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.