Revised Version 1895

Job 1

1There was amanאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376in thelandבְאֶֽרֶץ־ve.'e.retz-H776ofUzע֖וּץ'utzH5780,whoseH376nameשְׁמ֑וֹshe.MoH8034wasJobאִיּ֣וֹב'i.YovH347; and thatmanהָאִ֣ישׁha.'IshH376wasperfectתָּ֧םtamH8535anduprightוְיָשָׁ֛רve.ya.SharH3477, and one that fearedGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430, and eschewedevilמֵרָֽע׃me.Ra'H7451.

2And there werebornוַיִּוָּ֥לְדוּvai.yi.Val.duH3205unto himsevenשִׁבְעָ֥הshiv.'AhH7651sonsבָנִ֖יםva.NimH1121andthreeוְשָׁל֥וֹשׁve.sha.Lo.oshH7969daughtersבָּנֽוֹת׃ba.NotH1323.

3His substance also wassevenשִֽׁבְעַ֨תshiv.'AtH7651thousandאַלְפֵי־'al.fei-H505sheepצֹ֜אןtzonH6629, andthreeוּשְׁלֹ֧שֶׁתu.she.Lo.shetH7969thousandאַלְפֵ֣י'al.FeiH505camelsגְמַלִּ֗יםge.ma.LimH1581, andfiveוַחֲמֵ֨שׁva.cha.MeshH2568hundredמֵא֤וֹתme.'otH3967yokeצֶֽמֶד־tze.med-H6776ofoxenבָּקָר֙ba.KarH1241, andfiveוַחֲמֵ֣שׁva.cha.MeshH2568hundredמֵא֣וֹתme.'otH3967she-asses, and averyמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966greatגָּד֖וֹלga.DolH1419householdוַעֲבֻדָּ֖הva.'a.vu.DahH5657;soH1961that thismanהָאִ֣ישׁha.'IshH376was thegreatestH1419ofallמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605thechildrenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of theeastקֶֽדֶם׃Ke.demH6924.

4And hissonsבָנָיו֙va.NavH1121wentוְהָלְכ֤וּve.ha.le.KhuH1980andheldוְעָשׂ֣וּve.'a.SuH6213afeastמִשְׁתֶּ֔הmish.TehH4960in thehouseבֵּ֖יתbeitH1004ofeachאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376oneuponH7121hisdayיוֹמ֑וֹyo.MoH3117; and theysentוְשָׁלְח֗וּve.sha.le.ChuH7971andcalledH7121for theirthreeלִשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתlish.Lo.shetH7969sistersאַחְיֽוֹתֵיהֶ֔ם'ach.yo.tei.hemH269toeatלֶאֱכֹ֥לle.'e.KholH398and todrinkוְלִשְׁתּ֖וֹתve.lish.TotH8354with them.

5And it wassoH6213, when thedaysיְמֵ֨יye.MeiH3117of theirfeastingהַמִּשְׁתֶּ֜הha.mish.TehH4960weregoneH5927aboutוַיְהִ֡יvay.HiH1961, thatJobאִיּ֣וֹב'i.YovH347sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֧חvai.yish.LachH7971andsanctifiedוַֽיְקַדְּשֵׁ֗םvay.ka.de.ShemH6942them, androseH7925upH5927earlyוְהִשְׁכִּ֣יםve.hish.KimH7925in themorningבַּבֹּקֶר֮ba.bo.KerH1242, andofferedוְהֶעֱלָ֣הve.he.'e.LahH5927burnH5927offeringsעֹלוֹת֮'o.lOtH5930accordingH3602to thenumberמִסְפַּ֣רmis.ParH4557of themallH3605: forJobאִיּ֔וֹב'i.YovH347saidאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559, It may be that mysonsבָנַ֔יva.NaiH1121havesinnedחָטְא֣וּcha.te.'UH2398, and renouncedGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430in theirheartsבִּלְבָבָ֑םbil.va.VamH3824.Thusכָּ֛כָהKa.khahH3602didH6213Jobאִיּ֖וֹב'i.YovH347continuallyהַיָּמִֽים׃ פhai.ya.MimH3117.

6Nowוַיְהִ֣יvay.HiH1961there was adayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117when thesonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430cameוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935topresentלְהִתְיַצֵּ֖בle.hit.ya.TzevH3320themselvesH3320beforeעַל־'al-H5921theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, andSatanהַשָּׂטָ֖ןha.sa.TanH7854cameוַיָּב֥וֹאvai.ya.Vo'H935also among them.

