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Iyov's plight of severe physical suffering and his consolation from his three close friends Eliphaz Hateimani, Bildad hashuchi and Tzofar Hanaamasi explaining Divine Justice, and eventual rebuilding his Life
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Is there anyplace online where I can find the te'amim for Iyov, Mishlei, and Tehillim?
Is there anyplace online where I can find a reliable recording for the te'amim for Iyov, Mishlei, and Tehillim?
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Who are the "rockmen" and "adnei hasadeh"?
Job 5:23 :
כִּ֤י עִם־אַבְנֵ֣י הַשָּׂדֶ֣ה בְרִיתֶ֑ךָ וְחַיַּ֥ת הַ֝שָּׂדֶ֗ה הׇשְׁלְמָה־לָּֽךְ׃
For you will have a pact with the rocks in the field, And the beasts of the field will be your allies.
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Were any books (prior to 1240 CE) teaching תֶּרַח Terach was reincarnated into אִיוֹב Iyov (as described by Zohar, Zera Barekh & Simchat HaRegel)?
Were any books (prior to 1240 CE) teaching תֶּרַח Terach was reincarnated into אִיוֹב Iyov (as described by Zohar, Zera Barekh & Simchat HaRegel)?
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Did Iyov do anything to deserve losing his family?
In Iyov 1:18-19 we read:
While this one was still talking, another one came and said, "Your sons and daughters were dining and drinking wine at the home of their firstborn brother, when, behold, ...
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Problems with the Hebrew text in Job 26:12-13?
Proposed correction of the Hebrew text
I know a professor of religious sciences who saw problems with Job 26:12-13 considering it a hapax, especially in the following verse.
ברוחו שמים שפרה By his ...
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Does Job 32:2 suggest that Elihu was a Hebrew?
The verse in question:
But Elihu son of Barakel the Buzite, of the family of Ram, became very angry with Job for justifying himself rather than God.
Elihu's mini-genealogy is most familial ...
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What was the original Noahide theology passed from Adam as presented in Job?
Rethinking the Book of Job: we're all aware of the 7 Noahide laws. However, beyond the commandments there's a large body of theology, explaining what God is, how He works, and what one should expect ...
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Why money is not mentioned in Job's wealth?
Job was famously a rich guy:
"his possessions were seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred yokes of oxen and five hundred she-asses, and a very large household. That man was ...
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Why didn't God take or afflict Job's wife?
When testing Job, Satan takes his possessions, flocks, slaves, and sons, but not his wife. She's not even afflicted with any illnesses.
Why is that? Is there a hidden message about her cooperation ...
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On sefer Job 2:9 "ברך אלהים"
In the sefer of Job 2:9 it is written:
"וַתֹּאמֶר לוֹ אִשְׁתּוֹ עֹֽדְךָ מַֽחֲזִיק בְּתֻמָּתֶךָ בָּרֵךְ אֱלֹהִים וָמֻֽת׃"
Why "ברך אלהים" is translated as Curse G-d and not as ...
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How is there "peace" bimromav?
At the end of a full(er) Kaddish, and at the end of shmoneh esrei there is a line "oseh shalom bimromav". The meaning seems to be an invocation of Hashem as the one who makes peace in his ...
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If Iyov 2:1 states HaYom occurs in Heaven before HaShem, does Laylah also occur in Heaven?
Understanding "Ha-Yom" in [Iyov 2:1] raises questions about the occurrences of Yom and possibly Layla in Heaven.
Now [The-Day] came about that the divine beings presented themselves before ...
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What caused Iyov to "snap"?
In the first couple of chapters of Iyov, many tragedies befall him. However, he doesn't lose faith. And even when his own body is afflicted, he stays faithful (2:9-10):
"His wife said to him, “...
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May one learn commentaries of permitted texts on Tisha B'av?
Regarding texts one is permitted to learn on Tisha B'av like Eicha and Iyov, is one allowed to learn the various meforshim as well or only the texts themselves?
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Is Job considered a prophet and an Israelite, according to the majority of the rabbis?
According to Wikipedia:
"It is said in Bava Batra that these tannaim necessarily considered Job an Israelite; but R. Chananel ben Chushiel has in his text, "All the Tannaim and Amoraim, with ...
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The grammatical nature of וָאִמָּלְטָה in the context of Job 1:15. How exactly did the only surviving servant "slip away"?
In Job 1:15, we read that the Sabeans fell upon and took Job's cattle and she-asses. Then they killed the young men, or servants, of Job, by the sword. Only one of these servants got away, and it is ...
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What does the phrase " שְֽׁלַֽח־נָ֣א יָֽדְךָ֔ וְגַ֖ע " from Iyov 1:11 and 2:5 mean?
