Berean Standard Bible
Job 1
(James 5:7–12)
1There wasהָיָ֥הha.YahH1961a manאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376in the landבְאֶֽרֶץ־ve.'e.retz-H776of Uzע֖וּץ'utzH5780whose nameשְׁמ֑וֹshe.MoH8034wasJobאִיּ֣וֹב'i.YovH347.And this manהָאִ֣ישׁha.'IshH376wasוְהָיָ֣ה׀ve.ha.YahH1961הַה֗וּאha.Hu'H1931blamelessתָּ֧םtamH8535and uprightוְיָשָׁ֛רve.ya.SharH3477,fearingוִירֵ֥אvi.Re'H3373Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430and shunningוְסָ֥רve.SarH5493evilמֵרָֽע׃me.Ra'H7451.
3and he ownedוַיְהִ֣י מִ֠קְנֵהוּvay.Hi Mik.ne.huH1961H47357,000שִֽׁבְעַ֨ת אַלְפֵי־shiv.'At 'al.fei-H7651H505sheepצֹ֜אןtzonH6629,3,000וּשְׁלֹ֧שֶׁת אַלְפֵ֣יu.she.Lo.shet 'al.FeiH7969H505camelsגְמַלִּ֗יםge.ma.LimH1581,500וַחֲמֵ֨שׁ מֵא֤וֹתva.cha.Mesh me.'otH2568H3967yokeצֶֽמֶד־tze.med-H6776of oxenבָּקָר֙ba.KarH1241,500וַחֲמֵ֣שׁ מֵא֣וֹתva.cha.Mesh me.'otH2568H3967female donkeysאֲתוֹנ֔וֹת'a.to.NotH860,and a veryמְאֹ֑ד וַיְהִי֙me.'Od vay.HiH3966H1961large number ofרַבָּ֣הra.BahH7227servantsוַעֲבֻדָּ֖הva.'a.vu.DahH5657. Job wastheהַה֔וּאha.Hu'H1931greatestגָּד֖וֹלga.DolH1419manהָאִ֣ישׁha.'IshH376of allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605the peopleבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of the Eastקֶֽדֶם׃Ke.demH6924.
4Job’ssonsבָנָיו֙va.NavH1121would take turnsוְהָלְכ֤וּve.ha.le.KhuH1980holdingוְעָשׂ֣וּve.'a.SuH6213feastsמִשְׁתֶּ֔הmish.TehH4960in their homesבֵּ֖ית אִ֣ישׁ יוֹמ֑וֹbeit 'ish yo.MoH1004H376H3117,and they would inviteוְשָׁלְח֗וּ וְקָרְאוּ֙ve.sha.le.Chu ve.ka.re.'UH7971H7121their threeלִשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתlish.Lo.shetH7969sistersאַחְיֽוֹתֵיהֶ֔ם'ach.yo.tei.hemH269to eatלֶאֱכֹ֥לle.'e.KholH398and drinkוְלִשְׁתּ֖וֹתve.lish.TotH8354with themעִמָּהֶֽם׃'i.ma.HemH5973.
5Andוַיְהִ֡יvay.HiH1961whenכִּ֣יkiH3588the daysיְמֵ֨יye.MeiH3117of feastingהַמִּשְׁתֶּ֜הha.mish.TehH4960were overהִקִּיפֽוּ֩hi.ki.FuH5362,Jobאִיּ֣וֹב'i.YovH347would sendוַיִּשְׁלַ֧חvai.yish.LachH7971for his childrento purify themוַֽיְקַדְּשֵׁ֗םvay.ka.de.ShemH6942,rising earlyוְהִשְׁכִּ֣יםve.hish.KimH7925in the morningבַּבֹּקֶר֮ba.bo.KerH1242to offerוְהֶעֱלָ֣הve.he.'e.LahH5927burnt offeringsעֹלוֹת֮ מִסְפַּ֣ר'o.lOt mis.ParH5930H4557for all of themכֻּלָּם֒ku.LamH3605.Forכִּ֚יkiH3588Jobאִיּ֔וֹב'i.YovH347thoughtאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559, “Perhapsאוּלַי֙'u.LaiH194my childrenבָנַ֔יva.NaiH1121have sinnedחָטְא֣וּcha.te.'UH2398and cursedוּבֵרֲכ֥וּu.ve.ra.KhuH1288Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430in their heartsבִּלְבָבָ֑םbil.va.VamH3824.”Thisכָּ֛כָהKa.khahH3602was Job’sאִיּ֖וֹב'i.YovH347regularכָּל־ הַיָּמִֽים׃ פkol- hai.ya.MimH3605H3117practiceיַעֲשֶׂ֥הya.'a.SehH6213.
