Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleAnd Job took a piece of broken pottery to scrape himself as he sat among the ashes. Young's Literal Translation And he taketh to him a potsherd to scrape himself with it, and he is sitting in the midst of the ashes. King James Bible And he took him a potsherd to scrape himself withal; and he sat down among the ashes. Hebrew And Job tookוַיִּֽקַּֽח־ (way·yiq·qaḥ-) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3947: To take a piece of broken pottery חֶ֔רֶשׂ (ḥe·reś) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2789: Earthenware, earthen vessel, sherd, potsherd to scrape himself לְהִתְגָּרֵ֖ד (lə·hiṯ·gā·rêḏ) Preposition-l | Verb - Hitpael - Infinitive construct Strong's 1623: To scrape, scratch as he וְה֖וּא (wə·hū) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - third person masculine singular Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are sat יֹשֵׁ֥ב (yō·šêḇ) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry among בְּתוֹךְ־ (bə·ṯō·wḵ-) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 8432: A bisection, the centre the ashes. הָאֵֽפֶר׃ (hā·’ê·p̄er) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 665: Ashes |