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Job 2

1AndtherewasH1961adayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117whenthesonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofGodהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430cameH935topresentלְהִתְיַצֵּ֖בle.hit.ya.TzevH3320themselvesbeforeJehovah,andSatanalsoגַֽם־gam-H1571cameH935amongthemtopresentלְהִתְיַצֵּ֖בle.hit.ya.TzevH3320himselfbeforeJehovah.

2AndJehovahsaidH559toSatan,Fromwhence comest thou?AndSatanansweredJehovahandsaidH559,FromgoingH1980toandfrointheearthבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776,andfromwalkingH1980upanddowninit.

3AndJehovahsaidH559toSatan, Hast thou consideredmyservantעַבְדִּ֣י'av.DiH5650Jobאִיּוֹב֒'i.yOvH347,thatthereisnonelikehimontheearthבָּאָ֗רֶץba.'A.retzH776,aperfectH8535andanuprightוְיָשָׁ֛רve.ya.SharH3477manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376,oneH376thatfearethGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430andabstainethfromevilמֵרָ֑עme.Ra'H7451?andstillוְעֹדֶ֙נּוּ֙ve.'o.De.nuH5750heremainethfirmH2388inhisintegrityבְּתֻמָּת֔וֹbe.tu.ma.ToH8538,thoughthou movedstmeagainsthim,toswallowH1104himupwithoutcauseחִנָּֽם׃chi.NamH2600.

4AndSatanansweredJehovahandsaidH559,Skinע֣וֹרorH5785forskinע֗וֹרorH5785, yea,allthatamanלָאִ֔ישׁla.'IshH376hathwillhegiveיִתֵּ֖ןyi.TenH5414forhislifeנַפְשֽׁוֹ׃naf.ShoH5315;

5butputforthH7971thyhandיָֽדְךָ֔ya.de.KhaH3027now,andtouchוְגַ֥עve.Ga'H5060hisboneעַצְמ֖וֹatz.MoH6106andhisfleshבְּשָׂר֑וֹbe.sa.RoH1320, [andsee]ifhewillnotcursetheetothyfaceפָּנֶ֖יךָpa.Nei.khaH6440!

6AndJehovahsaidH559toSatan,Behold,heisinthyhandבְיָדֶ֑ךָve.ya.De.khaH3027;onlyH389sparehislifeנַפְשׁ֥וֹnaf.ShoH5315.

7AndSatanwentH3318forthH3318fromthepresenceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440ofJehovah;andhesmoteJobאִיּוֹב֙'i.yOvH347withagrievous botchfromthesoleמִכַּ֥ףmi.KafH3709ofhisfootרַגְל֖וֹrag.LoH7272untohiscrown.

8AndhetookH3947apotsherdחֶ֔רֶשׂChe.resH2789toscrapehimselfwith;andhesatH3427amongtheashesהָאֵֽפֶר׃ha.'E.ferH665.

9Andhiswifeאִשְׁתּ֔וֹ'ish.ToH802saidH559tohim, Dost thoustillעֹדְךָ֖'o.de.KhaH5750remainfirmH2388inthineintegrityבְּתֻמָּתֶ֑ךָbe.tu.ma.Te.khaH8538?curseGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430anddieוָמֻֽת׃va.MutH4191.

10ButhesaidH559toher, Thou speakestasoneאַחַ֤ת'a.ChatH259ofthefoolishהַנְּבָלוֹת֙ha.ne.va.lOtH5036womenspeaketh.Wehavealsoגַּ֣םgamH1571receivedgoodהַטּ֗וֹבha.TovH2896fromGodהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,andshouldwenotreceiveevilהָרָ֖עha.Ra'H7451?InallthisJobאִיּ֖וֹב'i.YovH347didnotsinH2398withhislipsבִּשְׂפָתָֽיו׃ פbis.fa.TavH8193.

11Andthreeשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת׀she.Lo.shetH7969friendsרֵעֵ֣יre.'EiH7453ofJobאִיּ֗וֹב'i.YovH347heardH8085ofallthisevilהָרָעָ֣הha.ra.'AhH7451thatwascomeH935uponhim.AndtheycameH935eachoneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376fromhisplaceמִמְּקֹמ֔וֹmi.me.ko.MoH4725:Eliphazאֱלִיפַ֤ז'e.li.FazH464theTemaniteהַתֵּימָנִי֙ha.tei.ma.NiH8489,andBildadוּבִלְדַּ֣דu.vil.DadH1085theShuhiteהַשּׁוּחִ֔יha.shu.ChiH7747,andZopharוְצוֹפַ֖רve.tzo.FarH6691theNaamathiteהַנַּֽעֲמָתִ֑יha.na.'a.ma.TiH5284;andtheymadeanappointmentוַיִּוָּעֲד֣וּvai.yi.va.'a.DuH3259togetherיַחְדָּ֔וyach.DavH3162tocomeH935tocondolewithhimandtocomfortוּֽלְנַחֲמֽוֹ׃u.le.na.cha.moH5162him.

12Andwhentheyliftedוַיִּשְׂא֨וּvai.yis.'UH5375uptheireyesעֵינֵיהֶ֤ם'ei.nei.HemH5869afarH7350off,andknewhimnot,theyliftedוַיִּשְׂא֥וּvai.yis.'UH5375uptheirvoiceקוֹלָ֖םko.LamH6963andweptוַיִּבְכּ֑וּvai.yiv.KuH1058.Andtheyrenteveryoneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376hismantle,andsprinkledH2236dustעָפָ֛ר'a.FarH6083upontheirheadsרָאשֵׁיהֶ֖םra.shei.HemH7218towardtheheavensהַשָּׁמָֽיְמָה׃ha.sha.Ma.ye.mahH8064.

13AndtheysatH3427downH3427withhimonthegroundלָאָ֔רֶץla.'A.retzH776sevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117andsevenוְשִׁבְעַ֣תve.shiv.'AtH7651nightsלֵיל֑וֹתlei.LotH3915;andnonespokeדֹּבֵ֤רdo.VerH1696awordדָּבָ֔רda.VarH1697tohim;fortheysawH7200that[his] anguishwasveryH3966greatגָדַ֥לga.DalH1431.

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