New American Standard Bible 1995

Job 1

Job’s Character and Wealth

1There was a manאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376in thelandבְאֶֽרֶץ־ve.'e.retz-H776of Uzע֖וּץ'utzH5780whose nameשְׁמ֑וֹshe.MoH8034wasJobאִיּ֣וֹב'i.YovH347;and that manהָאִ֣ישׁha.'IshH376wasblamelessתָּ֧םtamH8535,uprightוְיָשָׁ֛רve.ya.SharH3477,fearingH3372Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430andturningוְסָ֥רve.SarH5493awayH5493from evilמֵרָֽע׃me.Ra'H7451.

2Sevenשִׁבְעָ֥הshiv.'AhH7651sonsבָנִ֖יםva.NimH1121and threeוְשָׁל֥וֹשׁve.sha.Lo.oshH7969daughtersבָּנֽוֹת׃ba.NotH1323were bornוַיִּוָּ֥לְדוּvai.yi.Val.duH3205to him.

3His possessionsמִ֠קְנֵהוּMik.ne.huH4735also were 7,000שִֽׁבְעַ֨ת אַלְפֵי־shiv.'At 'al.fei-H7651 H505sheepצֹ֜אןtzonH6629,3,000וּשְׁלֹ֧שֶׁת אַלְפֵ֣יu.she.Lo.shet 'al.FeiH7969 H505camelsגְמַלִּ֗יםge.ma.LimH1581,500וַחֲמֵ֨שׁ מֵא֤וֹתva.cha.Mesh me.'otH2568 H3967yokeצֶֽמֶד־tze.med-H6776of oxenבָּקָר֙ba.KarH1241,500וַחֲמֵ֣שׁ מֵא֣וֹתva.cha.Mesh me.'otH2568 H3967femaleאֲתוֹנ֔וֹת'a.to.NotH860donkeysH860,and veryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966manyרַבָּ֣הra.BahH7227servantsוַעֲבֻדָּ֖הva.'a.vu.DahH5657;and that manהָאִ֣ישׁha.'IshH376wasthe greatestגָּד֖וֹלga.DolH1419of allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605themenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of the eastקֶֽדֶם׃Ke.demH6924.

4His sonsבָנָיו֙va.NavH1121used to goוְהָלְכ֤וּve.ha.le.KhuH1980and holdוְעָשׂ֣וּve.'a.SuH6213a feastמִשְׁתֶּ֔הmish.TehH4960in the houseבֵּ֖יתbeitH1004of eachH376oneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376on his dayיוֹמ֑וֹyo.MoH3117,and they would sendוְשָׁלְח֗וּve.sha.le.ChuH7971and inviteוְקָרְאוּ֙ve.ka.re.'UH7121their threeלִשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתlish.Lo.shetH7969sistersאַחְיֽוֹתֵיהֶ֔ם'ach.yo.tei.hemH269to eatלֶאֱכֹ֥לle.'e.KholH398and drinkוְלִשְׁתּ֖וֹתve.lish.TotH8354with them.

5WhenH3588the daysיְמֵ֨יye.MeiH3117of feastingהַמִּשְׁתֶּ֜הha.mish.TehH4960had completedH5362their cycleH5362,Jobאִיּ֣וֹב'i.YovH347would sendוַיִּשְׁלַ֧חvai.yish.LachH7971and consecrateוַֽיְקַדְּשֵׁ֗םvay.ka.de.ShemH6942them, risingH7925up earlyוְהִשְׁכִּ֣יםve.hish.KimH7925in the morningבַּבֹּקֶר֮ba.bo.KerH1242and offeringוְהֶעֱלָ֣הve.he.'e.LahH5927burntעֹלוֹת֮'o.lOtH5930offeringsH5930according tothe numberמִסְפַּ֣רmis.ParH4557of them allכֻּלָּם֒ku.LamH3605;for Jobאִיּ֔וֹב'i.YovH347saidאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559, “Perhapsאוּלַי֙'u.LaiH194my sonsבָנַ֔יva.NaiH1121have sinnedחָטְא֣וּcha.te.'UH2398andcursedוּבֵרֲכ֥וּu.ve.ra.KhuH1288Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430in their heartsבִּלְבָבָ֑םbil.va.VamH3824.”Thusכָּ֛כָהKa.khahH3602Jobאִיּ֖וֹב'i.YovH347didיַעֲשֶׂ֥הya.'a.SehH6213continuallyכָּל־ הַיָּמִֽים׃ פkol- hai.ya.MimH3605 H3117.

6Now there was a dayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117when thesonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430cameוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935to presentלְהִתְיַצֵּ֖בle.hit.ya.TzevH3320themselves beforeעַל־'al-H5921the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, andSatanהַשָּׂטָ֖ןha.sa.TanH7854alsoגַֽם־gam-H1571cameוַיָּב֥וֹאvai.ya.Vo'H935amongבְּתוֹכָֽם׃be.to.KhamH8432them.

