New American Standard Bible 1995

Job 2:1-5

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.”

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