Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleWhen 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. Young's Literal Translation and they lift up their eyes from afar and have not discerned him, and they lift up their voice and weep, and rend each his robe, and sprinkle dust on their heads—heavenward. King James Bible And when they lifted up their eyes afar off, and knew him not, they lifted up their voice, and wept; and they rent every one his mantle, and sprinkled dust upon their heads toward heaven. Hebrew When they liftedוַיִּשְׂא֨וּ (way·yiś·’ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 5375: To lift, carry, take up their eyes עֵינֵיהֶ֤ם (‘ê·nê·hem) Noun - cdc | third person masculine plural Strong's 5869: An eye, a fountain from afar, מֵרָחוֹק֙ (mê·rā·ḥō·wq) Preposition-m | Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 7350: Remote, of place, time, precious they could barely וְלֹ֣א (wə·lō) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no recognize [Job]. הִכִּירֻ֔הוּ (hik·kî·ru·hū) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural | third person masculine singular Strong's 5234: To regard, recognize They began to weep וַיִּבְכּ֑וּ (way·yiḇ·kū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 1058: To weep, to bemoan aloud, וַיִּשְׂא֥וּ (way·yiś·’ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 5375: To lift, carry, take and each man אִ֣ישׁ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person tore וַֽיִּקְרְעוּ֙ (way·yiq·rə·‘ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 7167: To rend his robe מְעִל֔וֹ (mə·‘i·lōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 4598: A robe and threw וַיִּזְרְק֥וּ (way·yiz·rə·qū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 2236: Be here and there, scatter, sprinkle, strew dust עָפָ֛ר (‘ā·p̄ār) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6083: Dust, clay, earth, mud into the air הַשָּׁמָֽיְמָה׃ (haš·šā·mā·yə·māh) Article | Noun - masculine plural | third person feminine singular Strong's 8064: Heaven, sky over עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against his head. רָאשֵׁיהֶ֖ם (rā·šê·hem) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 7218: The head |
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