomenon in the Scriptures concerning this number. Sometimes the number one is employed to express a unique relationship that the object has to HaShem. For example,

"And it will be one day, it will be known to HaShem..." Zechariah 14:7

In the text above, Zechariah could have stated simply, "And it will be a day…" The fact that the prophet said "one day" is to convey that this day is uniquely related to God. Similarly, it is stated by the prophet Ezekiel in chapter 37, "one King", "one nation" and "one Shepherd" (see Ezekiel 37:22, 24). Each of these objects—King, nation and Shepherd—has a connection to HaShem. The King and Shepherd is Messiah Yeshua, the Son of God and the one nation is Israel, the people of God.

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like like, as, when Adverb H3644 כָּמֹ֜הוּ ka·mo·hu
him on the earth, earth, land Noun H776 בָּאָ֗רֶץ ba·'a·retz
a blameless complete Adjective H8535 תָּ֧ם tam
and upright straight, right Adjective H3477 וְיָשָׁ֛ר ve·ya·shar
man man Noun H376 אִ֣ישׁ ish
fearing to fear H3372    
God God, god Noun H430 אֱלֹהִ֖ים e·lo·him
and turning away to turn aside Verb H5493 וְסָ֣ר ve·sar
from evil. evil, distress, misery, injury, calamity Adjective H7451 מֵרָ֑ע me·ra;
And he still a going around, continuance, still, yet, again, beside sub H5750 וְעֹדֶ֙נּוּ֙ ve·'o·den·nu
holds fast to be or grow firm or strong, strengthen Verb H2388 מַחֲזִ֣יק ma·cha·zik
his integrity, integrity Noun H8538 בְּתֻמָּתֹ֔ו be·tum·ma·tov,
although you incited to incite, allure, instigate Verb H5496 וַתְּסִיתֵ֥נִי vat·te·si·te·ni
Me against him to ruin to swallow down, swallow up, engulf Verb H1104 לְבַלְּעֹ֥ו le·val·le·'ov
him without cause." out of favor Adverb H2600 חִנָּֽם׃ chin·nam.

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Satan

Satan.

satan

adversary, also the name of the superhuman adversary of God

Job

Job  persecuted, an Arabian patriarch who resided in the land of Uz (q.v.). While living in the midst of great prosperity, he was suddenly overwhelmed by a series of sore trials that fell upon him. Amid all his sufferings he maintained his integrity. Once more God visited him with the rich tokens of his goodness and even greater prosperity than he had enjoyed before. He survived the period of trial for one hundred and forty years, and died in a goo... View Details

Lord

Lord [N] [B] [S] There are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.    Heb. Jehovah, has been rendered in the English Bible LORD, printed in small capitals. This is the proper name of the God of the Hebrews. The form "Jehovah" is retained only in  Exodus 6:3 ;  Psalms 83:18 ;  Isaiah 12:2 ;  26:4 , both in the Authorized and the Revised Version.&nb... View Details

Lord

Lord [N] [B] [S] There are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.    Heb. Jehovah, has been rendered in the English Bible LORD, printed in small capitals. This is the proper name of the God of the Hebrews. The form "Jehovah" is retained only in  Exodus 6:3 ;  Psalms 83:18 ;  Isaiah 12:2 ;  26:4 , both in the Authorized and the Revised Version.&nb... View Details

Lord

Lord [N] [B] [S] There are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.    Heb. Jehovah, has been rendered in the English Bible LORD, printed in small capitals. This is the proper name of the God of the Hebrews. The form "Jehovah" is retained only in  Exodus 6:3 ;  Psalms 83:18 ;  Isaiah 12:2 ;  26:4 , both in the Authorized and the Revised Version.&nb... View Details

Lord

Lord [N] [B] [S] There are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.    Heb. Jehovah, has been rendered in the English Bible LORD, printed in small capitals. This is the proper name of the God of the Hebrews. The form "Jehovah" is retained only in  Exodus 6:3 ;  Psalms 83:18 ;  Isaiah 12:2 ;  26:4 , both in the Authorized and the Revised Version.&nb... View Details

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New American Standard Bible 1995 The LORD said to Satan, "Have you considered My servant Job? For there is no one like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man fearing God and turning away from evil. And he still holds fast his integrity, although you incited Me against him to ruin him without cause."
King James Bible The And the LORD said to unto Satan, "Have you Hast thou considered My my servant Job? For Job, that there is no one none like him on in the earth, a blameless perfect and an upright man fearing God man, one that feareth God, and turning away from evil. And he escheweth evil? and still holds he holdeth fast his integrity, although you incited Me thou movedst me against him him, to ruin destroy him without cause."
Hebrew Greek English The LORD said to Satan, "Have you considered My servant Job? For there is no one like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man fearing God and turning away from evil. And he still holds fast his integrity, although you incited Me against him to ruin him without cause."