7And theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068saidH559untoSatanהַשָּׂטָ֖ןha.sa.TanH7854, Whence comest thou? ThenSatanהַשָּׂטָ֤ןha.sa.TanH7854answeredH559theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, andsaidH559, FromgoingH1980to andfroH1980in theearthבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776, and fromwalkingH1980upתָּבֹ֑אta.Vo'H935anddownH1980in it.

8And theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoSatanהַשָּׂטָ֔ןha.sa.TanH7854, Hast thou considered myservantעַבְדִּ֣י'av.DiH5650Jobאִיּ֑וֹב'i.YovH347? for there isnoneאֵ֤ין'einH369like him in theearthבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776, aperfectתָּ֧םtamH8535and an uptightmanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376, one that fearethGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430, and eschewethevilמֵרָֽע׃me.Ra'H7451.

9ThenSatanהַשָּׂטָ֛ןha.sa.TanH7854answeredH559theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, andsaidH559, DothJobאִיּ֖וֹב'i.YovH347fearיָרֵ֥אya.Re'H3372Godאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430for nought?

10Hastnotהֲלֹֽא־ha.lo'-H3808thoumadeH4639anhedgeשַׂ֣כְתָּSakh.taH7753aboutH5439him, andaboutH5439hishouseבֵּית֛וֹbei.ToH1004, andaboutH5439allH3605that he hath, oneveryH3605sideH5439? thou hastblessedבֵּרַ֔כְתָּbe.Rakh.taH1288theworkמַעֲשֵׂ֤הma.'a.SehH4639of hishandsיָדָיו֙ya.DavH3027, and his substance isincreasedפָּרַ֥ץpa.RatzH6555in thelandבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776.

11ButputH7971forthH7971thinehandיָֽדְךָ֔ya.de.KhaH3027nowנָ֣אna'H4994, andtouchוְגַ֖עve.Ga'H5060allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605that he hath, and he will renounce thee to thyfaceפָּנֶ֖יךָpa.Nei.khaH6440.

12And theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoSatanהַשָּׂטָ֗ןha.sa.TanH7854,Beholdהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009,allכָל־khol-H3605that he hath is in thypowerH3027;onlyרַ֣קrakH7535uponH413himselfH3027putH7971notאַל־'al-H408forthH3318thinehandH3027.SoH7971Satanהַשָּׂטָ֔ןha.sa.TanH7854wentH3318forthH3318from thepresenceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

13And itfellוַיְהִ֖יvay.HiH1961on adayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117when hissonsוּבָנָ֨יוu.va.NavH1121and hisdaughtersוּבְנֹתָ֤יוu.ve.no.TavH1323wereeatingאֹֽכְלִים֙'o.khe.LimH398anddrinkingוְשֹׁתִ֣יםve.sho.TimH8354wineיַ֔יִןYa.yinH3196in their eldestbrother’sאֲחִיהֶ֥ם'a.chi.HemH251houseבְּבֵ֖יתbe.VeitH1004,

14that therecameבָּ֥אba'H935amessengerוּמַלְאָ֛ךְu.mal.'AkhH4397untoJobאִיּ֖וֹב'i.YovH347, andsaidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559, Theoxenהַבָּקָר֙ha.ba.KarH1241wereplowingחֹֽרְשׁ֔וֹתcho.re.ShotH2790, and the asses feedingbesideעַל־'al-H5921them:

15and theSabeansשְׁבָא֙she.Va'H7614fellH5307uponH5307them, andtookH3947themawayH3947; yea, they haveslainהִכּ֣וּhi.KuH5221theservantsהַנְּעָרִ֖יםha.ne.'a.RimH5288with theedgeלְפִי־le.fi-H6310of theswordחָ֑רֶבCha.revH2719; and Ionlyרַק־rak-H7535amescapedוָֽאִמָּ֨לְטָ֧הva.'i.Mal.TahH4422aloneלְבַדִּ֖יle.va.DiH905totellלְהַגִּ֥ידle.ha.GidH5046thee.

16Whileע֣וֹד׀odH5750he was yetspeakingמְדַבֵּ֗רme.da.BerH1696, therecameH935alsoanotherH2088, andsaidוַיֹּאמַר֒vai.yo.MarH559, Thefireאֵ֣שׁ'eshH784ofGodאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430isfallenנָֽפְלָה֙na.fe.LahH5307fromheavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064, and hathburnedוַתִּבְעַ֥רva.tiv.'ArH1197upH935thesheepבַּצֹּ֛אןba.TzonH6629, and theservantsוּבַנְּעָרִ֖יםu.va.ne.'a.RimH5288, andconsumedוַתֹּאכְלֵ֑םva.tokh.LemH398them; and Ionlyרַק־rak-H7535amescapedוָאִמָּ֨לְטָ֧הva.'i.Mal.TahH4422aloneלְבַדִּ֖יle.va.DiH905totellלְהַגִּ֥ידle.ha.GidH5046thee.

