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Job 2

1AgainitcameH935topassonthedayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117whenthesonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofGodהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430cameH935topresentלְהִתְיַצֵּ֖בle.hit.ya.TzevH3320themselvesbeforeJehovah,thatSatancameH935alsoגַֽם־gam-H1571amongthemtopresentלְהִתְיַצֵּ֖בle.hit.ya.TzevH3320himselfbeforeJehovah.

2AndJehovahsaidH559untoSatan,Fromwhence comest thou?AndSatanansweredJehovah,andsaidH559,FromgoingH1980toandfrointheearthבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776,andfromwalkingH1980upanddowninit.

3AndJehovahsaidH559untoSatan, Hast thou consideredmyservantעַבְדִּ֣י'av.DiH5650Jobאִיּוֹב֒'i.yOvH347?forthereisnonelikehimintheearthבָּאָ֗רֶץba.'A.retzH776,aperfectH8535andanuprightוְיָשָׁ֛רve.ya.SharH3477manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376,oneH376thatfearethGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430,andturnethawayH5493fromevilמֵרָ֑עme.Ra'H7451:andhestillוְעֹדֶ֙נּוּ֙ve.'o.De.nuH5750holdethfasthisintegrityבְּתֻמָּת֔וֹbe.tu.ma.ToH8538,althoughthou movedstmeagainsthim,todestroyhimwithoutcauseחִנָּֽם׃chi.NamH2600.

4AndSatanansweredJehovah,andsaidH559,Skinע֣וֹרorH5785forskinע֗וֹרorH5785, yea,allthatamanלָאִ֔ישׁla.'IshH376hathwillhegiveיִתֵּ֖ןyi.TenH5414forhislifeנַפְשֽׁוֹ׃naf.ShoH5315.

5ButputforthH7971thyhandיָֽדְךָ֔ya.de.KhaH3027now,andtouchוְגַ֥עve.Ga'H5060hisboneעַצְמ֖וֹatz.MoH6106andhisfleshבְּשָׂר֑וֹbe.sa.RoH1320,andhewillrenounce theetothyfaceפָּנֶ֖יךָpa.Nei.khaH6440.

6AndJehovahsaidH559untoSatan,Behold,heisinthyhandבְיָדֶ֑ךָve.ya.De.khaH3027;onlyH389sparehislifeנַפְשׁ֥וֹnaf.ShoH5315.

7SoSatanwentH3318forthH3318fromthepresenceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440ofJehovah,andsmoteJobאִיּוֹב֙'i.yOvH347withsoreboilsבִּשְׁחִ֣יןbish.ChinH7822fromthesoleמִכַּ֥ףmi.KafH3709ofhisfootרַגְל֖וֹrag.LoH7272untohiscrown.

8AndhetookH3947himapotsherdחֶ֔רֶשׂChe.resH2789toscrapehimselftherewith;andhesatH3427amongtheashesהָאֵֽפֶר׃ha.'E.ferH665.

9ThensaidH559hiswifeאִשְׁתּ֔וֹ'ish.ToH802untohim, Dost thoustillעֹדְךָ֖'o.de.KhaH5750holdמַחֲזִ֣יקma.cha.ZikH2388fastthineintegrityבְּתֻמָּתֶ֑ךָbe.tu.ma.Te.khaH8538? renounceGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430,anddieוָמֻֽת׃va.MutH4191.

10ButhesaidH559untoher, Thou speakestasoneאַחַ֤ת'a.ChatH259ofthefoolishהַנְּבָלוֹת֙ha.ne.va.lOtH5036womenspeaketh.What?shallwereceivegoodהַטּ֗וֹבha.TovH2896atthehandofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,andshallwenotreceiveevilהָרָ֖עha.Ra'H7451?InallthisdidnotJobאִיּ֖וֹב'i.YovH347sinH2398withhislipsבִּשְׂפָתָֽיו׃ פbis.fa.TavH8193.

11NowwhenJob’sthreeשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת׀she.Lo.shetH7969friendsרֵעֵ֣יre.'EiH7453heardH8085ofallthisevilהָרָעָ֣הha.ra.'AhH7451thatwascomeH935uponhim,theycameH935everyoneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376fromhisownplaceמִמְּקֹמ֔וֹmi.me.ko.MoH4725:Eliphazאֱלִיפַ֤ז'e.li.FazH464theTemaniteהַתֵּימָנִי֙ha.tei.ma.NiH8489,andBildadוּבִלְדַּ֣דu.vil.DadH1085theShuhiteהַשּׁוּחִ֔יha.shu.ChiH7747,andZopharוְצוֹפַ֖רve.tzo.FarH6691theNaamathiteהַנַּֽעֲמָתִ֑יha.na.'a.ma.TiH5284;andtheymadeanappointmentוַיִּוָּעֲד֣וּvai.yi.va.'a.DuH3259togetherיַחְדָּ֔וyach.DavH3162tocomeH935tobemoanhimandtocomfortוּֽלְנַחֲמֽוֹ׃u.le.na.cha.moH5162him.

12Andwhentheyliftedוַיִּשְׂא֨וּvai.yis.'UH5375uptheireyesעֵינֵיהֶ֤ם'ei.nei.HemH5869afarH7350off,andknewhimnot,theyliftedוַיִּשְׂא֥וּvai.yis.'UH5375uptheirvoiceקוֹלָ֖םko.LamH6963,andweptוַיִּבְכּ֑וּvai.yiv.KuH1058;andtheyrenteveryoneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376hisrobeמְעִל֔וֹme.'i.LoH4598,andsprinkledH2236dustעָפָ֛ר'a.FarH6083upontheirheadsרָאשֵׁיהֶ֖םra.shei.HemH7218towardheavenהַשָּׁמָֽיְמָה׃ha.sha.Ma.ye.mahH8064.

13SotheysatH3427downH3427withhimuponthegroundלָאָ֔רֶץla.'A.retzH776sevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117andsevenוְשִׁבְעַ֣תve.shiv.'AtH7651nightsלֵיל֑וֹתlei.LotH3915,andnonespakeawordדָּבָ֔רda.VarH1697untohim:fortheysawH7200thathisgriefwasveryH3966greatגָדַ֥לga.DalH1431.

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