Job 2:12 Hebrew Word Analysis

6	And when they lifted up	וַיִּשְׂא֥וּ	h5375
1		אֶת	h853
2	their eyes	עֵֽינֵיהֶ֤ם	h5869
3	afar off	מֵֽרָחוֹק֙	h7350
4		וְלֹ֣א	h3808
5	and knew	הִכִּירֻ֔הוּ	h5234
6	And when they lifted up	וַיִּשְׂא֥וּ	h5375
7	their voice	קוֹלָ֖ם	h6963
8	and wept	וַיִּבְכּ֑וּ	h1058
9	and they rent	וַֽיִּקְרְעוּ֙	h7167
10	every one	אִ֣ישׁ	h376
11	his mantle	מְעִל֔וֹ	h4598
12	and sprinkled	וַיִּזְרְק֥וּ	h2236
13	dust	עָפָ֛ר	h6083
14		עַל	h5921
15	upon their heads	רָֽאשֵׁיהֶ֖ם	h7218
16	toward heaven	הַשָּׁמָֽיְמָה׃	h8064

Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

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.

American Standard Version (ASV)

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 robe, and sprinkled dust upon their heads toward heaven.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And lifting up their eyes when they were still far off, it did not seem that the man they saw was Job because of the change in him. And they gave way to bitter weeping, with signs of grief, and put dust on their heads.

Darby English Bible (DBY)

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 the heavens.

Webster's Bible (WBT)

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

World English Bible (WEB)

When they lifted up their eyes from a distance, and didn't recognize him, they raised their voices, and wept; and they each tore his robe, and sprinkled dust on their heads toward the sky.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

and they lift up their eyes from afar and have not discerned him, and they lift up their voice and weep, and rend each his robe, and sprinkle dust on their heads -- heavenward.