King James Version

Job 20:1

Then answered Zophar the Naamathite, and said,

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וַ֭יַּעַןvayaanand shoutעָנָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and shout”, the next action in the storyH6030properly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e. pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extension to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout, testify, announcegive account, afflict (by mistake for H6031 (עָנָה)), (cause to, give) answer, bring low (by mistake for H6031 (עָנָה)), cry, hear, Leannoth, lift up, say, [idiom] scholar, (give a) shout, sing (together by course), speak, testify, utter,…צֹפַ֥רtsofarZopharצוֹפַרnoun, proper name — “Zophar”H6691Tsophar, a friend of JobZophar.הַנַּֽעֲמָתִ֗יhanaamatithe Naamathiteנַעֲמָתִיdefinite article, noun, gentilic, masculine, singular, absolute — “the Naamathite”, the ordinary formH5284a Naamathite, or inhabitant of NaamahNaamathite.וַיֹּאמַֽרvayomarand sayאָמַרconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and say”, the next action in the storyH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Then answered Zophar the Naamathite, and said:

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American Standard Version (1901)

Then answered Zophar the Naamathite, and said,

Young’s Literal Translation

And Zophar the Naamathite answereth and saith: —

World English Bible

Then Zophar the Naamathite answered,

Darby Translation

And Zophar the Naamathite answered and said,

Douay-Rheims

Then Sophar the Naamathite answered, and said:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Then answered Zophar the Naamathite, and said:

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Then Sophar the Minæan answered and said,

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὑπολαβὼν δὲ Σωφὰρ ὁ Μιναῖος, λέγει,