Revised Version 1895

Job 1:13-19

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.

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