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Source language
JPS Hebrew-English TANAKH   
וישבו אתו לארץ שבעת ימים ושבעת לילות ואין דבר אליו דבר--כי ראו כי גדל הכאב מאד
Hebrew - Transliteration via code library   
vySHbv Atv lArTS SHb`t ymym vSHb`t lylvt vAyn dbr Alyv dbr--ky rAv ky gdl hkAb mAd

Intermediate language
Vulgate (Latin)   
et sederunt cum eo in terram septem diebus et septem noctibus et nemo loquebatur ei verbum videbant enim dolorem esse vehementem

King James Variants
American King James Version   
So they sat down with him on the ground seven days and seven nights, and none spoke a word to him: for they saw that his grief was very great.
King James 2000 (out of print)   
So they sat down with him upon the ground seven days and seven nights, and none spoke a word unto him: for they saw that his grief was very great.
King James Bible (Cambridge, large print)   
So they sat down with him upon the ground seven days and seven nights, and none spake a word unto him: for they saw that his grief was very great.
Authorized (King James) Version   
So they sat down with him upon the ground seven days and seven nights, and none spake a word unto him: for they saw that his grief was very great.
New King James Version   
So they sat down with him on the ground seven days and seven nights, and no one spoke a word to him, for they saw that his grief was very great.
21st Century King James Version   
So they sat down with him upon the ground seven days and seven nights, and none spoke a word unto him; for they saw that his grief was very great.

