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וַ֭יַּעַן בִּלְדַּ֥ד הַשּׁוּחִ֗י וַיֹאמַֽר׃ (Job 8:1) Literal English Translation And Bildad the Shuchite answered and said: Word-by-Word Explanation וַיַּעַן – “And he answered”Verb, 3rd person masculine singular, vav-consecutive form of עָנָה (“to answer”). The וַ prefix connects this to the previous narrative sequence. This verb usually introduces a response or reply in Biblical speech. בִּלְדַּד – “Bildad”Proper noun. One of Job’s three friends. This marks the beginning of his first speech. הַשּׁוּחִי – “the Shuchite”Adjective or gentilic, meaning “from Shuach” (a place or ancestral line).… Learn Hebrew