Revised Webster's Bible
Job 1
1There was amanאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376in thelandבְאֶֽרֶץ־ve.'e.retz-H776ofUzע֖וּץ'utzH5780, whosenameשְׁמ֑וֹshe.MoH8034wasJobאִיּ֣וֹב'i.YovH347; and thatmanהָאִ֣ישׁha.'IshH376wasperfectתָּ֧םtamH8535anduprightוְיָשָׁ֛רve.ya.SharH3477, and one thatfearedוִירֵ֥אvi.Re'H3373Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430, and turned awayfromוְסָ֥רve.SarH5493evilמֵרָֽע׃me.Ra'H7451.
3Hissubstanceמִ֠קְנֵהוּMik.ne.huH4735also wassevenשִֽׁבְעַ֨תshiv.'AtH7651thousandאַלְפֵי־'al.fei-H505sheepצֹ֜אןtzonH6629, andthreeוּשְׁלֹ֧שֶׁתu.she.Lo.shetH7969thousandאַלְפֵ֣י'al.FeiH505camelsגְמַלִּ֗יםge.ma.LimH1581, andfiveוַחֲמֵ֨שׁva.cha.MeshH2568hundredמֵא֤וֹתme.'otH3967yokeצֶֽמֶד־tze.med-H6776ofoxenבָּקָר֙ba.KarH1241, andfiveוַחֲמֵ֣שׁva.cha.MeshH2568hundredמֵא֣וֹתme.'otH3967femaledonkeysאֲתוֹנ֔וֹת'a.to.NotH860, and averyמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966greatרַבָּ֣הra.BahH7227householdוַעֲבֻדָּ֖הva.'a.vu.DahH5657; so that thismanהָאִ֣ישׁha.'IshH376was thegreatestגָּד֖וֹלga.DolH1419of all themenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of theeastקֶֽדֶם׃Ke.demH6924.
4And hissonsבָנָיו֙va.NavH1121wentוְהָלְכ֤וּve.ha.le.KhuH1980andfeastedוְעָשׂ֣וּ מִשְׁתֶּ֔הve.'a.Su mish.TehH4960H6213in theirhousesבֵּ֖יתbeitH1004, everyoneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376hisdayיוֹמ֑וֹyo.MoH3117; andsentוְשָׁלְח֗וּve.sha.le.ChuH7971andcalledוְקָרְאוּ֙ve.ka.re.'UH7121for theirthreeלִשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתlish.Lo.shetH7969sistersאַחְיֽוֹתֵיהֶ֔ם'ach.yo.tei.hemH269toeatלֶאֱכֹ֥לle.'e.KholH398and todrinkוְלִשְׁתּ֖וֹתve.lish.TotH8354with them.
5And it was so, when thedaysיְמֵ֨יye.MeiH3117of theirfeastingהַמִּשְׁתֶּ֜הha.mish.TehH4960wereendedהִקִּיפֽוּ֩hi.ki.FuH5362, thatJobאִיּ֣וֹב'i.YovH347sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֧חvai.yish.LachH7971andsanctifiedוַֽיְקַדְּשֵׁ֗םvay.ka.de.ShemH6942them, and roseearlyוְהִשְׁכִּ֣יםve.hish.KimH7925in themorningבַּבֹּקֶר֮ba.bo.KerH1242, andofferedוְהֶעֱלָ֣הve.he.'e.LahH5927burntofferingsעֹלוֹת֮'o.lOtH5930according to thenumberמִסְפַּ֣רmis.ParH4557of them all: forJobאִיּ֔וֹב'i.YovH347saidאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559, It maybeאוּלַי֙'u.LaiH194that mysonsבָנַ֔יva.NaiH1121havesinnedחָטְא֣וּcha.te.'UH2398, andcursedוּבֵרֲכ֥וּu.ve.ra.KhuH1288Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430in theirheartsבִּלְבָבָ֑םbil.va.VamH3824. Thusdidיַעֲשֶׂ֥הya.'a.SehH6213Jobאִיּ֖וֹב'i.YovH347continuallyהַיָּמִֽים׃ פhai.ya.MimH3117.
6Now there was adayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117when thesonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430cameוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935topresentלְהִתְיַצֵּ֖בle.hit.ya.TzevH3320themselves before theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, andSatanהַשָּׂטָ֖ןha.sa.TanH7854cameוַיָּב֥וֹאvai.ya.Vo'H935alsoamongבְּתוֹכָֽם׃be.to.KhamH8432them.
