Job 1 | Biblion Bible Reader

WEB·Job 2

¹Again, on the day when God’s sons came to present themselves before Yahweh, Satan came also among them to present himself before Yahweh.

KJVAgain there was a day^H3117 when the sons^H1121 of God^H430 came^H935^(H8799) to present^H3320^(H8692) themselves before the LORD^H3068, and Satan^H7854 came^H935^(H8799) also among^H8432 them to present^H3320^(H8692) himself before the LORD^H3068.

² Yahweh said to Satan, “Where have you come from?” Satan answered Yahweh, and said, “From going back and forth on the earth, and from walking up and down in it.”

KJVAnd the LORD^H3068 said^H559^(H8799) unto Satan^H7854, From whence^H335 comest^H935^(H8799) thou? And Satan^H7854 answered^H6030^(H8799) the LORD^H3068, and said^H559^(H8799), From going to and fro^H7751^(H8800) in the earth^H776, and from walking up and down^H1980^(H8692) in it.

³ Yahweh said to Satan, “Have you considered my servant Job? For there is no one like him on the earth, a blameless and an upright man, one who fears God, and turns away from evil. He still maintains his integrity, although you incited me against him, to ruin him without cause.”

KJVAnd the LORD^H3068 said^H559^(H8799) unto Satan^H7854, Hast thou^H7760^(H8804) considered^H3820 my servant^H5650 Job^H347, that there is none like him in the earth^H776, a perfect^H8535 and an upright^H3477 man^H376, one that feareth^H3373 God^H430, and escheweth^H5493^(H8802) evil^H7451? and still he holdeth fast^H2388^(H8688) his integrity^H8538, although thou movedst^H5496^(H8686) me against him, to destroy^H1104^(H8763) him without cause^H2600.

⁴ Satan answered Yahweh, and said, “Skin for skin. Yes, all that a man has he will give for his life.

KJVAnd Satan^H7854 answered^H6030^(H8799) the LORD^H3068, and said^H559^(H8799), Skin^H5785 for skin^H5785, yea, all that a man^H376 hath will he give^H5414^(H8799) for his life^H5315.

⁵ But stretch out your hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will renounce you to your face.”

KJVBut^H199 put forth^H7971^(H8798) thine hand^H3027 now, and touch^H5060^(H8798) his bone^H6106 and his flesh^H1320, and he will curse^H1288^(H8762) thee to thy face^H6440.

⁶ Yahweh said to Satan, “Behold, he is in your hand. Only spare his life.”

KJVAnd the LORD^H3068 said^H559^(H8799) unto Satan^H7854, Behold, he is in thine hand^H3027; but save^H8104^(H8798) his life^H5315.

⁷ So Satan went out from the presence of Yahweh, and struck Job with painful sores from the sole of his foot to his head.

KJVSo went^H3318 Satan^H7854 forth^H3318^(H8799) from the presence^H6440 of the LORD^H3068, and smote^H5221^(H8686) Job^H347 with sore^H7451 boils^H7822 from the sole^H3709 of his foot^H7272 unto his crown^H6936.

⁸ He took for himself a potsherd to scrape himself with, and he sat among the ashes.

KJVAnd he took^H3947^(H8799) him a potsherd^H2789 to scrape^H1623^(H8692) himself withal; and he sat down^H3427^(H8802) among^H8432 the ashes^H665.

⁹ Then his wife said to him, “Do you still maintain your integrity? Renounce God, and die.”

KJVThen said^H559^(H8799) his wife^H802 unto him, Dost thou still retain^H2388^(H8688) thine integrity^H8538? curse^H1288^(H8761) God^H430, and die^H4191^(H8798).

¹⁰ But he said to her, “You speak as one of the foolish women would speak. What? Shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil?” In all this Job didn’t sin with his lips.

