Berean Standard Bible

Job 2:11-13

11Now when Job’sאִיּ֗וֹב'i.YovH347אֵ֣ת'etH853threeשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת׀she.Lo.shetH7969friendsרֵעֵ֣יre.'EiH7453—Eliphazאֱלִיפַ֤ז'e.li.FazH464the Temaniteהַתֵּימָנִי֙ha.tei.ma.NiH8489,Bildadוּבִלְדַּ֣דu.vil.DadH1085the Shuhiteהַשּׁוּחִ֔יha.shu.ChiH7747,and Zopharוְצוֹפַ֖רve.tzo.FarH6691the Naamathiteהַנַּֽעֲמָתִ֑יha.na.'a.ma.TiH5284—heardוַֽיִּשְׁמְע֞וּvai.yish.me.'UH8085about allכָּל־kol-H3605thisהַזֹּאת֮ha.zoTH2063adversityהָרָעָ֣הha.ra.'AhH7451that had comeהַבָּ֣אָהha.Ba.'ahH935upon himעָלָיו֒'a.LavH5921,each of themאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376cameוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935from his homeמִמְּקֹמ֔וֹmi.me.ko.MoH4725,and they metוַיִּוָּעֲד֣וּvai.yi.va.'a.DuH3259togetherיַחְדָּ֔וyach.DavH3162to goלָב֥וֹאla.Vo'H935and sympathizeלָנֽוּד־la.nud-H5110with Joband comfort himוּֽלְנַחֲמֽוֹ׃u.le.na.cha.moH5162.

12When they lifted upוַיִּשְׂא֨וּvai.yis.'UH5375אֶת־'et-H853their eyesעֵינֵיהֶ֤ם'ei.nei.HemH5869from afarמֵרָחוֹק֙me.ra.chOkH7350,they could barelyוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808recognizeהִכִּירֻ֔הוּhi.ki.Ru.huH5234Job.They began to weepוַיִּבְכּ֑וּvai.yiv.KuH1058aloudוַיִּשְׂא֥וּ קוֹלָ֖םvai.yis.'U ko.LamH5375 H6963,and each manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376toreוַֽיִּקְרְעוּ֙vai.yik.re.'UH7167his robeמְעִל֔וֹme.'i.LoH4598and threwוַיִּזְרְק֥וּvai.yiz.re.KuH2236dustעָפָ֛ר'a.FarH6083in the airהַשָּׁמָֽיְמָה׃ha.sha.Ma.ye.mahH8064overעַל־'al-H5921his headרָאשֵׁיהֶ֖םra.shei.HemH7218.

13Then they satוַיֵּשְׁב֤וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427on the groundלָאָ֔רֶץla.'A.retzH776with himאִתּוֹ֙'i.ToH854for sevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117and sevenוְשִׁבְעַ֣תve.shiv.'AtH7651nightsלֵיל֑וֹתlei.LotH3915,but noוְאֵין־ve.'ein-H369one spokeדֹּבֵ֤רdo.VerH1696a wordדָּבָ֔רda.VarH1697to himאֵלָיו֙'e.LavH413becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588they sawרָא֔וּra.'UH7200כִּֽי־ki-H3588how intenseמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966his sufferingהַכְּאֵ֖בha.ke.'EvH3511wasגָדַ֥לga.DalH1431.

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