7The Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Satanהַשָּׂטָ֖ןha.sa.TanH7854, “From whereמֵאַ֣יִןme.'A.yinH370do you comeתָּבֹ֑אta.Vo'H935?”Then Satanהַשָּׂטָ֤ןha.sa.TanH7854answeredוַיַּ֨עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068and saidוַיֹּאמַ֔רvai.yo.MarH559, “From roamingH7751aboutH7751on the earthבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776and walkingH1980aroundH1980on it.”

8The Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Satanהַשָּׂטָ֔ןha.sa.TanH7854, “Have youconsideredהֲשַׂ֥מְתָּ לִבְּךָ֖ עַל־ha.Sam.ta li.be.Kha 'al-H7760 H3820 H5921My servantעַבְדִּ֣י'av.DiH5650Jobאִיּ֑וֹב'i.YovH347?For thereH369is noH369oneH369likeכָּמֹ֙הוּ֙ka.Mo.huH3644him on the earthבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776,a blamelessתָּ֧םtamH8535and uprightוְיָשָׁ֛רve.ya.SharH3477manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376,fearingH3372Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430and turningוְסָ֥רve.SarH5493awayH5493from evilמֵרָֽע׃me.Ra'H7451.”

9ThenSatanהַשָּׂטָ֛ןha.sa.TanH7854answeredוַיַּ֧עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030theLordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, “Does Jobאִיּ֖וֹב'i.YovH347fearיָרֵ֥אya.Re'H3372Godאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430for nothingהַֽחִנָּ֔םha.chi.NamH2600?

10Have You not madeH7753a hedgeH7753aboutH1157him and his houseבֵּית֛וֹbei.ToH1004and allכָּל־kol-H3605that he has, on everyH5439sideH5439?You have blessedבֵּרַ֔כְתָּbe.Rakh.taH1288the workמַעֲשֵׂ֤הma.'a.SehH4639of his handsיָדָיו֙ya.DavH3027, and hispossessionsוּמִקְנֵ֖הוּu.mik.Ne.huH4735have increasedפָּרַ֥ץpa.RatzH6555in the landבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776.

11But putH7971forthH7971Your handיָֽדְךָ֔ya.de.KhaH3027nowנָ֣אna'H4994andtouchוְגַ֖עve.Ga'H5060allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605that he has; he will surelyאִם־ לֹ֥א'im- lo'H518 H3808curseיְבָרֲכֶֽךָּ׃ye.va.ra.Khe.kaH1288You to Your faceפָּנֶ֖יךָpa.Nei.khaH6440.”

12Then the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Satanהַשָּׂטָ֗ןha.sa.TanH7854, “Beholdהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009,allכָל־khol-H3605that he has is in yourpowerבְּיָדֶ֔ךָbe.ya.De.khaH3027,onlyH7534do not putH7971forthH7971your handיָדֶ֑ךָya.De.khaH3027on him.” So Satanהַשָּׂטָ֔ןha.sa.TanH7854departedוַיֵּצֵא֙vai.ye.Tze'H3318from the presenceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

Satan Allowed to Test Job

13Now on the dayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117when his sonsוּבָנָ֨יוu.va.NavH1121and his daughtersוּבְנֹתָ֤יוu.ve.no.TavH1323were eatingאֹֽכְלִים֙'o.khe.LimH398and drinkingוְשֹׁתִ֣יםve.sho.TimH8354wineיַ֔יִןYa.yinH3196in their oldestהַבְּכֽוֹר׃ha.be.KhorH1060brother’sאֲחִיהֶ֥ם'a.chi.HemH251houseבְּבֵ֖יתbe.VeitH1004,

14a messengerוּמַלְאָ֛ךְu.mal.'AkhH4397cameבָּ֥אba'H935to Jobאִיּ֖וֹב'i.YovH347and saidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559, “The oxenהַבָּקָר֙ha.ba.KarH1241were plowingחֹֽרְשׁ֔וֹתcho.re.ShotH2790and thedonkeysוְהָאֲתֹנ֖וֹתve.ha.'a.to.NotH860feedingרֹע֥וֹתro.'otH7462besideעַל־ יְדֵיהֶֽם׃'al- ye.dei.HemH5921 H3027them,

15and theSabeansשְׁבָא֙she.Va'H7614attackedוַתִּפֹּ֤לva.ti.PolH5307and tookוַתִּקָּחֵ֔םva.ti.ka.ChemH3947them. They alsoslewהִכּ֣וּhi.KuH5221the servantsהַנְּעָרִ֖יםha.ne.'a.RimH5288with the edgeלְפִי־le.fi-H6310of the swordחָ֑רֶבCha.revH2719, andI aloneלְבַדִּ֖יle.va.DiH905 H7534have escapedוָֽאִמָּ֨לְטָ֧הva.'i.Mal.TahH4422to tellלְהַגִּ֥ידle.ha.GidH5046you.”

