Revised Version 1895

Job 2:9-13

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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