Job 2:9
Strong's Lexicon
Then [Job's] wife
אִשְׁתּ֔וֹ (’iš·tōw)
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 802: 1) woman, wife, female 1a) woman (opposite of man) 1b) wife (woman married to a man) 1c) female (of animals) 1d) each, every (pronoun)

said
וַתֹּ֤אמֶר (wat·tō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 559: 1) to say, speak, utter 1a) (Qal) to say, to answer, to say in one's heart, to think, to command, to promise, to intend 1b) (Niphal) to be told, to be said, to be called 1c) (Hithpael) to boast, to act proudly 1d) (Hiphil) to avow, to avouch

to him,
לוֹ֙ (lōw)
Preposition | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew :

“Do you still
עֹדְךָ֖ (‘ō·ḏə·ḵā)
Adverb | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5750: subst 1) a going round, continuance adv 2) still, yet, again, besides 2a) still, yet (of continuance or persistence) 2b) still, yet, more (of addition or repetition) 2c) again 2d) still, moreover, besides

retain
מַחֲזִ֣יק (ma·ḥă·zîq)
Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2388: 1) to strengthen, prevail, harden, be strong, become strong, be courageous, be firm, grow firm, be resolute, be sore 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be strong, grow strong 1a1a) to prevail, prevail upon 1a1b) to be firm, be caught fast, be secure 1a1c) to press, be urgent 1a1d) to grow stout, grow rigid, grow hard (bad sense) 1a1e) to be severe, be grievous 1a2) to strengthen 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to make strong 1b2) to restore to strength, give strength 1b3) to strengthen, sustain, encourage 1b4) to make strong, make bold, encourage 1b5) to make firm 1b6) to make rigid, make hard 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to make strong, strengthen 1c2) to make firm 1c3) to display strength 1c4) to make severe 1c5) to support 1c6) to repair 1c7) to prevail, prevail upon 1c8) to have or take or keep hold of, retain, hold up, sustain, support 1c9) to hold, contain 1d) (Hithpael) 1d1) to strengthen oneself 1d2) to put forth strength, use one's strength 1d3) to withstand 1d4) to hold strongly with

your integrity ?
בְּתֻמָּתֶ֑ךָ (bə·ṯum·mā·ṯe·ḵā)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8538: 1) integrity

Curse
בָּרֵ֥ךְ (bā·rêḵ)
Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1288: 1) to bless, kneel 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to kneel 1a2) to bless 1b) (Niphal) to be blessed, bless oneself 1c) (Piel) to bless 1d) (Pual) to be blessed, be adored 1e) (Hiphil) to cause to kneel 1f) (Hithpael) to bless oneself 2) (TWOT) to praise, salute, curse

God
אֱלֹהִ֖ים (’ĕ·lō·hîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 430: 1) (plural) 1a) rulers, judges 1b) divine ones 1c) angels 1d) gods 2) (plural intensive-singular meaning) 2a) god, goddess 2b) godlike one 2c) works or special possessions of God 2d) the (true) God 2e) God

and die !”
וָמֻֽת׃ (wā·muṯ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4191: 1) to die, kill, have one executed 1a)(Qal) 1a1) to die 1a2) to die (as penalty), be put to death 1a3) to die, perish (of a nation) 1a4) to die prematurely (by neglect of wise moral conduct) 1b) (Polel) to kill, put to death, dispatch 1c) (Hiphil) to kill, put to death 1d) (Hophal) 1d1) to be killed, be put to death 1d1a) to die prematurely

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Then Job’s wife said to him, “Do you still retain your integrity? Curse God and die!”

Young's Literal Translation
And his wife saith to him, ‘Still thou art keeping hold on thine integrity: bless God and die.’

Holman Christian Standard Bible
His wife said to him, “Do you still retain your integrity? Curse God and die! ”

New American Standard Bible
Then his wife said to him, "Do you still hold fast your integrity? Curse God and die!"

King James Bible
Then said his wife unto him, Dost thou still retain thine integrity? curse God, and die.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
His wife said to him, "Are you still maintaining your integrity? Curse God and die!"

New Living Translation
His wife said to him, "Are you still trying to maintain your integrity? Curse God and die."

English Standard Version
Then his wife said to him, “Do you still hold fast your integrity? Curse God and die.”

New American Standard Bible
Then his wife said to him, "Do you still hold fast your integrity? Curse God and die!"

King James Bible
Then said his wife unto him, Dost thou still retain thine integrity? curse God, and die.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
His wife said to him, "Do you still retain your integrity? Curse God and die!"

International Standard Version
Then his wife told him, "Do you remain firm in your integrity? Curse God and die!"

NET Bible
Then his wife said to him, "Are you still holding firmly to your integrity? Curse God, and die!"

American Standard Version
Then said his wife unto him, Dost thou still hold fast thine integrity? renounce God, and die.

English Revised Version
Then said his wife unto him, Dost thou still hold fast thine integrity? renounce God, and die.

Young's Literal Translation
And his wife saith to him, 'Still thou art keeping hold on thine integrity: bless God and die.'
















Cross References
Leviticus 24:11
And the Israelitish woman's son blasphemed the name of the LORD, and cursed. And they brought him unto Moses: (and his mother's name was Shelomith, the daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan:)

Job 2:8
And he took him a potsherd to scrape himself withal; and he sat down among the ashes.

Job 2:10
But he said unto her, Thou speakest as one of the foolish women speaketh. What? shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil? In all this did not Job sin with his lips.

Job 1:1
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.

Job 2:7
So went Satan forth from the presence of the LORD, and smote Job with sore boils from the sole of his foot unto his crown.

Job 2:6
And the LORD said unto Satan, Behold, he is in thine hand; but save his life.

Job 2:11
Now when Job's three friends heard of all this evil that was come upon him, they came every one from his own place; Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite: for they had made an appointment together to come to mourn with him and to comfort him.

Job 2:12
And when they lifted up their eyes afar off, and knew him not, they lifted up their voice, and wept; and they rent every one his mantle, and sprinkled dust upon their heads toward heaven.
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