New American Standard Bible 1995

Job 1:6-12

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.

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