Verse 1

{ "verseID": "Job.20.1", "source": "וַ֭יַּעַן צֹפַ֥ר הַנַּֽעֲמָתִ֗י וַיֹּאמַֽר׃", "text": "*wə-* *yaʿan* *Ṣōpar* *ha-Naʿămātî* *wə-* *yōʾmar*", "grammar": { "*wə-*": "conjunction - and", "*yaʿan*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - answered", "*Ṣōpar*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Zophar", "*ha-Naʿămātî*": "definite article with gentilic adjective, masculine singular - the Naamathite", "*yōʾmar*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he said" }, "variants": { "*yaʿan*": "answered/responded/replied", "*Naʿămātî*": "from Naamah (place name)/Naamathite" } }

Other Translations

Referenced Verses

  • Job 2:11 : 11 { "verseID": "Job.2.11", "source": "וַֽיִּשְׁמְע֞וּ שְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת ׀ רֵעֵ֣י אִיּ֗וֹב אֵ֣ת כָּל־הָרָעָ֣ה הַזֹּאת֮ הַבָּ֣אָה עָלָיו֒ וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙ אִ֣ישׁ מִמְּקֹמ֔וֹ אֱלִיפַ֤ז הַתֵּימָנִי֙ וּבִלְדַּ֣ד הַשּׁוּחִ֔י וְצוֹפַ֖ר הַנַּֽעֲמָתִ֑י וַיִּוָּעֲד֣וּ יַחְדָּ֔ו לָב֥וֹא לָנֽוּד־ל֖וֹ וּֽלְנַחֲמֽוֹ׃", "text": "*wə-yišməʿû šəlōšeṯ rēʿê ʾiyyôḇ ʾēṯ kāl*-the-*rāʿāh haz-zōʾṯ hab-bāʾāh ʿālāyw wə-yāḇōʾû ʾîš mim-məqōmô ʾĕlîp̄az hat-têmānî û-ḇildaḏ haš-šûḥî wə-ṣôp̄ar han-naʿămāṯî wə-yiwwāʿăḏû yaḥdāw lāḇôʾ lānûḏ*-*lô û-lə-naḥămô*.", "grammar": { "*wə-yišməʿû*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 3mp - and they heard", "*šəlōšeṯ*": "numeral feminine singular construct - three of", "*rēʿê*": "noun masculine plural construct - friends of", "*ʾiyyôḇ*": "proper noun - Job", "*ʾēṯ*": "direct object marker", "*kāl*": "noun masculine singular construct - all of", "*rāʿāh*": "noun feminine singular - evil/calamity", "*haz-zōʾṯ*": "article + demonstrative pronoun feminine singular - this", "*hab-bāʾāh*": "article + qal participle feminine singular - the coming", "*ʿālāyw*": "preposition + 3ms suffix - upon him", "*wə-yāḇōʾû*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 3mp - and they came", "*ʾîš*": "noun masculine singular - each man", "*mim-məqōmô*": "preposition + noun masculine singular construct + 3ms suffix - from his place", "*ʾĕlîp̄az*": "proper noun - Eliphaz", "*hat-têmānî*": "article + gentilic adjective masculine singular - the Temanite", "*û-ḇildaḏ*": "conjunction + proper noun - and Bildad", "*haš-šûḥî*": "article + gentilic adjective masculine singular - the Shuhite", "*wə-ṣôp̄ar*": "conjunction + proper noun - and Zophar", "*han-naʿămāṯî*": "article + gentilic adjective masculine singular - the Naamathite", "*wə-yiwwāʿăḏû*": "conjunction + niphal imperfect 3mp - and they met together", "*yaḥdāw*": "adverb - together", "*lāḇôʾ*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - to come", "*lānûḏ*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - to sympathize", "*lô*": "preposition + 3ms suffix - with him", "*û-lə-naḥămô*": "conjunction + preposition + piel infinitive construct + 3ms suffix - and to comfort him" }, "variants": { "*rāʿāh*": "evil/calamity/affliction/trouble", "*ʾîš mim-məqōmô*": "each from his place/each man from his own territory", "*têmānî*": "Temanite (from Teman in Edom)", "*šûḥî*": "Shuhite (possibly from region of Shuah)", "*naʿămāṯî*": "Naamathite (from Naamah, location uncertain)", "*wə-yiwwāʿăḏû yaḥdāw*": "and they met together/they made an appointment together", "*lānûḏ-lô*": "to sympathize with him/to express condolence", "*lə-naḥămô*": "to comfort him/to console him" } }
  • Job 11:1 : 1 { "verseID": "Job.11.1", "source": "וַ֭יַּעַן צֹפַ֥ר הַֽנַּעֲמָתִ֗י וַיֹּאמַֽר׃", "text": "*wə-yaʿan* *Tsophar* *ha-Naʿamati* *wə-yōʾmar*", "grammar": { "*wə-yaʿan*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he answered", "*Tsophar*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Zophar", "*ha-Naʿamati*": "definite article + proper noun/gentilic, masculine singular - the Naamathite", "*wə-yōʾmar*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he said" }, "variants": { "*Tsophar*": "proper name, possibly meaning 'sparrow/bird' or 'departing'", "*Naʿamati*": "from Na'amah, possibly meaning 'pleasantness'" } }
  • Job 42:9 : 9 { "verseID": "Job.42.9", "source": "וַיֵּלְכוּ֩ אֱלִיפַ֨ז הַתֵּֽימָנִ֜י וּבִלְדַּ֣ד הַשּׁוּחִ֗י צֹפַר֙ הַנַּ֣עֲמָתִ֔י וַֽיַּעֲשׂ֔וּ כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר דִּבֶּ֥ר אֲלֵיהֶ֖ם יְהוָ֑ה וַיִּשָּׂ֥א יְהוָ֖ה אֶת־פְּנֵ֥י אִיּֽוֹב׃", "text": "And *wayyēlǝkû* *ʾĔlîphaz* the-*Têmānî* and-*Bildad* the-*Šûḥî* *Ṣôphar* the-*Naʿămātî* and *wayyaʿăśû* as which *dibbēr* to-them *YHWH* and *wayyiśśāʾ* *YHWH* *ʾet*-*pǝnê* *ʾIyyôb*", "grammar": { "*wayyēlǝkû*": "Qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd masculine plural - and they went", "*ʾĔlîphaz*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Eliphaz", "*Têmānî*": "proper adjective, masculine singular - Temanite", "*Bildad*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Bildad", "*Šûḥî*": "proper adjective, masculine singular - Shuhite", "*Ṣôphar*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Zophar", "*Naʿămātî*": "proper adjective, masculine singular - Naamathite", "*wayyaʿăśû*": "Qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd masculine plural - and they did", "*dibbēr*": "Piel perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he had spoken", "*YHWH*": "proper noun, divine name - Yahweh/the LORD", "*wayyiśśāʾ*": "Qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd masculine singular - and he lifted up/accepted", "*pǝnê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - face of", "*ʾIyyôb*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Job" }, "variants": { "*wayyēlǝkû*": "and they went/and they departed", "*wayyaʿăśû*": "and they did/and they performed/and they acted", "*dibbēr*": "had spoken/had said/had commanded", "*wayyiśśāʾ*": "and he accepted/and he regarded/and he showed favor to", "*pǝnê*": "face of/presence of/person of" } }