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Job 2:1-5

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.

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