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Job 1:2-4

2And there were bornוַיִּוָּ֥לְדוּvai.yi.Val.duH3205unto him sevenשִׁבְעָ֥הshiv.'AhH7651sonsבָנִ֖יםva.NimH1121and threeוְשָׁל֥וֹשׁve.sha.Lo.oshH7969daughtersבָּנֽוֹת׃ba.NotH1323.

3His substanceמִ֠קְנֵהוּMik.ne.huH4735also was sevenשִֽׁבְעַ֨תshiv.'AtH7651thousandאַלְפֵי־'al.fei-H505sheepצֹ֜אןtzonH6629,and threeוּשְׁלֹ֧שֶׁתu.she.Lo.shetH7969thousandאַלְפֵ֣י'al.FeiH505camelsגְמַלִּ֗יםge.ma.LimH1581,and fiveוַחֲמֵ֨שׁva.cha.MeshH2568hundredמֵא֤וֹתme.'otH3967yokeצֶֽמֶד־tze.med-H6776of oxenבָּקָר֙ba.KarH1241,and fiveוַחֲמֵ֣שׁva.cha.MeshH2568hundredמֵא֣וֹתme.'otH3967she donkeysאֲתוֹנ֔וֹת'a.to.NotH860,and a veryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966greatרַבָּ֣הra.BahH7227householdוַעֲבֻדָּ֖הva.'a.vu.DahH5657;so that this manהָאִ֣ישׁha.'IshH376was the greatestגָּד֖וֹלga.DolH1419of all the menבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of the eastקֶֽדֶם׃Ke.demH6924.

4And his sonsבָנָיו֙va.NavH1121wentוְהָלְכ֤וּve.ha.le.KhuH1980and feastedוְעָשׂ֣וּ מִשְׁתֶּ֔הve.'a.Su mish.TehH6213 H4960in theirhousesבֵּ֖יתbeitH1004,every oneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376his dayיוֹמ֑וֹyo.MoH3117;and sentוְשָׁלְח֗וּve.sha.le.ChuH7971and calledוְקָרְאוּ֙ve.ka.re.'UH7121for their threeלִשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתlish.Lo.shetH7969sistersאַחְיֽוֹתֵיהֶ֔ם'ach.yo.tei.hemH269to eatלֶאֱכֹ֥לle.'e.KholH398and to drinkוְלִשְׁתּ֖וֹתve.lish.TotH8354with them.

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