Job 1:5

“And when the days of the feast had run their course, Job would send and consecrate them; he would rise early in the morning and offer burnt offerings according to the number of them all, for Job said, “Perhaps my sons have sinned and cursed Elohim in their hearts.” Thus Job would do all the days.”

Job 1:5 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Job 1:5, word by word

And whenיְהִיyehi

happen

For something to occur or take place; many stories open with this word.

Where else “yehi” appears
the daysיְמֵיyeme

time

Literally "the days": a period, an age, or the span of someone's life.

Where else “yeme” appears
of the feastמִּשְׁתֶּהmishte

feast

A party with food and drink.

Where else “mishte” appears
had run their courseהִקִּיפוּhikifu

run its course

To come round again in the year: the feasts return one after another, each in its season.

Where else “hikifu” appears
Jobאִיּוֹבiyov

Job

Job: the man of the land of Uz, blameless and upright, whose story of suffering and of questions to God is told in the book that bears his name. Ezekiel 14:14 and James 5:11 also mention him.

Where else “iyov” appears
would sendיִּשְׁלַחyishlach

send

To send someone or something.

Where else “yishlach” appears
and consecrate themיְקַדְּשֵׁyekadshe

consecrate

To set apart people, things or a day for God.

Where else “yekadshe” appears
he would rise earlyהִשְׁכִּיםhishkim

rise early

To get up early to do something.

Where else “hishkim” appears
in the morningבֹּקֶרboker

morning

Morning, dawn.

Where else “boker” appears
and offerהֶעֱלָהheela

offer up

To burn a sacrifice on the altar; literally "make go up".

Where else “heela” appears
burnt offeringsעֹלוֹתolot

burnt offering

A sacrifice burned whole on the altar.

Where else “olot” appears
according to the numberמִסְפַּרmispar

number

The amount that results from counting: how many there are.

Where else “mispar” appears
saidאָמַרamar

say

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

Where else “amar” appears
“Perhapsאוּלַיulay

perhaps

Perhaps, maybe.

Where else “ulay” appears
my sonsבָנַvana

son

The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.

Where else “vana” appears
have sinnedחָטְאוּchatu

sin

To do wrong, fail God or another.

Where else “chatu” appears
and cursedבֵרֲכוּverachu

curse

Said as its opposite, wishing someone harm.

Where else “verachu” appears
Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim

Elohim

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

Where else “elohim” appears
in their heartsלְבָבָlevava

heart

The deepest part of a person: where they think, desire and decide.

Where else “levava” appears
would doיַעֲשֶׂהyaase

do

To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.

Where else “yaase” appears

Translation note

“Cursed”: the Hebrew writes “blessed.” It is a respectful way of writing, so as not to put “curse” next to the name of God; the sense is “curse” (likewise in 1:11; 2:5, 9 and in 1 Kings 21:10).

The context

4His sons would go and hold a feast in the house of each one on his day, and they would send and invite their three sisters to eat and drink with them.

5 · This verse (above)

6Now there was a day when the sons of Elohim came to present themselves before YHWH, and the Satan also came among them.

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