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Job 42

1ThenJobאִיּ֥וֹב'i.YovH347answeredJehovah,andsaidH559,

2Iknowיָ֭דַעְתִּיya.da'.taH3045thatthou canstdoallthings,Andthatnopurposeמְזִמָּֽה׃me.zi.MahH4209ofthinecanberestrained.

3Whoisthisthathidethcounselעֵצָ֗ה'e.TzahH6098withoutknowledgeדָ֥עַתDa.'atH1847?Thereforeלָכֵ֣ןla.KhenH3651haveIutteredthatwhichIunderstoodH995not,Thingsנִפְלָא֥וֹתnif.la.'otH6381toowonderfulH6381forme,whichIknewH3045not.

4HearH8085,Ibeseechthee,andIwillspeakאֲדַבֵּ֑ר'a.da.BerH1696;Iwilldemandofthee,anddeclarethou untome.

5IhadheardH8085oftheebythehearingoftheearאֹ֥זֶן'O.zenH241;Butnowוְ֝עַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258mineeyeעֵינִ֥י'ei.NiH5869seeth thee:

6WhereforeIabhormyself,Andrepentוְנִחַ֑מְתִּיve.ni.Cham.tiH5162industעָפָ֥ר'a.FarH6083andashesוָאֵֽפֶר׃ פva.'E.ferH665.

7AnditwasH1961so,that,afterJehovahhadspokenדִּבֶּ֧רdi.BerH1696thesewordsהַדְּבָרִ֥יםha.de.va.RimH1697untoJobאִיּ֑וֹב'i.YovH347,JehovahsaidH559toEliphazאֱלִיפַ֣ז'e.li.FazH464theTemaniteהַתֵּֽימָנִ֗יha.tei.ma.NiH8489,Mywrathiskindledagainstthee,andagainstthytwoוּבִשְׁנֵ֣יu.vish.NeiH8147friendsרֵעֶ֔יךָre.'Ei.khaH7453;foryehavenotspokenדִבַּרְתֶּ֥םdi.bar.TemH1696ofmethethingH1697thatisright,asmyservantכְּעַבְדִּ֥יke.'av.DiH5650Jobאִיּֽוֹב׃'i.YovH347hath.

8NowH6258thereforeוְעַתָּ֡הve.'a.TahH6258,takeקְחֽוּ־ke.chu-H3947untoyousevenשִׁבְעָֽה־shiv.'ah-H7651bullocksandsevenוְשִׁבְעָ֨הve.shiv.'AhH7651ramsאֵילִ֜ים'ei.LimH352,andgoH5927tomyservantעַבְדִּ֣י'av.DiH5650Jobאִיּ֗וֹב'i.YovH347,andofferוְהַעֲלִיתֶ֤םve.ha.'a.li.TemH5927upforyourselvesaburnt-offering;andmyservantעַבְדִּ֔י'av.DiH5650Jobוְאִיּ֣וֹבve.'i.YovH347shallprayיִתְפַּלֵּ֖לyit.pa.LelH6419foryou;forhimwillIacceptH3947,thatIdealnotwithyouafteryourfollyנְבָלָ֔הne.va.LahH5039;foryehavenotspokenדִבַּרְתֶּ֥םdi.bar.TemH1696ofmethethingthatisright,asmyservantכְּעַבְדִּ֥יke.'av.DiH5650Jobאִיּֽוֹב׃'i.YovH347hath.

9SoEliphazאֱלִיפַ֨ז'e.li.FazH464theTemaniteהַתֵּֽימָנִ֜יha.tei.ma.NiH8489andBildadוּבִלְדַּ֣דu.vil.DadH1085theShuhiteהַשּׁוּחִ֗יha.shu.ChiH7747andZopharצֹפַר֙tzo.FarH6691theNaamathiteהַנַּ֣עֲמָתִ֔יha.Na.'a.ma.TiH5284went,anddidaccordingasJehovahcommandedthem:andJehovahacceptedJobאִיּֽוֹב׃'i.YovH347.

10AndJehovahturnedשָׁ֚בSha.vH7725thecaptivityשְׁב֣וּתshe.vitH7622ofJobאִיּ֔וֹב'i.YovH347,whenH834heprayedבְּהִֽתְפַּֽלְל֖וֹbe.hit.pa.LoH6419forhisfriendsרֵעֵ֑הוּre.'E.huH7453:andJehovahgaveJobלְאִיּ֖וֹבle.'i.YovH347twiceasmuchashehadbefore.

11ThencameH935thereuntohimallhisbrethren,andallhissistersאַחְיוֹתָ֜יו'ach.yo.tavH269,andalltheythathadbeenofhisacquaintancebeforeלְפָנִ֗יםle.fa.NimH6440,anddideatH398breadלֶחֶם֮le.ChemH3899withhiminhishouseבְּבֵיתוֹ֒be.vei.ToH1004:andtheybemoanedhim,andcomfortedוַיְנַחֲמ֣וּvay.na.cha.MuH5162himconcerningalltheevilH7451thatJehovahhadbroughtH935uponhim:everymanH376alsogaveH5414himapieceקְשִׂיטָ֣הke.si.TahH7192ofmoneyH7192,andeveryoneH259aringנֶ֥זֶםNe.zemH5141ofgoldזָהָ֖בza.HavH2091.

12SoJehovahblessedH1288thelatterאַחֲרִ֥ית'a.cha.RitH319endH319ofJobאִיּ֖וֹב'i.YovH347more thanhisbeginning:andhehadfourteenthousandאֶ֜לֶף'E.lefH505sheepצֹ֗אןTzonH6629,andsixוְשֵׁ֤שֶׁתve.She.shetH8337thousandאֲלָפִים֙'a.la.FimH505camelsגְּמַלִּ֔יםge.ma.LimH1581,andathousandוְאֶֽלֶף־ve.'e.lef-H505yokeofoxenH1241,andathousandוְאֶ֥לֶףve.'E.lefH505she-asses.

13Hehadalsosevensonsבָנִ֖יםva.NimH1121andthreeוְשָׁל֥וֹשׁve.sha.Lo.oshH7969daughtersבָּנֽוֹת׃ba.NotH1323.

14Andhecalledוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121thenameשֵׁם־shem-H8034ofthefirst,Jemimah;andthenameוְשֵׁ֥םve.ShemH8034ofthesecondהַשֵּׁנִ֖יתha.she.NitH8145,Keziah;andthenameוְשֵׁ֥םve.ShemH8034ofthethirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֖יתha.she.li.ShitH7992,Keren-happuch.

15Andinallthelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776werenowomenH802foundH4672sofairasthedaughtersכִּבְנ֥וֹתkiv.NotH1323ofJobאִיּ֖וֹב'i.YovH347:andtheirfatherאֲבִיהֶ֛ם'a.vi.HemH1gaveH5414theminheritanceנַחֲלָ֖הna.cha.LahH5159amongtheirbrethren.

16AndafterthisJobאִיּוֹב֙'i.yOvH347livedH2421ahundredמֵאָ֥הme.'AhH3967andfortyוְאַרְבָּעִ֖יםve.'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141,andsawH7200hissonsH1121,andhissons’H1121sonsH1121,evenfourאַרְבָּעָ֖ה'ar.ba.'AhH702generationsדֹּרֽוֹת׃do.RotH1755.

17SoJobאִיּ֔וֹב'i.YovH347diedH4191, beingoldזָקֵ֖ןza.KenH2205andfullofdaysיָמִֽים׃ya.MimH3117.

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