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href="/bsb/job/15.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />to whom alone the land was given when no foreigner passed among them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/15.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Unto whom alone the earth was given, and no stranger passed among them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/15.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />To whom alone the land was given, And no alien passed among them:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/15.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />To whom alone the land was given, And no stranger passed among them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/15.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />To whom alone the land was given, And no alien passed among them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/15.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />To whom alone the land was given, And no alien passed among them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/15.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />To whom alone the land was given, And no stranger passed among them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/15.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />To whom alone the land was given, And no stranger passed among them [corrupting the truth].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/15.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />to whom alone the land was given when no foreigner passed among them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/15.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />the land was given to them alone when no foreigner passed among them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/15.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Unto whom alone the land was given, And no stranger passed among them):<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/15.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Those who gained such insights also gained the land, and they were not influenced by foreign teachings. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/15.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Unto whom alone the land was given, and no stranger passed among them:)<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/15.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />(The land was given to them alone, and no stranger passed through their land.)<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/15.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Their land was free from foreigners; there was no one to lead them away from God. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/15.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />To them alone was the land given, when no invader passed through their midst.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/15.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />to whom alone the land was given when no foreigner passed among them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/15.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />to whom alone the land was given, and no stranger passed among them):<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/15.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />To whom alone the earth was given, and no stranger passed among them.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/15.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />to whom alone the land was given when no foreigner passed among them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/15.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />to whom alone the land was given, and no stranger passed among them): <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/15.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />To them alone was the land given, "" And a stranger did not pass over into their midst:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/15.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> To them alone was the land given, And a stranger passed not over into their midst:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/15.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />To them alone the earth was given, and a stranger passed not in the midst of them.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/15.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />To whom alone the earth was given, and no stranger hath passed among them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/15.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />to whom alone the earth has been given, and no stranger passed among them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/15.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />To whom alone the land was given, when no foreigner moved among them: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/15.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />to whom alone the land was given, and no stranger passed among them.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/15.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />To whom alone the land was given, and no stranger passed among them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/15.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />To them by themselves the Earth was given and no stranger passed among them<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/15.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Unto whom alone the land was given, And no stranger passed among them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/15.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />To them alone the earth was given, and no stranger came upon them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/15-19.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XAwuD5NuZq0?start=2350" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/job/15.htm">Eliphaz: Job Does Not Fear God</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">18</span>what was declared by wise men and was not concealed from their fathers, <span class="reftext">19</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/lā·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- ">to whom</a> <a href="/hebrew/905.htm" title="905: lə·ḇad·dām (Prep-l:: N-msc:: 3mp) -- Separation, a part. ">alone</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: hā·’ā·reṣ (Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">the land</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: nit·tə·nāh (V-Nifal-Perf-3fs) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">was given</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō- (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">when no</a> <a href="/hebrew/2114.htm" title="2114: zār (Adj-ms) -- A primitive root; to turn aside; hence to be a foreigner, strange, profane; specifically to commit adultery.">foreigner</a> <a href="/hebrew/5674.htm" title="5674: ‘ā·ḇar (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To pass over, through, or by, pass on. A primitive root; to cross over; used very widely of any transition; specifically, to cover.">passed</a> <a href="/hebrew/8432.htm" title="8432: bə·ṯō·w·ḵām (Prep-b:: N-msc:: 3mp) -- Midst. From an unused root meaning to sever; a bisection, i.e. the centre.">among them.</a> </span><span class="reftext">20</span>A wicked man writhes in pain all his days; only a few years are reserved for the ruthless.