Satan’s First Attack
6וַיְהִ֣יvay.HiH1961One dayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430cameוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935to present themselvesלְהִתְיַצֵּ֖בle.hit.ya.TzevH3320beforeעַל־'al-H5921the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,and Satanהַשָּׂטָ֖ןha.sa.TanH7854alsoגַֽם־gam-H1571cameוַיָּב֥וֹאvai.ya.Vo'H935with themבְּתוֹכָֽם׃be.to.KhamH8432.
7“Whereמֵאַ֣יִןme.'A.yinH370have you come fromתָּבֹ֑אta.Vo'H935?”saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559the LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068toאֶל־'el-H413Satanהַשָּׂטָ֖ןha.sa.TanH7854. “From roamingמִשּׁ֣וּטmi.ShutH7751through the earthבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776,”heהַשָּׂטָ֤ןha.sa.TanH7854אֶת־'et-H853יְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068וַיֹּאמַ֔רvai.yo.MarH559repliedוַיַּ֨עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030, “and walking back and forthוּמֵֽהִתְהַלֵּ֖ךְu.me.hit.ha.LekhH1980in it.”
8Then the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Satanהַשָּׂטָ֔ןha.sa.TanH7854, “Have you consideredהֲשַׂ֥מְתָּ לִבְּךָ֖ עַל־ha.Sam.ta li.be.Kha 'al-H7760H3820H5921My servantעַבְדִּ֣י'av.DiH5650Jobאִיּ֑וֹב'i.YovH347?Forכִּ֣יkiH3588there isno oneאֵ֤ין'einH369on earthבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776like himכָּמֹ֙הוּ֙ka.Mo.huH3644,a manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376who isblamelessתָּ֧םtamH8535and uprightוְיָשָׁ֛רve.ya.SharH3477,who fearsיְרֵ֥אye.Re'H3373Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430and shunsוְסָ֥רve.SarH5493evilמֵרָֽע׃me.Ra'H7451.”
10Have You notהֲלֹֽא־ אַ֠תָּהha.lo'- 'atH3808H859placed a hedgeשַׂ֣כְתָּSakh.taH7753on every sideמִסָּבִ֑יבmi.sa.VivH5439around himH1157and his householdבֵּית֛וֹbei.ToH1004andH1157allכָּל־kol-H3605thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834he owns?You have blessedבֵּרַ֔כְתָּbe.Rakh.taH1288the workמַעֲשֵׂ֤הma.'a.SehH4639of his handsיָדָיו֙ya.DavH3027,and his possessionsוּמִקְנֵ֖הוּu.mik.Ne.huH4735have increasedפָּרַ֥ץpa.RatzH6555in the landבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776.
11Butוְאוּלָם֙ve.'u.LamH199stretch outשְֽׁלַֽח־ נָ֣אshe.lach- na'H7971H4994Your handיָֽדְךָ֔ya.de.KhaH3027and strikeוְגַ֖עve.Ga'H5060allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834he has,and he will surelyאִם־ לֹ֥א'im- lo'H518H3808curse Youיְבָרֲכֶֽךָּ׃ye.va.ra.Khe.kaH1288toעַל־'al-H5921Your faceפָּנֶ֖יךָpa.Nei.khaH6440.”
