New American Standard Bible 1995

Job 31:20-28

20Ifאִם־'im-H518his loinsחֲלָצָ֑יוcha.la.tzovH2504have notthankedבֵרֲכ֣וּנִיve.ra.Khu.niH1288me,And if he has not been warmedיִתְחַמָּֽם׃yit.cha.MamH2552with the fleeceוּמִגֵּ֥זu.mi.GezH1488of my sheepכְּ֝בָשַׂיKe.va.saiH3532,

21Ifאִם־'im-H518I have liftedהֲנִיפ֣וֹתִיha.ni.Fo.tiH5130up my handיָדִ֑יya.DiH3027againstעַל־'al-H5921the orphanיָת֣וֹםya.TomH3490,Becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588I sawאֶרְאֶ֥ה'er.'EhH7200I had supportעֶזְרָתִֽי׃'ez.ra.TiH5833in the gateבַ֝שַּׁ֗עַרva.Sha.'arH8179,

22Let my shoulderכְּ֭תֵפִיKe.te.fiH3802fallתִפּ֑וֹלti.PolH5307from thesocketH7926, And myarmוְ֝אֶזְרֹעִ֗יve.'ez.ro.'IH248be brokenH7665offH7665at the elbowמִקָּנָ֥הmi.ka.NahH7070.

23Forcalamityאֵ֣יד'eidH343from Godאֵ֑ל'ElH410is a terrorפַ֣חַדFa.chadH6343to me,And becauseH4480of Hismajestyוּ֝מִשְּׂאֵת֗וֹu.mi.se.'e.ToH7613I canH3201doH3201nothingלֹ֣אlo'H3808.

24“Ifאִם־'im-H518I have putשַׂ֣מְתִּיSam.tiH7760my confidenceכִּסְלִ֑יkis.LiH3689ingoldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091,And calledאָמַ֥רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559fineH3800goldוְ֝לַכֶּ֗תֶםve.la.Ke.temH3800my trustמִבְטַחִֽי׃miv.ta.ChiH4009,

25Ifאִם־'im-H518I havegloatedאֶ֭שְׂמַח'Es.machH8055becauseכִּי־ki-H3588my wealthחֵילִ֑יchei.LiH2428was greatרַ֣בravH7227,And becauseוְכִֽי־ve.khi-H3588my handיָדִֽי׃ya.DiH3027had securedמָצְאָ֥הma.tze.'AhH4672somuchכַ֝בִּ֗ירkha.BirH3524;

26Ifאִם־'im-H518I havelookedאֶרְאֶ֣ה'er.'EhH7200at thesunא֖וֹר'orH216whenכִּ֣יkiH3588it shoneיָהֵ֑לya.HelH1984Or the moonוְ֝יָרֵ֗חַve.ya.Re.achH3394goingהֹלֵֽךְ׃ho.LekhH1980in splendorיָקָ֥רya.KarH3368,

27And my heartלִבִּ֑יli.BiH3820becameH6601secretlyבַּסֵּ֣תֶרba.Se.terH5643enticedH6601,And my handיָדִ֣יya.DiH3027threwH5401a kissH5401from my mouthלְפִֽי׃le.FiH6310,

28That tooגַּם־gam-H1571would have beenan iniquityעָוֹ֣ן'a.VonH5771calling forjudgmentפְּלִילִ֑יpe.li.LiH6416, For I would havedeniedכִחַ֖שְׁתִּיkhi.Chash.tiH3584Godלָאֵ֣לla.'ElH410aboveמִמָּֽעַל׃mi.Ma.'alH4480 H4605.

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