Job 3:2

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{ "verseID": "Job.3.2", "source": "וַיַּ֥עַן אִיּ֗וֹב וַיֹּאמַֽר׃", "text": "*wa-yaʿan ʾiyyôb wa-yōʾmar*", "grammar": { "*wa-yaʿan*": "conjunction + verb, Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and answered", "*ʾiyyôb*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Job", "*wa-yōʾmar*": "conjunction + verb, Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and said" }, "variants": { "*yaʿan*": "answered/responded/testified", "*yōʾmar*": "said/spoke/declared" } }

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיַּ֥עַן אִיּ֗וֹב וַיֹּאמַֽר׃

Transliteration

wa-yaʿan ʾiyyôb wa-yōʾmar

Grammar Details

• *wa-yaʿan*: conjunction + verb, Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and answered
• *ʾiyyôb*: proper noun, masculine singular - Job
• *wa-yōʾmar*: conjunction + verb, Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and said

Word Meanings

• *yaʿan*: answered/responded/testified
• *yōʾmar*: said/spoke/declared

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  And Job answered and said:

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And spake, and said,

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And Job spoke, and said,

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And Job spake, and said,

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And Job{H347} answered{H6030} and said:{H559}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And Job{H347} spake{H6030}{(H8799)}, and said{H559}{(H8799)},

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  and sayde:

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And Iob cryed out, and sayd,

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And Iob aunswered, and sayde:

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And Job spake, and said,

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Job answered:

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And Job answereth and saith: --

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Job answered and said:

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Job answered and said:

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Job made answer and said,

• World English Bible (2000)

  Job answered:

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Job spoke up and said:

Referenced Verses

• Judg 18:14 : 14 { "verseID": "Judges.18.14", "source": "וַֽיַּעֲנ֞וּ חֲמֵ֣שֶׁת הָאֲנָשִׁ֗ים הַהֹלְכִים֮ לְרַגֵּל֮ אֶת־הָאָ֣רֶץ לַיִשׁ֒ וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙ אֶל־אֲחֵיהֶ֔ם הַיְדַעְתֶּ֗ם כִּ֠י יֵ֣שׁ בַּבָּתִּ֤ים הָאֵ֙לֶּה֙ אֵפ֣וֹד וּתְרָפִ֔ים וּפֶ֖סֶל וּמַסֵּכָ֑ה וְעַתָּ֖ה דְּע֥וּ מַֽה־תַּעֲשֽׂוּ׃", "text": "And *wayyaʿănû* five of *hāʾănāšîm* the *hahōlĕkîm* to *lĕraggēl* *ʾet*-the land *lāyiš* and *wayyōʾmĕrû* to-*ʾăḥêhem* the *hayĕdaʿtem* that *yēš* in-the houses the these *ʾēpôd* and *tĕrāpîm* and *pesel* and *massēkâ* and now *dĕʿû* what-*taʿăśû*.", "grammar": { "*wayyaʿănû*": "waw-consecutive + 3rd plural, qal imperfect - answered", "*hāʾănāšîm*": "definite, masculine plural - the men", "*hahōlĕkîm*": "definite, qal participle, masculine plural - the ones going/walking", "*lĕraggēl*": "preposition + piel infinitive construct - to spy out", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*lāyiš*": "preposition + proper noun - to Laish", "*wayyōʾmĕrû*": "waw-consecutive + 3rd plural, qal imperfect - and they said", "*ʾăḥêhem*": "masculine plural noun + 3rd masculine plural suffix - their brothers", "*hayĕdaʿtem*": "interrogative particle + 2nd masculine plural, qal perfect - do you know?", "*yēš*": "existential particle - there is/are", "*ʾēpôd*": "masculine singular noun - ephod (priestly garment)", "*tĕrāpîm*": "masculine plural noun - teraphim (household idols)", "*pesel*": "masculine singular noun - carved image/idol", "*massēkâ*": "feminine singular noun - cast image/molten idol", "*dĕʿû*": "2nd masculine plural, qal imperative - know!", "*taʿăśû*": "2nd masculine plural, qal imperfect - you will do" }, "variants": { "*ʾēpôd*": "priestly garment/sacred vestment used for divination", "*tĕrāpîm*": "household gods/idols/objects of divination", "*pesel*": "carved image/graven image/idol", "*massēkâ*": "cast metal image/molten idol" } }