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Job 2

Hebrew13 verses
How to read this: this is a word-for-word rendering straight from the original Hebrew, not a copyrighted translation — the top of each chip is the original word, the bottom is its plain-English sense. Faded chips mark words the Hebrew implies but wouldn't literally be spoken in English. Click any word for its full Strong's dictionary entry.
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וַיְהִ֣יand it wasהַיּ֔וֹםthe dayוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙and they cameבְּנֵ֣יthe sons ofהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםthe Godלְהִתְיַצֵּ֖בto present themselvesעַל־onיְהוָ֑הYahwehוַיָּב֤וֹאand he cameגַֽם־alsoהַשָּׂטָן֙the adversaryבְּתֹכָ֔םin midst of themלְהִתְיַצֵּ֖בto present himselfעַל־onיְהוָֽה׃Yahweh
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וַיֹּ֤אמֶרand he saidיְהוָה֙Yahwehאֶל־toהַשָּׂטָ֔ןthe adversaryאֵ֥יwhere?מִזֶּ֖הfrom thisתָּבֹ֑אare you comingוַיַּ֨עַןand he answeredהַשָּׂטָ֤ןthe adversaryאֶת־obj.יְהוָה֙Yahwehוַיֹּאמַ֔רand he saidמִשֻּׁ֣טfrom roving aboutבָּאָ֔רֶץon the earthוּמֵהִתְהַלֵּ֖ךְand from going aboutבָּֽהּ׃on it
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וַיֹּ֨אמֶרand he saidיְהוָ֜הYahwehאֶל־toהַשָּׂטָ֗ןthe adversaryהֲשַׂ֣מְתָּ¿ have you setלִבְּךָ֮heart yourאֶל־toעַבְדִּ֣יservant myאִיּוֹב֒Jobכִּי֩forאֵ֨יןthere notכָּמֹ֜הוּis like himבָּאָ֗רֶץon the earthאִ֣ישׁa manתָּ֧םblamelessוְיָשָׁ֛רand uprightיְרֵ֥אfearingאֱלֹהִ֖יםof Godוְסָ֣רand who turns asideמֵרָ֑עfrom evilוְעֹדֶ֙נּוּ֙and still heמַחֲזִ֣יקis keeping holdבְּתֻמָּת֔וֹon integrity hisוַתְּסִיתֵ֥נִיand you incited meב֖וֹagainst himלְבַלְּע֥וֹto ruin himחִנָּֽם׃without cause
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וַיַּ֧עַןand he answeredהַשָּׂטָ֛ןthe adversaryאֶת־obj.יְהוָ֖הYahwehוַיֹּאמַ֑רand he saidע֣וֹרskinבְּעַד־forע֗וֹרskinוְכֹל֙and allאֲשֶׁ֣רthatלָאִ֔ישׁbelongs to the manיִתֵּ֖ןhe will giveבְּעַ֥דforנַפְשֽׁוֹ׃life his
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אוּלָם֙butשְֽׁלַֽח־stretch outנָ֣אpleaseיָֽדְךָ֔hand yourוְגַ֥עand touchאֶל־toעַצְמ֖וֹbone hisוְאֶל־and toבְּשָׂר֑וֹflesh hisאִם־ifלֹ֥אnotאֶל־toפָּנֶ֖יךָface yourיְבָרֲכֶֽךָּ׃he will bless you
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וַיֹּ֧אמֶרand he saidיְהוָ֛הYahwehאֶל־toהַשָּׂטָ֖ןthe adversaryהִנּ֣וֹthere heבְיָדֶ֑ךָis in hand yourאַ֖ךְsurelyאֶת־obj.נַפְשׁ֥וֹlife hisשְׁמֹֽר׃preserve