When reading Iyov 1:11 and 2:5 the phrase " שְֽׁלַֽח־נָ֣א יָֽדְךָ֔ וְגַ֖ע " means what specifically?
How is the imperative request "please-Send Your-Hand and-Touch" suppose to be ...
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Iyov and his place in Jewish history
When one refers to the Gemara in Bava Basra 15 there are numerous suggestions as to when Iyov lived. Opinions range from it being only a parable and that he never truly existed, to living during the ...
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What was the reason for Job's original success and prosperity?
The book starts with the description of Job's piety and then his wealth and success:
... That man was blameless and upright; he feared God and shunned evil. Seven sons and three daughters were born ...
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How does God's bet with Satan square with monotheistic theology?
One day the divine beings presented themselves before the LORD, and [the] Satan came along with them. The LORD said to the Satan, “Where have you been?” ... -“I have been roaming all over the earth.” ....
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Why didn't God reveal to Job that He simply bet with Satan?
The book of Job focuses on theological and philosophical explanations of Job's (and other pious individuals') suffering. Eventually, God Himself talks to Job revealing that His thoughts and plans for ...
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Is Satan a being or just a mission any angel could fulfill?
Midrash B"R quoted by Rashi (Genesis.32.30, and similarly Judges.13.18) says that:
"We [angels] have no fixed names; our names change, all depending upon the service we are commanded to ...
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Why does the Pasuk say אִיּ֣וֹב שְׁמ֑וֹ?
My Artscroll Megillat Esther has a commentary on the words
וּשְׁמ֣וֹ מָרְדֳּכַ֗י (Esther 2:5)
And his name was Mordecai
that whenever a righteous person is introduced, scripture says the word שְׁמוֹ ...
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Understanding lack of accountability for statements made while suffering
In Bava Batra 16b Rava two verses for Iyov are compared
(איוב לד, לה) [איוב] לא בדעת ידבר ודבריו לא בהשכל (וכתיב (איוב מב, ז) כי לא דברתם אלי נכונה כעבדי איוב)
On the one hand, the text states: “Job ...
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Where is the first time that Tehillim, Mishlei, Iyov are referred to as ספרי אמ"ת?
The books of Tehillim, Mishlei, Iyov are often referred as ספרי אמ"ת. Where is the first source making this reference?
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Was Eliphaz a prophet?
In the book of Iyov chapter 4 starting in verse 12 Eliphaz seems to make a claim that he has had some sort of prophetic vision.
ואלי דבר יגנב ותקח אזני שמץ מנהו
יגבשעפים מחזינות לילה בנפל תרדמה על־...
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Are there examples in Tanach of 3 or more parties having an ongoing conversation?
From what I have seen in reading Tanach every conversation is between two parties and two parties only. Sometimes those parties consist of 1 person and other times of several people for example "And ...
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Ralbag introduction of the commentary on Sefer Iyov
I am looking for the introduction of the Ralbag’s commentary on Sefer Iyov. In my Mikraot Gedolot edition this introduction is skipped. I am searching for a free online edition if possible.
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Two instances of etnaḥta in Iyov 22:21
My Koren Ma'alot Tanakh (2018, ISBN 978-965-301-894-5) has Iyov 22:21 like this:
הַסְכֶּן־נָ֣א עִמּ֑וֹ וּשְׁלָ֑ם בָּ֝הֶ֗ם תְּֽבוֹאָֽתְךָ֥ טוֹבָֽה׃
Is this a mistake, or is it trying to indicate an ...
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Why didn’t Iyov commit suicide?
Iyov says the following (6:9)
וְיֹאֵ֣ל אֱ֭לוֹהַּ וִֽידַכְּאֵ֑נִי יַתֵּ֥ר יָ֝ד֗וֹ וִֽיבַצְּעֵֽנִי׃, Even that it would please God to crush me; that He would let loose His hand, and cut me off!
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Why were the Egyptians judged for twelve lunar months, rather than solar ones?
Eduyos 2:10 lists several judgements which lasted for exactly twelve months:
חֲמִשָּׁה דְבָרִים שֶׁל שְׁנֵים עָשָׂר חֹדֶשׁ. מִשְׁפַּט דּוֹר הַמַּבּוּל, שְׁנֵים עָשָׂר חֹדֶשׁ. מִשְׁפַּט אִיּוֹב, ...
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According to the opinions that Iyov did not live in the days of Moshe, who wrote his Sefer?
Bava Basra 15a-b lists a number of opinions as to when Iyov lived:
R' Levi bar Chama: In the days of Moshe
Rava: In the days of the Meraglim
Unnamed student of R' Shmuel bar Nachmani: Iyov never ...
