Revised Version 1895

Job 2

1Againוַיְהִ֣יvay.HiH1961there was adayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117when thesonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofGodהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430cameוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935topresentלְהִתְיַצֵּ֖בle.hit.ya.TzevH3320themselvesH3320beforeעַל־'al-H5921theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, andSatanהַשָּׂטָן֙ha.sa.TanH7854cameוַיָּב֤וֹאvai.ya.Vo'H935also among them topresentלְהִתְיַצֵּ֖בle.hit.ya.TzevH3320himselfH3117beforeעַל־'al-H5921theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

2And theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidH559untoSatanהַשָּׂטָ֔ןha.sa.TanH7854, From whence comest thou? AndSatanהַשָּׂטָ֤ןha.sa.TanH7854answeredH559theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, andsaidH559, FromgoingH1980to andfroH1980in theearthבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776, and fromwalkingH1980upתָּבֹ֑אta.Vo'H935anddownH1980in it.

3And theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoSatanהַשָּׂטָ֗ןha.sa.TanH7854, Hast thou considered myservantעַבְדִּ֣י'av.DiH5650Jobאִיּוֹב֒'i.yOvH347? for there isnoneH369like him in theearthבָּאָ֗רֶץba.'A.retzH776, aperfectתָּ֧םtamH8535and artuprightוְיָשָׁ֛רve.ya.SharH3477manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376, one that fearethGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430, and eschewethevilמֵרָ֑עme.Ra'H7451: and hestillוְעֹדֶ֙נּוּ֙ve.'o.De.nuH5750holdethfastמַחֲזִ֣יקma.cha.ZikH2388hisintegrityבְּתֻמָּת֔וֹbe.tu.ma.ToH8538,althoughכִּי֩kiH3588thou movedstmeאֶל־'el-H413againstאֶל־'el-H413him, todestroyלְבַלְּע֥וֹle.va.le.'OH1104himwithoutH369causeחִנָּֽם׃chi.NamH2600.

4AndSatanהַשָּׂטָ֛ןha.sa.TanH7854answeredH559theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, andsaidH559,Skinע֣וֹרorH5785forskinע֗וֹרorH5785, yea,allוְכֹל֙ve.KholH3605that amanלָאִ֔ישׁla.'IshH376hath will hegiveיִתֵּ֖ןyi.TenH5414for hislifeנַפְשֽׁוֹ׃naf.ShoH5315.

5ButputH7971forthH7971thinehandיָֽדְךָ֔ya.de.KhaH3027nowנָ֣אna'H4994, andtouchוְגַ֥עve.Ga'H5060hisboneעַצְמ֖וֹatz.MoH6106and hisfleshבְּשָׂר֑וֹbe.sa.RoH1320, and he will renounce thee to thyfaceפָּנֶ֖יךָpa.Nei.khaH6440.

6And theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoSatanהַשָּׂטָ֖ןha.sa.TanH7854,Beholdהִנּ֣וֹhi.NoH2005, he is in thinehandבְיָדֶ֑ךָve.ya.De.khaH3027;onlyאַ֖ךְ'akhH389spareשְׁמֹֽר׃she.MorH8104hislifeנַפְשׁ֥וֹnaf.ShoH5315.

7SoH3318Satanהַשָּׂטָ֔ןha.sa.TanH7854wentH3318forthH3318from thepresenceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, andsmoteוַיַּ֤ךְvai.YakhH5221Jobאִיּוֹב֙'i.yOvH347with soreboilsבִּשְׁחִ֣יןbish.ChinH7822from thesoleמִכַּ֥ףmi.KafH3709of hisfootרַגְל֖וֹrag.LoH7272unto hiscrownקָדְקֳדֽוֹ׃ka.de.ko.DoH6936.

8And hetookוַיִּֽקַּֽח־vai.yi.kach-H3947him apotsherdחֶ֔רֶשׂChe.resH2789toscrapeלְהִתְגָּרֵ֖דle.hit.ga.RedH1623himselfוְה֖וּאve.Hu'H1931withal; and hesatיֹשֵׁ֥בyo.ShevH3427among theashesהָאֵֽפֶר׃ha.'E.ferH665.

