Job 28:28
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
And He said to man, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding.’ ”

Young's Literal Translation
And He saith to man:—‘Lo, fear of the Lord, that [is] wisdom, And to turn from evil [is] understanding.’

King James Bible
And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that [is] wisdom; and to depart from evil [is] understanding.

Hebrew
And He said
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר ׀ (way·yō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

to man,
לָֽאָדָ֗ם (lā·’ā·ḏām)
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 120: Ruddy, a human being

‘Behold,
הֵ֤ן (hên)
Interjection
Strong's 2005: Lo! behold!

the fear
יִרְאַ֣ת (yir·’aṯ)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 3374: Fear, reverence

of the Lord,
אֲ֭דֹנָי (’ă·ḏō·nāy)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 136: The Lord

that [is]
הִ֣יא (hî)
Pronoun - third person feminine singular
Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are

wisdom,
חָכְמָ֑ה (ḥāḵ·māh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 2451: Wisdom

and to turn away
וְס֖וּר (wə·sūr)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 5493: To turn aside

from evil
מֵרָ֣ע (mê·rā‘)
Preposition-m | Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 7451: Bad, evil

[is] understanding.’”
בִּינָֽה׃ (bî·nāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 998: An understanding

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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