Job 1:1 in Other Translations
King James Version (KJV)
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.
American Standard Version (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.
Bible in Basic English (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.
Darby English Bible (DBY)
There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job; and this man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God and abstained from evil.
Webster's Bible (WBT)
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.
World English Bible (WEB)
There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job. That man was blameless and upright, and one who feared God, and turned away from evil.
Young's Literal Translation (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.
| There was | אִ֛ישׁ | ʾîš | eesh |
| a man | הָיָ֥ה | hāyâ | ha-YA |
| in the land | בְאֶֽרֶץ | bĕʾereṣ | veh-EH-rets |
| Uz, of | ע֖וּץ | ʿûṣ | oots |
| whose name | אִיּ֣וֹב | ʾiyyôb | EE-yove |
| was Job; | שְׁמ֑וֹ | šĕmô | sheh-MOH |
| that and | וְהָיָ֣ה׀ | wĕhāyâ | veh-ha-YA |
| man | הָאִ֣ישׁ | hāʾîš | ha-EESH |
| was | הַה֗וּא | hahûʾ | ha-HOO |
| perfect | תָּ֧ם | tām | tahm |
| and upright, | וְיָשָׁ֛ר | wĕyāšār | veh-ya-SHAHR |
| feared that one and | וִירֵ֥א | wîrēʾ | vee-RAY |
| God, | אֱלֹהִ֖ים | ʾĕlōhîm | ay-loh-HEEM |
| and eschewed | וְסָ֥ר | wĕsār | veh-SAHR |
| evil. | מֵרָֽע׃ | mērāʿ | may-RA |