Job 1:7

KJV1611 – Modern English

And the LORD said to Satan, "Where have you come from?" Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, "From going to and fro on the earth, and from walking back and forth on it."

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיֹּ֧אמֶר יְהוָ֛ה אֶל־הַשָּׂטָ֖ן מֵאַ֣יִן תָּבֹ֑א וַיַּ֨עַן הַשָּׂטָ֤ן אֶת־יְהוָה֙ וַיֹּאמַ֔ר מִשּׁ֣וּט בָּאָ֔רֶץ וּמֵֽהִתְהַלֵּ֖ךְ בָּֽהּ׃

Transliteration

wa-yōʾmer YHWH to-the-śāṭān from-where tābōʾ wa-yaʿan the-śāṭān ʾet-YHWH wa-yōʾmar from-šûṭ in-the-ʾāreṣ and-from-hithallēk in-her

Grammar Details

• *wa-yōʾmer*: conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and said
• *YHWH*: proper noun - the LORD
• *śāṭān*: masculine singular noun with definite article - the adversary/Satan
• *tābōʾ*: qal imperfect 2nd masculine singular - you come
• *wa-yaʿan*: conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and answered
• *wa-yōʾmar*: conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and said
• *šûṭ*: qal infinitive construct - roaming
• *ʾāreṣ*: feminine singular noun with definite article - the earth/land
• *hithallēk*: hithpael infinitive construct - walking about
• *bāh*: preposition + 3rd feminine singular suffix - in it

Word Meanings

• *mē-ʾayin*: from where/whence
• *šûṭ*: roaming/going to and fro/ranging
• *hithallēk*: walking about/going back and forth/patrolling

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  The LORD said to Satan, 'Where have you come from?' Satan answered the LORD, 'From roaming the earth and walking back and forth on it.'

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  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.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And Jehovah{H3068} said{H559} unto Satan,{H7854} Whence{H370} comest{H935} thou? Then Satan{H7854} answered{H6030} Jehovah,{H3068} and said,{H6030} From going to and fro{H7751} in the earth,{H776} and from walking up and down{H1980} in it.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And the LORD{H3068} said{H559}{(H8799)} unto Satan{H7854}, Whence{H370} comest{H935}{(H8799)} thou? Then Satan{H7854} answered{H6030}{(H8799)} the LORD{H3068}, and said{H559}{(H8799)}, From going to and fro{H7751}{(H8800)} in the earth{H776}, and from walking up and down{H1980}{(H8692)} in it.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And the LORDE sayde vnto Sathan: From whence commest thou? Sathan answered the LORDE, and sayde: I haue gone aboute the lode, and walked thorow it.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Then the Lord sayde vnto Satan, Whence commest thou? And Satan answered the Lord, saying, From compassing the earth to and fro, and from walking in it.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And the Lorde saide vnto Satan Whence comest thou? Satan aunswered the Lorde and saide: From compassing the earth to and fro, & from walking through it.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  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.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Yahweh said to Satan, "Where have you come from?" Then Satan answered Yahweh, and said, "From going back and forth in the earth, and from walking up and down in it."

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And Jehovah saith unto the Adversary, `Whence comest thou?' And the Adversary answereth Jehovah and saith, `From going to and fro in the land, and from walking up and down on it.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Jehovah said unto Satan, Whence comest thou? Then Satan answered Jehovah, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Jehovah said unto Satan, Whence comest thou? Then Satan answered Jehovah, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And the Lord said to the Satan, Where do you come from? And the Satan said in answer, From wandering this way and that on the earth, and walking about on it.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Yahweh said to Satan, "Where have you come from?" Then Satan answered Yahweh, and said, "From going back and forth in the earth, and from walking up and down in it."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  The LORD said to Satan,“Where have you come from?” And Satan answered the LORD,“From roving about on the earth, and from walking back and forth across it.”

Referenced Verses

• 1 Pet 5:8 : 8 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walks about, seeking whom he may devour:
• Job 2:2 : 2 And the LORD said to Satan, Where do you come from? And Satan answered the LORD, and said, From going to and fro on the earth, and from walking up and down in it.
• Zech 1:10-11 : 10 And the man who stood among the myrtle trees answered and said, These are the ones whom the LORD has sent to walk to and fro throughout the earth. 11 And they answered the angel of the LORD who stood among the myrtle trees, and said, We have walked to and fro throughout the earth, and behold, all the earth sits still and is at rest.
• Zech 6:7 : 7 And the bay went forth, and sought to go that they might walk to and fro through the earth; and he said, Go, walk to and fro through the earth. So they walked to and fro through the earth.
• Matt 12:43 : 43 When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walks through dry places, seeking rest, and finds none.
• Rev 12:9 : 9 And the great dragon was thrown down, the serpent of old who is called the devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world; he was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him.
• Rev 12:12-17 : 12 Therefore rejoice, you heavens and you who dwell in them. Woe to the earth and the sea, because the devil has come down to you, having great wrath, knowing that he has only a short time. 13 And when the dragon saw that he was thrown down to the earth, he persecuted the woman who gave birth to the male child. 14 But the two wings of the great eagle were given to the woman, so that she could fly into the wilderness to her place, where she was nourished for a time, times, and half a time, away from the presence of the serpent. 15 And the serpent poured water like a river out of his mouth after the woman, so that he might cause her to be swept away with the flood. 16 But the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened its mouth and drank up the river which the dragon poured out of his mouth. 17 So the dragon became enraged with the woman, and went off to make war with the rest of her children, who keep the commandments of God and hold to the testimony of Jesus.
• Rev 20:8 : 8 And will go out to deceive the nations which are in the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together for battle; the number of whom is as the sand of the sea.
• 2 Kgs 5:25 : 25 But he went in, and stood before his master. And Elisha said to him, Where have you been, Gehazi? And he said, Your servant went nowhere.