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Job 1:1-8

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?

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