Berean Standard Bible

Job 29:7-25

7When I went outבְּצֵ֣אתִיbe.Tze.tiH3318to the cityקָ֑רֶתKa.retH7176gateשַׁ֣עַר עֲלֵי־Sha.'ar 'a.lei-H8179 H5921and tookאָכִ֥ין'a.KhinH3559my seatמוֹשָׁבִֽי׃mo.sha.ViH4186in the public squareבָּ֝רְח֗וֹבba.re.ChovH7339,

8the young menנְעָרִ֣יםne.'a.RimH5288saw meרָא֣וּנִיra.'U.niH7200and withdrewוְנֶחְבָּ֑אוּve.nech.Ba.'uH2244,and the old menוִֽ֝ישִׁישִׁיםVi.shi.shimH3453roseקָ֣מוּKa.muH6965to their feetעָמָֽדוּ׃'a.Ma.duH5975.

9The princesשָׂ֭רִיםSa.rimH8269refrainedעָצְר֣וּ'a.tze.RuH6113from speakingבְמִלִּ֑יםve.mi.LimH4405and coveredיָשִׂ֥ימוּya.Si.muH7760their mouthsלְפִיהֶֽם׃le.fi.HemH6310with their handsוְ֝כַ֗ףve.KhafH3709.

10The voicesקוֹל־kol-H6963of the noblesנְגִידִ֥יםne.gi.DimH5057were hushedנֶחְבָּ֑אוּnech.Ba.'uH2244,and their tonguesוּ֝לְשׁוֹנָ֗םu.le.sho.NamH3956stuckדָּבֵֽקָה׃da.Ve.kahH1692to the roofs of their mouthsלְחִכָּ֥םle.chi.KamH2441.

11Forכִּ֤יkiH3588thoseאֹ֣זֶן'O.zenH241who heard meשָׁ֭מְעָהSham.'ahH8085called me blessedוַֽתְּאַשְּׁרֵ֑נִיva.te.'a.she.Re.niH833,and those whoוְעַ֥יִןve.'A.yinH5869saw meרָ֝אֲתָ֗הra.'a.TahH7200commended meוַתְּעִידֵֽנִי׃va.te.'i.De.niH5749,

12becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588I rescuedאֲ֭מַלֵּט'A.ma.letH4422the poorעָנִ֣י'a.NiH6041who cried outמְשַׁוֵּ֑עַme.sha.Ve.a'H7768and the fatherlessוְ֝יָת֗וֹםve.ya.TomH3490who had noוְֽלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808helperעֹזֵ֥ר'o.ZerH5826.

13The dying manאֹ֭בֵד עָלַ֣י תָּבֹ֑א'O.ved 'a.Lai ta.Vo'H6 H5921 H935blessed meבִּרְכַּ֣תbir.KatH1293,and I made the widow’sאַלְמָנָ֣ה'al.ma.NahH490heartוְלֵ֖בve.LevH3820sing for joyאַרְנִֽן׃'ar.NinH7442.

14I put onלָ֭בַשְׁתִּיLa.vash.tiH3847righteousnessצֶ֣דֶקTze.dekH6664,and it clothed meוַיִּלְבָּשֵׁ֑נִיvai.yil.ba.She.niH3847;justiceמִשְׁפָּטִֽי׃mish.pa.TiH4941was my robeכִּֽמְעִ֥ילkim.'IlH4598and my turbanוְ֝צָנִ֗יףve.tza.NifH6797.

15Iהָ֭יִיתִיHa.yi.tiH1961served aseyesעֵינַ֣יִם'ei.Na.yimH5869to the blindלַֽעִוֵּ֑רla.'i.VerH5787andאָֽנִי׃'A.niH589as feetוְרַגְלַ֖יִםve.rag.La.yimH7272to the lameלַפִּסֵּ֣חַla.pi.Se.achH6455.

16Iאָ֭נֹכִֽי'A.no.khiH595was a fatherאָ֣ב'avH1to the needyלָֽאֶבְיוֹנִ֑יםla.'ev.yo.NimH34,and I took upאֶחְקְרֵֽהוּ׃'ech.ke.Re.huH2713the caseוְרִ֖בve.RivH7379of the strangerלֹא־ יָדַ֣עְתִּיlo'- ya.Da'.tiH3808 H3045.

