King James Version

Job 40:3

Then Job answered the LORD, and said,

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וַיַּ֖עַןvayaanand shoutעָנָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and shout”, the next action in the storyH6030properly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e. pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extension to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout, testify, announcegive account, afflict (by mistake for H6031 (עָנָה)), (cause to, give) answer, bring low (by mistake for H6031 (עָנָה)), cry, hear, Leannoth, lift up, say, [idiom] scholar, (give a) shout, sing (together by course), speak, testify, utter,…אִיּ֥וֹבiovJobאִיּוֹבnoun, proper name — “Job”H347Ijob, the patriarch famous for his patienceJob.אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).יְהוָ֗הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).וַיֹּאמַֽרvayomarand sayאָמַרconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and say”, the next action in the storyH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Then Job answered the LORD, and said:

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American Standard Version (1901)

Then Job answered Jehovah, and said,

Young’s Literal Translation

And Job answereth Jehovah, and saith: —

World English Bible

Then Job answered Yahweh,

Darby Translation

And Job answered Jehovah and said,

Douay-Rheims

Wilt thou make void my judgment: and condemn me, that thou mayst be justified?

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Then Job answered the LORD, and said:

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And Job answered and said to the Lord,

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὑπολαβὼν δὲ Ἰὼβ λέγει τῷ Κυρίῳ,