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Job 1:1-8

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.

2And there werebornוַיִּוָּ֥לְדוּvai.yi.Val.duH3205to himsevenשִׁבְעָ֥הshiv.'AhH7651sonsבָנִ֖יםva.NimH1121andthreeוְשָׁל֥וֹשׁve.sha.Lo.oshH7969daughtersבָּנֽוֹת׃ba.NotH1323.

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.TehH4960 H6213in 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.KhaH7760 H3820myservantעַבְדִּ֣י'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?

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