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Job 1

1Therewasamanאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376inthelandבְאֶֽרֶץ־ve.'e.retz-H776ofUzע֖וּץ'utzH5780,whosenameשְׁמ֑וֹshe.MoH8034wasJobאִיּ֣וֹב'i.YovH347;andthatmanהָאִ֣ישׁha.'IshH376wasperfectH8535anduprightוְיָשָׁ֛רve.ya.SharH3477,andoneH376thatfearedGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430,andturnedוְסָ֥רve.SarH5493awayH5493fromevilמֵרָֽע׃me.Ra'H7451.

2AndtherewerebornH3205untohimsevenשִׁבְעָ֥הshiv.'AhH7651sonsבָנִ֖יםva.NimH1121andthreeוְשָׁל֥וֹשׁve.sha.Lo.oshH7969daughtersבָּנֽוֹת׃ba.NotH1323.

3Hissubstance alsowasH1961sevenשִֽׁבְעַ֨תshiv.'AtH7651thousandאַלְפֵי־'al.fei-H505sheepצֹ֜אןtzonH6629,andthreeוּשְׁלֹ֧שֶׁתu.she.Lo.shetH7969thousandאַלְפֵ֣י'al.FeiH505camelsגְמַלִּ֗יםge.ma.LimH1581,andfiveוַחֲמֵ֨שׁva.cha.MeshH2568hundredH3967yokeofoxenH1241,andfiveוַחֲמֵ֣שׁva.cha.MeshH2568hundredH3967she-asses,andaveryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966greatגָּד֖וֹלga.DolH1419household;sothatthismanהָאִ֣ישׁha.'IshH376wasH1961thegreatestH1419ofallthechildrenoftheeastקֶֽדֶם׃Ke.demH6924.

4Andhissonsבָנָיו֙va.NavH1121wentH1980andheldafeastמִשְׁתֶּ֔הmish.TehH4960inthehouseבֵּ֖יתbeitH1004ofeachoneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376uponhisdayיוֹמ֑וֹyo.MoH3117;andtheysentH7971andcalledH7121fortheirthreeלִשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתlish.Lo.shetH7969sistersאַחְיֽוֹתֵיהֶ֔ם'ach.yo.tei.hemH269toeatלֶאֱכֹ֥לle.'e.KholH398andtodrinkוְלִשְׁתּ֖וֹתve.lish.TotH8354withthem.

5AnditwasH1961so,whenthedaysH3117oftheirfeastingהַמִּשְׁתֶּ֜הha.mish.TehH4960wereH1961goneH5927about,thatJobאִיּ֣וֹב'i.YovH347sentH7971andsanctifiedH6942them,androseH7925upearlyוְהִשְׁכִּ֣יםve.hish.KimH7925inthemorningבַּבֹּקֶר֮ba.bo.KerH1242,andofferedוְהֶעֱלָ֣הve.he.'e.LahH5927burnt-offeringsaccordingtothenumberמִסְפַּ֣רmis.ParH4557ofthemall:forJobאִיּ֔וֹב'i.YovH347saidH559,ItmaybeH1961thatmysonsH1121havesinnedH2398,andrenouncedGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430intheirheartsבִּלְבָבָ֑םbil.va.VamH3824.Thusכָּ֛כָהKa.khahH3602didJobאִיּ֖וֹב'i.YovH347continually.

6NowitcameH935topassonthedayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117whenthesonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430cameH935topresentלְהִתְיַצֵּ֖בle.hit.ya.TzevH3320themselvesbeforeJehovah,thatSatanalsoגַֽם־gam-H1571cameH935amongthem.

7AndJehovahsaidH559untoSatan, Whence comest thou?ThenSatanansweredJehovah,andsaidH559,FromgoingH1980toandfrointheearthבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776,andfromwalkingH1980upanddowninit.

8AndJehovahsaidH559untoSatan, Hast thou consideredmyservantעַבְדִּ֣י'av.DiH5650Jobאִיּ֑וֹב'i.YovH347?forthereisnonelikehimintheearthבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776,aperfectH8535andanuprightוְיָשָׁ֛רve.ya.SharH3477manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376,oneH376thatfearethGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430,andturnethawayH5493fromevilמֵרָֽע׃me.Ra'H7451.

9ThenSatanansweredJehovah,andsaidH559, DothJobאִיּ֖וֹב'i.YovH347fearיָרֵ֥אya.Re'H3372Godאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430fornought?

10Hastnotthoumadeahedgeabouthim,andabouthishouseבֵּית֛וֹbei.ToH1004,andaboutallthathehath,oneveryside? thou hastblessedH1288theworkמַעֲשֵׂ֤הma.'a.SehH4639ofhishandsיָדָיו֙ya.DavH3027,andhissubstanceisincreasedinthelandבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776.

11ButputforthH7971thyhandיָֽדְךָ֔ya.de.KhaH3027now,andtouchוְגַ֖עve.Ga'H5060allthathehath,andhewillrenounce theetothyfaceפָּנֶ֖יךָpa.Nei.khaH6440.

12AndJehovahsaidH559untoSatan,Behold,allthathehathisinthypower;onlyרַ֣קrakH7535uponhimselfputnotforthH3318thyhandH3027.SoSatanwentH3318forthH3318fromthepresenceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440ofJehovah.

13Anditfellonadayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117whenhissonsוּבָנָ֨יוu.va.NavH1121andhisdaughtersוּבְנֹתָ֤יוu.ve.no.TavH1323wereH1961eatingאֹֽכְלִים֙'o.khe.LimH398anddrinkingוְשֹׁתִ֣יםve.sho.TimH8354wineיַ֔יִןYa.yinH3196intheireldestbrother’sאֲחִיהֶ֥ם'a.chi.HemH251houseבְּבֵ֖יתbe.VeitH1004,

14thattherecameH935amessengerוּמַלְאָ֛ךְu.mal.'AkhH4397untoJobאִיּ֖וֹב'i.YovH347,andsaidH559,TheoxenH1241wereH1961plowingחֹֽרְשׁ֔וֹתcho.re.ShotH2790,andtheasses feedingbesidethem;

15andtheSabeansfellH5307uponthem,andtookH3947themawayH3947: yea,theyhaveslaintheservantsהַנְּעָרִ֖יםha.ne.'a.RimH5288withtheedgeoftheswordחָ֑רֶבCha.revH2719;andIonlyרַק־rak-H7535amescapedH4422aloneלְבַדִּ֖יle.va.DiH905totellלְהַגִּ֥ידle.ha.GidH5046thee.

16WhilehewasyetH5750speakingמְדַבֵּ֗רme.da.BerH1696,therecameH935alsoanother,andsaidH559,Thefireאֵ֣שׁ'eshH784ofGodאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430isfallenH5307fromheavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,andhathburnedוַתִּבְעַ֥רva.tiv.'ArH1197upthesheepבַּצֹּ֛אןba.TzonH6629andtheservantsוּבַנְּעָרִ֖יםu.va.ne.'a.RimH5288,andconsumedH398them;andIonlyרַק־rak-H7535amescapedH4422aloneלְבַדִּ֖יle.va.DiH905totellלְהַגִּ֥ידle.ha.GidH5046thee.

17WhilehewasyetH5750speakingמְדַבֵּ֗רme.da.BerH1696,therecameH935alsoanother,andsaidH559,TheChaldeansכַּשְׂדִּ֞יםkas.DimH3778madeH7760threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הshe.lo.ShahH7969bands,andfelluponthecamelsהַגְּמַלִּים֙ha.ge.ma.LimH1581,andhavetakenH3947themawayH3947, yea,andslaintheservantsהַנְּעָרִ֖יםha.ne.'a.RimH5288withtheedgeoftheswordחָ֑רֶבCha.revH2719;andIonlyרַק־rak-H7535amescapedH4422aloneלְבַדִּ֖יle.va.DiH905totellלְהַגִּ֥ידle.ha.GidH5046thee.

18Whilehewasyetspeakingמְדַבֵּ֔רme.da.BerH1696,therecameH935alsoanother,andsaidH559, Thysonsבָּנֶ֨יךָba.Nei.khaH1121andthydaughtersוּבְנוֹתֶ֤יךָu.ve.no.Tei.khaH1323wereeatingאֹֽכְלִים֙'o.khe.LimH398anddrinkingוְשֹׁתִ֣יםve.sho.TimH8354wineיַ֔יִןYa.yinH3196intheireldestbrother’sאֲחִיהֶ֥ם'a.chi.HemH251houseבְּבֵ֖יתbe.VeitH1004;

19and,behold,therecameH935agreatגְּדוֹלָ֜הge.do.LahH1419windר֨וּחַRu.achH7307fromthewildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֗רha.mid.BarH4057,andsmotethefourבְּאַרְבַּע֙be.'ar.Ba'H702cornersפִּנּ֣וֹתpi.NotH6438ofthehouseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,anditfellH5307upontheyoungH5288menH5288,andtheyaredeadH4191;andIonlyרַק־rak-H7535amescapedH4422aloneלְבַדִּ֖יle.va.DiH905totellלְהַגִּ֥ידle.ha.GidH5046thee.

20ThenJobאִיּוֹב֙'i.yOvH347aroseוַיָּ֤קָםvai.Ya.komH6965,andrenthisrobeמְעִל֔וֹme.'i.LoH4598,andshavedhisheadרֹאשׁ֑וֹro.ShoH7218,andfellH5307downוַיִּשְׁתָּֽחוּ׃vai.yish.Ta.chuH7812uponthegroundH776,andworshipped;

21andhesaidH559,Nakedעָרֹ֨ם'a.RomH6174cameIoutofmymother’sאִמִּ֗י'i.MiH517wombמִבֶּ֣טֶןmi.Be.tenH990,andnakedוְעָרֹם֙ve.'a.RomH6174shallIreturnאָשׁ֣וּב'a.ShuvH7725thither:JehovahgaveH5414,andJehovahhathtakenH3947awayH7725;blessedH1288beיְהִ֛יye.HiH1961thenameשֵׁ֥םshemH8034ofJehovah.

22InallthisJobאִיּ֑וֹב'i.YovH347sinnedH2398not,norchargedGodלֵאלֹהִֽים׃ פle.lo.HimH430foolishly.

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