New American Standard Bible 1995

Job 1:1-4

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.

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