Revised Literal Translation

Job 1:6-12

6Now there was a dayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117when the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430cameוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935to presentלְהִתְיַצֵּ֖בle.hit.ya.TzevH3320themselves before Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,and Satanהַשָּׂטָ֖ןha.sa.TanH7854cameוַיָּב֥וֹאvai.ya.Vo'H935also amongבְּתוֹכָֽם׃be.to.KhamH8432them.

7And Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Satanהַשָּׂטָ֖ןha.sa.TanH7854,Whenceמֵאַ֣יִןme.'A.yinH370comestתָּבֹ֑אta.Vo'H935thou? Then Satanהַשָּׂטָ֤ןha.sa.TanH7854answeredוַיַּ֨עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,and saidוַיֹּאמַ֔רvai.yo.MarH559,From going to and froמִשּׁ֣וּטmi.ShutH7751in the earthבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776,and from walking up and downוּמֵֽהִתְהַלֵּ֖ךְu.me.hit.ha.LekhH1980in it.

8And Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Satanהַשָּׂטָ֔ןha.sa.TanH7854,Hast thou consideredהֲשַׂ֥מְתָּ לִבְּךָ֖ha.Sam.ta li.be.KhaH3820 H7760my servantעַבְדִּ֣י'av.DiH5650Jobאִיּ֑וֹב'i.YovH347, that there isnone like him in the earthבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776,a perfectתָּ֧םtamH8535and an uprightוְיָשָׁ֛רve.ya.SharH3477manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376,one that fearethיְרֵ֥אye.Re'H3373Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430,and eschewethוְסָ֥רve.SarH5493evilמֵרָֽע׃me.Ra'H7451?

9Then Satanהַשָּׂטָ֛ןha.sa.TanH7854answeredוַיַּ֧עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,and saidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559,Doth Jobאִיּ֖וֹב'i.YovH347fearיָרֵ֥אya.Re'H3372Godאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430for noughtהַֽחִנָּ֔םha.chi.NamH2600?

10Hast not thou made an hedgeשַׂ֣כְתָּSakh.taH7753about him, and aboutH1157his houseבֵּית֛וֹbei.ToH1004,and about all that he hath on every sideמִסָּבִ֑יבmi.sa.VivH5439?thou hast blessedבֵּרַ֔כְתָּbe.Rakh.taH1288the workמַעֲשֵׂ֤הma.'a.SehH4639of his handsיָדָיו֙ya.DavH3027,and his substanceוּמִקְנֵ֖הוּu.mik.Ne.huH4735is increasedפָּרַ֥ץpa.RatzH6555in the landבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776.

11Butוְאוּלָם֙ve.'u.LamH199put forthשְֽׁלַֽח־she.lach-H7971thine handיָֽדְךָ֔ya.de.KhaH3027now, and touchוְגַ֖עve.Ga'H5060all that he hath, and he will curseלֹ֥א יְבָרֲכֶֽךָּ׃lo' ye.va.ra.Khe.kaH3808 H1288thee to thy faceפָּנֶ֖יךָpa.Nei.khaH6440.

12And Yhwhיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Satanהַשָּׂטָ֗ןha.sa.TanH7854, Behold, all that he hath isin thy powerבְּיָדֶ֔ךָbe.ya.De.khaH3027;only upon himself put not forthתִּשְׁלַ֖חtish.LachH7971thine handיָדֶ֑ךָya.De.khaH3027.So Satanהַשָּׂטָ֔ןha.sa.TanH7854went forthוַיֵּצֵא֙vai.ye.Tze'H3318from the presenceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

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