New American Standard Bible 1995

Job 14:1-10

1“Manאָ֭דָם'A.domH120,who is bornיְל֣וּדye.LudH3205of womanאִשָּׁ֑ה'i.ShahH802, Isshort-livedקְצַ֥ר יָ֝מִ֗יםke.Tzar ya.MimH7116 H3117andfullוּֽשְׂבַֽע־u.se.va'-H7649of turmoilרֹֽגֶז׃Ro.gezH7267.

2Like a flowerכְּצִ֣יץke.TzitzH6731he comesH3318forthיָ֭צָאYa.tza'H3318and withersH4448.He also fleesוַיִּבְרַ֥חvai.yiv.RachH1272likea shadowכַּ֝צֵּ֗לka.TzelH6738and does not remainיַעֲמֽוֹד׃ya.'a.ModH5975.

3You alsoאַף־'af-H637openפָּקַ֣חְתָּpa.Kach.taH6491Your eyesעֵינֶ֑ךָ'ei.Ne.khaH5869on him Andbringתָבִ֖יאta.Vi'H935him into judgmentבְמִשְׁפָּ֣טve.mish.PatH4941with Yourself.

4Whoמִֽי־mi-H4310can makeיִתֵּ֣ןyi.TenH5414the cleanטָ֭הוֹרTa.horH2889out of the uncleanמִטָּמֵ֗אmi.ta.Me'H2931?Noלֹ֣אlo'H3808oneאֶחָֽד׃'e.ChadH259!

5Sinceאִ֥ם'imH518his daysיָמָ֗יוya.MavH3117are determinedחֲרוּצִ֨ים׀cha.ru.TzimH2782, Thenumberמִֽסְפַּר־mis.par-H4557of his monthsחֳדָשָׁ֥יוcho.da.ShavH2320is with You;And his limitsחֻקָּ֥יוchu.kovH2706You havesetעָ֝שִׂ֗יתָ'a.Si.taH6213so that he cannotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808passיַעֲבֽוֹר׃ya.'a.VorH5674.

6TurnH8159Your gazeH8159from him that he mayrestוְיֶחְדָּ֑לve.yech.DalH2308,Untilעַד־'ad-H5704hefulfillsיִ֝רְצֶ֗הyir.TzehH7521his dayיוֹמֽוֹ׃yo.MoH3117like a hiredכְּשָׂכִ֥ירke.sa.KhirH7916manH7916.

7“For thereיֵ֥שׁyeshH3426is hopeתִּ֫קְוָ֥הtik.VahH8615for a treeלָעֵ֗ץla.'EtzH6086,Whenאִֽם־'im-H518it is cutיִ֭כָּרֵתYi.ka.retH3772downH3772,that it will sproutיַחֲלִ֑יףya.cha.LifH2498againוְע֣וֹדve.'odH5750,And its shootsוְ֝יֹֽנַקְתּ֗וֹve.yo.nak.ToH3127will notfailתֶחְדָּֽל׃tech.DalH2308.

8Thoughאִם־'im-H518its rootsשָׁרְשׁ֑וֹsha.re.ShoH8328growH2204oldיַזְקִ֣יןyaz.KinH2204in the groundבָּאָ֣רֶץba.'A.retzH776And its stumpגִּזְעֽוֹ׃giz.'OH1503diesיָמ֥וּתya.MutH4191in the dryH6083soilH6083,

9At the scentמֵרֵ֣יחַme.Rei.achH7381of waterמַ֣יִםMa.yimH4325it will flourishיַפְרִ֑חַyaf.Ri.achH6524And putH6213forthH6213sprigsקָצִ֣ירka.TzirH7105likeכְּמוֹ־ke.mov-H3644a plantנָֽטַע׃Na.ta'H5194.

10Butmanוְגֶ֣בֶרve.Ge.verH1397diesיָ֭מוּתYa.mutH4191and liesH2522prostrateH2522.Manאָדָ֣ם'a.DamH120expiresוַיִּגְוַ֖עvai.yig.Va'H1478,and whereוְאַיּֽוֹ׃ve.'ai.YoH335is he?

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