Berean Standard Bible

Job 7:17-21

17Whatמָֽה־mah-H4100is manאֱ֭נוֹשׁ'E.no.oshH582thatכִּ֣יkiH3588You should exalt himתְגַדְּלֶ֑נּוּte.gad.de.Le.nuH1431,thatוְכִי־ve.khi-H3588You should setתָשִׁ֖יתta.ShitH7896Your heartלִבֶּֽךָ׃li.Be.khaH3820upon himאֵלָ֣יו'e.LavH413,

18that You attend to himוַתִּפְקְדֶ֥נּוּva.tif.ke.De.nuH6485every morningלִבְקָרִ֑יםliv.ka.RimH1242, andtest himתִּבְחָנֶֽנּוּ׃tiv.cha.Ne.nuH974every momentלִ֝רְגָעִ֗יםlir.ga.'ImH7281?

19Will You neverכַּ֭מָּה לֹא־Ka.mah lo'-H4100 H3808look awayתִשְׁעֶ֣הtish.'EhH8159from meמִמֶּ֑נִּיmi.Me.niH4480,orלֹֽא־lo'-H3808leave me aloneתַ֝רְפֵּ֗נִיtar.Pe.niH7503toעַד־'ad-H5704swallowבִּלְעִ֥יbil.'IH1104my spittleרֻקִּֽי׃ru.KiH7536?

20If I have sinnedחָטָ֡אתִיcha.Ta.tiH2398,whatמָ֤הmahH4100have I doneאֶפְעַ֨ל׀'ef.'AlH6466to You,O watcherנֹצֵ֪רno.TzerH5341of mankindהָאָ֫דָ֥םha.'A.DamH120?Whyלָ֤מָהLa.mahH4100have You made meשַׂמְתַּ֣נִיsam.Ta.niH7760Yourtargetלְמִפְגָּ֣עle.mif.Ga'H4645,so that I amוָאֶהְיֶ֖הva.'eh.YehH1961a burdenלְמַשָּֽׂא׃le.ma.Sa'H4853to Youעָלַ֣י'a.LaiH5921?

21Whyוּמֶ֤ה׀u.MehH4100do You notלֹא־lo'-H3808pardonתִשָּׂ֣אti.Sa'H5375my transgressionפִשְׁעִי֮fish.'IH6588and take awayוְתַעֲבִ֪ירve.ta.'a.VirH5674אֶת־'et-H853my iniquityעֲוֹ֫נִ֥י'a.Vo.NiH5771?Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588soonעַ֭תָּה'A.tahH6258I will lie downאֶשְׁכָּ֑ב'esh.KavH7901in the dustלֶעָפָ֣רle.'a.FarH6083;You will seek meוְשִׁ֖חֲרְתַּ֣נִיve.Shi.char.Ta.niH7836,but I will be no moreוְאֵינֶֽנִּי׃ פve.'ei.Ne.niH369.”

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