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Job 1:1-8

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.

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