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Job 33:18-24

18to preserveיַחְשֹׂ֣ךְyach.SokhH2820his soulנַ֭פְשׁוֹnaf.shoH5315fromמִנִּי־mi.ni-H4480the Pitשָׁ֑חַתSha.chatH7845and his lifeוְ֝חַיָּת֗וֹve.chai.ya.ToH2416from perishingמֵעֲבֹ֥רme.'a.VorH5674by the swordבַּשָּֽׁלַח׃ba.Sha.lachH7973.

19A man is also chastenedוְהוּכַ֣חve.hu.KhachH3198onעַל־'al-H5921his bedמִשְׁכָּב֑וֹmish.ka.VoH4904with painבְּ֭מַכְאוֹבBe.makh.'ovH4341and constantאֵתָֽן׃'e.TanH386distressH7379in his bonesעֲצָמָ֣יו'a.tza.MavH6106,

20so that heחַיָּת֣וֹchai.ya.ToH2416detestsוְזִֽהֲמַ֣תּוּve.zi.ha.Ma.tuH2092his breadלָ֑חֶםLa.chemH3899,and his soulוְ֝נַפְשׁ֗וֹve.naf.ShoH5315loatheshis favoriteתַּאֲוָֽה׃ta.'a.VahH8378foodמַאֲכַ֥לma.'a.KhalH3978.

21His fleshבְּשָׂר֣וֹbe.sa.RoH1320wastes awayיִ֣כֶלYi.khelH3615from sightמֵרֹ֑אִיme.Ro.'iH7210,and his hiddenלֹ֣א רֻאּֽוּ׃lo' ru'.'UH3808 H7200bonesעַ֝צְמוֹתָ֗יוatz.mo.TavH6106protrudeH8205.

22Heנַפְשׁ֑וֹnaf.ShoH5315draws nearוַתִּקְרַ֣בva.tik.RavH7126to the Pitלַשַּׁ֣חַתla.Sha.chatH7845,and his lifeוְ֝חַיָּת֗וֹve.chai.ya.ToH2416to the messengers of deathלַֽמְמִתִֽים׃La.mi.TimH4191.

23Yet ifאִם־'im-H518there isיֵ֤שׁyeshH3426a messengerמַלְאָ֗ךְmal.'AkhH4397on his sideעָלָ֨יו׀'a.LavH5921,oneאֶחָ֥ד'e.ChadH259mediatorמֵלִ֗יץme.LitzH3887inמִנִּי־mi.ni-H4480a thousandאָ֑לֶף'A.lefH505,to tellלְהַגִּ֖ידle.ha.GidH5046a manלְאָדָ֣םle.'a.DamH120what is right for himיָשְׁרֽוֹ׃ya.she.RoH3476,

24to be graciousוַיְחֻנֶּ֗נּוּvay.chun.Ne.nuH2603to him and sayוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, ‘Spare himפְּ֭דָעֵהוּPe.da.'e.huH6308from going downמֵרֶ֥דֶתme.Re.detH3381to the Pitשָׁ֗חַתSha.chatH7845;I have foundמָצָ֥אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672his ransomכֹֽפֶר׃Kho.ferH3724,’

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