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Job 1:8-12

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.

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