Revised Literal Translation

Job 1:13-17

13And there was a dayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117when his sonsוּבָנָ֨יוu.va.NavH1121and his daughtersוּבְנֹתָ֤יוu.ve.no.TavH1323wereeatingאֹֽכְלִים֙'o.khe.LimH398and drinkingוְשֹׁתִ֣יםve.sho.TimH8354wineיַ֔יִןYa.yinH3196in their eldestהַבְּכֽוֹר׃ha.be.KhorH1060brother’sאֲחִיהֶ֥ם'a.chi.HemH251houseבְּבֵ֖יתbe.VeitH1004:

14And there cameבָּ֥אba'H935a messengerוּמַלְאָ֛ךְu.mal.'AkhH4397unto Jobאִיּ֖וֹב'i.YovH347,and saidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559,The oxenהַבָּקָר֙ha.ba.KarH1241were plowingחֹֽרְשׁ֔וֹתcho.re.ShotH2790,and the donkeysוְהָאֲתֹנ֖וֹתve.ha.'a.to.NotH860feedingרֹע֥וֹתro.'otH7462besideיְדֵיהֶֽם׃ye.dei.HemH3027them:

15And the Sabeansשְׁבָא֙she.Va'H7614fellוַתִּפֹּ֤לva.ti.PolH5307upon them,and took them awayוַתִּקָּחֵ֔םva.ti.ka.ChemH3947;yea, they have slainהִכּ֣וּhi.KuH5221the servantsהַנְּעָרִ֖יםha.ne.'a.RimH5288with the edgeלְפִי־le.fi-H6310of the swordחָ֑רֶבCha.revH2719;and I only am escapedוָֽאִמָּ֨לְטָ֧הva.'i.Mal.TahH4422alone to tellלְהַגִּ֥ידle.ha.GidH5046thee.

16While he wasyet speakingמְדַבֵּ֗רme.da.BerH1696,there cameבָּ֣אba'H935also another, and saidוַיֹּאמַר֒vai.yo.MarH559,The fireאֵ֣שׁ'eshH784of Godאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430is fallenנָֽפְלָה֙na.fe.LahH5307from heavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,and hath burned upוַתִּבְעַ֥רva.tiv.'ArH1197the sheepבַּצֹּ֛אןba.TzonH6629,and the servantsוּבַנְּעָרִ֖יםu.va.ne.'a.RimH5288,and consumedוַתֹּאכְלֵ֑םva.tokh.LemH398them; and I only am escapedוָאִמָּ֨לְטָ֧הva.'i.Mal.TahH4422alone to tellלְהַגִּ֥ידle.ha.GidH5046thee.

17While he wasyet speakingמְדַבֵּ֗רme.da.BerH1696,there cameבָּ֣אba'H935also another, and saidוַיֹּאמַר֒vai.yo.MarH559,The Chaldeansכַּשְׂדִּ֞יםkas.DimH3778made outשָׂ֣מוּ׀Sa.muH7760threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הshe.lo.ShahH7969bandsרָאשִׁ֗יםra.ShimH7218,and fellוַֽיִּפְשְׁט֤וּvai.yif.she.TuH6584upon the camelsהַגְּמַלִּים֙ha.ge.ma.LimH1581,and have carried them awayוַיִּקָּח֔וּםvai.yi.ka.ChumH3947,yea, and slainהִכּ֣וּhi.KuH5221the servantsהַנְּעָרִ֖יםha.ne.'a.RimH5288with the edgeלְפִי־le.fi-H6310of the swordחָ֑רֶבCha.revH2719;and I only am escapedוָאִמָּ֨לְטָ֧הva.'i.Mal.TahH4422alone to tellלְהַגִּ֥ידle.ha.GidH5046thee.

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