17I shatteredוָֽ֭אֲשַׁבְּרָהVa.'a.sha.be.rahH7665the fangsמְתַלְּע֣וֹתme.ta.le.'otH4973of the unjustעַוָּ֑ל'a.ValH5767and snatchedאַשְׁלִ֥יךְ'ash.LikhH7993the preyטָֽרֶף׃Ta.refH2964from his teethוּ֝מִשִּׁנָּ֗יוu.mish.shi.NavH8127.

18So I thoughtוָ֭אֹמַרVa.'o.marH559: ‘I will dieאֶגְוָ֑ע'eg.Va'H1478inעִם־'im-H5973my nestקִנִּ֣יki.NiH7064and multiplyאַרְבֶּ֥ה'ar.BehH7235my daysיָמִֽים׃ya.MimH3117as the sandוְ֝כַח֗וֹלve.kha.CholH2344.

19My rootsשָׁרְשִׁ֣יsha.re.ShiH8328willspread outפָת֣וּחַfa.Tu.achH6605toאֱלֵי־'e.lei-H413the watersמָ֑יִםMa.yimH4325,and the dewוְ֝טַ֗לve.TalH2919will rest nightlyיָלִ֥יןya.LinH3885on my branchesבִּקְצִירִֽי׃bik.tzi.RiH7105.

20My gloryכְּ֭בוֹדִיKe.vo.diH3519is ever newחָדָ֣שׁcha.DashH2319within meעִמָּדִ֑י'i.ma.DiH5978,and my bowוְ֝קַשְׁתִּ֗יve.kash.TiH7198is renewedתַחֲלִֽיף׃ta.cha.LifH2498in my handבְּיָדִ֥יbe.ya.DiH3027.’

21Men listenedשָׁמְע֥וּsha.me.'UH8085to mewith expectationוְיִחֵ֑לּוּve.yi.Che.luH3176,waiting silentlyוְ֝יִדְּמ֗וּve.yi.de.MuH1826forלְמ֣וֹle.MoH3926my counselעֲצָתִֽי׃'a.tza.TiH6098.

22Afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310my wordsדְ֭בָרִיDe.va.riH1697,they spokeיִשְׁנ֑וּyish.NuH8138no moreלֹ֣אlo'H3808;my speechמִלָּתִֽי׃mi.la.TiH4405settledתִּטֹּ֥ףti.TofH5197on them like dewוְ֝עָלֵ֗ימוֹve.'a.Lei.movH5921.

23They waitedוְיִֽחֲל֣וּve.yi.cha.LuH3176for me as for rainכַמָּטָ֣רkha.ma.TarH4306and drank in my wordsוּ֝פִיהֶ֗ם פָּעֲר֥וּu.fi.Hem pa.'a.RuH6473 H6310like spring showersלְמַלְקֽוֹשׁ׃le.mal.Ko.oshH4456.

24If I smiledאֶשְׂחַ֣ק'es.ChakH7832at themאֲ֭לֵהֶם'A.le.hemH413,they did notלֹ֣אlo'H3808believe itיַאֲמִ֑ינוּya.'a.Mi.nuH539;the lightוְא֥וֹרve.'orH216of my countenanceפָּ֝נַ֗יpa.NaiH6440was preciousלֹ֣א יַפִּילֽוּן׃lo' ya.pi.LunH3808 H5307.

25I choseאֶֽבֲחַ֣ר'e.va.CharH977their courseדַּרְכָּם֮dar.KamH1870and presidedוְאֵשֵׁ֪בve.'e.ShevH3427as chiefרֹ֥אשׁroshH7218.So I dweltוְ֭אֶשְׁכּוֹןVe.'esh.konH7931as a kingכְּמֶ֣לֶךְke.Me.lekhH4428among his troopsבַּגְּד֑וּדba.ge.DudH1416,as a comforterכַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר יְנַחֵֽם׃ka.'a.Sher ye.na.ChemH834 H5162of the mournersאֲבֵלִ֣ים'a.ve.LimH57.

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