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וַיֵּצֵא֙and he went outהַשָּׂטָ֔ןthe adversaryמֵאֵ֖תfrom withפְּנֵ֣יthe presence ofיְהוָ֑הYahwehוַיַּ֤ךְand he struckאֶת־obj.אִיּוֹב֙Jobבִּשְׁחִ֣יןwith boilsרָ֔עbadמִכַּ֥ףfrom the sole ofרַגְל֖וֹfoot hisוְעַ֥דand toקָדְקֳדֽוֹ׃scalp his
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וַיִּֽקַּֽח־and he tookל֣וֹfor himselfחֶ֔רֶשׂa potsherdלְהִתְגָּרֵ֖דto scrape himselfבּ֑וֹwith itוְה֖וּאand heיֹשֵׁ֥בwas sittingבְּתוֹךְ־in the midstהָאֵֽפֶר׃the ashes
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וַתֹּ֤אמֶרand she saidלוֹ֙to himאִשְׁתּ֔וֹwife hisעֹדְךָ֖are still? youמַחֲזִ֣יקkeeping holdבְּתֻמָּתֶ֑ךָon integrity yourבָּרֵ֥ךְblessאֱלֹהִ֖יםGodוָמֻֽת׃and die
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וַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he saidאֵלֶ֗יהָto herכְּדַבֵּ֞רas speaksאַחַ֤תone ofהַנְּבָלוֹת֙the foolish womenתְּדַבֵּ֔רִיyou are speakingגַּ֣םalsoאֶת־obj.הַטּ֗וֹבthe goodנְקַבֵּל֙will we accept?מֵאֵ֣תfrom withהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםthe Godוְאֶת־and obj.הָרָ֖עthe evilלֹ֣אnotנְקַבֵּ֑לwill we accept?בְּכָל־in allזֹ֛אתthisלֹא־notחָטָ֥אhe sinnedאִיּ֖וֹבJobבִּשְׂפָתָֽיו׃ פwith lips his
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וַֽיִּשְׁמְע֞וּand they heardשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת׀the threeרֵעֵ֣יthe friends ofאִיּ֗וֹבJobאֵ֣תobj.כָּל־allהָרָעָ֣הthe evilהַזֹּאת֮the thisהַבָּ֣אָהthat it had comeעָלָיו֒on himוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙and they cameאִ֣ישׁeach oneמִמְּקֹמ֔וֹfrom own place hisאֱלִיפַ֤זEliphazהַתֵּימָנִי֙the Temaniteוּבִלְדַּ֣דand Bildadהַשּׁוּחִ֔יthe Shuhiteוְצוֹפַ֖רand Zopharהַנַּֽעֲמָתִ֑יthe Naamathiteוַיִּוָּעֲד֣וּand they met by appointmentיַחְדָּ֔וtogetherלָב֥וֹאto comeלָנֽוּד־to show sympathyל֖וֹto himוּֽלְנַחֲמֽוֹ׃and to comfort him
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וַיִּשְׂא֨וּand they lifted upאֶת־obj.עֵינֵיהֶ֤םeyes theirמֵרָחוֹק֙from a distanceוְלֹ֣אand notהִכִּירֻ֔הוּthey recognized himוַיִּשְׂא֥וּand they lifted upקוֹלָ֖םvoice theirוַיִּבְכּ֑וּand they weptוַֽיִּקְרְעוּ֙and they toreאִ֣ישׁeach oneמְעִל֔וֹrobe hisוַיִּזְרְק֥וּand they sprinkledעָפָ֛רdustעַל־onרָאשֵׁיהֶ֖םheads theirהַשָּׁמָֽיְמָה׃the heavens towards
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וַיֵּשְׁב֤וּand they satאִתּוֹ֙with himלָאָ֔רֶץto the groundשִׁבְעַ֥תsevenיָמִ֖יםdaysוְשִׁבְעַ֣תand sevenלֵיל֑וֹתnightsוְאֵין־and notדֹּבֵ֤רanyone was speakingאֵלָיו֙to himדָּבָ֔רa wordכִּ֣יforרָא֔וּthey sawכִּֽי־thatגָדַ֥לit was greatהַכְּאֵ֖בthe painמְאֹֽד׃exceedingly

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