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Job 1:8-22

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?

9ThenSatanהַשָּׂטָ֛ןha.sa.TanH7854answeredוַיַּ֧עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, andsaidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559, DothJobאִיּ֖וֹב'i.YovH347fearיָרֵ֥אya.Re'H3372Godאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430fornothingהַֽחִנָּ֔םha.chi.NamH2600?

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.

11Butוְאוּלָם֙ve.'u.LamH199putforthשְֽׁלַֽח־she.lach-H7971thyhandיָֽדְךָ֔ya.de.KhaH3027now, andtouchוְגַ֖עve.Ga'H5060all that he hath, and he willcurseלֹ֥א יְבָרֲכֶֽךָּ׃lo' ye.va.ra.Khe.kaH1288 H3808thee to thyfaceפָּנֶ֖יךָpa.Nei.khaH6440.

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:

14And therecameבָּ֥אba'H935amessengerוּמַלְאָ֛ךְu.mal.'AkhH4397toJobאִיּ֖וֹב'i.YovH347, andsaidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559, Theoxenהַבָּקָר֙ha.ba.KarH1241wereplowingחֹֽרְשׁ֔וֹתcho.re.ShotH2790, and thedonkeysוְהָאֲתֹנ֖וֹתve.ha.'a.to.NotH860feedingרֹע֥וֹתro.'otH7462besideיְדֵיהֶֽם׃ye.dei.HemH3027them:

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.

22In all thisJobאִיּ֑וֹב'i.YovH347sinnedחָטָ֣אcha.Ta'H2398not, norchargedנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414Godלֵאלֹהִֽים׃ פle.lo.HimH430foolishlyתִּפְלָ֖הtif.LahH8604.

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