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Job 1

1Therewasamanאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376inthelandבְאֶֽרֶץ־ve.'e.retz-H776ofUzע֖וּץ'utzH5780whosenameשְׁמ֑וֹshe.MoH8034wasJobאִיּ֣וֹב'i.YovH347;andthismanהָאִ֣ישׁha.'IshH376wasperfectH8535anduprightוְיָשָׁ֛רve.ya.SharH3477,andoneH376thatfearedGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430andabstainedfromevilמֵרָֽע׃me.Ra'H7451.

2AndtherewerebornH3205tohimsevenשִׁבְעָ֥הshiv.'AhH7651sonsבָנִ֖יםva.NimH1121andthreeוְשָׁל֥וֹשׁve.sha.Lo.oshH7969daughtersבָּנֽוֹת׃ba.NotH1323.

3AndhissubstancewasH1961sevenשִֽׁבְעַ֨תshiv.'AtH7651thousandאַלְפֵי־'al.fei-H505sheepצֹ֜אןtzonH6629,andthreeוּשְׁלֹ֧שֶׁתu.she.Lo.shetH7969thousandאַלְפֵ֣י'al.FeiH505camelsגְמַלִּ֗יםge.ma.LimH1581,andfiveוַחֲמֵ֨שׁva.cha.MeshH2568hundredH3967yokeofoxenH1241,andfiveוַחֲמֵ֣שׁva.cha.MeshH2568hundredH3967she-asses,andveryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966manyH7227servants;andthismanהָאִ֣ישׁha.'IshH376wasH1961greaterגָּד֖וֹלga.DolH1419thanallthechildrenoftheeastקֶֽדֶם׃Ke.demH6924.

4Andhissonsבָנָיו֙va.NavH1121wentH1980andmadeH6213afeastמִשְׁתֶּ֔הmish.TehH4960inthehouseבֵּ֖יתbeitH1004ofeachoneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376onhisdayיוֹמ֑וֹyo.MoH3117;andtheysentH7971andinvitedtheirthreeלִשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתlish.Lo.shetH7969sistersאַחְיֽוֹתֵיהֶ֔ם'ach.yo.tei.hemH269toeatלֶאֱכֹ֥לle.'e.KholH398andtodrinkוְלִשְׁתּ֖וֹתve.lish.TotH8354withthem.

5AnditwasH1961so,whenthedaysH3117ofthefeastingהַמִּשְׁתֶּ֜הha.mish.TehH4960wereH1961goneH5927about,thatJobאִיּ֣וֹב'i.YovH347sentH7971andhallowedthem;andheroseH7925upearlyוְהִשְׁכִּ֣יםve.hish.KimH7925inthemorningבַּבֹּקֶר֮ba.bo.KerH1242,andofferedוְהֶעֱלָ֣הve.he.'e.LahH5927upburnt-offerings [accordingto]thenumberמִסְפַּ֣רmis.ParH4557ofthemall;forJobאִיּ֔וֹב'i.YovH347saidH559,ItmaybeH1961thatmychildrenhavesinnedH2398,andcursedGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430intheirheartsבִּלְבָבָ֑םbil.va.VamH3824.Thusכָּ֛כָהKa.khahH3602didJobאִיּ֖וֹב'i.YovH347continually.

6AndtherewasH1961adayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117whenthesonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430cameH935topresentלְהִתְיַצֵּ֖בle.hit.ya.TzevH3320themselvesbeforeJehovah;andSatancameH935alsoגַֽם־gam-H1571amongthem.

7AndJehovahsaidH559toSatan, Whence comest thou?AndSatanansweredJehovahandsaidH559,FromgoingH1980toandfrointheearthבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776,andfromwalkingH1980upanddowninit.

8AndJehovahsaidH559toSatan, Hast thou consideredmyservantעַבְדִּ֣י'av.DiH5650Jobאִיּ֑וֹב'i.YovH347,thatthereisnonelikehimontheearthבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776,aperfectH8535andanuprightוְיָשָׁ֛רve.ya.SharH3477manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376,oneH376thatfearethGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430andabstainethfromevilמֵרָֽע׃me.Ra'H7451?

9AndSatanansweredJehovahandsaidH559, DothJobאִיּ֖וֹב'i.YovH347fearיָרֵ֥אya.Re'H3372Godאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430fornought?

10Hastnotthoumadeahedgeabouthim,andabouthishouseבֵּית֛וֹbei.ToH1004,andaboutallthathehathoneveryside? Thou hastblessedH1288theworkמַעֲשֵׂ֤הma.'a.SehH4639ofhishandsיָדָיו֙ya.DavH3027,andhissubstanceisspreadפָּרַ֥ץpa.RatzH6555abroadinthelandבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776.

11ButputforthH7971thyhandיָֽדְךָ֔ya.de.KhaH3027nowandtouchוְגַ֖עve.Ga'H5060allthathehath, [andsee]ifhewillnotcursetheetothyfaceפָּנֶ֖יךָpa.Nei.khaH6440!

12AndJehovahsaidH559toSatan,Behold,allthathehathisinthyhandבְּיָדֶ֔ךָbe.ya.De.khaH3027;onlyרַ֣קrakH7535uponhimselfputnotforthH3318thyhandיָדֶ֑ךָya.De.khaH3027.SoSatanwentH3318forthH3318fromthepresenceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440ofJehovah.

