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And when they lifted up their eyes afar off, and knew him not, they lifted up their voice, and wept; and they rent every one his mantle, and sprinkled dust upon their heads toward heaven. (KJV)

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וַיִּשְׂא֨וּvai.yis.'Uand they lifted up

Lemma: נָשָׂא (na.sa) · Strong's: H5375M

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)

Meaning: to lift: look

Used 47 times. Also: Genesis 13:10, Genesis 13:14, Genesis 18:2, Genesis 22:4, Genesis 22:13, Genesis 24:63 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5375M; TAHOT Job 2:12 word 1

אֶת\־'et-<obj.>

Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853

Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)

Meaning: [Obj.]

Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Job 2:12 word 2

עֵינֵיהֶ֤ם'ei.nei.Hemeyes their

Lemma: עַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H5869H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Dual · Construct (HNcfdc)

Meaning: eye: seeing

Used 208 times. Also: Genesis 16:4, Genesis 16:5, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 19:19, Genesis 23:11, Genesis 30:27 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5869H; TAHOT Job 2:12 word 3

מֵרָחוֹק֙me.ra.chOkfrom a distance

Lemma: רָחֹק (ra.choq) · Strong's: H7350

Parsing: Aamsa (Aamsa)

Meaning: distant

Used 84 times. Also: Genesis 22:4, Genesis 37:18, Exodus 2:4, Exodus 20:18, Exodus 20:21, Exodus 24:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7350; TAHOT Job 2:12 word 4

וְלֹ֣אve.Lo'and not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Job 2:12 word 5

הִכִּירֻ֔הוּhi.ki.Ru.huthey recognized him

Lemma: נָכַר (na.khar) · Strong's: H5234A

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVhp3cp)

Meaning: to recognize

Used 41 times. Also: Genesis 27:23, Genesis 31:32, Genesis 37:32, Genesis 37:33, Genesis 38:25, Genesis 38:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5234A; TAHOT Job 2:12 word 6

וַיִּשְׂא֥וּvai.yis.'Uand they lifted up

Lemma: נָשָׂא (na.sa) · Strong's: H5375N

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)

Meaning: to lift: loud

Used 40 times. Also: Genesis 21:16, Genesis 27:38, Genesis 29:11, Exodus 23:1, Numbers 14:1, Numbers 23:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5375N; TAHOT Job 2:12 word 7

קוֹלָ֖םko.Lamvoice their

Lemma: קוֹל (qol) · Strong's: H6963A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: voice

Used 335 times. Also: Genesis 3:17, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 16:2, Genesis 21:12, Genesis 21:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6963A; TAHOT Job 2:12 word 8

וַיִּבְכּ֑וּvai.yiv.Kuand they wept

Lemma: בָּכָה (ba.khah) · Strong's: H1058

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)

Meaning: to weep

Used 114 times. Also: Genesis 21:16, Genesis 23:2, Genesis 27:38, Genesis 29:11, Genesis 33:4, Genesis 37:35 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1058; TAHOT Job 2:12 word 9

וַֽיִּקְרְעוּ֙vai.yik.re.'Uand they tore

Lemma: קָרַע (qa.ra) · Strong's: H7167

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)

Meaning: to tear

Used 63 times. Also: Genesis 37:29, Genesis 37:34, Genesis 44:13, Exodus 28:32, Exodus 39:23, Leviticus 13:56 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7167; TAHOT Job 2:12 word 10

אִ֣ישׁ'isheach one

Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376I

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: man: anyone

Used 546 times. Also: Genesis 9:5, Genesis 10:5, Genesis 11:3, Genesis 11:7, Genesis 13:11, Genesis 13:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0376I; TAHOT Job 2:12 word 11

מְעִל֔וֹme.'i.Lorobe his

Lemma: מְעִיל (me.il) · Strong's: H4598

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: robe

Used 28 times. Also: Exodus 28:4, Exodus 28:31, Exodus 28:34, Exodus 29:5, Exodus 39:22, Exodus 39:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4598; TAHOT Job 2:12 word 12

וַיִּזְרְק֥וּvai.yiz.re.Kuand they sprinkled

Lemma: זָרַק (za.raq) · Strong's: H2236

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)

Meaning: to scatter

Used 35 times. Also: Exodus 9:8, Exodus 9:10, Exodus 24:6, Exodus 24:8, Exodus 29:16, Exodus 29:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2236; TAHOT Job 2:12 word 13

עָפָ֛ר'a.Fardust

Lemma: עָפָר (a.phar) · Strong's: H6083

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: dust

Used 110 times. Also: Genesis 2:7, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 3:19, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 18:27, Genesis 26:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6083; TAHOT Job 2:12 word 14

עַל\־'al-on

Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: upon

Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Job 2:12 word 15

רָאשֵׁיהֶ֖םra.shei.Hemheads their

Lemma: רֹאשׁ (rosh) · Strong's: H7218A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: head

Used 282 times. Also: Genesis 3:15, Genesis 40:13, Genesis 40:16, Genesis 40:17, Genesis 40:19, Genesis 40:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7218A; TAHOT Job 2:12 word 16

הַשָּׁמָֽיְמָה\׃ha.sha.Ma.ye.mahthe heavens towards

Lemma: שָׁמַיִם (sha.ma.yim) · Strong's: H8064

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: heaven

Used 421 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8064; TAHOT Job 2:12 word 17

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

When they lifted up	→	נָשָׂא H5375M to lift: look
their eyes	→	עַ֫יִן H5869H eye: seeing
from afar	→	רָחֹק H7350 distant
they could barely	→	לֹא H3808 not
recognize [Job]	→	נָכַר H5234A to recognize
They began to weep	→	בָּכָה H1058 to weep
aloud	→	נָשָׂא H5375M to lift: look
. . .	→	קוֹל H6963A voice
and each man	→	אִישׁ H0376I man: anyone
tore	→	קָרַע H7167 to tear
his robe	→	מְעִיל H4598 robe
and threw	→	זָרַק H2236 to scatter
dust	→	עָפָר H6083 dust
in the air	→	שָׁמַיִם H8064 heaven
over	→	עַל H5921A upon
his head	→	רֹאשׁ H7218A head

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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