1Howbeit,Jobאִיּ֣וֹב'i.YovH347,Ipraythee,hearשְׁמַֽע־she.ma'-H8085myspeechH4405,Andhearkentoallmywordsדְּבָרַ֥יde.va.RaiH1697. 2Beholdnow,Ihaveopenedפָּתַ֣חְתִּיpa.Tach.tiH6605mymouthפִ֑יFiH6310;Mytongueלְשׁוֹנִ֣יle.sho.NiH3956hathspokenH1696inmymouthH6310. 3Mywordsאֲמָרָ֑י'a.ma.RaiH561shalluttertheuprightnessיֹֽשֶׁר־yo.sher-H3476ofmyheartלִבִּ֥יli.BiH3820;Andthatwhichmylipsשְׂ֝פָתַ֗יSe.fa.TaiH8193knowtheyshallspeaksincerely. 4TheSpiritרֽוּחַ־Ru.ach-H7307ofGodאֵ֥ל'elH410hathmadeH6213me,AndthebreathH7307oftheAlmightyשַׁדַּ֣יsha.DaiH7706givethmelifeתְּחַיֵּֽנִי׃te.chai.Ye.niH2421. 5Ifthou canst,answerthoume;Setthy wordsinorderbeforeme,standהִתְיַצָּֽבָה׃hit.ya.Tza.vahH3320forth. 6Behold,IamtowardGodלָאֵ֑לla.'ElH410evenasthou art:Ialsoגַם־gam-H1571amformedoutoftheclay. 7Behold,myterrorH367shallnotmakeH3513thee afraid,Neithershallmypressurebeheavyיִכְבָּֽד׃yikh.BadH3513uponthee. 9Iamclean,withouttransgressionפָ֥שַׁעFa.sha'H6588;Iaminnocent,neitheristhereiniquityעָוֹ֣ן'a.VonH5771inme: 10Behold,hefindethoccasionsagainstme,Hecountethmeforhisenemyלְאוֹיֵ֣בle.'o.YevH341; 11HeputtethmyfeetH7272inthestocksבַּסַּ֣דba.SadH5465,Hemarkethallmypathsאָרְחֹתָֽי׃'a.re.cho.TaiH734. 12Behold,Iwillanswerאֶעֱנֶ֑ךָּ'e.'e.Ne.kaH6030thee,inthisthou artnotjust;ForGodאֱ֝ל֗וֹהַ'e.Lo.haH433isgreaterיִרְבֶּ֥הyir.BehH7235thanman. 13Whyמַ֭דּוּעַMa.du.a'H4069dost thoustriveagainsthim,ForthathegivethnotaccountofanyofhismattersH1697? 14ForGodאֵ֑ל'ElH410speakethonce,Yeatwice,thoughmanregardethitnot. 15Inadreamבַּחֲל֤וֹם׀ba.cha.LomH2472,inavisionחֶזְי֬וֹןchez.YonH2384ofthenightלַ֗יְלָהLay.lahH3915,Whendeepתַּ֭רְדֵּמָהTar.de.mahH8639sleepH8639fallethuponmenH376,Inslumberingsuponthebedמִשְׁכָּֽב׃mish.KavH4904; 16Thenאָ֣ז'azH227heopeneththeearsאֹ֣זֶן'O.zenH241ofmenH376,Andsealeththeirinstruction, 17ThathemaywithdrawmanH120fromhispurpose,Andhideprideוְגֵוָ֖הve.ge.VahH1466frommanH120; 18Hekeepethbackיַחְשֹׂ֣ךְyach.SokhH2820hissoulH5315fromthepitשָׁ֑חַתSha.chatH7845,Andhislifeנַ֭פְשׁוֹnaf.shoH5315fromperishingbythesword. 19Heischastenedalsowithpainבְּ֭מַכְאוֹבBe.makh.'ovH4341uponhisbedמִשְׁכָּב֑וֹmish.ka.VoH4904,AndwithcontinualstrifeH7379inhisbonesH6106; 21Hisfleshבְּשָׂר֣וֹbe.sa.RoH1320isconsumedawayיִ֣כֶלYi.khelH3615,thatitcannotbeseenH7200;AndhisbonesH6106thatwerenotseenH7200stickout. 22Yea,hissoulH5315drawethnearuntothepitלַשַּׁ֣חַתla.Sha.chatH7845,AndhislifeH5315tothedestroyers. 23Iftherebewithhimanangelמַלְאָ֗ךְmal.'AkhH4397,Aninterpreter,oneאֶחָ֥ד'e.ChadH259amongathousandאָ֑לֶף'A.lefH505,ToshowuntomanH120whatisrightforhim; 24ThenGodisgracious untohim,andsaith,DeliverhimfromgoingH3381downמֵרֶ֥דֶתme.Re.detH3381tothepitשָׁ֗חַתSha.chatH7845,IhavefoundH4672aransomכֹֽפֶר׃Kho.ferH3724. 25Hisfleshבְּשָׂר֣וֹbe.sa.RoH1320shallbefresherthanachild’s;Hereturnethtothedaysלִימֵ֥יli.MeiH3117ofhisyouthמִנֹּ֑עַרmi.No.'arH5290. 26Heprayeth untoGodאֱל֨וֹהַּ׀'e.Lo.ahH433,andheisfavorableuntohim,Sothatheseethhisfaceפָּ֭נָיוPa.navH6440withjoyבִּתְרוּעָ֑הbit.ru.'AhH8643:Andherestoreth untomanhisrighteousnessצִדְקָתֽוֹ׃tzid.ka.ToH6666. 27HesingethbeforemenH376,andsaith,IhavesinnedH2398,andpervertedthatwhichwasrightH3477,Anditprofitedmenot: 28HehathredeemedH6299mysoulH5315fromgoingintothepitבַּשָּׁ֑חַתba.Sha.chatH7845,AndmylifeH5315shallbeholdthelightבָּא֥וֹרba.'orH216. 29Lo,allthesethingsאֵ֭לֶּה'E.lehH428dothGodאֵ֑ל'ElH410work,Twice, yea thrice,withamanגָּֽבֶר׃Ga.verH1397, 30Tobringלְהָשִׁ֣יבle.ha.ShivH7725backH7725hissoulH5315fromthepitשָׁ֑חַתSha.chatH7845,Thathemaybeenlightenedwiththelightבְּא֣וֹרbe.'orH216oftheliving. 31Mark well,OJobאִיּ֥וֹב'i.YovH347, hearken untome: Hold thy peace,andIwillspeakאֲדַבֵּֽר׃'a.da.BerH1696. 32Ifthou hastanythingtosayH1696,answerme:Speakדַּ֝בֵּ֗רda.BerH1696,forIdesireחָפַ֥צְתִּיcha.Fatz.tiH2654tojustifyצַדְּקֶֽךָּ׃tza.de.Ke.kaH6663thee. 33Ifnot, hearken thou untome: Hold thy peace,andIwillteachH502theewisdomחָכְמָֽה׃ סchokh.mahH2451. American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain
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