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Job 1:1-8

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.

2וַיִּוָּ֥לְדוּvai.yi.Val.duH3205He had sevenשִׁבְעָ֥הshiv.'AhH7651sonsבָנִ֖יםva.NimH1121and threeוְשָׁל֥וֹשׁve.sha.Lo.oshH7969daughtersבָּנֽוֹת׃ba.NotH1323,

3and he ownedוַיְהִ֣י מִ֠קְנֵהוּvay.Hi Mik.ne.huH1961 H47357,000שִֽׁבְעַ֨ת אַלְפֵי־shiv.'At 'al.fei-H7651 H505sheepצֹ֜אןtzonH6629,3,000וּשְׁלֹ֧שֶׁת אַלְפֵ֣יu.she.Lo.shet 'al.FeiH7969 H505camelsגְמַלִּ֗יםge.ma.LimH1581,500וַחֲמֵ֨שׁ מֵא֤וֹתva.cha.Mesh me.'otH2568 H3967yokeצֶֽמֶד־tze.med-H6776of oxenבָּקָר֙ba.KarH1241,500וַחֲמֵ֣שׁ מֵא֣וֹתva.cha.Mesh me.'otH2568 H3967female donkeysאֲתוֹנ֔וֹת'a.to.NotH860,and a veryמְאֹ֑ד וַיְהִי֙me.'Od vay.HiH3966 H1961large 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.MoH1004 H376 H3117,and they would inviteוְשָׁלְח֗וּ וְקָרְאוּ֙ve.sha.le.Chu ve.ka.re.'UH7971 H7121their 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.ParH5930 H4557for 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.MimH3605 H3117practiceיַעֲשֶׂ֥הya.'a.SehH6213.

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-H7760 H3820 H5921My 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.”

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