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Job 42

1Then Jobאִיּ֥וֹב'i.YovH347אֶת־'et-H853repliedוַיַּ֖עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030to the LORDיְהוָ֗ה וַיֹּאמַֽר׃Yah.weh vai.yo.MarH3068H559:
2“I knowיָ֭דַעְתִּיya.da'.taH3045thatכִּי־ki-H3588You can doתּוּכָ֑לtu.KhalH3201all thingsכֹ֣לkholH3605and that noוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808planמְזִמָּֽה׃me.zi.MahH4209of Yoursמִמְּךָ֣mi.me.KhaH4480can be thwartedיִבָּצֵ֖רyi.ba.TzerH1219.
3You asked, ‘Whoמִ֤יmiH4310is thisזֶ֨ה׀zehH2088who concealsמַעְלִ֥יםma'.LimH5956My counselעֵצָ֗ה'e.TzahH6098withoutבְּֽלִ֫יbe.LiH1097knowledgeדָ֥עַתDa.'atH1847?’Surelyלָכֵ֣ןla.KhenH3651I spoke of thingsהִ֭גַּדְתִּיHi.gad.tiH5046I did notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808understandאָבִ֑ין'a.VinH995,things too wonderfulנִפְלָא֥וֹתnif.la.'otH6381for meמִ֝מֶּ֗נִּי וְלֹ֣אmi.Me.ni ve.Lo'H4480H3808to knowאֵדָֽע׃'e.Da'H3045.
4You said, ‘Listenשְֽׁמַֽע־she.ma'-H8085nowנָ֭אna'H4994,and Iוְאָנֹכִ֣יve.'a.no.KhiH595will speakאֲדַבֵּ֑ר'a.da.BerH1696.I will question youאֶ֝שְׁאָלְךָ֗'esh.'al.khaH7592,and you shall inform Meוְהוֹדִיעֵֽנִי׃ve.ho.di.'E.niH3045.’
5My earsלְשֵֽׁמַע־ אֹ֥זֶןle.she.ma'- 'O.zenH8088H241had heard of Youשְׁמַעְתִּ֑יךָshe.ma'.Ti.khaH8085,but nowוְ֝עַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258my eyesעֵינִ֥י'ei.NiH5869have seen Youרָאָֽתְךָ׃ra.'A.te.khaH7200.
6Thereforeעַל־ כֵּ֭ן'al- kenH5921H3651I despiseאֶמְאַ֣ס'em.'AsH3988myself,and I repentוְנִחַ֑מְתִּיve.ni.Cham.tiH5162inעַל־'al-H5921dustעָפָ֥ר'a.FarH6083and ashesוָאֵֽפֶר׃ פva.'E.ferH665.”

