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Job 2

1Again there was adayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117when thesonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofGodהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430cameוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935topresentלְהִתְיַצֵּ֖בle.hit.ya.TzevH3320themselves before theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, andSatanהַשָּׂטָן֙ha.sa.TanH7854cameוַיָּב֤וֹאvai.ya.Vo'H935alsoamongבְּתֹכָ֔םbe.to.KhamH8432them topresentלְהִתְיַצֵּ֖בle.hit.ya.TzevH3320himself before theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

2And theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toSatanהַשָּׂטָ֔ןha.sa.TanH7854, Fromwhereאֵ֥י'eiH335comestתָּבֹ֑אta.Vo'H935thou? AndSatanהַשָּׂטָ֤ןha.sa.TanH7854answeredוַיַּ֨עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, andsaidוַיֹּאמַ֔רvai.yo.MarH559, From going to andfroמִשֻּׁ֣טmi.ShutH7751on theearthבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776, and from walking up anddownוּמֵהִתְהַלֵּ֖ךְu.me.hit.ha.LekhH1980upon it.

3And theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toSatanהַשָּׂטָ֗ןha.sa.TanH7854, Hastthouהֲשַׂ֣מְתָּha.Sam.taH7760consideredלִבְּךָ֮li.be.KhaH3820myservantעַבְדִּ֣י'av.DiH5650Jobאִיּוֹב֒'i.yOvH347, that there is none like him on theearthבָּאָ֗רֶץba.'A.retzH776, aperfectתָּ֧םtamH8535and anuprightוְיָשָׁ֛רve.ya.SharH3477manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376, one thatfearethיְרֵ֥אye.Re'H3373Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430, and turneth awayfromוְסָ֣רve.SarH5493evilמֵרָ֑עme.Ra'H7451? and still he holdethfastמַחֲזִ֣יקma.cha.ZikH2388hisintegrityבְּתֻמָּת֔וֹbe.tu.ma.ToH8538, although thou didstmoveוַתְּסִיתֵ֥נִיva.te.si.Te.niH5496me against him, todestroyלְבַלְּע֥וֹle.va.le.'OH1104him withoutcauseחִנָּֽם׃chi.NamH2600.

4AndSatanהַשָּׂטָ֛ןha.sa.TanH7854answeredוַיַּ֧עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, andsaidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559,Skinע֣וֹרorH5785forskinע֗וֹרorH5785, even, all that amanלָאִ֔ישׁla.'IshH376hath will hegiveיִתֵּ֖ןyi.TenH5414for hislifeנַפְשֽׁוֹ׃naf.ShoH5315.

5Butאוּלָם֙'u.LamH199putforthשְֽׁלַֽח־she.lach-H7971thyhandיָֽדְךָ֔ya.de.KhaH3027now, andtouchוְגַ֥עve.Ga'H5060hisboneעַצְמ֖וֹatz.MoH6106and hisfleshבְּשָׂר֑וֹbe.sa.RoH1320, and he willcurseיְבָרֲכֶֽךָּ׃ye.va.ra.Khe.kaH1288thee to thyfaceפָּנֶ֖יךָpa.Nei.khaH6440.

6And theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toSatanהַשָּׂטָ֖ןha.sa.TanH7854, Behold, he is in thyhandבְיָדֶ֑ךָve.ya.De.khaH3027; butsaveשְׁמֹֽר׃she.MorH8104hislifeנַפְשׁ֥וֹnaf.ShoH5315.

7SoSatanהַשָּׂטָ֔ןha.sa.TanH7854wentforthוַיֵּצֵא֙vai.ye.Tze'H3318from thepresenceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, andsmoteוַיַּ֤ךְvai.YakhH5221Jobאִיּוֹב֙'i.yOvH347withsevereרָ֔עRa'H7451boilsבִּשְׁחִ֣יןbish.ChinH7822from thesoleמִכַּ֥ףmi.KafH3709of hisfootרַגְל֖וֹrag.LoH7272to hiscrownקָדְקֳדֽוֹ׃ka.de.ko.DoH6936.

8And hetookוַיִּֽקַּֽח־vai.yi.kach-H3947apotsherdחֶ֔רֶשׂChe.resH2789toscrapeלְהִתְגָּרֵ֖דle.hit.ga.RedH1623himself with; and he satdownיֹשֵׁ֥בyo.ShevH3427amongבְּתוֹךְ־be.tokh-H8432theashesהָאֵֽפֶר׃ha.'E.ferH665.

