New American Standard Bible 1995

Job 2:9-13

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.

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