Revised Version 1895

Job 42

1ThenJobאִיּ֥וֹב'i.YovH347answeredH559theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, andsaidH559,

2Iknowיָ֭דַעְתִּיya.da'.taH3045that thou canstdoH3201allכֹ֣לkholH3605things, and thatnoוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808purposeמְזִמָּֽה׃me.zi.MahH4209of thinecanH3201be restrained.

3Who is this that hidethcounselעֵצָ֗ה'e.TzahH6098withoutH3808knowledgeדָ֥עַתDa.'atH1847? therefore have IutteredH5046thatwhichH4310Iunderstoodאָבִ֑ין'a.VinH995notH3808, thingstooמִ֝מֶּ֗נִּיmi.Me.niH4480wonderfulנִפְלָא֥וֹתnif.la.'otH6381formeH5046,whichH4310Iknewאֵדָֽע׃'e.Da'H3045notH3808.

4Hearשְֽׁמַֽע־she.ma'-H8085, IbeseechH4994thee, and I willspeakאֲדַבֵּ֑ר'a.da.BerH1696; I willdemandאֶ֝שְׁאָלְךָ֗'esh.'al.khaH7592of thee, anddeclareH1696thou untomeH4994.

5I hadheardשְׁמַעְתִּ֑יךָshe.ma'.Ti.khaH8085of thee by thehearingH241of theearאֹ֥זֶן'O.zenH241; butnowוְ֝עַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258mineeyeעֵינִ֥י'ei.NiH5869seeth thee,

6Wherefore I abhormyselfH5162, andrepentוְנִחַ֑מְתִּיve.ni.Cham.tiH5162industעָפָ֥ר'a.FarH6083andashesוָאֵֽפֶר׃ פva.'E.ferH665.

7And it wassoוַיְהִ֗יvay.HiH1961, thatafterאַחַ֨ר'a.CharH310theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068hadspokenדִּבֶּ֧רdi.BerH1696theseהָאֵ֖לֶּהha.'E.lehH428wordsהַדְּבָרִ֥יםha.de.va.RimH1697untoJobאִיּ֑וֹב'i.YovH347, theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toEliphazאֱלִיפַ֣ז'e.li.FazH464theTemaniteהַתֵּֽימָנִ֗יha.tei.ma.NiH8489, Mywrathאַפִּ֤י'a.PiH639iskindledחָרָ֨הcha.RahH2734againstאֶל־'el-H413thee, andagainstאֶל־'el-H413thytwoוּבִשְׁנֵ֣יu.vish.NeiH8147friendsרֵעֶ֔יךָre.'Ei.khaH7453: for ye havenotלֹ֣אlo'H3808spokenדִבַּרְתֶּ֥םdi.bar.TemH1696ofmeאֵלַ֛י'e.LaiH413thethingH1697that isrightנְכוֹנָ֖הne.kho.NahH3559, as myservantכְּעַבְדִּ֥יke.'av.DiH5650Jobאִיּֽוֹב׃'i.YovH347hath.

8Nowוְעַתָּ֡הve.'a.TahH6258therefore,takeקְחֽוּ־ke.chu-H3947untoyouH3588sevenשִׁבְעָֽה־shiv.'ah-H7651bullocks andsevenוְשִׁבְעָ֨הve.shiv.'AhH7651ramsאֵילִ֜ים'ei.LimH352, andgoH5927to myservantעַבְדִּ֣י'av.DiH5650Jobאִיּ֗וֹב'i.YovH347, andofferוְהַעֲלִיתֶ֤םve.ha.'a.li.TemH5927upH5927for yourselves aburntעוֹלָה֙o.LahH5930offering; and myservantעַבְדִּ֔י'av.DiH5650Jobוְאִיּ֣וֹבve.'i.YovH347shallprayיִתְפַּלֵּ֖לyit.pa.LelH6419foryouH3588; for him will IacceptH3947, that Idealעֲשׂ֤וֹתa.SotH6213notH3808withyouH3588afterעֲלֵיכֶ֑ם'a.lei.KhemH5921yourfollyנְבָלָ֔הne.va.LahH5039; for ye havenotH3808spokenדִבַּרְתֶּ֥םdi.bar.TemH1696ofmeH413thethingH5039that isrightנְכוֹנָ֖הne.kho.NahH3559, as myservantכְּעַבְדִּ֥יke.'av.DiH5650Jobאִיּֽוֹב׃'i.YovH347hath.

9SoH6213Eliphazאֱלִיפַ֨ז'e.li.FazH464theTemaniteהַתֵּֽימָנִ֜יha.tei.ma.NiH8489andBildadוּבִלְדַּ֣דu.vil.DadH1085theShuhiteהַשּׁוּחִ֗יha.shu.ChiH7747andZopharצֹפַר֙tzo.FarH6691theNaamathiteהַנַּ֣עֲמָתִ֔יha.Na.'a.ma.TiH5284wentH413, anddidH6213accordingH413as theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068commandedדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696them: and theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068acceptedJobאִיּֽוֹב׃'i.YovH347.

