Job 28:28
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"And to manלָֽאָדָ֗ם
(la·'a·dam)
120: man, mankindfrom an unused word
He said,וַיֹּ֤אמֶר
(vai·yo·mer)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
'Behold,הֵ֤ן
(hen)
2005: lo! behold!a prim. interj.
the fearיִרְאַ֣ת
(yir·'at)
3374: a fearfrom yare
of the Lord,אֲ֭דֹנָי
(a·do·nai)
136: Lordan emphatic form of adon
that is wisdom;חָכְמָ֑ה
(cha·che·mah;)
2451: wisdomfrom chakam
And to departוְס֖וּר
(ve·sur)
5493: to turn asidea prim. root
from evilמֵרָ֣ע
(me·ra)
7451b: evil, distress, misery, injury, calamityfrom the same as roa
is understanding.'"בִּינָֽה׃
(bi·nah.)
998: an understandingfrom bin


















KJV Lexicon
And unto man
'adam  (aw-dawm')
ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.) -- another, + hypocrite, + common sort, low, man (mean, of low degree), person.
he said
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
Behold the fear
yir'ah  (yir-aw')
fear (also used as infinitive); morally, reverence -- dreadful, exceedingly, fear(-fulness).
of the Lord
'Adonay  (ad-o-noy')
the Lord (used as a proper name of God only) -- (my) Lord.
that is wisdom
chokmah  (khok-maw')
wisdom (in a good sense) -- skilful, wisdom, wisely, wit.
and to depart
cuwr  (soor)
to turn off (literal or figurative)
from evil
ra`  (rah)
bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)one), worse(-st), wretchedness, wrong. (Incl. feminine raaah; as adjective or noun.).
is understanding
biynah  (bee-naw')
understanding -- knowledge, meaning, perfectly, understanding, wisdom.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"And to man He said, 'Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; And to depart from evil is understanding.'"

King James Bible
And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He said to mankind, "The fear of the Lord is this: wisdom. And to turn from evil is understanding."

International Standard Version
He has commanded mankind: 'To fear the Lord—that is wisdom; to move away from evil—that is understanding.'"

NET Bible
And he said to mankind, 'The fear of the LORD--that is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding.'"

GOD'S WORD® Translation
So he told humans, 'The fear of the Lord is wisdom! To stay away from evil is understanding.'"

King James 2000 Bible
And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.
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