Job
Job 2:11
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.
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| 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 |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Romans 12:15 · Job 42:11 · Job 6:14 · Genesis 25:2 · Proverbs 17:17 · Jeremiah 49:7 · 1 Corinthians 12:26
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.