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Job 14:7-12

7Forכִּ֤יkiH3588there isיֵ֥שׁyeshH3426hopeתִּ֫קְוָ֥הtik.VahH8615for a treeלָעֵ֗ץla.'EtzH6086:Ifאִֽם־'im-H518it is cut downיִ֭כָּרֵתYi.ka.retH3772,it will sproutיַחֲלִ֑יףya.cha.LifH2498againוְע֣וֹדve.'odH5750,and its tender shootsוְ֝יֹֽנַקְתּ֗וֹve.yo.nak.ToH3127will notלֹ֣אlo'H3808failתֶחְדָּֽל׃tech.DalH2308.

8Ifאִם־'im-H518its rootsשָׁרְשׁ֑וֹsha.re.ShoH8328grow oldיַזְקִ֣יןyaz.KinH2204in the groundבָּאָ֣רֶץba.'A.retzH776and its stumpגִּזְעֽוֹ׃giz.'OH1503diesיָמ֥וּתya.MutH4191in the soilוּ֝בֶעָפָ֗רu.ve.'a.FarH6083,

9at the scentמֵרֵ֣יחַme.Rei.achH7381of waterמַ֣יִםMa.yimH4325it will budיַפְרִ֑חַyaf.Ri.achH6524and put forthוְעָשָׂ֖הve.'a.SahH6213twigsקָצִ֣ירka.TzirH7105likeכְּמוֹ־ke.mov-H3644a saplingנָֽטַע׃Na.ta'H5194.

10But a manוְגֶ֣בֶרve.Ge.verH1397diesיָ֭מוּתYa.mutH4191and is laid lowוַֽיֶּחֱלָ֑שׁvai.ye.che.LashH2522;heאָדָ֣ם'a.DamH120breathes his lastוַיִּגְוַ֖עvai.yig.Va'H1478,and where is heוְאַיּֽוֹ׃ve.'ai.YoH335?

11As waterמַ֭יִםMa.yimH4325disappearsאָֽזְלוּ־'a.ze.lu-H235fromמִנִּי־mi.ni-H4480the seaיָ֑םYamH3220and a riverוְ֝נָהָ֗רve.na.HarH5104becomes parchedיֶחֱרַ֥בye.che.RavH2717and dryוְיָבֵֽשׁ׃ve.ya.VeshH3001,

12so a manוְאִ֥ישׁve.'IshH376lies downשָׁכַ֗בsha.KhavH7901and does notוְֽלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808riseיָ֫ק֥וּםya.KumH6965.Untilעַד־'ad-H5704the heavensשָׁ֭מַיִםSha.ma.yimH8064are no moreבִּלְתִּ֣יbil.TiH1115,he will notלֹ֣אlo'H3808be awakenedיָקִ֑יצוּya.Ki.tzuH6974orוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808rousedיֵ֝עֹ֗רוּye.'O.ruH5782from sleepמִשְּׁנָתָֽם׃mi.she.na.TamH8142.

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