KJVBut he said^H559^(H8799) unto her, Thou speakest^H1696^(H8762) as one^H259 of the foolish women^H5036 speaketh^H1696^(H8763). What^H1571? shall we receive^H6901^(H8762) good^H2896 at the hand of God^H430, and shall we not receive^H6901^(H8762) evil^H7451? In all this did not Job^H347 sin^H2398^(H8804) with his lips^H8193.

¹¹ Now when Job’s three friends heard of all this evil that had come on him, they each came from his own place: Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite; and they made an appointment together to come to sympathize with him and to comfort him.

KJVNow when Job's^H347 three^H7969 friends^H7453 heard^H8085^(H8799) of all this evil^H7451 that was come^H935^(H8802) upon him, they came^H935^(H8799) every one^H376 from his own place^H4725; Eliphaz^H464 the Temanite^H8489, and Bildad^H1085 the Shuhite^H7747, and Zophar^H6691 the Naamathite^H5284: for they had made an appointment^H3259^(H8735) together^H3162 to come^H935^(H8800) to mourn^H5110^(H8800) with him and to comfort^H5162^(H8763) him.

¹² When they lifted up their eyes from a distance, and didn’t recognize him, they raised their voices, and wept; and they each tore his robe, and sprinkled dust on their heads toward the sky.

KJVAnd when they lifted up^H5375^(H8799) their eyes^H5869 afar off^H7350, and knew^H5234^(H8689) him not, they lifted up^H5375^(H8799) their voice^H6963, and wept^H1058^(H8799); and they rent^H7167^(H8799) every one^H376 his mantle^H4598, and sprinkled^H2236^(H8799) dust^H6083 upon their heads^H7218 toward heaven^H8064.

¹³ So they sat down with him on the ground seven days and seven nights, and no one spoke a word to him, for they saw that his grief was very great.

KJVSo they sat down^H3427^(H8799) with him upon the ground^H776 seven^H7651 days^H3117 and seven^H7651 nights^H3915, and none spake^H1696^(H8802) a word^H1697 unto him: for they saw^H7200^(H8804) that his grief^H3511 was very^H3966 great^H1431^(H8804).

WEB·Job 1

¹There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job. That man was blameless and upright, and one who feared God, and turned away from evil.

KJVThere was a man^H376 in the land^H776 of Uz^H5780, whose name^H8034 was Job^H347; and that man^H376 was perfect^H8535 and upright^H3477, and one that feared^H3373 God^H430, and eschewed^H5493^(H8802) evil^H7451.

² There were born to him seven sons and three daughters.

KJVAnd there were born^H3205^(H8735) unto him seven^H7651 sons^H1121 and three^H7969 daughters^H1323.

³ His possessions also were seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred yoke of oxen, five hundred female donkeys, and a very great household; so that this man was the greatest of all the children of the east.

KJVHis substance^H4735 also was seven^H7651 thousand^H505 sheep^H6629, and three^H7969 thousand^H505 camels^H1581, and five^H2568 hundred^H3967 yoke^H6776 of oxen^H1241, and five^H2568 hundred^H3967 she asses^H860, and a very^H3966 great^H7227 household^H5657; so that this man^H376 was the greatest^H1419 of all the men^H1121 of the east^H6924.

⁴ His sons went and held a feast in the house of each one on his birthday; and they sent and called for their three sisters to eat and to drink with them.

KJVAnd his sons^H1121 went^H1980^(H8804) and feasted^H4960^H6213^(H8804) in their houses^H1004, every one^H376 his day^H3117; and sent^H7971^(H8804) and called^H7121^(H8804) for their three^H7969 sisters^H269 to eat^H398^(H8800) and to drink^H8354^(H8800) with them.

⁵ It was so, when the days of their feasting had run their course, that Job sent and sanctified them, and rose up early in the morning, and offered burnt offerings according to the number of them all. For Job said, “It may be that my sons have sinned, and renounced God in their hearts.” Job did so continually.