10And theLORDוַֽיהוָ֗הva.Yah.wehH3068turnedשָׁ֚בSha.vH7725thecaptivityשְׁב֣וּתshe.vitH7622ofJobאִיּ֔וֹב'i.YovH347, when heprayedבְּהִֽתְפַּֽלְל֖וֹbe.hit.pa.LoH6419for hisfriendsרֵעֵ֑הוּre.'E.huH7453: and theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068gaveH7725Jobלְאִיּ֖וֹבle.'i.YovH347twiceלְמִשְׁנֶֽה׃le.mish.NehH4932asmuchאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834as he had before.

11Thencameוַיָּבֹ֣אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935there unto himallH3605hisbrethrenאֶחָ֨יו'e.ChavH251, andallH3605hissistersאַחְיוֹתָ֜יו'ach.yo.tavH269, andallH3605they that had been of his acquaintancebeforeלְפָנִ֗יםle.fa.NimH6440, anddidאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834eatוַיֹּאכְל֨וּvai.yo.khe.LuH398breadלֶחֶם֮le.ChemH3899with him in hishouseבְּבֵיתוֹ֒be.vei.ToH1004: and they bemoaned him, andcomfortedוַיְנַחֲמ֣וּvay.na.cha.MuH5162him concerningallH3605theevilהָ֣רָעָ֔הha.ra.'AhH7451that theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hadbroughtהֵבִ֥יאhe.Vi'H935uponH5921him:everyH3605manH376alsogaveוַיִּתְּנוּ־vai.yi.te.nu-H5414him apieceקְשִׂיטָ֣הke.si.TahH7192ofmoneyH7192, andeveryH3605one aringנֶ֥זֶםNe.zemH5141ofgoldזָהָ֖בza.HavH2091.

12Soוַֽיְהִי־vay.hi-H1961theLORDוַֽיהוָ֗הva.Yah.wehH3068blessedבֵּרַ֛ךְbe.RakhH1288thelatterאַחֲרִ֥ית'a.cha.RitH319endH319ofJobאִיּ֖וֹב'i.YovH347more than hisbeginningמֵרֵאשִׁת֑וֹme.re.shi.ToH7225: and he hadfourteenעָשָׂ֨ר'a.SarH6240thousandאֶ֜לֶף'E.lefH505sheepצֹ֗אןTzonH6629, andsixוְשֵׁ֤שֶׁתve.She.shetH8337thousandאֲלָפִים֙'a.la.FimH505camelsגְּמַלִּ֔יםge.ma.LimH1581, and athousandוְאֶֽלֶף־ve.'e.lef-H505yokeצֶ֥מֶדTze.medH6776ofoxenבָּקָ֖רba.KarH1241, and athousandוְאֶ֥לֶףve.'E.lefH505she-asses.

13He had alsosevenשִׁבְעָ֥נָהshiv.'A.nahH7658sonsבָנִ֖יםva.NimH1121andthreeוְשָׁל֥וֹשׁve.sha.Lo.oshH7969daughtersבָּנֽוֹת׃ba.NotH1323.

14And hecalledוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121thenameשֵׁם־shem-H8034of thefirstהָֽאַחַת֙ha.'a.ChatH259,Jemimahיְמִימָ֔הye.mi.MahH3224; and thenameוְשֵׁ֥םve.ShemH8034of thesecondהַשֵּׁנִ֖יתha.she.NitH8145,Keziahקְצִיעָ֑הke.tzi.'AhH7103; and thenameוְשֵׁ֥םve.ShemH8034of thethirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֖יתha.she.li.ShitH7992,Keren-happuchH7163.

15And inallבְּכָל־be.kholH3605thelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776werenoוְלֹ֨אve.Lo'H3808womenנָשִׁ֥יםna.ShimH802foundנִמְצָ֜אnim.Tza'H4672soH5414fairיָפ֛וֹתya.FotH3303as thedaughtersכִּבְנ֥וֹתkiv.NotH1323ofJobאִיּ֖וֹב'i.YovH347: and theirfatherאֲבִיהֶ֛ם'a.vi.HemH1gaveH5414theminheritanceנַחֲלָ֖הna.cha.LahH5159among theirbrethrenאֲחֵיהֶֽם׃ ס'a.chei.HemH251.

16Andafterאַֽחֲרֵי־'a.cha.rei-H310thisJobאִיּוֹב֙'i.yOvH347livedוַיְחִ֤יvay.ChiH2421anhundredמֵאָ֥הme.'AhH3967andfortyוְאַרְבָּעִ֖יםve.'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141, andsawוַיִּרְאֶ֗הvai.yarH7200hissonsבָּנָיו֙ba.NavH1121, and hissons’בְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121sonsבָנָ֔יוva.NavH1121,evenH853fourאַרְבָּעָ֖ה'ar.ba.'AhH702generationsדֹּרֽוֹת׃do.RotH1755.

17SoH4191Jobאִיּ֔וֹב'i.YovH347diedH4191, beingoldזָקֵ֖ןza.KenH2205andfullH3117ofdaysיָמִֽים׃ya.MimH3117.

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Revised Version 1895 — 1895 — Public Domain