13AndtherewasH1961adayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117whenhissonsוּבָנָ֨יוu.va.NavH1121andhisdaughtersוּבְנֹתָ֤יוu.ve.no.TavH1323wereH1961eatingאֹֽכְלִים֙'o.khe.LimH398anddrinkingוְשֹׁתִ֣יםve.sho.TimH8354wineיַ֔יִןYa.yinH3196inthehouseבְּבֵ֖יתbe.VeitH1004oftheirbrotherאֲחִיהֶ֥ם'a.chi.HemH251,thefirstbornהַבְּכֽוֹר׃ha.be.KhorH1060.

14AndtherecameH935amessengerוּמַלְאָ֛ךְu.mal.'AkhH4397toJobאִיּ֖וֹב'i.YovH347andsaidH559,TheoxenH1241wereH1961ploughing,andtheasses feedingbesidethem;

15and[theyof]ShebaH7614fellH5307[uponthem]andtookH3947them,andtheservantsהַנְּעָרִ֖יםha.ne.'a.RimH5288havetheysmittenwiththeedgeoftheswordחָ֑רֶבCha.revH2719;andIonlyרַק־rak-H7535amescapedH4422,aloneלְבַדִּ֖יle.va.DiH905,totellלְהַגִּ֥ידle.ha.GidH5046thee.

16WhilehewasyetH5750speakingמְדַבֵּ֗רme.da.BerH1696,therecameH935anotherandsaidH559,Thefireאֵ֣שׁ'eshH784ofGodאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430fellH5307fromheavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064andburnedוַתִּבְעַ֥רva.tiv.'ArH1197upthesheepבַּצֹּ֛אןba.TzonH6629andtheservantsוּבַנְּעָרִ֖יםu.va.ne.'a.RimH5288,andconsumedH398them;andIonlyרַק־rak-H7535amescapedH4422,aloneלְבַדִּ֖יle.va.DiH905,totellלְהַגִּ֥ידle.ha.GidH5046thee.

17WhilehewasyetH5750speakingמְדַבֵּ֗רme.da.BerH1696,therecameH935anotherandsaidH559,TheChaldeansכַּשְׂדִּ֞יםkas.DimH3778madeH7760threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הshe.lo.ShahH7969bands,andfelluponthecamelsהַגְּמַלִּים֙ha.ge.ma.LimH1581andtookH3947them,andtheservantsהַנְּעָרִ֖יםha.ne.'a.RimH5288havetheysmittenwiththeedgeoftheswordחָ֑רֶבCha.revH2719;andIonlyרַק־rak-H7535amescapedH4422,aloneלְבַדִּ֖יle.va.DiH905,totellלְהַגִּ֥ידle.ha.GidH5046thee.

18Whilehewasyetspeakingמְדַבֵּ֔רme.da.BerH1696,therecameH935anotherandsaidH559, Thysonsבָּנֶ֨יךָba.Nei.khaH1121andthydaughtersוּבְנוֹתֶ֤יךָu.ve.no.Tei.khaH1323wereeatingאֹֽכְלִים֙'o.khe.LimH398anddrinkingוְשֹׁתִ֣יםve.sho.TimH8354wineיַ֔יִןYa.yinH3196inthehouseבְּבֵ֖יתbe.VeitH1004oftheirbrotherאֲחִיהֶ֥ם'a.chi.HemH251,thefirstbornהַבְּכֽוֹר׃ha.be.KhorH1060;

19andbehold,therecameH935agreatגְּדוֹלָ֜הge.do.LahH1419windר֨וּחַRu.achH7307fromoverthewildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֗רha.mid.BarH4057,andsmotethefourבְּאַרְבַּע֙be.'ar.Ba'H702cornersפִּנּ֣וֹתpi.NotH6438ofthehouseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,anditfellH5307upontheyoungH5288menH5288,andtheydiedH4191;andIonlyרַק־rak-H7535amescapedH4422,aloneלְבַדִּ֖יle.va.DiH905,totellלְהַגִּ֥ידle.ha.GidH5046thee.

20AndJobאִיּוֹב֙'i.yOvH347roseH6965up,andrenthismantle,andshavedhisheadרֹאשׁ֑וֹro.ShoH7218,andfellH5307downוַיִּשְׁתָּֽחוּ׃vai.yish.Ta.chuH7812onthegroundH776,andworshipped;

21andhesaidH559,Nakedעָרֹ֨ם'a.RomH6174cameIoutofmymother'swombמִבֶּ֣טֶןmi.Be.tenH990,andnakedוְעָרֹם֙ve.'a.RomH6174shallIreturnאָשׁ֣וּב'a.ShuvH7725thither:JehovahgaveH5414,andJehovahhathtakenH3947awayH7725;blessedH1288beיְהִ֛יye.HiH1961thenameשֵׁ֥םshemH8034ofJehovah!

22InallthisJobאִיּ֑וֹב'i.YovH347sinnedH2398not,norascribedanythingunseemlytoGodלֵאלֹהִֽים׃ פle.lo.HimH430.

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