New American Standard Bible 1995

Job 1:1-8

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.”

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