7And theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toSatanהַשָּׂטָ֖ןha.sa.TanH7854, Fromwhereמֵאַ֣יִןme.'A.yinH370comestתָּבֹ֑אta.Vo'H935thou? ThenSatanהַשָּׂטָ֤ןha.sa.TanH7854answeredוַיַּ֨עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, andsaidוַיֹּאמַ֔רvai.yo.MarH559, fFrom going to andfroמִשּׁ֣וּטmi.ShutH7751on theearthבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776, and from walking up anddownוּמֵֽהִתְהַלֵּ֖ךְu.me.hit.ha.LekhH1980upon it.
8And theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toSatanהַשָּׂטָ֔ןha.sa.TanH7854, Hast thouconsideredהֲשַׂ֥מְתָּ לִבְּךָ֖ha.Sam.ta li.be.KhaH7760H3820myservantעַבְדִּ֣י'av.DiH5650Jobאִיּ֑וֹב'i.YovH347, that there is none like him on theearthבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776, aperfectתָּ֧םtamH8535and anuprightוְיָשָׁ֛רve.ya.SharH3477manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376, one thatfearethיְרֵ֥אye.Re'H3373Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430, and turneth awayfromוְסָ֥רve.SarH5493evilמֵרָֽע׃me.Ra'H7451?
10Hast not thou made anhedgeשַׂ֣כְתָּSakh.taH7753about him, andaboutH1157hishouseבֵּית֛וֹbei.ToH1004, and about all that he hath on everysideמִסָּבִ֑יבmi.sa.VivH5439? thou hastblessedבֵּרַ֔כְתָּbe.Rakh.taH1288theworkמַעֲשֵׂ֤הma.'a.SehH4639of hishandsיָדָיו֙ya.DavH3027, and hissubstanceוּמִקְנֵ֖הוּu.mik.Ne.huH4735isincreasedפָּרַ֥ץpa.RatzH6555in thelandבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776.
12And theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toSatanהַשָּׂטָ֗ןha.sa.TanH7854, Behold, all that he hath is in thypowerבְּיָדֶ֔ךָbe.ya.De.khaH3027; only upon himself put notforthתִּשְׁלַ֖חtish.LachH7971thyhandיָדֶ֑ךָya.De.khaH3027. SoSatanהַשָּׂטָ֔ןha.sa.TanH7854wentforthוַיֵּצֵא֙vai.ye.Tze'H3318from thepresenceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.
13And there was adayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117when hissonsוּבָנָ֨יוu.va.NavH1121and hisdaughtersוּבְנֹתָ֤יוu.ve.no.TavH1323wereeatingאֹֽכְלִים֙'o.khe.LimH398anddrinkingוְשֹׁתִ֣יםve.sho.TimH8354wineיַ֔יִןYa.yinH3196in theireldestהַבְּכֽוֹר׃ha.be.KhorH1060brother’sאֲחִיהֶ֥ם'a.chi.HemH251houseבְּבֵ֖יתbe.VeitH1004:
15And theSabeansשְׁבָא֙she.Va'H7614fellוַתִּפֹּ֤לva.ti.PolH5307upon them, and took themawayוַתִּקָּחֵ֔םva.ti.ka.ChemH3947; yea, they haveslainהִכּ֣וּhi.KuH5221theservantsהַנְּעָרִ֖יםha.ne.'a.RimH5288with theedgeלְפִי־le.fi-H6310of theswordחָ֑רֶבCha.revH2719; and I only haveescapedוָֽאִמָּ֨לְטָ֧הva.'i.Mal.TahH4422alone totellלְהַגִּ֥ידle.ha.GidH5046thee.
16While he was yetspeakingמְדַבֵּ֗רme.da.BerH1696, therecameבָּ֣אba'H935also another, andsaidוַיֹּאמַר֒vai.yo.MarH559, Thefireאֵ֣שׁ'eshH784ofGodאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430hathfallenנָֽפְלָה֙na.fe.LahH5307fromheavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064, and hath burnedupוַתִּבְעַ֥רva.tiv.'ArH1197thesheepבַּצֹּ֛אןba.TzonH6629, and theservantsוּבַנְּעָרִ֖יםu.va.ne.'a.RimH5288, andconsumedוַתֹּאכְלֵ֑םva.tokh.LemH398them; and I only haveescapedוָאִמָּ֨לְטָ֧הva.'i.Mal.TahH4422alone totellלְהַגִּ֥ידle.ha.GidH5046thee.
