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Job 29

1AndJobאִ֭יּוֹב'I.yovH347continuedhisparableH4912andsaidH559,

2OhthatIwereasinmonthsכְיַרְחֵי־khe.yar.chei-H3391past,asinthedaysכִּ֝ימֵ֗יki.MeiH3117whenGodאֱל֣וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433preservedH8104me;

3Whenhislampנֵ֭רוֹne.roH5216shoneovermyheadרֹאשִׁ֑יro.ShiH7218, [and]byhislightלְ֝אוֹרוֹle.'o.roH216Iwalkedthroughdarknessחֹֽשֶׁךְ׃Cho.shekhH2822;

4AsIwasH1961inthedaysבִּימֵ֣יbi.MeiH3117ofmyyouth,whenthesecretH5475counselH5475ofGodאֱ֝ל֗וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433wasH1961overmytentאָהֳלִֽי׃'o.ho.LiH168,

5WhentheAlmightyשַׁ֭דַּיSha.daiH7706wasyetH5750withme,myyoungH5288menH5288roundH5439aboutme;

6WhenmystepswerebathedH7364inmilk,andtherockוְצ֥וּרve.TzurH6697pouredיָצ֥וּקya.TzukH6694out besidemeriversofoilשָֽׁמֶן׃Sha.menH8081! ...

7WhenIwentH3318outtothegateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179bythecity,whenIpreparedH3559myseatמוֹשָׁבִֽי׃mo.sha.ViH4186onthebroadway,

8Theyoungנְעָרִ֣יםne.'a.RimH5288menH5288sawH7200me,andhidוְנֶחְבָּ֑אוּve.nech.Ba.'uH2244themselves;andtheagedaroseH6965[and]stoodH5975up;

9PrincesH8269refrainedfromtalking,andlaidthehandוְ֝כַ֗ףve.KhafH3709ontheirmouthלְפִיהֶֽם׃le.fi.HemH6310;

10Thevoiceקוֹל־kol-H6963ofthenobleswashushed,andtheirtongueוּ֝לְשׁוֹנָ֗םu.le.sho.NamH3956cleavedtotheirpalateלְחִכָּ֥םle.chi.KamH2441.

11Whentheearאֹ֣זֶן'O.zenH241heardH8085[me],thenitblessedme,andwhentheeyeוְעַ֥יִןve.'A.yinH5869sawH7200[me],itgavewitnesstome;

12ForIdeliveredH4422theafflictedעָנִ֣י'a.NiH6041thatcriedH7768,andthefatherlessוְ֝יָת֗וֹםve.ya.TomH3490whohadnohelperעֹזֵ֥ר'o.ZerH5826.

13Theblessingבִּרְכַּ֣תbir.KatH1293ofhimthatwasperishingאֹ֭בֵד'O.vedH6cameH935uponme,andIcausedthewidow'sheartוְלֵ֖בve.LevH3820tosingאַרְנִֽן׃'ar.NinH7442forjoyH7442.

14IputH3847onrighteousnessצֶ֣דֶקTze.dekH6664,anditclothedH3847me;myjusticeמִשְׁפָּטִֽי׃mish.pa.TiH4941wasasamantleandaturbanוְ֝צָנִ֗יףve.tza.NifH6797.

15IwasH1961eyesעֵינַ֣יִם'ei.Na.yimH5869totheblindלַֽעִוֵּ֑רla.'i.VerH5787,andfeetH7272wasH1961Itothelameלַפִּסֵּ֣חַla.pi.Se.achH6455;

16Iwasafatherאָ֣ב'avH1totheneedyלָֽאֶבְיוֹנִ֑יםla.'ev.yo.NimH34,andthecauseH7379whichIknewH3045notIsearchedH2713out;

17AndIbrokeH7665thejawsoftheunrighteous,andpluckedthespoiloutofhisteethוּ֝מִשִּׁנָּ֗יוu.mish.shi.NavH8127.

18AndIsaidH559,IshalldieH1478inmynestקִנִּ֣יki.NiH7064,andmultiplyH7235mydaysיָמִֽים׃ya.MimH3117asthesandוְ֝כַח֗וֹלve.kha.CholH2344;

19Myrootשָׁרְשִׁ֣יsha.re.ShiH8328shallbespreadouttothewatersמָ֑יִםMa.yimH4325,andthedewוְ֝טַ֗לve.TalH2919willlie all nightonmybranch;

20MygloryH3519shallbefreshinme,andmybowוְ֝קַשְׁתִּ֗יve.kash.TiH7198berenewedH2498inmyhandבְּיָדִ֥יbe.ya.DiH3027.

21Unto metheylistenedשָׁמְע֥וּsha.me.'UH8085,andwaitedוְיִחֵ֑לּוּve.yi.Che.luH3176,andkept silenceformycounselעֲצָתִֽי׃'a.tza.TiH6098:

22Aftermywordsדְ֭בָרִיDe.va.riH1697theyspokenotagain,andmyspeechמִלָּתִֽי׃mi.la.TiH4405droppeduponthem;

23Andtheywaitedוְיִֽחֲל֣וּve.yi.cha.LuH3176forme asfortherainכַמָּטָ֣רkha.ma.TarH4306,andtheyopenedH6473theirmouthוּ֝פִיהֶ֗םu.fi.HemH6310wideפָּעֲר֥וּpa.'a.RuH6473asforthelatterrainH4306.

24[If]Ilaughedאֶשְׂחַ֣ק'es.ChakH7832onthem,theybelievedH539[it]not;andtheytroublednottheserenityofmycountenance.

25IchoseH977theirwayדַּרְכָּם֮dar.KamH1870,andsatוְאֵשֵׁ֪בve.'e.ShevH3427aschiefרֹ֥אשׁroshH7218,anddweltH3427asakingכְּמֶ֣לֶךְke.Me.lekhH4428inthearmy,asoneH834thatcomfortethmournersאֲבֵלִ֣ים'a.ve.LimH57.

Commentaries on Job 29

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