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/12-1.htm">Genesis 12:1-3</a></span><br />Then the LORD said to Abram, “Leave your country, your kindred, and your father’s household, and go to the land I will show you. / I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, so that you will be a blessing. / I will bless those who bless you and curse those who curse you; and all the families of the earth will be blessed through you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/32-8.htm">Deuteronomy 32:8</a></span><br />When the Most High gave the nations their inheritance, when He divided the sons of man, He set the boundaries of the peoples according to the number of the sons of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/147-19.htm">Psalm 147:19-20</a></span><br />He declares His word to Jacob, His statutes and judgments to Israel. / He has done this for no other nation; they do not know His judgments. Hallelujah!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/3-1.htm">Romans 3:1-2</a></span><br />What, then, is the advantage of being a Jew? Or what is the value of circumcision? / Much in every way. First of all, they have been entrusted with the very words of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/3-2.htm">Amos 3:2</a></span><br />“Only you have I known from all the families of the earth; therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/41-8.htm">Isaiah 41:8-9</a></span><br />“But you, O Israel, My servant, Jacob, whom I have chosen, descendant of Abraham My friend— / I brought you from the ends of the earth and called you from its farthest corners. I said, ‘You are My servant.’ I have chosen and not rejected you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/19-5.htm">Exodus 19:5-6</a></span><br />Now if you will indeed obey My voice and keep My covenant, you will be My treasured possession out of all the nations—for the whole earth is Mine. / And unto Me you shall be a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.’ These are the words that you are to speak to the Israelites.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/9-4.htm">Romans 9:4-5</a></span><br />the people of Israel. Theirs is the adoption as sons; theirs the divine glory and the covenants; theirs the giving of the law, the temple worship, and the promises. / Theirs are the patriarchs, and from them proceeds the human descent of Christ, who is God over all, forever worthy of praise! Amen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/33-12.htm">Psalm 33:12</a></span><br />Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, the people He has chosen as His inheritance!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-2.htm">Acts 7:2-5</a></span><br />And Stephen declared: “Brothers and fathers, listen to me! The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham while he was still in Mesopotamia, before he lived in Haran, / and told him, ‘Leave your country and your kindred and go to the land I will show you.’ / So Abraham left the land of the Chaldeans and settled in Haran. After his father died, God brought him out of that place and into this land where you are now living. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/2-9.htm">1 Peter 2:9</a></span><br />But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/7-6.htm">Deuteronomy 7:6</a></span><br />For you are a people holy to the LORD your God. The LORD your God has chosen you to be a people for His prized possession out of all peoples on the face of the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/10-5.htm">Matthew 10:5-6</a></span><br />These twelve Jesus sent out with the following instructions: “Do not go onto the road of the Gentiles or enter any town of the Samaritans. / Go rather to the lost sheep of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/43-20.htm">Isaiah 43:20-21</a></span><br />The beasts of the field will honor Me, the jackals and the ostriches, because I provide water in the wilderness and rivers in the desert, to give drink to My chosen people. / The people I formed for Myself will declare My praise.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/2-12.htm">Ephesians 2:12</a></span><br />remember that at that time you were separate from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of the promise, without hope and without God in the world.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">To whom alone the earth was given, and no stranger passed among them.</p><p class="hdg">Unto whom</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/10-25.htm">Genesis 10:25,32</a></b></br> And unto Eber were born two sons: the name of one <i>was</i> Peleg; for in his days was the earth divided; and his brother's name <i>was</i> Joktan… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/32-8.htm">Deuteronomy 32:8</a></b></br> When the most High divided to the nations their inheritance, when he separated the sons of Adam, he set the bounds of the people according to the number of the children of Israel.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joel/3-17.htm">Joel 3:17</a></b></br> So shall ye know that I <i>am</i> the LORD your God dwelling in Zion, my holy mountain: then shall Jerusalem be holy, and there shall no strangers pass through her any more.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/nehemiah/13-3.htm">Alien</a> <a href="/job/14-22.htm">Alone</a> <a href="/job/14-19.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/job/2-8.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/job/11-16.htm">Passed</a> <a href="/job/6-27.htm">Strange</a> <a href="/nehemiah/13-30.htm">Stranger</a> <a href="/john/7-50.htm">Them</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/19-15.htm">Alien</a> <a href="/job/19-4.htm">Alone</a> <a href="/job/15-29.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/job/20-13.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/job/17-11.htm">Passed</a> <a href="/job/19-3.htm">Strange</a> <a href="/job/19-15.htm">Stranger</a> <a href="/psalms/119-4.htm">Them</a><div class="vheading2">Job 15</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/15-1.htm">Eliphaz reproves Job for impiety in justifying himself</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/15-17.htm">He proves by tradition the restlessness of wicked men</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/15.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/job/15.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>to whom alone the land was given</b><br>This phrase refers to the Israelites, who were given the land of Canaan by God as an inheritance. This promise is rooted in the Abrahamic Covenant, where God promised Abraham and his descendants the land of Canaan (<a href="/genesis/12-7.htm">Genesis 12:7, 15</a>:18-21). The land was a significant part of God's covenant with Israel, symbolizing His provision and faithfulness. The exclusivity of the land being given "alone" to the Israelites underscores the special relationship between God and His chosen people, setting them apart from other nations.<p><b>when no foreigner passed among them</b><br>This part of the verse highlights a time when the Israelites were distinct and separate from other nations, emphasizing their unique identity and calling. Historically, this can be seen during the period of the conquest and settlement of Canaan under Joshua, when the land was primarily occupied by the Israelites without significant foreign influence (<a href="/joshua/23-9.htm">Joshua 23:9</a>). The absence of foreigners passing among them suggests a time of purity and undiluted worship of Yahweh, before the influence of surrounding pagan cultures led to idolatry and syncretism. This phrase can also be seen as a call to holiness and separation from worldly influences, a theme echoed throughout Scripture (<a href="/2_corinthians/6-17.htm">2 Corinthians 6:17</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/eliphaz_the_temanite.htm">Eliphaz the Temanite</a></b><br>One of Job's three friends who comes to comfort him. In this chapter, Eliphaz is speaking, offering his perspective on Job's suffering.