17Whileע֣וֹד׀odH5750he was yetspeakingמְדַבֵּ֗רme.da.BerH1696, therecameבָּ֣אba'H935alsoanotherH2088, andsaidוַיֹּאמַר֒vai.yo.MarH559, TheChaldeansכַּשְׂדִּ֞יםkas.DimH3778madeשָׂ֣מוּ׀Sa.muH7760threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הshe.lo.ShahH7969bandsרָאשִׁ֗יםra.ShimH7218, andfellH5921uponH5921thecamelsהַגְּמַלִּים֙ha.ge.ma.LimH1581, and havetakenH3947themawayH3947, yea, andslainהִכּ֣וּhi.KuH5221theservantsהַנְּעָרִ֖יםha.ne.'a.RimH5288with theedgeלְפִי־le.fi-H6310of theswordחָ֑רֶבCha.revH2719; and Ionlyרַק־rak-H7535amescapedוָאִמָּ֨לְטָ֧הva.'i.Mal.TahH4422aloneלְבַדִּ֖יle.va.DiH905totellלְהַגִּ֥ידle.ha.GidH5046thee.

18Whileעַ֚ד'adH5704he was yetspeakingמְדַבֵּ֔רme.da.BerH1696, therecameבָּ֣אba'H935alsoanotherH251, andsaidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559, Thysonsבָּנֶ֨יךָba.Nei.khaH1121and thydaughtersוּבְנוֹתֶ֤יךָu.ve.no.Tei.khaH1323wereeatingאֹֽכְלִים֙'o.khe.LimH398anddrinkingוְשֹׁתִ֣יםve.sho.TimH8354wineיַ֔יִןYa.yinH3196in their eldestbrother’sאֲחִיהֶ֥ם'a.chi.HemH251houseבְּבֵ֖יתbe.VeitH1004:

19and,beholdוְהִנֵּה֩ve.hi.NehH2009, therecameבָּ֣אָה׀Ba.'ahH935agreatגְּדוֹלָ֜הge.do.LahH1419windר֨וּחַRu.achH7307from thewildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֗רha.mid.BarH4057, and smote thefourבְּאַרְבַּע֙be.'ar.Ba'H702cornersפִּנּ֣וֹתpi.NotH6438of thehouseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004, and itfellוַיִּפֹּ֥לvai.yi.PolH5307uponעַל־'al-H5921theyoungH5288menH5288, and they aredeadוַיָּמ֑וּתוּvai.ya.Mu.tuH4191; and Ionlyרַק־rak-H7535amescapedוָאִמָּ֨לְטָ֧הva.'i.Mal.TahH4422aloneלְבַדִּ֖יle.va.DiH905totellלְהַגִּ֥ידle.ha.GidH5046thee.

20ThenJobאִיּוֹב֙'i.yOvH347aroseוַיָּ֤קָםvai.Ya.komH6965, and rent hismantleמְעִל֔וֹme.'i.LoH4598, andshavedוַיָּ֖גָזvai.Ya.gozH1494hisheadרֹאשׁ֑וֹro.ShoH7218, andfellH5307downוַיִּשְׁתָּֽחוּ׃vai.yish.Ta.chuH7812uponH5307thegroundאַ֖רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776, and worshipped;

21and hesaidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559,Nakedעָרֹ֨ם'a.RomH6174cameיְהִ֛יye.HiH1961Ioutיָצָ֜אתִיya.tza.tiH3318of mymother’sאִמִּ֗י'i.MiH517wombמִבֶּ֣טֶןmi.Be.tenH990, andnakedוְעָרֹם֙ve.'a.RomH6174shall Ireturnאָשׁ֣וּב'a.ShuvH7725thither: theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068gaveנָתַ֔ןna.TanH5414, and theLORDוַיהוָ֖הva.Yah.wehH3068hathtakenלָקָ֑חla.KachH3947awayH7725;blessedמְבֹרָֽךְ׃me.vo.RakhH1288be thenameשֵׁ֥םshemH8034of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068.

22Inallבְּכָל־be.kholH3605thisJobאִיּ֑וֹב'i.YovH347sinnedחָטָ֣אcha.Ta'H2398notלֹא־lo'-H3808,norוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808chargedGodלֵאלֹהִֽים׃ פle.lo.HimH430with foolishness.

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