Revised Literal Translation

Job 2:3-9

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.

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