KJVAnd it was so, when the days^H3117 of their feasting^H4960 were gone about^H5362^(H8689), that Job^H347 sent^H7971^(H8799) and sanctified^H6942^(H8762) them, and rose up early^H7925^(H8689) in the morning^H1242, and offered^H5927^(H8689) burnt offerings^H5930 according to the number^H4557 of them all: for Job^H347 said^H559^(H8804), It may be^H194 that my sons^H1121 have sinned^H2398^(H8804), and cursed^H1288^(H8765) God^H430 in their hearts^H3824. Thus did^H6213^(H8799) Job^H347 continually^H3117.

⁶ Now on the day when God’s sons came to present themselves before Yahweh, Satan also came among them.

KJVNow there was a day^H3117 when the sons^H1121 of God^H430 came^H935^(H8799) to present^H3320^(H8692) themselves before the LORD^H3068, and Satan^H7854 came^H935^(H8799) also among^H8432 them.

⁷ Yahweh said to Satan, “Where have you come from?” Then Satan answered Yahweh, and said, “From going back and forth on the earth, and from walking up and down in it.”

KJVAnd the LORD^H3068 said^H559^(H8799) unto Satan^H7854, Whence^H370 comest^H935^(H8799) thou? Then Satan^H7854 answered^H6030^(H8799) the LORD^H3068, and said^H559^(H8799), From going to and fro^H7751^(H8800) in the earth^H776, and from walking up and down^H1980^(H8692) in it.

⁸ Yahweh said to Satan, “Have you considered my servant, Job? For there is no one like him on the earth, a blameless and an upright man, one who fears God, and turns away from evil.”

KJVAnd the LORD^H3068 said^H559^(H8799) unto Satan^H7854, Hast thou considered^H7760^(H8804)^H3820 my servant^H5650 Job^H347, that there is none like him in the earth^H776, a perfect^H8535 and an upright^H3477 man^H376, one that feareth^H3373 God^H430, and escheweth^H5493^(H8802) evil^H7451?

⁹ Then Satan answered Yahweh, and said, “Does Job fear God for nothing?

KJVThen Satan^H7854 answered^H6030^(H8799) the LORD^H3068, and said^H559^(H8799), Doth Job^H347 fear^H3372^(H8804) God^H430 for nought^H2600?

¹⁰ Haven’t you made a hedge around him, and around his house, and around all that he has, on every side? You have blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in the land.

KJVHast not thou made an hedge^H7753^(H8804) about him, and about^H1157 his house^H1004, and about all that he hath on every side^H5439? thou hast blessed^H1288^(H8765) the work^H4639 of his hands^H3027, and his substance^H4735 is increased^H6555^(H8804) in the land^H776.

¹¹ But stretch out your hand now, and touch all that he has, and he will renounce you to your face.”

KJVBut^H199 put forth^H7971^(H8798) thine hand^H3027 now, and touch^H5060^(H8798) all that he hath, and he will curse^H1288^(H8762)^H3808 thee to thy face^H6440.

¹² Yahweh said to Satan, “Behold, all that he has is in your power. Only on himself don’t stretch out your hand.” So Satan went out from the presence of Yahweh.

KJVAnd the LORD^H3068 said^H559^(H8799) unto Satan^H7854, Behold, all that he hath is in thy power^H3027; only upon himself put not forth^H7971^(H8799) thine hand^H3027. So Satan^H7854 went forth^H3318^(H8799) from the presence^H6440 of the LORD^H3068.

¹³ It fell on a day when his sons and his daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother’s house,

KJVAnd there was a day^H3117 when his sons^H1121 and his daughters^H1323 were eating^H398^(H8802) and drinking^H8354^(H8802) wine^H3196 in their eldest^H1060 brother's^H251 house^H1004:

¹⁴ that a messenger came to Job, and said, “The oxen were plowing, and the donkeys feeding beside them,

KJVAnd there came^H935^(H8804) a messenger^H4397 unto Job^H347, and said^H559^(H8799), The oxen^H1241 were plowing^H2790^(H8802), and the asses^H860 feeding^H7462^(H8802) beside^H3027 them:

¹⁵ and the Sabeans attacked, and took them away. Yes, they have killed the servants with the edge of the sword, and I alone have escaped to tell you.”

