Job 3:2

Translations

King James Version (KJV)

And Job spoke, and said,

American King James Version (AKJV)

And Job spoke, and said,

American Standard Version (ASV)

And Job answered and said:

Basic English Translation (BBE)

Job made answer and said,

Webster's Revision

And Job spoke, and said,

World English Bible

Job answered:

English Revised Version (ERV)

And Job answered and said:

Barnes's Job 3:2 Bible Commentary

And Job spake - Margin, as in Hebrew, "answered." The Hebrew word used here ענה ‛ânâh "to answer," is often employed when one commences a discourse, even though no question had preceded. It is somewhat in the sense of replying to a subject, or of speaking in a case where a question might appropriately be asked; Isaiah 14:(Hebrew), Zechariah 3:4; Deuteronomy 26:5 (Hebrew), Deuteronomy 27:14 (Hebrew). The word "to answer" ἀποκρίνομαι apokrinomai is frequently used in this way in the New Testament; Matthew 17:4, Matthew 17:17; Matthew 28:5; Mark 9:5; Mark 10:51, et al.