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>The central figure of the Book of Job, known for his patience and faithfulness amidst severe trials and suffering.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_land.htm">The Land</a></b><br>Refers to the land given to the ancestors of the Israelites, emphasizing a time of purity and exclusivity before foreign influences.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/f/foreigner.htm">Foreigner</a></b><br>Represents those outside the covenant community, highlighting a time when the land was undisturbed by outside influences.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_ancestors.htm">The Ancestors</a></b><br>The patriarchs and early generations of Israel who received the land as a divine inheritance.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_inheritance.htm">Divine Inheritance</a></b><br>The land was a gift from God to His chosen people, symbolizing His covenant and faithfulness. Believers today can reflect on the spiritual inheritance promised through Christ.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/purity_and_exclusivity.htm">Purity and Exclusivity</a></b><br>The reference to a time without foreigners underscores the importance of spiritual purity and dedication to God. Christians are called to live set apart, maintaining their faith amidst worldly influences.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/historical_context.htm">Historical Context</a></b><br>Understanding the historical and cultural context of the Israelites helps us appreciate the depth of God's promises and their fulfillment in Christ.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_in_trials.htm">Faithfulness in Trials</a></b><br>Like Job, believers are encouraged to remain faithful during trials, trusting in God's ultimate plan and provision.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_and_covenant.htm">Community and Covenant</a></b><br>The passage highlights the importance of community and covenant relationships, both in ancient Israel and within the body of Christ today.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_15.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 15</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_bible_teachings_cover_empathy.htm">What biblical teachings address empathy?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_delay_the_law_after_abraham's_covenant.htm">If Galatians 3:19 says the Law was added because of transgressions, why did God wait so long to provide it after Abraham's covenant?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_love_foreigners_but_punish_nations.htm">Why does Deuteronomy 10:19 command love for foreigners while other passages in Deuteronomy mandate severe treatment of certain nations?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_about_bribery.htm">How should we treat foreigners among us?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/15.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 19.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Unto whom alone the earth was given</span>. The reference is clearly to a very remote time, when men were comparatively few, and lived in quiet possession of their own lands, undisturbed by invasions, wars, or struggles for territory. Professor Lee thinks that the times immediately after, and even those before, the Flood are glanced at; while Schultens regards Eliphaz as alluding to the first settlements of the Joktanidae in Arabia. In either case, the passage tells in favour or, and not against, the antiquity of the Book of Job, since it marks the composer as "living at a time when the memory of an age of patriarchal simplicity was yet fresh in men's minds" (Canon Cook). <span class="cmt_word">And no stranger passed among them</span>. Races were not mixed up one with another, and so the purity of primitive doctrine remained undisturbed. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/15-19.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">to whom</span><br /><span class="heb">לָהֶ֣ם</span> <span class="translit">(lā·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">alone</span><br /><span class="heb">לְ֭בַדָּם</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḇad·dām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_905.htm">Strong's 905: </a> </span><span class="str2">Separation, a part of the body, branch of a, tree, bar for, carrying, chief of</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the land</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאָ֑רֶץ</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’ā·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">was given</span><br /><span class="heb">נִתְּנָ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(nit·tə·nāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give, put, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">when no</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלֹא־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">foreigner</span><br /><span class="heb">זָ֣ר</span> <span class="translit">(zār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2114.htm">Strong's 2114: </a> </span><span class="str2">To turn aside, to be a, foreigner, strange, profane, to commit adultery</span><br /><br /><span class="word">passed</span><br /><span class="heb">עָ֖בַר</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·ḇar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5674.htm">Strong's 5674: </a> </span><span class="str2">To pass over, through, or by, pass on</span><br /><br /><span class="word">among them:</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּתוֹכָֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ṯō·w·ḵām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8432.htm">Strong's 8432: </a> </span><span class="str2">A bisection, the centre</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/15-19.htm">Job 15:19 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/15-19.htm">Job 15:19 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/15-19.htm">Job 15:19 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/15-19.htm">Job 15:19 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/15-19.htm">Job 15:19 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/15-19.htm">Job 15:19 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/15-19.htm">Job 15:19 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/15-19.htm">Job 15:19 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/15-19.htm">Job 15:19 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/15-19.htm">Job 15:19 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/15-19.htm">OT Poetry: Job 15:19 To whom alone the land was given (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/15-18.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 15:18"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 15:18" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/15-20.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 15:20"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 15:20" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>