Job
Job 2:13
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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| 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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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.