Job 2:8 Hebrew Word Analysis

0And he tookוַיִּֽקַּֽחh3947
1ל֣וֹh0
2him a potsherdחֶ֔רֶשׂh2789
3to scrapeלְהִתְגָּרֵ֖דh1623
4בּ֑וֹh0
5וְה֖וּאh1931
6himself withal and he sat downיֹשֵׁ֥בh3427
7amongבְּתוֹךְh8432
8the ashesהָאֵֽפֶר׃h665

Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

And he took him a potsherd to scrape himself withal; and he sat down among the ashes.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And he took him a potsherd to scrape himself therewith; and he sat among the ashes.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And he took a broken bit of a pot, and, seated in the dust, was rubbing himself with the sharp edge of it.

Darby English Bible (DBY)

And he took a potsherd to scrape himself with; and he sat among the ashes.

Webster's Bible (WBT)

And he took him a potsherd to scrape himself with it; and he sat down among the ashes.

World English Bible (WEB)

He took for himself a potsherd to scrape himself with, and he sat among the ashes.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

And he taketh to him a potsherd to scrape himself with it, and he is sitting in the midst of the ashes.