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Job 16:18-21

18O earthאֶ֭רֶץ'E.retzH776,coverתְּכַסִּ֣יte.kha.SiH3680not thou my bloodדָמִ֑יda.MiH1818,and let my cryלְזַעֲקָתִֽי׃le.za.'a.ka.TiH2201have no placeמָ֝ק֗וֹםma.KomH4725.

19Also now, behold, my witnessעֵדִ֑י'e.DiH5707isin heavenבַשָּׁמַ֣יִםva.sha.Ma.yimH8064,and my recordוְ֝שָׂהֲדִ֗יve.sa.ha.DiH7717ison highבַּמְּרוֹמִֽים׃ba.me.ro.MimH4791.

20My friendsרֵעָ֑יre.'AiH7453scornמְלִיצַ֥יme.li.TzaiH3887me: butmine eyeעֵינִֽי׃'ei.NiH5869poureth outדָּלְפָ֥הdal.FahH1811tearsunto Godאֱ֝ל֗וֹהַ'e.Lo.haH433.

21O that one might pleadוְיוֹכַ֣חve.yo.KhachH3198for a manלְגֶ֣בֶרle.Ge.verH1397with Godאֱל֑וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433,as a manאָדָ֥ם'a.DamH120pleadethfor his neighbourוּֽבֶן־ לְרֵעֵֽהוּ׃u.ven- le.re.'E.huH7453 H1121!

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