12“Very wellהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009,”saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559the LORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068toאֶל־'el-H413Satanהַשָּׂטָ֗ןha.sa.TanH7854. “Everythingכָל־khol-H3605אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834he has isin your handsבְּיָדֶ֔ךָbe.ya.De.khaH3027,butרַ֣קrakH7535you must notאַל־'al-H408layתִּשְׁלַ֖חtish.LachH7971a handיָדֶ֑ךָya.De.khaH3027on the man himselfאֵלָ֔יו'e.LavH413.”Then Satanהַשָּׂטָ֔ן מֵעִ֖םha.sa.Tan me.'ImH7854H5973went outוַיֵּצֵא֙vai.ye.Tze'H3318from the presenceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.
Job Loses His Children and Possessions
13וַיְהִ֖יvay.HiH1961One dayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117,while Job’s sonsוּבָנָ֨יוu.va.NavH1121and daughtersוּבְנֹתָ֤יוu.ve.no.TavH1323were eatingאֹֽכְלִים֙'o.khe.LimH398and drinkingוְשֹׁתִ֣יםve.sho.TimH8354wineיַ֔יִןYa.yinH3196in their oldestהַבְּכֽוֹר׃ha.be.KhorH1060brother’sאֲחִיהֶ֥ם'a.chi.HemH251houseבְּבֵ֖יתbe.VeitH1004,
14a messengerוּמַלְאָ֛ךְu.mal.'AkhH4397cameבָּ֥אba'H935and reportedוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559toאֶל־'el-H413Jobאִיּ֖וֹב'i.YovH347: “While the oxenהַבָּקָר֙ha.ba.KarH1241wereהָי֣וּha.YuH1961plowingחֹֽרְשׁ֔וֹתcho.re.ShotH2790and the donkeysוְהָאֲתֹנ֖וֹתve.ha.'a.to.NotH860were grazingרֹע֥וֹתro.'otH7462nearbyעַל־ יְדֵיהֶֽם׃'al- ye.dei.HemH5921H3027,
15the Sabeansשְׁבָא֙she.Va'H7614swooped downוַתִּפֹּ֤לva.ti.PolH5307and took them awayוַתִּקָּחֵ֔םva.ti.ka.ChemH3947וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853.They putהִכּ֣וּhi.KuH5221the servantsהַנְּעָרִ֖יםha.ne.'a.RimH5288to the swordלְפִי־ חָ֑רֶבle.fi- Cha.revH6310H2719,and Iאֲנִ֛י'a.NiH589aloneלְבַדִּ֖יle.va.DiH905have escapedוָֽאִמָּ֨לְטָ֧ה רַק־va.'i.Mal.Tah rak-H4422H7535to tellלְהַגִּ֥ידle.ha.GidH5046you!”
16While heזֶ֣הzehH2088was stillע֣וֹד׀odH5750speakingמְדַבֵּ֗רme.da.BerH1696,anotherוְזֶה֮ve.ZehH2088messenger cameבָּ֣אba'H935and reportedוַיֹּאמַר֒vai.yo.MarH559: “The fireאֵ֣שׁ'eshH784of Godאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430fellנָֽפְלָה֙na.fe.LahH5307fromמִן־min-H4480heavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064.It burnedוַתִּבְעַ֥רva.tiv.'ArH1197and consumedוַתֹּאכְלֵ֑םva.tokh.LemH398the sheepבַּצֹּ֛אןba.TzonH6629and the servantsוּבַנְּעָרִ֖יםu.va.ne.'a.RimH5288,and Iאֲנִ֛י'a.NiH589aloneלְבַדִּ֖יle.va.DiH905have escapedוָאִמָּ֨לְטָ֧ה רַק־va.'i.Mal.Tah rak-H4422H7535to tellלְהַגִּ֥ידle.ha.GidH5046you!”
