New American Standard Bible 1995

Job 31:9-12

9“Ifאִם־'im-H518my heartלִ֭בִּיLi.biH3820has beenenticedנִפְתָּ֣הnif.TahH6601by a womanאִשָּׁ֑ה'i.ShahH802,Or I have lurkedאָרָֽבְתִּי׃'a.Ra.ve.tiH693at my neighbor’sרֵעִ֣יre.'IH7453doorwayפֶּ֖תַחPe.tachH6607,

10May my wifeאִשְׁתִּ֑י'ish.TiH802grindתִּטְחַ֣ןtit.ChanH2912for anotherלְאַחֵ֣רle.'a.CherH312, And letothersאֲחֵרִֽין׃'a.che.RinH312kneelH3766downH3766overוְ֝עָלֶ֗יהָve.'a.Lei.haH5921her.

11For that would be alustfulH2154crimeH2154; Moreover, it would bean iniquityעָוֹ֥ן'a.VonH5771punishable byjudgesפְּלִילִֽים׃pe.li.LimH6414.

12For it would befireאֵ֣שׁ'eshH784that consumesתֹּאכֵ֑לto.KhelH398toAbaddonאֲבַדּ֣וֹן'a.va.DonH11, And woulduprootתְשָׁרֵֽשׁ׃te.sha.ReshH8327allוּֽבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605myincreaseתְּב֖וּאָתִ֣יte.Vu.'a.TiH8393.

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