9Thensaidוַתֹּ֤אמֶרva.To.merH559hiswifeאִשְׁתּ֔וֹ'ish.ToH802unto him, Dost thoustillעֹדְךָ֖'o.de.KhaH5750holdמַחֲזִ֣יקma.cha.ZikH2388fastH2388thineintegrityבְּתֻמָּתֶ֑ךָbe.tu.ma.Te.khaH8538? renounceGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430, anddieוָמֻֽת׃va.MutH4191.

10But hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoherH3605, Thou speakest as one of thefoolishהַנְּבָלוֹת֙ha.ne.va.lOtH5036womenH5036speaketh.WhatH2896? shallweH3605receiveנְקַבֵּל֙ne.ka.BelH6901goodהַטּ֗וֹבha.TovH2896at the hand ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, and shallweH3605notH3808receiveנְקַבֵּ֑לne.ka.BelH6901evilהָרָ֖עha.Ra'H7451? InallH3605thisdidH3808notH3808Jobאִיּ֖וֹב'i.YovH347sinחָטָ֥אcha.Ta'H2398with hislipsבִּשְׂפָתָֽיו׃ פbis.fa.TavH8193.

11NowH8085whenJob’sאִיּ֗וֹב'i.YovH347threeשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת׀she.Lo.shetH7969friendsרֵעֵ֣יre.'EiH7453heardH8085ofallH3605thisevilהָרָעָ֣הha.ra.'AhH7451that wascomeהַבָּ֣אָהha.Ba.'ahH935uponעָלָיו֒'a.LavH5921him, theycameוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935everyH3605one from hisownאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376placeמִמְּקֹמ֔וֹmi.me.ko.MoH4725;Eliphazאֱלִיפַ֤ז'e.li.FazH464theTemaniteהַתֵּימָנִי֙ha.tei.ma.NiH8489, andBildadוּבִלְדַּ֣דu.vil.DadH1085theShuhiteהַשּׁוּחִ֔יha.shu.ChiH7747, andZopharוְצוֹפַ֖רve.tzo.FarH6691theNaamathiteהַנַּֽעֲמָתִ֑יha.na.'a.ma.TiH5284: and theymadeH3259anappointmentוַיִּוָּעֲד֣וּvai.yi.va.'a.DuH3259togetherיַחְדָּ֔וyach.DavH3162tocomeלָב֥וֹאla.Vo'H935to bemoan him and tocomfortוּֽלְנַחֲמֽוֹ׃u.le.na.cha.moH5162him.

12And when theyliftedוַיִּשְׂא֨וּvai.yis.'UH5375upH5375theireyesעֵינֵיהֶ֤ם'ei.nei.HemH5869afarמֵרָחוֹק֙me.ra.chOkH7350offH5921, and knew himnotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808, theyliftedוַיִּשְׂא֥וּvai.yis.'UH5375upH5375theirvoiceקוֹלָ֖םko.LamH6963, andweptוַיִּבְכּ֑וּvai.yiv.KuH1058; and they renteveryאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376one hismantleמְעִל֔וֹme.'i.LoH4598, andsprinkledוַיִּזְרְק֥וּvai.yiz.re.KuH2236dustעָפָ֛ר'a.FarH6083uponH5921theirheadsרָאשֵׁיהֶ֖םra.shei.HemH7218towardH5921heavenהַשָּׁמָֽיְמָה׃ha.sha.Ma.ye.mahH8064.

13SoH3588theysatH3427downH3427with himuponאֵלָיו֙'e.LavH413thegroundלָאָ֔רֶץla.'A.retzH776sevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117andsevenוְשִׁבְעַ֣תve.shiv.'AtH7651nightsלֵיל֑וֹתlei.LotH3915, andnoneוְאֵין־ve.'ein-H369spake awordדָּבָ֔רda.VarH1697unto him: for theysawרָא֔וּra.'UH7200that hisgriefH1697wasveryמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966greatגָדַ֥לga.DalH1431.

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