H9001–/וַ–v

So Satan went forth from the presence of Jehovah, and smote Job with sore boils from the sole of his foot unto his crown.

וַיֵּצֵא֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּ֤ךְ (וַ) va “and”

And he took him a potsherd to scrape himself therewith; and he sat among the ashes.

וַיִּֽקַּֽח־ (וַ) va “and”

Then said his wife unto him, Dost thou still hold fast thine integrity? renounce God, and die.

וַתֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va. “and”

But he said unto her, Thou speakest as one of the foolish women speaketh. What? shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil? In all this did not Job sin with his lips.

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

Now when Job's three friends heard of all this evil that was come upon him, they came every one from his own place: Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite, and they made an appointment together to come to bemoan him and to comfort him.

וַֽיִּשְׁמְע֞וּ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּוָּעֲד֣וּ (וַ) va “and”

And when they lifted up their eyes afar off, and knew him not, they lifted up their voice, and wept; and they rent every one his robe, and sprinkled dust upon their heads toward heaven.

וַיִּשְׂא֨וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׂא֥וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּבְכּ֑וּ (וַ) va “and”וַֽיִּקְרְעוּ֙ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיִּזְרְק֥וּ (וַ) va “and”

So they sat down with him upon the ground seven days and seven nights, and none spake a word unto him: for they saw that his grief was very great.

וַיֵּשְׁב֤וּ (וַ) va “and”

After this opened Job his mouth, and cursed his day.

וַיְקַלֵּ֖ל (וַ) va “and”

And Job answered and said:

וַיַּ֥עַן (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּאמַֽר׃ (וַ) va “and”

Because it shut not up the doors of my [supplied: mother's] womb, Nor hid trouble from mine eyes.

וַיַּסְתֵּ֥ר (וַ) va “and”

Who long for death, but it cometh not, And dig for it more than for hid treasures;

וַֽ֝יַּחְפְּרֻ֗הוּ (וַֽ֝) va “and”

[supplied: Why is light given] to a man whose way is hid, And whom God hath hedged in?

וַיָּ֖סֶךְ (וַ) va “and”

For my sighing cometh before I eat, And my groanings are poured out like water.

וַֽיִּתְּכ֥וּ (וַֽ) va “and”

For the thing which I fear cometh upon me, And that which I am afraid of cometh unto me.

וַיֶּאֱתָיֵ֑נִי (וַ) va “and”

I am not at ease, neither am I quiet, neither have I rest; But trouble cometh.

וַיָּ֥בֹא (וַ) va “and”

Then answered Eliphaz the Temanite, and said,

וַ֭יַּעַן (וַ֭) Va “and”וַיֹּאמַֽר׃ (וַ) va “and”

But now it is come unto thee, and thou faintest; It toucheth thee, and thou art troubled.

וַתֵּ֑לֶא (וַ) va. “and”וַתִּבָּהֵֽל׃ (וַ) va. “and”

Now a thing was secretly brought to me, And mine ear received a whisper thereof.

וַתִּקַּ֥ח (וַ) va. “and”

I have seen the foolish taking root: But suddenly I cursed his habitation.

וָאֶקּ֖וֹב (וָ) va. “and”

Whose harvest the hungry eateth up, And taketh it even out of the thorns; And the snare gapeth for their substance.

וְשָׁאַ֖ף (וְ) ve. “and”

But he saveth from the sword of their mouth, Even the needy from the hand of the mighty.

וַיֹּ֣שַׁע (וַ) va “and”

So the poor hath hope, And iniquity stoppeth her mouth.

וַתְּהִ֣י (וַ) va. “and”

And thou shalt know that thy tent is in peace; And thou shalt visit thy fold, and shalt miss nothing.

וְֽ֭יָדַעְתָּ (וְֽ֭) Ve. “and”וּֽפָקַדְתָּ֥ (וּֽ) u. “and”

Thou shalt know also that thy seed shall be great, And thine offspring as the grass of the earth.

וְֽ֭יָדַעְתָּ (וְֽ֭) Ve. “and”

Then Job answered and said,

וַיַּ֥עַן (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּאמַֽר׃ (וַ) va “and”