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And against his threeוּבִשְׁלֹשֶׁתcompanionsרֵעָיוhis angerאַפּוֹburnedחָרָהbecauseעַל אֲשֶׁרthey had notלֹאfoundמָצְאוּan answerמַעֲנֶהand yet had declared Job wicked.וַיַּרְשִׁיעוּ אֶת אִיּוֹב
Job 32:3
Study it in the app“And against his three companions his anger burned because they had not found an answer and yet had declared Job wicked.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Job 32:3, word by word
- And against his threeשְׁלֹשֶׁתsheloshet
three
A quantity of three: three persons or things together.
Where else “sheloshet” appears- companionsרֵעָיreay
companion
A companion, a friend.
Where else “reay” appears- his angerאַפּap
anger
The rage of one who snorts; the "long of nose" is slow to become angry.
Where else “ap” appears- burnedחָרָהchara
burn
For YHWH's anger to be kindled like a fire against someone.
Where else “chara” appears- foundמָצְאוּmatsu
find
To come upon what one seeks, or something not expected.
Where else “matsu” appears- an answerמַעֲנֶהmaane
answer
What is said in answer to a question or an accusation.
Where else “maane” appears- and yet had declared Job wickedיַּרְשִׁיעוּyarshiu
act wickedly
To act badly, be at fault.
Where else “yarshiu” appears- and yet had declared Job wickedאִיּוֹבiyov
Job
Job: the man of the land of Uz, blameless and upright, whose story of suffering and of questions to God is told in the book that bears his name. Ezekiel 14:14 and James 5:11 also mention him.
Where else “iyov” appears
The context
2Then the anger of Elihu son of Barachel the Buzite, of the family of Ram, burned; against Job his anger burned because he declared himself righteous more than Elohim.
3 · This verse (above)
4Now Elihu had waited for Job with his words, because they were older than he in days.