9Thensaidוַתֹּ֤אמֶרva.To.merH559hiswifeאִשְׁתּ֔וֹ'ish.ToH802to him, Dost thou stillretainמַחֲזִ֣יקma.cha.ZikH2388thyintegrityבְּתֻמָּתֶ֑ךָbe.tu.ma.Te.khaH8538?curseבָּרֵ֥ךְba.RekhH1288Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430, anddieוָמֻֽת׃va.MutH4191.

10But hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to her, Thouspeakestכְּדַבֵּ֞רke.da.BerH1696asoneאַחַ֤ת'a.ChatH259of the foolishwomenהַנְּבָלוֹת֙ha.ne.va.lOtH5036speakethתְּדַבֵּ֔רִיte.da.Be.riH1696.Whatגַּ֣םgamH1571? shall wereceiveנְקַבֵּל֙ne.ka.BelH6901goodהַטּ֗וֹבha.TovH2896at the hand ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, and shall we notreceiveנְקַבֵּ֑לne.ka.BelH6901evilהָרָ֖עha.Ra'H7451? In all this did notJobאִיּ֖וֹב'i.YovH347sinחָטָ֥אcha.Ta'H2398with hislipsבִּשְׂפָתָֽיו׃ פbis.fa.TavH8193.

11Now whenJob’sאִיּ֗וֹב'i.YovH347threeשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת׀she.Lo.shetH7969friendsרֵעֵ֣יre.'EiH7453heardוַֽיִּשְׁמְע֞וּvai.yish.me.'UH8085of all thisevilהָרָעָ֣הha.ra.'AhH7451that hadcomeהַבָּ֣אָהha.Ba.'ahH935upon him, theycameוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935everyoneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376from his ownplaceמִמְּקֹמ֔וֹmi.me.ko.MoH4725;Eliphazאֱלִיפַ֤ז'e.li.FazH464theTemaniteהַתֵּימָנִי֙ha.tei.ma.NiH8489, andBildadוּבִלְדַּ֣דu.vil.DadH1085theShuhiteהַשּׁוּחִ֔יha.shu.ChiH7747, andZopharוְצוֹפַ֖רve.tzo.FarH6691theNaamathiteהַנַּֽעֲמָתִ֑יha.na.'a.ma.TiH5284: for they had made anappointmentוַיִּוָּעֲד֣וּvai.yi.va.'a.DuH3259togetherיַחְדָּ֔וyach.DavH3162tocomeלָב֥וֹאla.Vo'H935tomournלָנֽוּד־la.nud-H5110with him and tocomfortוּֽלְנַחֲמֽוֹ׃u.le.na.cha.moH5162him.

12And when they liftedupוַיִּשְׂא֨וּvai.yis.'UH5375theireyesעֵינֵיהֶ֤ם'ei.nei.HemH5869afaroffמֵרָחוֹק֙me.ra.chOkH7350, andknewהִכִּירֻ֔הוּhi.ki.Ru.huH5234him not, theyraisedוַיִּשְׂא֥וּvai.yis.'UH5375theirvoiceקוֹלָ֖םko.LamH6963, andweptוַיִּבְכּ֑וּvai.yiv.KuH1058; and theytoreוַֽיִּקְרְעוּ֙vai.yik.re.'UH7167everyoneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376hismantleמְעִל֔וֹme.'i.LoH4598, andsprinkledוַיִּזְרְק֥וּvai.yiz.re.KuH2236dustעָפָ֛ר'a.FarH6083upon theirheadsרָאשֵׁיהֶ֖םra.shei.HemH7218towardheavenהַשָּׁמָֽיְמָה׃ha.sha.Ma.ye.mahH8064.

13So they satdownוַיֵּשְׁב֤וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427with him upon thegroundלָאָ֔רֶץla.'A.retzH776sevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117andsevenוְשִׁבְעַ֣תve.shiv.'AtH7651nightsלֵיל֑וֹתlei.LotH3915, and nonespokeדֹּבֵ֤רdo.VerH1696awordדָּבָ֔רda.VarH1697to him: for theysawרָא֔וּra.'UH7200that hisgriefהַכְּאֵ֖בha.ke.'EvH3511wasveryמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966greatגָדַ֥לga.DalH1431.

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