Revised Literal Translation

Job 2

1Again there was a dayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117when the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Godהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430cameוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935to presentלְהִתְיַצֵּ֖בle.hit.ya.TzevH3320themselves before Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,and Satanהַשָּׂטָן֙ha.sa.TanH7854cameוַיָּב֤וֹאvai.ya.Vo'H935also amongבְּתֹכָ֔םbe.to.KhamH8432them to presentלְהִתְיַצֵּ֖בle.hit.ya.TzevH3320himself before Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

2And Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Satanהַשָּׂטָ֔ןha.sa.TanH7854,From whenceאֵ֥י'eiH335comestתָּבֹ֑אta.Vo'H935thou? And Satanהַשָּׂטָ֤ןha.sa.TanH7854answeredוַיַּ֨עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,and saidוַיֹּאמַ֔רvai.yo.MarH559,From going to and froמִשֻּׁ֣טmi.ShutH7751in the earthבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776,and from walking up and downוּמֵהִתְהַלֵּ֖ךְu.me.hit.ha.LekhH1980in it.

3And Yhwhיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Satanהַשָּׂטָ֗ןha.sa.TanH7854,Hast thouהֲשַׂ֣מְתָּha.Sam.taH7760consideredלִבְּךָ֮li.be.KhaH3820my servantעַבְדִּ֣י'av.DiH5650Jobאִיּוֹב֒'i.yOvH347, that there isnone like him in the earthבָּאָ֗רֶץba.'A.retzH776,a perfectתָּ֧םtamH8535and an uprightוְיָשָׁ֛רve.ya.SharH3477manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376,one that fearethיְרֵ֥אye.Re'H3373Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430,and eschewethוְסָ֣רve.SarH5493evilמֵרָ֑עme.Ra'H7451?and still he holdeth fastמַחֲזִ֣יקma.cha.ZikH2388his integrityבְּתֻמָּת֔וֹbe.tu.ma.ToH8538,although thou movedstוַתְּסִיתֵ֥נִיva.te.si.Te.niH5496me against him, to destroyלְבַלְּע֥וֹle.va.le.'OH1104him without causeחִנָּֽם׃chi.NamH2600.

4And Satanהַשָּׂטָ֛ןha.sa.TanH7854answeredוַיַּ֧עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,and saidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559,Skinע֣וֹרorH5785for skinע֗וֹרorH5785,yea, all that a manלָאִ֔ישׁla.'IshH376hath will he giveיִתֵּ֖ןyi.TenH5414for his lifeנַפְשֽׁוֹ׃naf.ShoH5315.

5Butאוּלָם֙'u.LamH199put forthשְֽׁלַֽח־she.lach-H7971thine handיָֽדְךָ֔ya.de.KhaH3027now, and touchוְגַ֥עve.Ga'H5060his boneעַצְמ֖וֹatz.MoH6106and his fleshבְּשָׂר֑וֹbe.sa.RoH1320,and he will curseיְבָרֲכֶֽךָּ׃ye.va.ra.Khe.kaH1288thee to thy faceפָּנֶ֖יךָpa.Nei.khaH6440.

6And Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Satanהַשָּׂטָ֖ןha.sa.TanH7854, Behold, he isin thine handבְיָדֶ֑ךָve.ya.De.khaH3027;but saveשְׁמֹֽר׃she.MorH8104his lifeנַפְשׁ֥וֹnaf.ShoH5315.

7So wentH3318Satanהַשָּׂטָ֔ןha.sa.TanH7854forthH3318from the presenceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,and smoteוַיַּ֤ךְvai.YakhH5221Jobאִיּוֹב֙'i.yOvH347with soreרָ֔עRa'H7451boilsבִּשְׁחִ֣יןbish.ChinH7822from the soleמִכַּ֥ףmi.KafH3709of his footרַגְל֖וֹrag.LoH7272unto his crownקָדְקֳדֽוֹ׃ka.de.ko.DoH6936.

8And he tookוַיִּֽקַּֽח־vai.yi.kach-H3947him a potsherdחֶ֔רֶשׂChe.resH2789to scrapeלְהִתְגָּרֵ֖דle.hit.ga.RedH1623himself withal; and he sat downיֹשֵׁ֥בyo.ShevH3427amongבְּתוֹךְ־be.tokh-H8432the ashesהָאֵֽפֶר׃ha.'E.ferH665.

