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Job 29

1AndJobאִ֭יּוֹב'I.yovH347againtookשְׂאֵ֥תse.'EtH5375uphisparableH4912,andsaidH559,

2OhthatIwereasinthemonthsכְיַרְחֵי־khe.yar.chei-H3391ofold,Asinthedaysכִּ֝ימֵ֗יki.MeiH3117whenGodאֱל֣וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433watchedיִשְׁמְרֵֽנִי׃yish.me.Re.niH8104overme;

3Whenhislampנֵ֭רוֹne.roH5216shineduponmyheadרֹאשִׁ֑יro.ShiH7218,Andbyhislightלְ֝אוֹרוֹle.'o.roH216Iwalkedthroughdarknessחֹֽשֶׁךְ׃Cho.shekhH2822;

4AsIwasH1961intheripenessofmydaysבִּימֵ֣יbi.MeiH3117,WhenthefriendshipofGodאֱ֝ל֗וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433wasH1961uponmytentאָהֳלִֽי׃'o.ho.LiH168;

5WhentheAlmightyשַׁ֭דַּיSha.daiH7706wasyetH5750withme,Andmychildrenwereaboutme;

6WhenmystepswerewashedH7364withbutter,Andtherockוְצ֥וּרve.TzurH6697pouredיָצ֥וּקya.TzukH6694meoutstreamsפַּלְגֵי־pal.gei-H6388ofoilשָֽׁמֶן׃Sha.menH8081!

7WhenIwentH3318forthH3318tothegateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179untothecity,WhenIpreparedH3559myseatמוֹשָׁבִֽי׃mo.sha.ViH4186inthestreet,

8Theyoungנְעָרִ֣יםne.'a.RimH5288menH5288sawH7200meandhidוְנֶחְבָּ֑אוּve.nech.Ba.'uH2244themselves,AndtheagedroseH6965upandstoodH5975;

9TheprincesH8269refrainedfromtalking,Andlaidtheirhandוְ֝כַ֗ףve.KhafH3709ontheirmouthלְפִיהֶֽם׃le.fi.HemH6310;

10Thevoiceקוֹל־kol-H6963ofthenobleswashushed,Andtheirtongueוּ֝לְשׁוֹנָ֗םu.le.sho.NamH3956cleavedtotheroofoftheirmouthH2441.

11Forwhentheearאֹ֣זֶן'O.zenH241heardH8085me,thenitblessedme;Andwhentheeyeוְעַ֥יִןve.'A.yinH5869sawH7200me,itgavewitnessuntome:

12BecauseIdeliveredH4422thepoorH6041thatcriedH7768,Thefatherlessוְ֝יָת֗וֹםve.ya.TomH3490also,thathadnonetohelpH5826him.

13Theblessingבִּרְכַּ֣תbir.KatH1293ofhimthatwasreadytoperishאֹ֭בֵד'O.vedH6cameH935uponme;AndIcausedthewidow’sאַלְמָנָ֣ה'al.ma.NahH490heartוְלֵ֖בve.LevH3820tosingאַרְנִֽן׃'ar.NinH7442forjoyH7442.

14IputH3847onrighteousnessצֶ֣דֶקTze.dekH6664,anditclothedH3847me:Myjusticeמִשְׁפָּטִֽי׃mish.pa.TiH4941wasasarobeכִּֽמְעִ֥ילkim.'IlH4598andadiadem.

15IwasH1961eyesעֵינַ֣יִם'ei.Na.yimH5869totheblindלַֽעִוֵּ֑רla.'i.VerH5787,AndfeetH7272wasH1961Itothelameלַפִּסֵּ֣חַla.pi.Se.achH6455.

16Iwasafatherאָ֣ב'avH1totheneedyלָֽאֶבְיוֹנִ֑יםla.'ev.yo.NimH34:AndthecauseH7379ofhimthatIknewH3045notIsearchedH2713out.

17AndIbrakethejawsoftheunrighteous,Andpluckedthepreyטָֽרֶף׃Ta.refH2964outofhisteethוּ֝מִשִּׁנָּ֗יוu.mish.shi.NavH8127.

18ThenIsaidH559,IshalldieH1478inmynestקִנִּ֣יki.NiH7064,AndIshallmultiplyH7235mydaysיָמִֽים׃ya.MimH3117asthesandוְ֝כַח֗וֹלve.kha.CholH2344:

19Myrootשָׁרְשִׁ֣יsha.re.ShiH8328isspreadouttothewatersמָ֑יִםMa.yimH4325,Andthedewוְ֝טַ֗לve.TalH2919lieth all nightuponmybranch:

20MygloryH3519isfreshinme,Andmybowוְ֝קַשְׁתִּ֗יve.kash.TiH7198isrenewedH2498inmyhandבְּיָדִ֥יbe.ya.DiH3027.

21Unto me mengaveear,andwaitedוְיִחֵ֑לּוּve.yi.Che.luH3176,Andkept silenceformycounselעֲצָתִֽי׃'a.tza.TiH6098.

22Aftermywordsדְ֭בָרִיDe.va.riH1697theyspakenotagain;Andmyspeechמִלָּתִֽי׃mi.la.TiH4405distilleduponthem.

23Andtheywaitedוְיִֽחֲל֣וּve.yi.cha.LuH3176forme asfortherainכַמָּטָ֣רkha.ma.TarH4306;AndtheyopenedH6473theirmouthוּ֝פִיהֶ֗םu.fi.HemH6310wideפָּעֲר֥וּpa.'a.RuH6473asforthelatterrainH4306.

24Ismiledonthem,whentheyhadnoconfidence;Andthelightוְא֥וֹרve.'orH216ofmycountenancetheycastH5307notdownH5307.

25IchoseH977outtheirwayדַּרְכָּם֮dar.KamH1870,andsatוְאֵשֵׁ֪בve.'e.ShevH3427aschiefרֹ֥אשׁroshH7218,AnddweltH3427asakingכְּמֶ֣לֶךְke.Me.lekhH4428inthearmy,AsoneH834thatcomforteththemournersאֲבֵלִ֣ים'a.ve.LimH57.

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