Job

Job 2:11–13

¹¹Now when Job’s three friends— Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite— heard about all this adversity that had come upon him, each of them came from his home, and they met together to go and sympathize with Job and comfort him.

¹²When they lifted up their eyes from afar, they could barely recognize Job. They began to weep aloud, and each man tore his robe and threw dust in the air over his head. ¹³Then they sat on the ground with him for seven days and seven nights, but no one spoke a word to him because they saw how intense his suffering was.

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Job 2:11

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Now when Job’s	אִיּ֗וֹב	’î·yō·wḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H347 Job
three	שְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת׀	šə·lō·šeṯ	Number - masculine singular construct	H7969 a three, triad
friends	רֵעֵ֣י	rê·‘ê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H7453 shouting, roar
Eliphaz	אֱלִיפַ֤ז	’ĕ·lî·p̄az	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H464 Eliphaz
the Temanite	הַתֵּימָנִי֙	hat·tê·mā·nî	Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8489 Temanite
Bildad	וּבִלְדַּ֣ד	ū·ḇil·daḏ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1085 Bildad
the Shuhite	הַשּׁוּחִ֔י	haš·šū·ḥî	Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7747 Shuchite
and Zophar	וְצוֹפַ֖ר	wə·ṣō·w·p̄ar	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6691 Tsophar
the Naamathite	הַנַּֽעֲמָתִ֑י	han·na·‘ă·mā·ṯî	Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H5284 Naamathite
heard	וַֽיִּשְׁמְע֞וּ	way·yiš·mə·‘ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H8085 hear
about all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
this	הַזֹּאת֮	haz·zōṯ	Article; Pronoun - feminine singular	H2063 this
adversity	הָרָעָ֣ה	hā·rā·‘āh	Article; Adjective - feminine singular	H7451 bad, evil
that had come	הַבָּ֣אָה	hab·bā·’āh	Article; Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
upon him	עָלָיו֒	‘ā·lāw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H5921 height
each of them	אִ֣ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
came	וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙	way·yā·ḇō·’ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
from his home	מִמְּקֹמ֔וֹ	mim·mə·qō·mōw	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H4725 standing, spot, condition
and they met	וַיִּוָּעֲד֣וּ	way·yiw·wā·‘ă·ḏū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3259 appoint
together	יַחְדָּ֔ו	yaḥ·dāw	Adverb	H3162 unitedness
to go	לָב֥וֹא	lā·ḇō·w	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H935 come in, come, go in, go
and sympathize	לָנֽוּד־	lā·nūḏ-	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H5110 move to and fro, wander, flutter, shew grief
with	ל֖וֹ	lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
and comfort him	וּֽלְנַחֲמֽוֹ׃	ū·lə·na·ḥă·mōw	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular	H5162 be sorry, console

Job 2:12

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When they lifted up	וַיִּשְׂא֨וּ	way·yiś·’ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5375 lift, take, carry
their eyes	עֵינֵיהֶ֤ם	‘ê·nê·hem	Noun - cdc; third person masculine plural	H5869 eye
from afar	מֵרָחוֹק֙	mê·rā·ḥō·wq	Preposition-m; Adjective - masculine singular	H7350 distant, far
they could barely	וְלֹ֣א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
recognize	הִכִּירֻ֔הוּ	hik·kî·ru·hū	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural; third person masculine singular	H5234 regard, recognize
They began to weep	וַיִּבְכּ֑וּ	way·yiḇ·kū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1058 weep, bewail
aloud	וַיִּשְׂא֥וּ	way·yiś·’ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5375 lift, take, carry
and each man	אִ֣ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
tore	וַֽיִּקְרְעוּ֙	way·yiq·rə·‘ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7167 tear
his robe	מְעִל֔וֹ	mə·‘i·lōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H4598 robe
and threw	וַיִּזְרְק֥וּ	way·yiz·rə·qū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H2236 to toss or throw
dust	עָפָ֛ר	‘ā·p̄ār	Noun - masculine singular	H6083 dry earth, dust
in the air	הַשָּׁמָֽיְמָה׃	haš·šā·mā·yə·māh	Article; Noun - masculine plural; third person feminine singular	H8064 sky, aloft
over	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
his head	רָאשֵׁיהֶ֖ם	rā·šê·hem	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H7218 head

Job 2:13

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then they sat	וַיֵּשְׁב֤וּ	way·yê·šə·ḇū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
on the ground	לָאָ֔רֶץ	lā·’ā·reṣ	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
with him	אִתּוֹ֙	’it·tōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H854 with
for seven	שִׁבְעַ֥ת	šiḇ·‘aṯ	Number - masculine singular construct	H7651 seven
days	יָמִ֖ים	yā·mîm	Noun - masculine plural	H3117 day
and seven	וְשִׁבְעַ֣ת	wə·šiḇ·‘aṯ	Conjunctive waw; Number - masculine singular construct	H7651 seven
nights	לֵיל֑וֹת	lê·lō·wṯ	Noun - masculine plural	H3915 twist, night, adversity
but no	וְאֵין־	wə·’ên-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
one spoke	דֹּבֵ֤ר	dō·ḇêr	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H1696 speak
a word	דָּבָ֔ר	dā·ḇār	Noun - masculine singular	H1697 speech, word
to him	אֵלָיו֙	’ê·lāw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H413 motion to
because	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
they saw	רָא֔וּ	rā·’ū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H7200 see
how intense	מְאֹֽד׃	mə·’ōḏ	Adverb	H3966 muchness, force, abundance, exceedingly
his suffering	הַכְּאֵ֖ב	hak·kə·’êḇ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3511 pain
was	גָדַ֥ל	ḡā·ḏal	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1431 grow up, become great

Cross-references

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Job 2:11 Romans 12:15 · Job 42:11 · Job 6:14 · Genesis 25:2 · Proverbs 17:17 · Jeremiah 49:7 · 1 Corinthians 12:26

Job 2:12 Lamentations 2:10 · Ezekiel 27:30 · Nehemiah 9:1 · Joshua 7:6 · Job 1:20

Job 2:13 Genesis 50:10 · Nehemiah 1:4 · Ezekiel 3:15 · Isaiah 3:26 · Ezra 9:3 · Job 4:2 · Genesis 1:5 · Psalm 77:4 · Genesis 1:8

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.