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Job 13:17-28

17HearH8085diligentlymyspeechמִלָּתִ֑יmi.la.TiH4405,Andletmydeclarationbeinyourearsבְּאָזְנֵיכֶֽם׃be.'a.ze.nei.KhemH241.

18Beholdnow,Ihavesetmycauseinorder;Iknowיָ֝דַ֗עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045thatIamrighteousH6663.

19WhoishethatwillcontendH7378withme?ForthenwouldIholdmypeaceandgive uptheghost.

20Onlyאַךְ־'a.khoSh-H389donottwoשְׁ֭תַּיִםShe.ta.yimH8147thingsuntome;Thenאָ֥ז'azH227willInothideאֶסָּתֵֽר׃'e.sa.TerH5641myselffromthyfaceH6440:

21Withdraw thyhandכַּ֭פְּךָKa.pe.khaH3709farהַרְחַ֑קhar.ChakH7368fromme;AndletnotthyterrorH367makemeafraid.

22Thencallוּ֭קְרָאU.ke.ra'H7121thou,andIwillanswerאֶֽעֱנֶ֑ה'e.'e.NehH6030;Orletmespeakאֲ֝דַבֵּ֗ר'a.da.BerH1696,andanswerH6030thoume.

23HowH4100manyaremineiniquitiesעֲוֹנ֣וֹתa.vo.NotH5771andsinsוְחַטָּא֑וֹתve.cha.ta.'otH2403?Makeהֹדִיעֵֽנִי׃ho.di.'E.niH3045metoknowH3045mytransgressionפִּֽשְׁעִ֥יpish.'IH6588andmysinוְ֝חַטָּאתִ֗יve.cha.ta.TiH2403.

24Wherefore hidest thou thyfaceפָנֶ֥יךָfa.Nei.khaH6440,Andholdestmeforthineenemyלְאוֹיֵ֣בle.'o.YevH341?

25Wilt thou harassadrivenH5086leafהֶעָלֶ֣הhe.'a.LehH5929?Andwilt thoupursueתִּרְדֹּֽף׃tir.DofH7291thedryיָבֵ֣שׁya.VeshH3002stubbleH7179?

26Forthou writestbitterמְרֹר֑וֹתme.ro.RotH4846thingsagainstme,Andmakestmetoinheritוְ֝תוֹרִישֵׁ֗נִיve.to.ri.She.niH3423theiniquitiesעֲוֹנ֥וֹתa.vo.NotH5771ofmyyouthנְעוּרָֽי׃ne.'u.RaiH5271:

27Thou puttestmyfeetH7272alsointhestocksבַּסַּ֨ד׀ba.SadH5465,Andmarkestallmypathsאָרְחוֹתָ֑י'a.re.cho.TaiH734; Thou settestaboundtothesolesofmyfeetH7272:

28ThoughI amlikearottenthingthatconsumeth,Likeagarmentכְּ֝בֶ֗גֶדke.Ve.gedH899thatismoth-eaten.

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