Job 1:7
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And the Lord said unto Satan, Whence comest thou? Then Satan answered the Lord, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.“Where have you come from?” said the LORD to Satan. “From roaming through the earth,” he replied, “and walking back and forth in it.”
In other translations
And the Lord said unto Satan, Whence comest thou? Then Satan answered the Lord, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.“Where have you come from?” said the LORD to Satan. “From roaming through the earth,” he replied, “and walking back and forth in it.”
Hebrew words
וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068אֶל־'el-toH413הַשָּׂטָןhasatanthe adversaryH7854מֵאַיִןme'ayinfrom where?H370תָּבֹאtavo'are you comingH935וַיַּעַןvaiya'anand he answeredH6030הַשָּׂטָןhasatanthe adversaryH7854אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068וַיֹּאמַרvaiyomarand he saidH559מִשּׁוּטmishutfrom roving aboutH7751בָּאָרֶץba'aretzon the earthH776וּמֵהִתְהַלֵּךְumehithalekhand from going aboutH1980בָּהּ׃bahon it
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