17While he was yetspeakingמְדַבֵּ֗רme.da.BerH1696, therecameבָּ֣אba'H935also another, andsaidוַיֹּאמַר֒vai.yo.MarH559, TheChaldeansכַּשְׂדִּ֞יםkas.DimH3778madeשָׂ֣מוּ׀Sa.muH7760threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הshe.lo.ShahH7969bandsרָאשִׁ֗יםra.ShimH7218, andfellוַֽיִּפְשְׁט֤וּvai.yif.she.TuH6584upon thecamelsהַגְּמַלִּים֙ha.ge.ma.LimH1581, and have carried themawayוַיִּקָּח֔וּםvai.yi.ka.ChumH3947, yea, andslainהִכּ֣וּhi.KuH5221theservantsהַנְּעָרִ֖יםha.ne.'a.RimH5288with theedgeלְפִי־le.fi-H6310of theswordחָ֑רֶבCha.revH2719; and I only haveescapedוָאִמָּ֨לְטָ֧הva.'i.Mal.TahH4422alone totellלְהַגִּ֥ידle.ha.GidH5046thee.
18While he was yetspeakingמְדַבֵּ֔רme.da.BerH1696, therecameבָּ֣אba'H935also another, andsaidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559, Thysonsבָּנֶ֨יךָba.Nei.khaH1121and thydaughtersוּבְנוֹתֶ֤יךָu.ve.no.Tei.khaH1323wereeatingאֹֽכְלִים֙'o.khe.LimH398anddrinkingוְשֹׁתִ֣יםve.sho.TimH8354wineיַ֔יִןYa.yinH3196in theireldestהַבְּכֽוֹר׃ha.be.KhorH1060brother’sאֲחִיהֶ֥ם'a.chi.HemH251houseבְּבֵ֖יתbe.VeitH1004:
19And, behold, therecameבָּ֣אָה׀Ba.'ahH935agreatגְּדוֹלָ֜הge.do.LahH1419windר֨וּחַRu.achH7307fromמֵעֵ֣בֶרme.'E.verH5676thewildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֗רha.mid.BarH4057, andsmoteוַיִּגַּע֙vai.yi.Ga'H5060thefourבְּאַרְבַּע֙be.'ar.Ba'H702cornersפִּנּ֣וֹתpi.NotH6438of thehouseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004, and itfellוַיִּפֹּ֥לvai.yi.PolH5307upon the youngmenהַנְּעָרִ֖יםha.ne.'a.RimH5288, and they aredeadוַיָּמ֑וּתוּvai.ya.Mu.tuH4191; and I only haveescapedוָאִמָּ֨לְטָ֧הva.'i.Mal.TahH4422alone totellלְהַגִּ֥ידle.ha.GidH5046thee.
20ThenJobאִיּוֹב֙'i.yOvH347aroseוַיָּ֤קָםvai.Ya.komH6965, andtoreוַיִּקְרַ֣עvai.yik.Ra'H7167hismantleמְעִל֔וֹme.'i.LoH4598, andshavedוַיָּ֖גָזvai.Ya.gozH1494hisheadרֹאשׁ֑וֹro.ShoH7218, andfellוַיִּפֹּ֥לvai.yi.PolH5307upon thegroundאַ֖רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776, andworshippedוַיִּשְׁתָּֽחוּ׃vai.yish.Ta.chuH7812,
21Andsaidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559,Nakedעָרֹ֨ם'a.RomH6174cameIיָצָ֜אתִיya.tza.tiH3318from mymother’sאִמִּ֗י'i.MiH517wombמִבֶּ֣טֶןmi.Be.tenH990, andnakedוְעָרֹם֙ve.'a.RomH6174shall Ireturnאָשׁ֣וּב'a.ShuvH7725there: theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068gaveנָתַ֔ןna.TanH5414, and theLORDוַיהוָ֖הva.Yah.wehH3068hath takenawayלָקָ֑חla.KachH3947;blessedמְבֹרָֽךְ׃me.vo.RakhH1288be thenameשֵׁ֥םshemH8034of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068.
Commentaries on Job 1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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