9Then saidוַתֹּ֤אמֶרva.To.merH559his wifeאִשְׁתּ֔וֹ'ish.ToH802unto him, Dost thou still retainמַחֲזִ֣יקma.cha.ZikH2388thine integrityבְּתֻמָּתֶ֑ךָbe.tu.ma.Te.khaH8538?curseבָּרֵ֥ךְba.RekhH1288Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430,and dieוָמֻֽת׃va.MutH4191.

10But he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto her, Thou speakestכְּדַבֵּ֞רke.da.BerH1696as oneאַחַ֤ת'a.ChatH259of the foolish womenהַנְּבָלוֹת֙ha.ne.va.lOtH5036speakethתְּדַבֵּ֔רִיte.da.Be.riH1696.Whatגַּ֣םgamH1571?shall we receiveנְקַבֵּל֙ne.ka.BelH6901goodהַטּ֗וֹבha.TovH2896at the hand of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,and shall we not receiveנְקַבֵּ֑לne.ka.BelH6901evilהָרָ֖עha.Ra'H7451?In all this did not Jobאִיּ֖וֹב'i.YovH347sinחָטָ֥אcha.Ta'H2398with his lipsבִּשְׂפָתָֽיו׃ פbis.fa.TavH8193.

11Now when Job’sאִיּ֗וֹב'i.YovH347threeשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת׀she.Lo.shetH7969friendsרֵעֵ֣יre.'EiH7453heardוַֽיִּשְׁמְע֞וּvai.yish.me.'UH8085of all this evilהָרָעָ֣הha.ra.'AhH7451that was comeהַבָּ֣אָהha.Ba.'ahH935upon him, they cameוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935every oneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376from his own placeמִמְּקֹמ֔וֹmi.me.ko.MoH4725;Eliphazאֱלִיפַ֤ז'e.li.FazH464the Temaniteהַתֵּימָנִי֙ha.tei.ma.NiH8489,and Bildadוּבִלְדַּ֣דu.vil.DadH1085the Shuhiteהַשּׁוּחִ֔יha.shu.ChiH7747,and Zopharוְצוֹפַ֖רve.tzo.FarH6691the Naamathiteהַנַּֽעֲמָתִ֑יha.na.'a.ma.TiH5284:for they had made an appointmentוַיִּוָּעֲד֣וּvai.yi.va.'a.DuH3259togetherיַחְדָּ֔וyach.DavH3162to comeלָב֥וֹאla.Vo'H935to mournלָנֽוּד־la.nud-H5110with him and to comfortוּֽלְנַחֲמֽוֹ׃u.le.na.cha.moH5162him.

12And when they lifted upוַיִּשְׂא֨וּvai.yis.'UH5375their eyesעֵינֵיהֶ֤ם'ei.nei.HemH5869afar offמֵרָחוֹק֙me.ra.chOkH7350,and knewהִכִּירֻ֔הוּhi.ki.Ru.huH5234him not, they lifted upוַיִּשְׂא֥וּvai.yis.'UH5375their voiceקוֹלָ֖םko.LamH6963,and weptוַיִּבְכּ֑וּvai.yiv.KuH1058;and they rentוַֽיִּקְרְעוּ֙vai.yik.re.'UH7167every oneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376his mantleמְעִל֔וֹme.'i.LoH4598,and sprinkledוַיִּזְרְק֥וּvai.yiz.re.KuH2236dustעָפָ֛ר'a.FarH6083upon their headsרָאשֵׁיהֶ֖םra.shei.HemH7218toward heavenהַשָּׁמָֽיְמָה׃ha.sha.Ma.ye.mahH8064.

13So they sat downוַיֵּשְׁב֤וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427with him upon the groundלָאָ֔רֶץla.'A.retzH776sevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117and sevenוְשִׁבְעַ֣תve.shiv.'AtH7651nightsלֵיל֑וֹתlei.LotH3915,and none spakeדֹּבֵ֤רdo.VerH1696a wordדָּבָ֔רda.VarH1697unto him: for they sawרָא֔וּra.'UH7200that hisgriefהַכְּאֵ֖בha.ke.'EvH3511was veryמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966greatגָדַ֥לga.DalH1431.

Commentaries on Job 2