Verse List for JOB 1:1

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OET (OET-RV) There was once a man called Iyyov (Job) who lived in the Uts (Uz) region. He was blameless and righteous—both obeying God and avoiding evil.

OET-LV A _man he _was in_the _land _of ˊŪʦ was_ʼIyyōⱱ/(Job) his/its_name and_it _was the_man (the)_that blameless and_upright and_fearing _of (of)_god and_turning _aside from_evil.

ULT There was a man in the land of Uz. Job was his name, and that man was blameless and righteous, both fearful of God and turning from evil.

UST In the land of Uz there lived a man whose name was Job. He was a man of complete integrity. He respected God and so he avoided doing evil things.

BSB & MSB There was a man in the land of Uz whose name [was] Job. And this man was blameless and upright, fearing God and shunning evil.

OEB No OEB JOB book available

WEBBE & WMBB There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job. That man was blameless and upright, and one who feared God,[fn] and turned away from evil.

NET There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job. And that man was pure and upright, one who feared God and turned away from evil.

LSV There has been a man in the land of Uz—his name Job—and that man has been perfect and upright—both fearing God, and turning aside from evil.

FBV Once there was a man called Job who lived in the land of Uz. He was a man of integrity who did what was right. He respected[fn] God and avoided evil.

T4T In the land named Uz, there was a man named Job. He was a very godly/righteous [DOU] man, who greatly respected/revered God and always avoided doing evil things.

LEB There was a man in the land of Uz whose[fn] name was Job. That[fn] man was blameless and upright and God-fearing and turning away from evil.

BBE There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job. He was without sin and upright, fearing God and keeping himself far from evil.

Moff There was a man once in the land of Uz, whose name was Eyob, a blameless and an upright man; God he reverenced and he shunned evil.

JPS THERE was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was whole-hearted and upright, and one that feared God, and shunned evil.

ASV There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and turned away from evil.

DRA There was a man in the land of Hus, whose name was Job, and that man was simple and upright, and fearing God, and avoiding evil.

YLT A man there hath been in the land of Uz — Job his name — and that man hath been perfect and upright — both fearing God, and turning aside from evil.

Drby There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job; and this man was perfect and upright, and one that feared [fn]God and abstained from evil.

RV There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil.

SLT A man as in the land of Uz, Job his name; and that man was blameless and upright, and fearing God, and departing from evil.

Wbstr There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and shunned evil.

KJB-1769 There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil.

KJB-1611 ¶ There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Iob, and that man was perfect and vpright, and one that feared God, and eschewed euill.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps In the lande of Hus there was a man whose name was Iob, & the same was a perfect and iust man, one that feared God and eschued euill.
(In the land of Hus there was a man whose name was Yob, and the same was a perfect and just man, one that feared God and eschued evil.)

Gnva There was a man in the lande of Vz called Iob, and this man was an vpright and iust man, one that feared God, and eschewed euill.
(There was a man in the land of Vz called Yob, and this man was an upright and just man, one that feared God, and eschewed evil.)

Cvdl In the lode of Hus there was a man called Iob: an innocent and vertuous man, soch one as feared God, and eschued euell.
(In the land of Hus there was a man called Yob: an innocent and power/strengthous man, such one as feared God, and eschued evil.)

Wycl `A man, Joob bi name, was in the lond of Hus; and thilke man was symple, and riytful, and dredynge God, and goynge awey fro yuel.
(A man, Yoob by name, was in the land of Hus; and that man was simple, and rightful, and dreading God, and going away from evil.)

Luth Es war ein Mann im Lande Uz, der hieß Hiob. Derselbe war schlecht und recht, gottesfürchtig und meidete das Böse.
(It what/which a man in_the land Uz, the/of_the was_called Hiob. Derselbe what/which bad/poor and right, God-fearing and avoidse the evil/evil_(person).)

ClVg Vir erat in terra Hus, nomine Job: et erat vir ille simplex, et rectus, ac timens Deum, et recedens a malo.[fn]
(Man was in/into/on earth/land Hus, by_name Yob: and was man he/that_one simplex, and straight/righteous, and afraid God, and retreating from I_prefer.)

UHB אִ֛ישׁ הָיָ֥ה בְ⁠אֶֽרֶץ־ע֖וּץ אִיּ֣וֹב שְׁמ֑⁠וֹ וְ⁠הָיָ֣ה ׀ הָ⁠אִ֣ישׁ הַ⁠ה֗וּא תָּ֧ם וְ⁠יָשָׁ֛ר וִ⁠ירֵ֥א אֱלֹהִ֖ים וְ⁠סָ֥ר מֵ⁠רָֽע׃ ‡

BrLXX ἌΝΘΡΩΠΟΣ τις ἦν ἐν χώρᾳ τῇ Αὐσίτιδι, ᾧ ὄνομα Ἰὼβ, καὶ ἦν ὁ ἄνθρωπος ἐκεῖνος ἀληθινὸς, ἄμεμπτος, δίκαιος, θεοσεβὴς, ἀπεχόμενος ἀπὸ παντὸς πονηροῦ πράγματος.

BrTr There was a certain man in the land of Ausis, whose name was Job; and that man was true, blameless, righteous, and godly, abstaining from everything evil.

NETS There was a certain man in the land of Ausitis, whose name was Iob, and that man was genuine, blameless, righteous, religious, staying away from every evil thing.