KJVAnd the Sabeans^H7614 fell^H5307^(H8799) upon them, and took them away^H3947^(H8799); yea, they have slain^H5221^(H8689) the servants^H5288 with the edge^H6310 of the sword^H2719; and I only am escaped^H4422^(H8735) alone to tell^H5046^(H8687) thee.

¹⁶ While he was still speaking, another also came and said, “The fire of God has fallen from the sky, and has burned up the sheep and the servants, and consumed them, and I alone have escaped to tell you.”

KJVWhile he was yet speaking^H1696^(H8764), there came^H935^(H8802) also another, and said^H559^(H8799), The fire^H784 of God^H430 is fallen^H5307^(H8804) from heaven^H8064, and hath burned up^H1197^(H8799) the sheep^H6629, and the servants^H5288, and consumed^H398^(H8799) them; and I only am escaped^H4422^(H8735) alone to tell^H5046^(H8687) thee.

¹⁷ While he was still speaking, another also came and said, “The Chaldeans made three bands, and swept down on the camels, and have taken them away, yes, and killed the servants with the edge of the sword; and I alone have escaped to tell you.”

KJVWhile he was yet speaking^H1696^(H8764), there came^H935^(H8802) also another, and said^H559^(H8799), The Chaldeans^H3778 made out^H7760^(H8804) three^H7969 bands^H7218, and fell^H6584^(H8799) upon the camels^H1581, and have carried them away^H3947^(H8799), yea, and slain^H5221^(H8689) the servants^H5288 with the edge^H6310 of the sword^H2719; and I only am escaped^H4422^(H8735) alone to tell^H5046^(H8687) thee.

¹⁸ While he was still speaking, there came also another, and said, “Your sons and your daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother’s house,

KJVWhile he was yet speaking^H1696^(H8764), there came^H935^(H8802) also another, and said^H559^(H8799), Thy sons^H1121 and thy daughters^H1323 were eating^H398^(H8802) and drinking^H8354^(H8802) wine^H3196 in their eldest^H1060 brother's^H251 house^H1004:

¹⁹ and behold, there came a great wind from the wilderness, and struck the four corners of the house, and it fell on the young men, and they are dead. I alone have escaped to tell you.”

KJVAnd, behold, there came^H935^(H8804) a great^H1419 wind^H7307 from^H5676 the wilderness^H4057, and smote^H5060^(H8799) the four^H702 corners^H6438 of the house^H1004, and it fell^H5307^(H8799) upon the young men^H5288, and they are dead^H4191^(H8799); and I only am escaped^H4422^(H8735) alone to tell^H5046^(H8687) thee.

²⁰ Then Job arose, and tore his robe, and shaved his head, and fell down on the ground, and worshiped.

KJVThen Job^H347 arose^H6965^(H8799), and rent^H7167^(H8799) his mantle^H4598, and shaved^H1494^(H8799) his head^H7218, and fell down^H5307^(H8799) upon the ground^H776, and worshipped^H7812^(H8691),

²¹ He said, “Naked I came out of my mother’s womb, and naked will I return there. Yahweh gave, and Yahweh has taken away. Blessed be Yahweh’s name.”

KJVAnd said^H559^(H8799), Naked^H6174 came I out^H3318^(H8804) of my mother's^H517 womb^H990, and naked^H6174 shall I return^H7725^(H8799) thither: the LORD^H3068 gave^H5414^(H8804), and the LORD^H3068 hath taken away^H3947^(H8804); blessed^H1288^(H8794) be the name^H8034 of the LORD^H3068.

²² In all this, Job didn’t sin, nor charge God with wrongdoing.

KJVIn all this Job^H347 sinned^H2398^(H8804) not, nor charged^H5414^(H8804) God^H430 foolishly^H8604.

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