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Job 3:3-10

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.

7Lo,letthatnightהַלַּ֣יְלָהha.Lay.lahH3915beיְהִ֣יye.HiH1961barrenגַלְמ֑וּדgal.MudH1565;Letnojoyfulvoicecomeתָּבֹ֖אta.Vo'H935therein.

8LetthemcurseH779itthatcurseH779thedayי֑וֹםYomH3117, Whoarereadyהָ֝עֲתִידִ֗יםha.'a.ti.DimH6264torouseעֹרֵ֥ר'o.RerH5782upleviathanלִוְיָתָֽן׃liv.ya.TanH3882.

9Letthestarsכּוֹכְבֵ֪יkokh.VeiH3556ofthetwilightנִ֫שְׁפּ֥וֹnish.PoH5399thereofbedarkיֶחְשְׁכוּ֮yech.she.KhuH2821:Letitlookיִ֝רְאֶ֗הyir.'EhH7200forlightלְא֥וֹרle.'orH216,buthavenone;Neitherletitbeholdtheeyelidsבְּעַפְעַפֵּי־be.'af.'a.pei-H6079ofthemorning:

10Becauseitshutסָ֭גַרSa.garH5462notupthedoorsדַּלְתֵ֣יdal.TeiH1817ofmymother’swombבִטְנִ֑יvit.NiH990,Norhidוַיַּסְתֵּ֥רvai.yas.TerH5641troubleעָ֝מָ֗ל'a.MalH5999frommineeyesמֵעֵינָֽי׃me.'ei.NaiH5869.

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