New American Standard Bible 1995

Job 2

Job Loses His Health

1Again there was a dayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117when the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Godהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430cameוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935to presentלְהִתְיַצֵּ֖בle.hit.ya.TzevH3320themselves beforeעַל־'al-H5921the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,and Satanהַשָּׂטָן֙ha.sa.TanH7854alsoגַֽם־gam-H1571cameוַיָּב֤וֹאvai.ya.Vo'H935amongבְּתֹכָ֔םbe.to.KhamH8432them to presentלְהִתְיַצֵּ֖בle.hit.ya.TzevH3320himself beforeעַל־'al-H5921the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

2The Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Satanהַשָּׂטָ֔ןha.sa.TanH7854, “Whereאֵ֥י'eiH335have you comeתָּבֹ֑אta.Vo'H935from?” Then Satanהַשָּׂטָ֤ןha.sa.TanH7854answeredוַיַּ֨עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068and saidוַיֹּאמַ֔רvai.yo.MarH559, “From roamingH7751aboutH7751on the earthבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776and walkingH1980aroundH1980on it.”

3The Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Satanהַשָּׂטָ֗ןha.sa.TanH7854, “Have youconsideredהֲשַׂ֣מְתָּ לִבְּךָ֮ha.Sam.ta li.be.KhaH7760 H3820 H5921My servantעַבְדִּ֣י'av.DiH5650Jobאִיּוֹב֒'i.yOvH347?For thereH369is noH369oneH369likeכָּמֹ֜הוּka.Mo.huH3644him on the earthבָּאָ֗רֶץba.'A.retzH776,a blamelessתָּ֧םtamH8535and uprightוְיָשָׁ֛רve.ya.SharH3477manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376fearingH3372Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430and turningוְסָ֣רve.SarH5493awayH5493from evilמֵרָ֑עme.Ra'H7451.And he stillוְעֹדֶ֙נּוּ֙ve.'o.De.nuH5750holdsמַחֲזִ֣יקma.cha.ZikH2388fastH2388his integrityבְּתֻמָּת֔וֹbe.tu.ma.ToH8538,although you incitedוַתְּסִיתֵ֥נִיva.te.si.Te.niH5496Me against him toruinלְבַלְּע֥וֹle.va.le.'OH1104him withoutH2600causeחִנָּֽם׃chi.NamH2600.”

4Satanהַשָּׂטָ֛ןha.sa.TanH7854answeredוַיַּ֧עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068and saidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559, “Skinע֣וֹרorH5785for skinע֗וֹרorH5785!Yes, allוְכֹל֙ve.KholH3605that a manלָאִ֔ישׁla.'IshH376has he will giveיִתֵּ֖ןyi.TenH5414for his lifeנַפְשֽׁוֹ׃naf.ShoH5315.

5Howeverאוּלָם֙'u.LamH199,putH7971forthH7971Your handיָֽדְךָ֔ya.de.KhaH3027nowנָ֣אna'H4994, andtouchוְגַ֥עve.Ga'H5060his boneעַצְמ֖וֹatz.MoH6106and his fleshבְּשָׂר֑וֹbe.sa.RoH1320;he will curseיְבָרֲכֶֽךָּ׃ye.va.ra.Khe.kaH1288You to Your faceפָּנֶ֖יךָpa.Nei.khaH6440.”

6So the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Satanהַשָּׂטָ֖ןha.sa.TanH7854, “BeholdH2009, he is in yourpowerבְיָדֶ֑ךָve.ya.De.khaH3027,onlyאַ֖ךְ'akhH389spareשְׁמֹֽר׃she.MorH8104his lifeנַפְשׁ֥וֹnaf.ShoH5315.”

7Then Satanהַשָּׂטָ֔ןha.sa.TanH7854wentוַיֵּצֵא֙vai.ye.Tze'H3318out from the presenceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068and smoteוַיַּ֤ךְvai.YakhH5221Jobאִיּוֹב֙'i.yOvH347withsoreרָ֔עRa'H7451boilsבִּשְׁחִ֣יןbish.ChinH7822from the soleמִכַּ֥ףmi.KafH3709of his footרַגְל֖וֹrag.LoH7272to the crownH6936of his headH6936.

8And he tookוַיִּֽקַּֽח־vai.yi.kach-H3947a potsherdחֶ֔רֶשׂChe.resH2789to scrapeלְהִתְגָּרֵ֖דle.hit.ga.RedH1623himself whilehe was sittingיֹשֵׁ֥בyo.ShevH3427amongבְּתוֹךְ־be.tokh-H8432the ashesהָאֵֽפֶר׃ha.'E.ferH665.

