Berean Standard Bible

Job 1:13-22

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.HemH5921 H3027,

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.revH6310 H2719,and Iאֲנִ֛י'a.NiH589aloneלְבַדִּ֖יle.va.DiH905have escapedוָֽאִמָּ֨לְטָ֧ה רַק־va.'i.Mal.Tah rak-H4422 H7535to 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-H4422 H7535to 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.revH6310 H2719,and Iאֲנִ֛י'a.NiH589aloneלְבַדִּ֖יle.va.DiH905have escapedוָאִמָּ֨לְטָ֧ה רַק־va.'i.Mal.Tah rak-H4422 H7535to 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-H4422 H7535to 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.mahH7725 H8033.The LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068gaveנָתַ֔ןna.TanH5414,and the LORDוַיהוָ֖הva.Yah.wehH3068has taken awayלָקָ֑חla.KachH3947.Blessedמְבֹרָֽךְ׃me.vo.RakhH1288beיְהִ֛יye.HiH1961the nameשֵׁ֥םshemH8034of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068.”

22In allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605thisזֹ֖אתzotH2063,Jobאִיּ֑וֹב'i.YovH347did notלֹא־lo'-H3808sinחָטָ֣אcha.Ta'H2398orוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808chargeנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414Godלֵאלֹהִֽים׃ פle.lo.HimH430with wrongdoingתִּפְלָ֖הtif.LahH8604.

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