17While heע֣וֹד׀odH5750was stillזֶ֣הzehH2088speakingמְדַבֵּ֗רme.da.BerH1696,anotherוְזֶה֮ve.ZehH2088messengercameבָּ֣אba'H935and reportedוַיֹּאמַר֒vai.yo.MarH559: “The Chaldeansכַּשְׂדִּ֞יםkas.DimH3778formedשָׂ֣מוּ׀Sa.muH7760threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הshe.lo.ShahH7969bandsרָאשִׁ֗יםra.ShimH7218,raidedוַֽיִּפְשְׁט֤וּvai.yif.she.TuH6584עַל־'al-H5921the camelsהַגְּמַלִּים֙ha.ge.ma.LimH1581,and took them awayוַיִּקָּח֔וּםvai.yi.ka.ChumH3947וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853.They putהִכּ֣וּhi.KuH5221the servantsהַנְּעָרִ֖יםha.ne.'a.RimH5288to the swordלְפִי־ חָ֑רֶבle.fi- Cha.revH6310H2719,and Iאֲנִ֛י'a.NiH589aloneלְבַדִּ֖יle.va.DiH905have escapedוָאִמָּ֨לְטָ֧ה רַק־va.'i.Mal.Tah rak-H4422H7535to tellלְהַגִּ֥ידle.ha.GidH5046you!”
18Whileעַ֚ד'adH5704heזֶ֣הzehH2088was still speakingמְדַבֵּ֔רme.da.BerH1696,another messengerוְזֶ֖הve.ZehH2088cameבָּ֣אba'H935and reportedוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559: “Your sonsבָּנֶ֨יךָba.Nei.khaH1121and daughtersוּבְנוֹתֶ֤יךָu.ve.no.Tei.khaH1323were eatingאֹֽכְלִים֙'o.khe.LimH398and drinkingוְשֹׁתִ֣יםve.sho.TimH8354wineיַ֔יִןYa.yinH3196in their oldestהַבְּכֽוֹר׃ha.be.KhorH1060brother’sאֲחִיהֶ֥ם'a.chi.HemH251houseבְּבֵ֖יתbe.VeitH1004,
19when suddenlyוְהִנֵּה֩ve.hi.NehH2009a mightyגְּדוֹלָ֜הge.do.LahH1419windר֨וּחַRu.achH7307swept inבָּ֣אָה׀Ba.'ahH935fromמֵעֵ֣בֶרme.'E.verH5676the desertהַמִּדְבָּ֗רha.mid.BarH4057and struckוַיִּגַּע֙vai.yi.Ga'H5060the fourבְּאַרְבַּע֙be.'ar.Ba'H702cornersפִּנּ֣וֹתpi.NotH6438of the houseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004.It collapsedוַיִּפֹּ֥לvai.yi.PolH5307onעַל־'al-H5921the young peopleהַנְּעָרִ֖יםha.ne.'a.RimH5288and they are deadוַיָּמ֑וּתוּvai.ya.Mu.tuH4191,and Iאֲנִ֛י'a.NiH589aloneלְבַדִּ֖יle.va.DiH905have escapedוָאִמָּ֨לְטָ֧ה רַק־va.'i.Mal.Tah rak-H4422H7535to tellלְהַגִּ֥ידle.ha.GidH5046you!”
20Then Jobאִיּוֹב֙'i.yOvH347stood upוַיָּ֤קָםvai.Ya.komH6965,toreוַיִּקְרַ֣עvai.yik.Ra'H7167אֶת־'et-H853his robeמְעִל֔וֹme.'i.LoH4598,and shavedוַיָּ֖גָזvai.Ya.gozH1494אֶת־'et-H853his headרֹאשׁ֑וֹro.ShoH7218.He fellוַיִּפֹּ֥לvai.yi.PolH5307to the groundאַ֖רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776and worshipedוַיִּשְׁתָּֽחוּ׃vai.yish.Ta.chuH7812,
21sayingוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559: “Nakedעָרֹ֨ם'a.RomH6174I cameיָצָ֜אתִיya.tza.tiH3318from my mother’sאִמִּ֗י'i.MiH517wombמִבֶּ֣טֶןmi.Be.tenH990,and nakedוְעָרֹם֙ve.'a.RomH6174I will returnאָשׁ֣וּב שָׁ֔מָה'a.Shuv Sha.mahH7725H8033.The LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068gaveנָתַ֔ןna.TanH5414,and the LORDוַיהוָ֖הva.Yah.wehH3068has taken awayלָקָ֑חla.KachH3947.Blessedמְבֹרָֽךְ׃me.vo.RakhH1288beיְהִ֛יye.HiH1961the nameשֵׁ֥םshemH8034of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068.”
Commentaries on Job 1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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