The LORD Rebukes Job’s Friends

7וַיְהִ֗יvay.HiH1961Afterאַחַ֨ר'a.CharH310the LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068אֶת־'et-H853had spokenדִּבֶּ֧רdi.BerH1696theseהָאֵ֖לֶּהha.'E.lehH428wordsהַדְּבָרִ֥יםha.de.va.RimH1697toאֶל־'el-H413Jobאִיּ֑וֹב'i.YovH347,Heיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Eliphazאֱלִיפַ֣ז'e.li.FazH464the Temaniteהַתֵּֽימָנִ֗יha.tei.ma.NiH8489, “My wrathאַפִּ֤י'a.PiH639is kindledחָרָ֨הcha.RahH2734against youand your twoוּבִשְׁנֵ֣יu.vish.NeiH8147friendsרֵעֶ֔יךָre.'Ei.khaH7453.Forכִּ֠יkiH3588you have notלֹ֣אlo'H3808spokenדִבַּרְתֶּ֥םdi.bar.TemH1696about Meאֵלַ֛י'e.LaiH413accuratelyנְכוֹנָ֖הne.kho.NahH3559,as My servantכְּעַבְדִּ֥יke.'av.DiH5650Job hasאִיּֽוֹב׃'i.YovH347.
8So nowוְעַתָּ֡הve.'a.TahH6258,takeקְחֽוּ־ke.chu-H3947sevenשִׁבְעָֽה־shiv.'ah-H7651bullsפָרִים֩fa.RimH6499and sevenוְשִׁבְעָ֨הve.shiv.'AhH7651ramsאֵילִ֜ים'ei.LimH352,goוּלְכ֣וּ׀u.le.KhuH1980toאֶל־'el-H413My servantעַבְדִּ֣י'av.DiH5650Jobאִיּ֗וֹב'i.YovH347,and sacrificeוְהַעֲלִיתֶ֤םve.ha.'a.li.TemH5927a burnt offeringעוֹלָה֙o.LahH5930for yourselvesבַּֽעַדְכֶ֔םba.'ad.KhemH1157.Then My servantעַבְדִּ֔י'av.DiH5650Jobוְאִיּ֣וֹבve.'i.YovH347will prayיִתְפַּלֵּ֖לyit.pa.LelH6419for youעֲלֵיכֶ֑ם'a.lei.KhemH5921,forכִּ֧י אִם־ki 'im-H3588H518I will acceptאֶשָּׂ֗א'e.Sa'H5375his prayerפָּנָ֣יוpa.NavH6440and notלְבִלְתִּ֞יle.vil.TiH1115dealעֲשׂ֤וֹתa.SotH6213with youעִמָּכֶם֙'i.ma.KhemH5973according to yourfollyנְבָלָ֔הne.va.LahH5039.Forכִּ֠יkiH3588you have notלֹ֣אlo'H3808spokenדִבַּרְתֶּ֥םdi.bar.TemH1696accuratelyנְכוֹנָ֖הne.kho.NahH3559about Meאֵלַ֛י'e.LaiH413,as My servantכְּעַבְדִּ֥יke.'av.DiH5650Job hasאִיּֽוֹב׃'i.YovH347.”
9So Eliphazאֱלִיפַ֨ז'e.li.FazH464the Temaniteהַתֵּֽימָנִ֜יha.tei.ma.NiH8489,Bildadוּבִלְדַּ֣דu.vil.DadH1085the Shuhiteהַשּׁוּחִ֗יha.shu.ChiH7747,and Zopharצֹפַר֙tzo.FarH6691the Naamathiteהַנַּ֣עֲמָתִ֔יha.Na.'a.ma.TiH5284wentוַיֵּלְכוּ֩vai.ye.le.KhuH1980and didוַֽיַּעֲשׂ֔וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213asכַּאֲשֶׁ֛רka.'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068had told themדִּבֶּ֥ר אֲלֵיהֶ֖םdi.Ber 'a.lei.HemH1696H413;and the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068אֶת־'et-H853acceptedוַיִּשָּׂ֥א פְּנֵ֥יvai.yi.Sa' pe.NeiH5375H6440Job’s prayerאִיּֽוֹב׃'i.YovH347.

