1Howbeit,Jobאִיּ֣וֹב'i.YovH347,Ipraythee,hearשְׁמַֽע־she.ma'-H8085mineutterances,andhearkentoallmywordsדְּבָרַ֥יde.va.RaiH1697. 2Beholdnow,Ihaveopenedפָּתַ֣חְתִּיpa.Tach.tiH6605mymouthפִ֑יFiH6310,mytongueלְשׁוֹנִ֣יle.sho.NiH3956speakethinmypalateבְחִכִּֽי׃ve.chi.KiH2441, 3Mywordsאֲמָרָ֑י'a.ma.RaiH561shallbeoftheuprightnessיֹֽשֶׁר־yo.sher-H3476ofmyheartלִבִּ֥יli.BiH3820,andmylipsשְׂ֝פָתַ֗יSe.fa.TaiH8193shallutterknowledgeוְדַ֥עַתve.Da.'atH1847purely. 4TheSpiritרֽוּחַ־Ru.ach-H7307ofGodאֵ֥ל'elH410hathmadeH6213me,andthebreathH7307oftheAlmightyשַׁדַּ֣יsha.DaiH7706hath givenmelifeתְּחַיֵּֽנִי׃te.chai.Ye.niH2421. 5Ifthou canst,answerme; array [thy words]beforeme:takethystandהִתְיַצָּֽבָה׃hit.ya.Tza.vahH3320. 6Behold, beforeGodלָאֵ֑לla.'ElH410Iamasthou;Ialsoגַם־gam-H1571amformedoutoftheclay. 7Behold,myterrorH367shallnotmakeH3513thee afraid,normyburdenbeheavyיִכְבָּֽד׃yikh.BadH3513uponthee. 8Surelyאַ֭ךְ'akhH389thou hastspokeninmyhearing,andIhaveheardH8085thevoiceH6963of[thy]wordsמִלִּ֣יןmi.LinH4405: — 9Iamcleanwithouttransgressionפָ֥שַׁעFa.sha'H6588;Iampureזַ֥ךְzakhH2134,andthereisnoiniquityעָוֹ֣ן'a.VonH5771inme; 10Lo,hefindethoccasionsofhostilityagainstme,hecountethmeforhisenemyלְאוֹיֵ֣בle.'o.YevH341; 11HeputtethmyfeetH7272inthestocksבַּסַּ֣דba.SadH5465,hemarkethallmypathsאָרְחֹתָֽי׃'a.re.cho.TaiH734. 12Behold,Iwillanswerאֶעֱנֶ֑ךָּ'e.'e.Ne.kaH6030theeinthis, thou artnotrightצָדַ֣קְתָּtza.Dak.taH6663;forGodאֱ֝ל֗וֹהַ'e.Lo.haH433isgreaterיִרְבֶּ֥הyir.BehH7235thanman. 13Whyמַ֭דּוּעַMa.du.a'H4069dost thoustriveagainsthim?forhegivethnotaccountofanyofhismattersH1697. 14ForGodאֵ֑ל'ElH410speakethonce,andtwice, — [andman] perceivethitnot— 15Inadreamבַּחֲל֤וֹם׀ba.cha.LomH2472,inavisionחֶזְי֬וֹןchez.YonH2384ofthenightלַ֗יְלָהLay.lahH3915,whendeepתַּ֭רְדֵּמָהTar.de.mahH8639sleepH8639fallethuponmenH376,inslumberingsuponthebedמִשְׁכָּֽב׃mish.KavH4904; 16Thenאָ֣ז'azH227heopeneth men'searsאֹ֣זֶן'O.zenH241,andsealeththeirinstruction, 18Hekeepethbackיַחְשֹׂ֣ךְyach.SokhH2820hissoulH5315fromthepitשָׁ֑חַתSha.chatH7845,andhislifeנַ֭פְשׁוֹnaf.shoH5315frompassingH5674awaybythesword. 19Heischastenedalsowithpainבְּ֭מַכְאוֹבBe.makh.'ovH4341uponhisbedמִשְׁכָּב֑וֹmish.ka.VoH4904,andwithconstantstrifeH7379inhisbonesH6106; 21Hisfleshבְּשָׂר֣וֹbe.sa.RoH1320isconsumedawayיִ֣כֶלYi.khelH3615fromview,andhisbonesH6106thatwerenotseenH7200stickout; 22AndhissoulH5315drawethneartothepitלַשַּׁ֣חַתla.Sha.chatH7845,andhislifeH5315tothedestroyers. 23IftherebeamessengerH4397withhim,aninterpreter,oneאֶחָ֥ד'e.ChadH259amongathousandאָ֑לֶף'A.lefH505,toshew untomanH120hisduty; 24Thenhewillbe gracious untohim,andsayH559,DeliverhimfromgoingH3381downמֵרֶ֥דֶתme.Re.detH3381tothepitשָׁ֗חַתSha.chatH7845:IhavefoundH4672aransomכֹֽפֶר׃Kho.ferH3724. 25Hisfleshבְּשָׂר֣וֹbe.sa.RoH1320shallbefresherthaninchildhood;heshallreturnיָ֝שׁ֗וּבya.ShuvH7725tothedaysלִימֵ֥יli.MeiH3117ofhisyouthמִנֹּ֑עַרmi.No.'arH5290. 26HeshallprayH6279untoGodאֱל֨וֹהַּ׀'e.Lo.ahH433,andhewillreceivehimwithfavour;andheshallseeH7200hisfaceפָּ֭נָיוPa.navH6440withshoutings,andhewillrenderuntomanhisrighteousnessצִדְקָתֽוֹ׃tzid.ka.ToH6666. 27HewillsingbeforemenH376,andsayH559,IhavesinnedH2398,andpervertedwhatwasrightH3477,andithathnotbeenrequitedtome; 29Lo,allthese[thingsאֵ֭לֶּה'E.lehH428] workethGodאֵ֑ל'ElH410twice, thrice,withmanגָּֽבֶר׃Ga.verH1397, 30Tobringלְהָשִׁ֣יבle.ha.ShivH7725backH7725hissoulH5315fromthepitשָׁ֑חַתSha.chatH7845,thathemaybeenlightenedwiththelightבְּא֣וֹרbe.'orH216oftheliving. 31Mark well,Jobאִיּ֥וֹב'i.YovH347, hearken untome; besilentH2790,andIwillspeakאֲדַבֵּֽר׃'a.da.BerH1696. 32Ifthou hastanythingtosayH1696,answerme;speakדַּ֝בֵּ֗רda.BerH1696,forIdesireחָפַ֥צְתִּיcha.Fatz.tiH2654tojustifyצַדְּקֶֽךָּ׃tza.de.Ke.kaH6663thee. 33Ifnot, hearken thou untome;besilentH2790,andIwillteachH502theewisdomחָכְמָֽה׃ סchokh.mahH2451. Darby Bible — 1889 — Public Domain
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