16While he was stillע֣וֹד׀odH5750speakingמְדַבֵּ֗רme.da.BerH1696,anotherH2088also cameבָּ֣אba'H935and saidוַיֹּאמַר֒vai.yo.MarH559, “The fireאֵ֣שׁ'eshH784of Godאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430fellנָֽפְלָה֙na.fe.LahH5307from heavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064and burnedוַתִּבְעַ֥רva.tiv.'ArH1197up the sheepבַּצֹּ֛אןba.TzonH6629and the servantsוּבַנְּעָרִ֖יםu.va.ne.'a.RimH5288and consumedוַתֹּאכְלֵ֑םva.tokh.LemH398them, and I aloneלְבַדִּ֖יle.va.DiH905 H7534have escapedוָאִמָּ֨לְטָ֧הva.'i.Mal.TahH4422to tellלְהַגִּ֥ידle.ha.GidH5046you.”

17While he was stillע֣וֹד׀odH5750speakingמְדַבֵּ֗רme.da.BerH1696,anotherH2088also cameבָּ֣אba'H935and saidוַיֹּאמַר֒vai.yo.MarH559, “TheChaldeansכַּשְׂדִּ֞יםkas.DimH3778formedH7760threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הshe.lo.ShahH7969bandsרָאשִׁ֗יםra.ShimH7218and madeH7760a raidוַֽיִּפְשְׁט֤וּvai.yif.she.TuH6584on the camelsהַגְּמַלִּים֙ha.ge.ma.LimH1581and tookוַיִּקָּח֔וּםvai.yi.ka.ChumH3947them andslewהִכּ֣וּhi.KuH5221the servantsהַנְּעָרִ֖יםha.ne.'a.RimH5288with the edgeלְפִי־le.fi-H6310of the swordחָ֑רֶבCha.revH2719,and I aloneלְבַדִּ֖יle.va.DiH905 H7534have escapedוָאִמָּ֨לְטָ֧הva.'i.Mal.TahH4422to tellלְהַגִּ֥ידle.ha.GidH5046you.”

18While he was still speakingמְדַבֵּ֔רme.da.BerH1696,anotherH2088also cameבָּ֣אba'H935and saidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559, “Your sonsבָּנֶ֨יךָba.Nei.khaH1121and your daughtersוּבְנוֹתֶ֤יךָu.ve.no.Tei.khaH1323were eatingאֹֽכְלִים֙'o.khe.LimH398and drinkingוְשֹׁתִ֣יםve.sho.TimH8354wineיַ֔יִןYa.yinH3196in their oldestהַבְּכֽוֹר׃ha.be.KhorH1060brother’sאֲחִיהֶ֥ם'a.chi.HemH251houseבְּבֵ֖יתbe.VeitH1004,

19and beholdוְהִנֵּה֩ve.hi.NehH2009,a greatגְּדוֹלָ֜הge.do.LahH1419windר֨וּחַRu.achH7307cameבָּ֣אָה׀Ba.'ahH935from acrossמֵעֵ֣בֶרme.'E.verH5676the wildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֗רha.mid.BarH4057and struckH5221the fourבְּאַרְבַּע֙be.'ar.Ba'H702cornersפִּנּ֣וֹתpi.NotH6438of the houseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,and it fellוַיִּפֹּ֥לvai.yi.PolH5307on the youngH5288peopleH5288and they diedוַיָּמ֑וּתוּvai.ya.Mu.tuH4191,and I aloneלְבַדִּ֖יle.va.DiH905 H7534have escapedוָאִמָּ֨לְטָ֧הva.'i.Mal.TahH4422to tellלְהַגִּ֥ידle.ha.GidH5046you.”

20Then Jobאִיּוֹב֙'i.yOvH347aroseוַיָּ֤קָםvai.Ya.komH6965andtoreוַיִּקְרַ֣עvai.yik.Ra'H7167his robeמְעִל֔וֹme.'i.LoH4598and shavedוַיָּ֖גָזvai.Ya.gozH1494his headרֹאשׁ֑וֹro.ShoH7218,and he fellוַיִּפֹּ֥לvai.yi.PolH5307to the groundאַ֖רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776and worshipedוַיִּשְׁתָּֽחוּ׃vai.yish.Ta.chuH7812.

21He saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559, “Nakedעָרֹ֨ם'a.RomH6174I cameיָצָ֜אתִיya.tza.tiH3318from my mother’sאִמִּ֗י'i.MiH517wombמִבֶּ֣טֶןmi.Be.tenH990,And nakedוְעָרֹם֙ve.'a.RomH6174I shall returnאָשׁ֣וּב'a.ShuvH7725thereשָׁ֔מָהSha.mahH8033. TheLordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068gaveנָתַ֔ןna.TanH5414and the Lordוַיהוָ֖הva.Yah.wehH3068has takenלָקָ֑חla.KachH3947away.Blessedמְבֹרָֽךְ׃me.vo.RakhH1288be the nameשֵׁ֥םshemH8034of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068.”

22Through allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605thisH2088Jobאִיּ֑וֹב'i.YovH347did not sinחָטָ֣אcha.Ta'H2398norH3808did heblameנָתַ֥ן תִּפְלָ֖הna.Tan tif.LahH5414 H8604Godלֵאלֹהִֽים׃ פle.lo.HimH430.

Job’s Character and Wealth

Satan Allowed to Test Job

Commentaries on Job 1