King James Version

Job 1:20

Then Job arose, and rent his mantle, and shaved his head, and fell down upon the ground, and worshipped,

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וַיָּ֤קָםvayaqamand riseקוּםconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and rise”, the next action in the storyH6965to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)abide, accomplish, [idiom] be clearer, confirm, continue, decree, [idiom] be dim, endure, [idiom] enemy, enjoin, get up, make good, help, hold, (help to) lift up (again), make, [idiom] but newly, ordain, perform, pitch, raise (up), rear (u…אִיּוֹב֙iovJobאִיּוֹבnoun, proper name — “Job”H347Ijob, the patriarch famous for his patienceJob.וַיִּקְרַ֣עvayiqraand rendקָרַעconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and rend”, the next action in the storyH7167to rend, literally or figuratively (revile, paint the eyes, as if enlarging them)cut out, rend, [idiom] surely, tear.אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).מְעִל֔וֹmeilvorobeמְעִילnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “robe”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4598a robe (i.e. upper and outer garment)cloke, coat, mantle, robe.וַיָּ֖גָזvayagazand shaveגַּזָזconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and shave”, the next action in the storyH1494to cut off; specifically to shear aflock or shave the hair; figuratively to destroy an enemycut off (down), poll, shave, (sheep-) shear(-er).אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).רֹאשׁ֑וֹroshvoheadרֹאשׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “head”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7218the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)band, beginning, captain, chapiter, chief(-est place, man, things), company, end, [idiom] every (man), excellent, first, forefront, (be-)head, height, (on) high(-est part, (priest)), [idiom] lead, [idiom] poor, principal, ruler, sum, top.וַיִּפֹּ֥לvayipoland fallנָפַלconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and fall”, the next action in the storyH5307to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)be accepted, cast (down, self, (lots), out), cease, die, divide (by lot), (let) fail, (cause to, let, make, ready to) fall (away, down, -en, -ing), fell(-ing), fugitive, have (inheritance), inferior, be judged (by mistake for H6419 (פָּלַל…אַ֖רְצָהartsahearthאֶרֶץnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute, directional ending — “earth”, the ordinary formH776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)[idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world.וַיִּשְׁתָּֽחוּvayishtachvand crouchשָׁחָהconjunction, verb, hithpael, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and crouch”, the next action in the storyH7812to depress, i.e. prostrate (especially reflexive, in homage to royalty or God)bow (self) down, crouch, fall down (flat), humbly beseech, do (make) obeisance, do reverence, make to stoop, worship.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Then Job arose, and rent his mantle, and shaved his head, and fell down upon the ground, and worshipped;

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American Standard Version (1901)

Then Job arose, and rent his robe, and shaved his head, and fell down upon the ground, and worshipped;

Young’s Literal Translation

And Job riseth, and rendeth his robe, and shaveth his head, and falleth to the earth, and doth obeisance,

World English Bible

Then Job arose, and tore his robe, and shaved his head, and fell down on the ground, and worshiped.

Darby Translation

And Job rose up, and rent his mantle, and shaved his head, and fell down on the ground, and worshipped;

Douay-Rheims

Then Job rose up, and rent his garments, and having shaven his head fell down upon the ground and worshipped,

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Then Job arose, and rent his mantle, and shaved his head, and fell down upon the ground, and worshipped;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

So Job arose, and rent his garments, and shaved the hair of his head, and fell on the earth, and worshipped,

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Οὕτως ἀναστὰς Ἰὼβ ἔῤῥξε τὰ ἱμάτια ἑαυτοῦ, καὶ ἐκείρατο τὴν κόμην τῆς κεφαλῆς, καὶ πεσὼν χαμαὶ, προσεκύνησε, καὶ εἶπεν,