New American Standard Bible 1995

Job 2:3-9

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!”

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