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Job 31:20-28

20ifאִם־'im-H518his heartחֲלָצָ֑יוcha.la.tzovH2504has notלֹ֣אlo'H3808blessed meבֵרֲכ֣וּנִיve.ra.Khu.niH1288for warming himיִתְחַמָּֽם׃yit.cha.MamH2552with the fleeceוּמִגֵּ֥זu.mi.GezH1488of my sheepכְּ֝בָשַׂיKe.va.saiH3532,

21ifאִם־'im-H518I have liftedהֲנִיפ֣וֹתִיha.ni.Fo.tiH5130up my handיָדִ֑יya.DiH3027againstעַל־'al-H5921the fatherlessיָת֣וֹםya.TomH3490becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588I sawאֶרְאֶ֥ה'er.'EhH7200that I had supportעֶזְרָתִֽי׃'ez.ra.TiH5833in the gateבַ֝שַּׁ֗עַרva.Sha.'arH8179,

22then may my armוְ֝אֶזְרֹעִ֗יve.'ez.ro.'IH248fallתִפּ֑וֹלti.PolH5307from my shoulderכְּ֭תֵפִי מִשִּׁכְמָ֣הKe.te.fi mi.shikh.MahH3802 H7929and be tornתִשָּׁבֵֽר׃ti.sha.VerH7665from its socketמִקָּנָ֥הmi.ka.NahH7070.

23Forכִּ֤יkiH3588calamityאֵ֣יד'eidH343from Godאֵ֑ל'ElH410terrifiesפַ֣חַדFa.chadH6343meאֵ֭לַי'E.laiH413,and His splendorוּ֝מִשְּׂאֵת֗וֹu.mi.se.'e.ToH7613I cannotלֹ֣אlo'H3808overpowerאוּכָֽל׃'u.KhalH3201.

24Ifאִם־'im-H518I have putשַׂ֣מְתִּיSam.tiH7760my trustכִּסְלִ֑יkis.LiH3689in goldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091or calledאָמַ֥רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559pure goldוְ֝לַכֶּ֗תֶםve.la.Ke.temH3800my securityמִבְטַחִֽי׃miv.ta.ChiH4009,

25ifאִם־'im-H518I have rejoicedאֶ֭שְׂמַח'Es.machH8055inכִּי־ki-H3588my greatרַ֣בravH7227wealthחֵילִ֑יchei.LiH2428becauseוְכִֽי־ve.khi-H3588my handיָדִֽי׃ya.DiH3027had gainedמָצְאָ֥הma.tze.'AhH4672so muchכַ֝בִּ֗ירkha.BirH3524,

26ifאִם־'im-H518I have beheldאֶרְאֶ֣ה'er.'EhH7200the sunא֖וֹר'orH216כִּ֣יkiH3588in its radianceיָהֵ֑לya.HelH1984or the moonוְ֝יָרֵ֗חַve.ya.Re.achH3394movingהֹלֵֽךְ׃ho.LekhH1980in splendorיָקָ֥רya.KarH3368,

27so that my heartלִבִּ֑יli.BiH3820was secretlyבַּסֵּ֣תֶרba.Se.terH5643enticedוַיִּ֣פְתְּvai.YiftH6601and my handיָדִ֣יya.DiH3027threw a kissוַתִּשַּׁ֖קva.ti.ShakH5401from my mouthלְפִֽי׃le.FiH6310,

28thisה֭וּאhu'H1931would also beגַּם־gam-H1571an iniquityעָוֹ֣ן'a.VonH5771to be judgedפְּלִילִ֑יpe.li.LiH6416,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588I would have deniedכִחַ֖שְׁתִּיkhi.Chash.tiH3584Godלָאֵ֣לla.'ElH410on highמִמָּֽעַל׃mi.Ma.'alH4605.

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