The LORD Blesses Job

10After Jobאִיּ֔וֹב'i.YovH347had prayedבְּהִֽתְפַּֽלְל֖וֹbe.hit.pa.LoH6419forבְּעַ֣דbe.'AdH1157his friendsרֵעֵ֑הוּre.'E.huH7453,the LORDוַֽיהוָ֗הva.Yah.wehH3068restoredשָׁ֚בSha.vH7725אֶת־'et-H853his prosperityשְׁב֣וּתshe.vitH7622and doubledוַ֧יֹּסֶף יְהוָ֛הVai.yo.sef Yah.wehH3254H3068אֶת־'et-H853לְמִשְׁנֶֽה׃le.mish.NehH4932hisלְאִיּ֖וֹבle.'i.YovH347former possessionsכָּל־kol-H3605אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834.
11Allכָּל־kol-H3605his brothersאֶחָ֨יו'e.ChavH251andוְכָל־ve.kholH3605sistersאַחְיוֹתָ֜יו וְכָל־'ach.yo.tav ve.kholH269H3605and priorלְפָנִ֗יםle.fa.NimH6440acquaintancesיֹדְעָ֣יוyo.de.'AvH3045cameוַיָּבֹ֣אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935אֵ֠לָיו'E.lavH413and dinedוַיֹּאכְל֨וּ לֶחֶם֮vai.yo.khe.Lu le.ChemH398H3899with himעִמּ֣וֹi.MoH5973in his houseבְּבֵיתוֹ֒be.vei.ToH1004.They consoledוַיָּנֻ֤דוּvai.ya.Nu.duH5110himand comfortedוַיְנַחֲמ֣וּvay.na.cha.MuH5162himאֹת֔וֹ'o.ToH853overעַ֚ל'alH5921allכָּל־kol-H3605the adversityהָ֣רָעָ֔הha.ra.'AhH7451thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068had broughtהֵבִ֥יאhe.Vi'H935upon himעָלָ֑יו'a.LavH5921.And eachאִ֚ישׁ'ishH376one gaveוַיִּתְּנוּ־vai.yi.te.nu-H5414himaאֶחָ֔ת וְאִ֕ישׁ'e.Chat ve.'IshH259H376piece of silverקְשִׂיטָ֣הke.si.TahH7192and aאֶחָֽד׃ ס'e.ChadH259goldזָהָ֖בza.HavH2091ringנֶ֥זֶםNe.zemH5141.
12So the LORDוַֽיהוָ֗הva.Yah.wehH3068blessedבֵּרַ֛ךְbe.RakhH1288אֶת־'et-H853Job’sאִיּ֖וֹב'i.YovH347latterאַחֲרִ֥ית'a.cha.RitH319daysmore than his firstמֵרֵאשִׁת֑וֹme.re.shi.ToH7225.He ownedוַֽיְהִי־vay.hi-H196114,000אַרְבָּעָה֩ עָשָׂ֨ר אֶ֜לֶף'ar.ba.'Ah 'a.Sar 'E.lefH702H6240H505sheepצֹ֗אןTzonH6629,6,000וְשֵׁ֤שֶׁת אֲלָפִים֙ve.She.shet 'a.la.FimH8337H505camelsגְּמַלִּ֔יםge.ma.LimH1581,1,000וְאֶֽלֶף־ve.'e.lef-H505yokeצֶ֥מֶדTze.medH6776of oxenבָּקָ֖רba.KarH1241,and 1,000וְאֶ֥לֶףve.'E.lefH505female donkeysאֲתוֹנֽוֹת׃'a.to.NotH860.
13And he also hadוַֽיְהִי־vay.hi-H1961sevenשִׁבְעָ֥נָהshiv.'A.nahH7658sonsבָנִ֖יםva.NimH1121and threeוְשָׁל֥וֹשׁve.sha.Lo.oshH7969daughtersבָּנֽוֹת׃ba.NotH1323.
14He namedוַיִּקְרָ֤א שֵׁם־vai.yik.Ra' shem-H7121H8034his firstהָֽאַחַת֙ha.'a.ChatH259daughter Jemimahיְמִימָ֔ה וְשֵׁ֥םye.mi.Mah ve.ShemH3224H8034,his secondהַשֵּׁנִ֖יתha.she.NitH8145Keziahקְצִיעָ֑ה וְשֵׁ֥םke.tzi.'Ah ve.ShemH7103H8034,and his thirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֖יתha.she.li.ShitH7992Keren-happuchH7163.
15Noוְלֹ֨אve.Lo'H3808womenנָשִׁ֥יםna.ShimH802as beautifulיָפ֛וֹתya.FotH3303as Job’sאִיּ֖וֹב'i.YovH347daughtersכִּבְנ֥וֹתkiv.NotH1323could be foundנִמְצָ֜אnim.Tza'H4672in allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,and their fatherאֲבִיהֶ֛ם'a.vi.HemH1grantedוַיִּתֵּ֨ןvai.yi.TenH5414theman inheritanceנַחֲלָ֖הna.cha.LahH5159amongבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432their brothersאֲחֵיהֶֽם׃ ס'a.chei.HemH251.
16Afterאַֽחֲרֵי־'a.cha.rei-H310thisזֹ֔אתZotH2063,Jobאִיּוֹב֙'i.yOvH347livedוַיְחִ֤יvay.ChiH2421140מֵאָ֥ה וְאַרְבָּעִ֖יםme.'Ah ve.'ar.ba.'ImH3967H705yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141and sawוַיִּרְאֶ֗הvai.yarH7200אֶת־'et-H853his childrenבָּנָיו֙ba.NavH1121וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and theirבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121childrenבָנָ֔יוva.NavH1121to the fourthאַרְבָּעָ֖ה'ar.ba.'AhH702generationדֹּרֽוֹת׃do.RotH1755.
17And so Jobאִיּ֔וֹב'i.YovH347diedוַיָּ֣מָתvai.Ya.motH4191,oldזָקֵ֖ןza.KenH2205and fullוּשְׂבַ֥עu.se.Va'H7649of yearsיָמִֽים׃ya.MimH3117.

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