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Job 2:3-9

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.

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