New American Standard Bible 2020

Job 2:11-13

11Now when Job’sאִיּ֗וֹב'i.YovH347threeשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת׀she.Lo.shetH7969friendsרֵעֵ֣יre.'EiH7453heardוַֽיִּשְׁמְע֞וּvai.yish.me.'UH8085about allכָּל־kol-H3605thisH2088adversityH7463that had comeH935uponH935him, they cameH935,eachH376oneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376from his own placeמִמְּקֹמ֔וֹmi.me.ko.MoH4725--Eliphazאֱלִיפַ֤ז'e.li.FazH464theTemaniteהַתֵּימָנִי֙ha.tei.ma.NiH8489,Bildadוּבִלְדַּ֣דu.vil.DadH1085theShuhiteהַשּׁוּחִ֔יha.shu.ChiH7747,and Zopharוְצוֹפַ֖רve.tzo.FarH6691the Naamathiteהַנַּֽעֲמָתִ֑יha.na.'a.ma.TiH5284;and they madeH3259anH3259appointmentוַיִּוָּעֲד֣וּvai.yi.va.'a.DuH3259togetherH3164to comeH935tosympathizeלָנֽוּד־la.nud-H5110with him and comfortוּֽלְנַחֲמֽוֹ׃u.le.na.cha.moH5162him.

12When theylookedוַיִּשְׂא֨וּ עֵינֵיהֶ֤םvai.yis.'U 'ei.nei.HemH5375 H5869from a distanceמֵרָחוֹק֙me.ra.chOkH7350and did not recognizeהִכִּירֻ֔הוּhi.ki.Ru.huH5234him, they raisedוַיִּשְׂא֥וּvai.yis.'UH5375their voicesקוֹלָ֖םko.LamH6963and weptוַיִּבְכּ֑וּvai.yiv.KuH1058.And eachאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of themtoreוַֽיִּקְרְעוּ֙vai.yik.re.'UH7167his robeמְעִל֔וֹme.'i.LoH4598, and theythrewוַיִּזְרְק֥וּvai.yiz.re.KuH2236dustעָפָ֛ר'a.FarH6083overעַל־'al-H5921their headsרָאשֵׁיהֶ֖םra.shei.HemH7218toward the skyהַשָּׁמָֽיְמָה׃ha.sha.Ma.ye.mahH8064.

13Then they satH3427downH3427on the groundלָאָ֔רֶץla.'A.retzH776with him for sevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117and sevenוְשִׁבְעַ֣תve.shiv.'AtH7651nightsלֵיל֑וֹתlei.LotH3915,with noH369oneH369speakingדֹּבֵ֤רdo.VerH1696a wordדָּבָ֔רda.VarH1697to him, for they sawרָא֔וּra.'UH7200that hispainהַכְּאֵ֖בha.ke.'EvH3511wasH1431veryמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966greatגָדַ֥לga.DalH1431.

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