Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleThere was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job. And this man was blameless and upright, fearing God and shunning evil. Young's Literal Translation 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. King James Bible 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. Hebrew There once wasהָיָ֥ה (hā·yāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be a man אִ֛ישׁ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person in the land בְאֶֽרֶץ־ (ḇə·’e·reṣ-) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 776: Earth, land of Uz ע֖וּץ (‘ūṣ) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 5780: Uz -- a son of Aram, also a son of Nahor, also an Edomite, also perhaps a district East of Palestine whose name [was] שְׁמ֑וֹ (šə·mōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 8034: A name Job. אִיּ֣וֹב (’î·yō·wḇ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 347: Job -- a patriarch And this man הָאִ֣ישׁ (hā·’îš) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person was blameless תָּ֧ם (tām) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 8535: Complete, pious, gentle, dear and upright, וְיָשָׁ֛ר (wə·yā·šār) Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 3477: Straight, right fearing וִירֵ֥א (wî·rê) Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular construct Strong's 3373: Fearing, reverent God אֱלֹהִ֖ים (’ĕ·lō·hîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative and shunning וְסָ֥ר (wə·sār) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 5493: To turn aside evil. מֵרָֽע׃ (mê·rā‘) Preposition-m | Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 7451: Bad, evil |