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Is there a way to lein Taamei Emes that includes mesharsim?
I learned to lein Taamei Emes a few years ago using this link, which I found in a comment here on MY.
However, the tradition recorded there only takes the mafsikim into account, and all the mesharsim,...
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Elevated Ayin (ע) in Iyov 38:13 and 38:15
I noticed this in Iyov 38:13,15:
יג לֶאֱחֹז, בְּכַנְפוֹת הָאָרֶץ; וְיִנָּעֲרוּ רְשָׁעִים מִמֶּנָּה.
טו וְיִמָּנַע מֵרְשָׁעִים אוֹרָם; וּזְרוֹעַ רָמָה, תִּשָּׁבֵר.
I know about ...
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Do we know of any animals that behave this way? (Bava Basra 16a)
The Gemara in Bava Basra 16a explains certain pesukim in Sefer Iyov to be referring to a conversation between Hashem and Iyov in which Hashem rebukes Iyov for denying or complaining about Hashem's ...
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Is the commentary of Rabbaynu Saadya Gaon on Iyov available online?
I was not able to find the commentary of R' Saadya Gaon to Iyov on Hebrewbooks (ex 1), Sefaria or through a Google search. I would like to know if this commentary is available anywhere online, free or ...
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Was Iyov rewarded for passing his first test?
In Iyov chapter 1 Satan proposes to God to test Iyov's fidelity to God by striking Iyov's possessions. God agrees and Iyov loses essentially everything. At the end of chapter 1 and again in chapter 2 ...
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Seeking information on the Targum to Iyov
Tosefta Shabbat 14(13?):2-3 describes a targum to the book of Iyov which was subsequently hidden away.
א"ר יוסי מעשה [שהלך ר'] חלפתא אצל רבן גמליאל לטבריא ומצאו שהיה יושב על שולחנו של ר' יוחנן [...
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God talking to Satan in the Book of Job,how did they know?
Job chapter 1 vers 6 - 12
Talks about God and Satan having a conversation.Where does that story come from?
Job does not know what is going on and I have never heard anyone talk about it.
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Universe has no foundation- Iyov
What pasuk in Iyov says that the universe has no foundation?
This connects to Brias HaOlam in perek aleph of bereshis.
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Which Chachamim or great figures in our tradition got divorced? What is said about these marriages? [closed]
I have read that Abraham gave Hagar a divorce but the source was disreputable and I could not find a reputable one.
The context here is that I am learning Iyov and thinking about the misfortunes that ...
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How could the angel of the sea disobey?
The Midrash in Bamidbar Rabbah 18:22 expounds Iyov 26:12 that when HaShem created the world, he told Rahav, the angel in charge of the ocean, to "open his mouth and swallow all the waters of Creation" ...
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How long did Iyov suffer unfairly until G-d gave him blessings for resisting it?
Some relevant passages from the book of Iyov (Job):
1:1 "There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job, and that man was sincere and upright, God-fearing and shunning evil."
1:8-9 "Now the ...
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Eliphaz HaTeimoni - who was he?
In Seder HaDoros, it tells us that Bildad HaShuchi was one of the sons of Shuach ben Avraham Avinu. It also tells us that Elihu ben Barachel HaBuzi was son of Barachel ben Buz ben Nochor ben Terach. ...
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No trust in His servants, and charging His malachim?
Iyov 4:18 Behold, In His (HaShem's) servants 'lo yamin', and in His messengers 'yasim toholah'.
Behold, He putteth no trust in His servants, and His angels He chargeth with folly (or error).
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Throwing dust on head = common mourning ritual?
In Job 2:12, when Job's friends first see Job at a distance, they "did not recognize him, and they raised their voices, and wept aloud; they tore their robes and threw dust in the air upon their heads....
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Why Job was subjected to pain and misery despite he was a pious man?
What was the rationale of subjecting Job to pain and misery though he was a pious man of G-d. Please explain with logical reasons.
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Would Job's daughters' sons have been sons of Job?
In Job's testing, Job's sons all died. When God restored him, he had seven sons and three daughters. He gave the daughters an inheritance among their brothers. Would Job's grandsons (The daughters' ...
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Source for Ramban's perception on death
I read Rav Gifter's biography, where he states the following:
The Ramban, in his introduction to Iyov, asks a question: “Why do we cry at a moment of death? “Why do we shed tears? This is the natural ...
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Makers and Creators: Job 35:10 & 12:1 Kohelet singular v.s. plural
After reading the description of the Zohar from the Chabad website, I got confused:
What is the correct translation for Job 35:10: 'My Maker', ' Our Maker', or Makers?
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