Job 2:8
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | And he took him a potsherd to scrape himself withal; and he sat down among the ashes. | And Job took a piece of broken pottery to scrape himself as he sat among the ashes. | And he took him a potsherd to scrape himself therewith; and he sat among the ashes. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and he took | וַיִּֽקַּֽח־ | vai-yi-kach- | H3947G | to take: takeלָקַח (la.qach) : take 1) to take, get, fetch, lay hold of, seize, receive, acquire, buy, bring, marry, take a wife, snatch, take away 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to take, take in the hand 1a2) to take and carry along 1a3) to take from, take out of, take, carry away, take away 1a4) to take to or for a person, procure, get, take possession of, select, choose, take in marriage, receive, accept 1a5) to take up or upon, put upon 1a6) to fetch 1a7) to take, lead, conduct 1a8) to take, capture, seize 1a9) to take, carry off 1a10) to take (vengeance) 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be captured 1b2) to be taken away, be removed … |
| a potsherd | חֶ֔רֶשׂ | CHE-res | H2789 | earthenwareחֶ֫רֶשׂ (che.re.s) earthenware, clay pottery, shard, potsherd, earthen vessel |
| to scrape himself | לְהִתְגָּרֵ֖ד | le-hit-ga-RED | H1623 | to scrapeגָּרַד (ga.rad) 1) to scrape, scratch 1a) (Hithpael) to scrape oneself |
| and he | וְה֖וּא | ve-HU' | H1931 | he/she/itהוּא (hu) pron 3p s 1) he, she, it 1a) himself (with emphasis) 1b) resuming subj with emphasis 1c) (with minimum emphasis following predicate) 1d) (anticipating subj) 1e) (emphasising predicate) 1f) that, it (neuter) demons pron 2) that (with article) |
| [was] sitting | יֹשֵׁ֥ב | yo-SHEV | H3427 | to dwellיָשַׁב (ya.shav) 1) to dwell, remain, sit, abide 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to sit, sit down 1a2) to be set 1a3) to remain, stay 1a4) to dwell, have one's abode 1b) (Niphal) to be inhabited 1c) (Piel) to set, place 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to cause to sit 1d2) to cause to abide, set 1d3) to cause to dwell 1d4) to cause (cities) to be inhabited 1d5) to marry (give an dwelling to) 1e) (Hophal) 1e1) to be inhabited 1e2) to make to dwell Aramaic equivalent: ye.tiv (יְתִב "to dwell" H3488) |
| in [the] midst | בְּתוֹךְ־ | be-tokh- | H8432 | midstתָּ֫וֶךְ (ta.vekh) 1) midst, middle 1a) midst, middle 1b) into, through (after verbs of motion) 1c) among (of a number of persons) 1d) between (of things arranged by twos) 1e) from among (as to take or separate etc) |
| the ash[es] | הָאֵֽפֶר׃ | ha-'E-fer | H0665 | ashesאֵ֫פֶר (e.pher) 1) ashes 2) (CLBL) worthlessness (fig.) |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.