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They satוַיֵּשְׁבוּwith himאִתּוֹon the groundלָאָרֶץsevenשִׁבְעַתdaysיָמִיםand sevenוְשִׁבְעַתnights,לֵילוֹתand no oneוְאֵיןspokeדֹּבֵרa wordדָּבָרto him,אֵלָיוforכִּיthey sawרָאוּthatכִּיthe painהַכְּאֵבwas veryמְאֹדgreat.גָדַל
Job 2:13
Study it in the app“They sat with him on the ground seven days and seven nights, and no one spoke a word to him, for they saw that the pain was very great.”
Job's friends come to comfort him and sit with himFriendshipJob’s three friends arrive, weep, and sit with him in silenceComfort
With the Hebrew beneath
Job 2:13, word by word
- They satיֵּשְׁבוּyeshvu
sit
To sit; or sit on the throne to reign.
Where else “yeshvu” appears- on the groundאָרֶץarets
ground
What is underfoot: bowing down to touch it.
Where else “arets” appears- sevenשִׁבְעַתshivat
seven
Seven, the number of fullness; also "seven times".
Where else “shivat” appears- daysיָמִיםyamim
day
The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.
Where else “yamim” appears- nightsלֵילוֹתlelot
night
Night.
Where else “lelot” appears- spokeדֹּבֵרdover
speak
To speak, say something; above all God to his people.
Where else “dover” appears- a wordדָּבָרdavar
word
What someone says or announces, above all what YHWH says.
Where else “davar” appears- they sawרָאוּrau
realize
To realize: "he saw that it was good".
Where else “rau” appears- the painכְּאֵבkeev
pain, suffering
Pain, suffering. It may be pain of the body or inward pain, of grief.
Where else “keev” appears- was veryמְאֹדmeod
very
To a very high degree: the word that adds force to what is said.
Where else “meod” appears- greatגָדַלgadal
make great
To give someone importance; do wonderful deeds.
Where else “gadal” appears
The context
12They lifted up their eyes from a distance and did not recognize him, and they raised their voices and wept; each tore his robe, and they scattered dust over their heads toward the heavens.
13 · This verse (above)