Job 1:16

“This one was still speaking when another came and said, “The fire of Elohim fell from the heavens and burned up the sheep and the young men and consumed them, and I escaped, only I, I alone, to tell you.””

Job 1:16 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Job 1:16, word by word

speakingמְדַבֵּרmedaber

speak

To speak, say something; above all God to his people.

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cameבָּאba

come

To come, arrive: "days are coming".

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and saidיֹּאמַרyomar

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

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“The fireאֵשׁesh

fire

Fire that burns or cooks.

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of Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim

Elohim

The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.

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fellנָפְלָהnafla

fall

To fall to the ground, or for a city to fall.

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the heavensשָּׁמַיִםshamayim

sky

The high space seen above the earth, where the birds, clouds, sun and stars are.

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and burned upתִּבְעַרtivar

burn

For fire to be lit, or to make something be consumed in flames.

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the sheepצֹּאןtson

flock

A flock of sheep and goats.

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and the young menנְּעָרִיםnearim

young servant

A young man, often in someone's service: servant, messenger or soldier.

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and consumed themתֹּאכְלֵtochle

devour

Literally "eat": to destroy something, as fire burns everything up.

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and I escapedאִמָּלְטָimalta

escape

To flee from a danger or an enemy and get to safety.

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I aloneבַדִּvadi

alone

One thing alone, set apart from the rest; also the expression 'besides'.

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to tell youהַגִּידhagid

tell

To tell someone something he does not know or has not seen.

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The context

15and Sheba fell on them and took them, and the young men they struck with the edge of the sword, and I escaped, only I, I alone, to tell you.”

16 · This verse (above)

17This one was still speaking when another came and said, “The Chaldeans formed three bands and made a raid on the camels and took them, and the young men they struck with the edge of the sword, and I escaped, only I, I alone, to tell you.”

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