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Job 3:6-9

6If only darknessאֹ֥פֶל'O.felH652had takenהַהוּא֮ha.Hu'H1931that nightהַלַּ֥יְלָהha.Lay.lahH3915awayיִקָּחֵ֪ה֫וּyi.ka.Che.HuH3947!May it notאַל־'al-H408appearיִ֭חַדְּYi.chadH2302among the daysבִּימֵ֣יbi.MeiH3117of the yearשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141;may it neverאַל־'al-H408be enteredיָבֹֽא׃ya.Vo'H935in anyבְּמִסְפַּ֥רbe.mis.ParH4557of the monthsיְ֝רָחִ֗יםye.ra.ChimH3391.

7Beholdהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009,may thatהַ֭הוּאHa.hu'H1931nightהַלַּ֣יְלָהha.Lay.lahH3915beיְהִ֣יye.HiH1961barrenגַלְמ֑וּדgal.MudH1565;may noאַל־'al-H408joyful voiceרְנָנָ֣הre.na.NahH7445comeתָּבֹ֖אta.Vo'H935into it.

8May it be cursedאֹרְרֵי־'o.re.rei-H779by those who curseיִקְּבֻ֥הוּyi.ke.Vu.huH6895the dayי֑וֹםYomH3117—those preparedהָ֝עֲתִידִ֗יםha.'a.ti.DimH6264to rouseעֹרֵ֥ר'o.RerH5782Leviathanלִוְיָתָֽן׃liv.ya.TanH3882.

9May its morningנִ֫שְׁפּ֥וֹnish.PoH5399starsכּוֹכְבֵ֪יkokh.VeiH3556grow darkיֶחְשְׁכוּ֮yech.she.KhuH2821;may it waitיְקַו־ye.kav-H6960in vainוָאַ֑יִןva.'A.yinH369for daylightלְא֥וֹרle.'orH216;may it notוְאַל־ve.'al-H408seeיִ֝רְאֶ֗הyir.'EhH7200the breakingבְּעַפְעַפֵּי־be.'af.'a.pei-H6079of dawnשָֽׁחַר׃Sha.charH7837.

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