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Job 3:1-6

1Afterthisopenedפָּתַ֤חpa.TachH6605Jobאִיּוֹב֙'i.yOvH347hismouthפִּ֔יהוּPi.huH6310,andcursedH7043hisdayיוֹמֽוֹ׃ פyo.MoH3117.

2AndJobאִיּ֗וֹב'i.YovH347answeredandsaidH559:

3Letthedayי֭וֹםYomH3117perishיֹ֣אבַדYoadH6whereinIwasbornH3205,Andthenightוְהַלַּ֥יְלָהve.ha.Lay.lahH3915whichsaidH559, Thereisaman-child conceived.

4Letthatdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117beיְֽהִ֫יye.HiH1961darknessחֹ֥שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822;LetnotGodאֱל֣וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433fromaboveseekH1875forit,Neitherletthelightshineתּוֹפַ֖עto.Fa'H3313uponit.

5Letdarknessחֹ֣שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822andtheshadowofdeathclaimitfortheirown;LetaclouddwellH7931uponit;Letallthatmakethblackthedayיֽוֹם׃YomH3117terrifyיְ֝בַעֲתֻ֗הוּye.va.'a.Tu.huH1204it.

6Asforthatnightהַלַּ֥יְלָהha.Lay.lahH3915,letthickdarknessאֹ֥פֶל'O.felH652seizeuponit:Letitnotrejoice amongthedaysבִּימֵ֣יbi.MeiH3117oftheyearשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141;Letitnotcomeיָבֹֽא׃ya.Vo'H935intothenumberבְּמִסְפַּ֥רbe.mis.ParH4557ofthemonthsיְ֝רָחִ֗יםye.ra.ChimH3391.

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