Other translations
American Standard Version   
So they sat down with him upon the ground seven days and seven nights, and none spake a word unto him: for they saw that his grief was very great.
Darby Bible Translation   
And they sat down with him on the ground seven days and seven nights; and none spoke a word to him; for they saw that his anguish was very great.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)   
And they sat with him on the ground seven days and seven nights, and no man spoke to him a word: for they saw that his grief was very great.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance   
So they sat down with him upon the ground seven days and seven nights, and none spake a word unto him: for they saw that his grief was very great.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible   
And they sat with him on the ground seven days and seven nights, and no one spoke a word to him, for they saw that his suffering was very great.
God's Word   
Then they sat down on the ground with him for seven days and seven nights. No one said a word to him because they saw that he was in such great pain.
Holman Christian Standard Bible   
Then they sat on the ground with him seven days and nights, but no one spoke a word to him because they saw that his suffering was very intense.
International Standard Version   
and sat with Job on the ground for a full week without saying a word, since they could see the great extent of his anguish. Job Laments the Day He was Born
NET Bible   
Then they sat down with him on the ground for seven days and seven nights, yet no one spoke a word to him, for they saw that his pain was very great.
New American Standard Bible   
Then they sat down on the ground with him for seven days and seven nights with no one speaking a word to him, for they saw that his pain was very great.
New International Version   
Then they sat on the ground with him for seven days and seven nights. No one said a word to him, because they saw how great his suffering was.
New Living Translation   
Then they sat on the ground with him for seven days and nights. No one said a word to Job, for they saw that his suffering was too great for words.
Webster's Bible Translation   
So they sat down with him upon the ground seven days and seven nights, and none spoke a word to him: for they saw that his grief was very great.
The World English Bible   
So they sat down with him on the ground seven days and seven nights, and none spoke a word to him, for they saw that his grief was very great.
EasyEnglish Bible   
For a whole week, they sat on the ground near Job. They knew that his pain was very bad. So all that time, they did not say anything to him.
Young‘s Literal Translation   
And they sit with him on the earth seven days and seven nights, and there is none speaking unto him a word when they have seen that the pain hath been very great.
New Life Version   
Then they sat down on the ground with him for seven days and seven nights. No one said a word to him, for they saw that his suffering was very bad.
The Voice Bible   
Then, they sat with him on the ground and stayed there with him for seven days and seven nights, mourning as if he were already dead. All the while no one spoke a single word because they saw his profound agony and grief.
Living Bible   
Then they sat upon the ground with him silently for seven days and nights, no one speaking a word; for they saw that his suffering was too great for words.
New Catholic Bible   
Then they sat there with him upon the ground for seven days and seven nights. None of them spoke a word to him, for they could clearly see how greatly he was suffering.
Legacy Standard Bible   
Then they sat down on the ground with him for seven days and seven nights with no one speaking a word to him, for they saw that his pain was very great.
Jubilee Bible 2000   
So they sat down with him upon the ground seven days and seven nights, and no one spoke a word unto him; for they saw that his grief was very great.
Christian Standard Bible   
Then they sat on the ground with him seven days and nights, but no one spoke a word to him because they saw that his suffering was very intense.
Amplified Bible © 1954   
So they sat down with [Job] on the ground for seven days and seven nights, and none spoke a word to him, for they saw that his grief and pain were very great.
New Century Version   
Then they sat on the ground with Job seven days and seven nights. No one said a word to him because they saw how much he was suffering.
The Message   
Three of Job’s friends heard of all the trouble that had fallen on him. Each traveled from his own country—Eliphaz from Teman, Bildad from Shuhah, Zophar from Naamath—and went together to Job to keep him company and comfort him. When they first caught sight of him, they couldn’t believe what they saw—they hardly recognized him! They cried out in lament, ripped their robes, and dumped dirt on their heads as a sign of their grief. Then they sat with him on the ground. Seven days and nights they sat there without saying a word. They could see how rotten he felt, how deeply he was suffering.
Evangelical Heritage Version ™   
They sat on the ground with him for seven days and seven nights, but no one spoke a word to him because they saw that his suffering was very great.
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
They sat with him on the ground seven days and seven nights, and no one spoke a word to him, for they saw that his suffering was very great.
Good News Translation®   
Then they sat there on the ground with him for seven days and nights without saying a word, because they saw how much he was suffering.
Wycliffe Bible   
And they sat with him in the earth seven days and seven nights, and no man spake a word to him; for they saw, that his sorrow was great. (And then they sat on the ground with him for seven days and seven nights, and no one spoke a word to him; for they saw, that his sorrow was great.)
Contemporary English Version   
For seven days and nights, they sat silently on the ground beside him, because they realized what terrible pain he was in.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
And they sat with him on the ground seven days and seven nights, and no one spoke a word to him, for they saw that his suffering was very great.
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition   
They sat with him on the ground seven days and seven nights, and no one spoke a word to him, for they saw that his suffering was very great.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition   
They sat with him on the ground for seven days and seven nights, and no one spoke a word to him, for they saw that his suffering was very great.
Common English Bible © 2011   
They sat with Job on the ground seven days and seven nights, not speaking a word to him, for they saw that he was in excruciating pain.
Amplified Bible © 2015   
So they sat down on the ground with Job for seven days and seven nights and no one spoke a word to him, for they saw that his pain was very great.
English Standard Version Anglicised   
And they sat with him on the ground seven days and seven nights, and no one spoke a word to him, for they saw that his suffering was very great.
New American Bible (Revised Edition)   
Then they sat down upon the ground with him seven days and seven nights, but none of them spoke a word to him; for they saw how great was his suffering.
New American Standard Bible   
Then they sat down on the ground with him for seven days and seven nights, with no one speaking a word to him, for they saw that his pain was very great.
The Expanded Bible   
Then they sat on the ground with Job seven days and seven nights. No one said a word to him because they saw how much he was ·suffering [in pain].
Tree of Life Version   
Then they sat with him on the ground for seven days and seven nights. No one spoke a word to him because they saw that his pain was very great.
Revised Standard Version   
And they sat with him on the ground seven days and seven nights, and no one spoke a word to him, for they saw that his suffering was very great.
New International Reader's Version   
Then they sat down on the ground with him for seven days and seven nights. No one said a word to him. That’s because they saw how much he was suffering.
BRG Bible   
So they sat down with him upon the ground seven days and seven nights, and none spake a word unto him: for they saw that his grief was very great.
Complete Jewish Bible   
Then they sat down with him on the ground. For seven days and seven nights, no one spoke a word to him; because they saw how much he was suffering.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised   
They sat with him on the ground for seven days and seven nights, and no one spoke a word to him, for they saw that his suffering was very great.
Orthodox Jewish Bible   
So they sat [shiva] with him upon the ground shivat yamim and shivat lailah, and none spoke a word unto him; for they saw that his suffering was very great.
Names of God Bible   
Then they sat down on the ground with him for seven days and seven nights. No one said a word to him because they saw that he was in such great pain.
Modern English Version   
Then they sat down with him on the ground seven days and seven nights. Meanwhile, no one was speaking to him at all because they saw that his pain was severe.
Easy-to-Read Version   
Then they sat on the ground with Job for seven days and seven nights. They didn’t say a word, because they saw he was in so much pain.
International Children’s Bible   
Then they sat on the ground with Job seven days and seven nights. No one said a word to him. This was because they saw how much he was suffering.
Lexham English Bible   
Then they sat with him on the ground for seven days and seven nights, but no one spoke a word to him because they saw that his suffering was very great.
New International Version - UK   
Then they sat on the ground with him for seven days and seven nights. No one said a word to him, because they saw how great his suffering was.