9Then his wifeאִשְׁתּ֔וֹ'ish.ToH802saidוַתֹּ֤אמֶרva.To.merH559to him, “Do you stillעֹדְךָ֖'o.de.KhaH5750holdמַחֲזִ֣יקma.cha.ZikH2388fastH2388your integrityבְּתֻמָּתֶ֑ךָbe.tu.ma.Te.khaH8538?Curseבָּרֵ֥ךְba.RekhH1288Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430and dieוָמֻֽת׃va.MutH4191!”

10But he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to her, “You speakכְּדַבֵּ֞רke.da.BerH1696as oneאַחַ֤ת'a.ChatH259of the foolishהַנְּבָלוֹת֙ha.ne.va.lOtH5036womenH5036speaksתְּדַבֵּ֔רִיte.da.Be.riH1696.Shall we indeedגַּ֣םgamH1571acceptנְקַבֵּל֙ne.ka.BelH6901goodהַטּ֗וֹבha.TovH2896from Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430and not acceptנְקַבֵּ֑לne.ka.BelH6901adversityהָרָ֖עha.Ra'H7451?”In allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605thisH2088Jobאִיּ֖וֹב'i.YovH347did not sinחָטָ֥אcha.Ta'H2398with his lipsבִּשְׂפָתָֽיו׃ פbis.fa.TavH8193.

11Now when Job’sאִיּ֗וֹב'i.YovH347threeשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת׀she.Lo.shetH7969friendsרֵעֵ֣יre.'EiH7453heardוַֽיִּשְׁמְע֞וּvai.yish.me.'UH8085of allכָּל־kol-H3605thisH2088adversityH7463that had comeהַבָּ֣אָהha.Ba.'ahH935upon him, they cameוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935eachH376oneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376from his own placeמִמְּקֹמ֔וֹmi.me.ko.MoH4725,Eliphazאֱלִיפַ֤ז'e.li.FazH464theTemaniteהַתֵּימָנִי֙ha.tei.ma.NiH8489,Bildadוּבִלְדַּ֣דu.vil.DadH1085theShuhiteהַשּׁוּחִ֔יha.shu.ChiH7747and Zopharוְצוֹפַ֖רve.tzo.FarH6691the Naamathiteהַנַּֽעֲמָתִ֑יha.na.'a.ma.TiH5284;and they madeH3259an appointmentוַיִּוָּעֲד֣וּvai.yi.va.'a.DuH3259togetherH3164to comeלָב֥וֹאla.Vo'H935tosympathizeלָנֽוּד־la.nud-H5110with him and comfortוּֽלְנַחֲמֽוֹ׃u.le.na.cha.moH5162him.

12When they liftedוַיִּשְׂא֨וּvai.yis.'UH5375up their eyesעֵינֵיהֶ֤ם'ei.nei.HemH5869at a distanceמֵרָחוֹק֙me.ra.chOkH7350and did not recognizeהִכִּירֻ֔הוּhi.ki.Ru.huH5234him, they raisedוַיִּשְׂא֥וּvai.yis.'UH5375their voicesקוֹלָ֖םko.LamH6963and weptוַיִּבְכּ֑וּvai.yiv.KuH1058.And eachאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of themtoreוַֽיִּקְרְעוּ֙vai.yik.re.'UH7167his robeמְעִל֔וֹme.'i.LoH4598and theythrewוַיִּזְרְק֥וּvai.yiz.re.KuH2236dustעָפָ֛ר'a.FarH6083overעַל־'al-H5921their headsרָאשֵׁיהֶ֖םra.shei.HemH7218toward the skyהַשָּׁמָֽיְמָה׃ha.sha.Ma.ye.mahH8064.

13Then they satH3427downH3427on the groundלָאָ֔רֶץla.'A.retzH776with him for sevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117and sevenוְשִׁבְעַ֣תve.shiv.'AtH7651nightsלֵיל֑וֹתlei.LotH3915with noH369oneH369speakingדֹּבֵ֤רdo.VerH1696a wordדָּבָ֔רda.VarH1697to him, for they sawרָא֔וּra.'UH7200that hispainהַכְּאֵ֖בha.ke.'EvH3511was veryמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966greatגָדַ֥לga.DalH1431.

Job Loses His Health

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