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Job 1:1-8

1There was a manאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376in the landבְאֶֽרֶץ־ve.'e.retz-H776of Uzע֖וּץ'utzH5780,whose nameשְׁמ֑וֹshe.MoH8034wasJobאִיּ֣וֹב'i.YovH347;and that manהָאִ֣ישׁha.'IshH376was perfectתָּ֧םtamH8535and uprightוְיָשָׁ֛רve.ya.SharH3477,and one that fearedוִירֵ֥אvi.Re'H3373Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430,and eschewedוְסָ֥רve.SarH5493evilמֵרָֽע׃me.Ra'H7451.

2And there were bornוַיִּוָּ֥לְדוּvai.yi.Val.duH3205unto him sevenשִׁבְעָ֥הshiv.'AhH7651sonsבָנִ֖יםva.NimH1121and threeוְשָׁל֥וֹשׁve.sha.Lo.oshH7969daughtersבָּנֽוֹת׃ba.NotH1323.

3His substanceמִ֠קְנֵהוּMik.ne.huH4735also was sevenשִֽׁבְעַ֨תshiv.'AtH7651thousandאַלְפֵי־'al.fei-H505sheepצֹ֜אןtzonH6629,and threeוּשְׁלֹ֧שֶׁתu.she.Lo.shetH7969thousandאַלְפֵ֣י'al.FeiH505camelsגְמַלִּ֗יםge.ma.LimH1581,and fiveוַחֲמֵ֨שׁva.cha.MeshH2568hundredמֵא֤וֹתme.'otH3967yokeצֶֽמֶד־tze.med-H6776of oxenבָּקָר֙ba.KarH1241,and fiveוַחֲמֵ֣שׁva.cha.MeshH2568hundredמֵא֣וֹתme.'otH3967she assesאֲתוֹנ֔וֹת'a.to.NotH860,and a veryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966greatרַבָּ֣הra.BahH7227householdוַעֲבֻדָּ֖הva.'a.vu.DahH5657;so that this manהָאִ֣ישׁha.'IshH376was the greatestגָּד֖וֹלga.DolH1419of all the menבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of the eastקֶֽדֶם׃Ke.demH6924.

4And his sonsבָנָיו֙va.NavH1121wentוְהָלְכ֤וּve.ha.le.KhuH1980and feastedוְעָשׂ֣וּ מִשְׁתֶּ֔הve.'a.Su mish.TehH6213 H4960in theirhousesבֵּ֖יתbeitH1004,every oneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376his dayיוֹמ֑וֹyo.MoH3117;and sentוְשָׁלְח֗וּve.sha.le.ChuH7971and calledוְקָרְאוּ֙ve.ka.re.'UH7121for their threeלִשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתlish.Lo.shetH7969sistersאַחְיֽוֹתֵיהֶ֔ם'ach.yo.tei.hemH269to eatלֶאֱכֹ֥לle.'e.KholH398and to drinkוְלִשְׁתּ֖וֹתve.lish.TotH8354with them.

5And it was so, when the daysיְמֵ֨יye.MeiH3117of theirfeastingהַמִּשְׁתֶּ֜הha.mish.TehH4960were gone aboutהִקִּיפֽוּ֩hi.ki.FuH5362,that Jobאִיּ֣וֹב'i.YovH347sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֧חvai.yish.LachH7971and sanctifiedוַֽיְקַדְּשֵׁ֗םvay.ka.de.ShemH6942them, and rose up earlyוְהִשְׁכִּ֣יםve.hish.KimH7925in the morningבַּבֹּקֶר֮ba.bo.KerH1242,and offeredוְהֶעֱלָ֣הve.he.'e.LahH5927burnt offeringsעֹלוֹת֮'o.lOtH5930accordingto the numberמִסְפַּ֣רmis.ParH4557of them all: for Jobאִיּ֔וֹב'i.YovH347saidאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559,It may beאוּלַי֙'u.LaiH194that my sonsבָנַ֔יva.NaiH1121have sinnedחָטְא֣וּcha.te.'UH2398,and cursedוּבֵרֲכ֥וּu.ve.ra.KhuH1288Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430in their heartsבִּלְבָבָ֑םbil.va.VamH3824.Thus didיַעֲשֶׂ֥הya.'a.SehH6213Jobאִיּ֖וֹב'i.YovH347continuallyהַיָּמִֽים׃ פhai.ya.MimH3117.

6Now there was a dayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117when the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430cameוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935to presentלְהִתְיַצֵּ֖בle.hit.ya.TzevH3320themselves before the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,and Satanהַשָּׂטָ֖ןha.sa.TanH7854cameוַיָּב֥וֹאvai.ya.Vo'H935also amongבְּתוֹכָֽם׃be.to.KhamH8432them.

7And the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Satanהַשָּׂטָ֖ןha.sa.TanH7854,Whenceמֵאַ֣יִןme.'A.yinH370comestתָּבֹ֑אta.Vo'H935thou? Then Satanהַשָּׂטָ֤ןha.sa.TanH7854answeredוַיַּ֨עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,and saidוַיֹּאמַ֔רvai.yo.MarH559,From going to and froמִשּׁ֣וּטmi.ShutH7751in the earthבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776,and from walking up and downוּמֵֽהִתְהַלֵּ֖ךְu.me.hit.ha.LekhH1980in it.

8And the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Satanהַשָּׂטָ֔ןha.sa.TanH7854,Hast thou consideredהֲשַׂ֥מְתָּ לִבְּךָ֖ha.Sam.ta li.be.KhaH3820 H7760my servantעַבְדִּ֣י'av.DiH5650Jobאִיּ֑וֹב'i.YovH347, that there isnone like him in the earthבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776,a perfectתָּ֧םtamH8535and an uprightוְיָשָׁ֛רve.ya.SharH3477manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376,one that fearethיְרֵ֥אye.Re'H3373Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430,and eschewethוְסָ֥רve.SarH5493evilמֵרָֽע׃me.Ra'H7451?

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