Job 2:10

“He said to her, “You speak as one of the foolish women speaks. Shall we accept the good from Elohim too, and not accept the evil?” In all this Job did not sin with his lips.”

Job 2:10 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Job 2:10, word by word

He saidיֹּאמֶרyomer

say

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

Where else “yomer” appears
“You speakתְּדַבֵּרִיtedaberi

speak

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

Where else “tedaberi” appears
oneאַחַתachat

one

The number one; just one and no more.

Where else “achat” appears
of the foolish womenנְּבָלוֹתnevalot

foolish, fool

Foolish, a fool: not one who knows little, but one who lives without regard for God.

Where else “nevalot” appears
Shall we acceptנְקַבֵּלnekabel

receive

To take on something, good or bad.

Where else “nekabel” appears
the goodטּוֹבtov

good

What is as it should be and gives delight: sound, useful, beautiful or valuable.

Where else “tov” appears
Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim

Elohim

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

Where else “elohim” appears
the evilרָעra

evil

What is evil, the opposite of good.

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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
sinחָטָאchata

sin

To do wrong, fail God or another.

Where else “chata” appears
with his lipsשְׂפָתָיsefatay

lip

The part of the mouth with which one speaks, and so what one says.

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The context

9His wife said to him, “Are you still holding fast to your integrity? Curse Elohim and die.”

10 · This verse (above)

11When Job’s three companions heard all this evil that had come upon him, they came, each from his place, Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite; they arranged to meet together to come to show him sympathy and to comfort him.

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