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Job 2:3-9

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.

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