New American Standard Bible 1995

Job 6:15-21

15My brothersאַ֭חַי'A.chaiH251have actedבָּגְד֣וּba.ge.DuH898deceitfullyH898likeכְמוֹ־khe.mov-H3644awadiנָ֑חַלNa.chalH5158,Like the torrentsכַּאֲפִ֖יקka.'a.FikH650ofwadisנְחָלִ֣יםne.cha.LimH5158which vanishיַעֲבֹֽרוּ׃ya.'a.Vo.ruH5674,

16Which are turbidהַקֹּדְרִ֥יםha.ko.de.RimH6937becauseמִנִּי־mi.ni-H4480of iceקָ֑רַחKa.rachH7140Andinto which the snowשָֽׁלֶג׃Sha.legH7950meltsיִתְעַלֶּם־yit.'a.lem-H5956.

17Whenבְּ֭עֵתBe.'etH6256they becomeH2215waterlessH2215, theyare silentנִצְמָ֑תוּnitz.Ma.tuH6789,When it is hotבְּ֝חֻמּ֗וֹbe.chu.MoH2552,they vanishנִדְעֲכ֥וּnid.'a.KhuH1846from their placeמִמְּקוֹמָֽם׃mi.me.ko.MamH4725.

18Thepathsאָרְח֣וֹת'a.re.ChotH734of their courseדַּרְכָּ֑םdar.KamH1870windH3943alongH3943,They goיַעֲל֖וּya.'a.LuH5927up into nothingבַתֹּ֣הוּva.To.huH8414and perishוְיֹאבֵֽדוּ׃ve.yo.Ve.duH6.

19The caravansאָרְח֣וֹת'a.re.ChotH734ofTemaתֵּמָ֑אte.Ma'H8485lookedהִ֭בִּיטוּHi.bi.tuH5027,The travelersהֲלִיכֹ֥תha.li.KhotH1979ofShebaשְׁ֝בָ֗אShe.Va'H7614hopedקִוּוּ־ki.vu-H6960for them.

20They weredisappointedבֹּ֥שׁוּBo.shuH954for they had trustedבָטָ֑חva.TachH982,They cameבָּ֥אוּBa.'uH935thereעָ֝דֶ֗יהָ'a.Dei.haH5704and were confoundedוַיֶּחְפָּֽרוּ׃vai.yech.Pa.ruH2659.

21Indeedכִּֽי־ki-H3588,you have nowעַ֭תָּה'A.tahH6258becomeהֱיִ֣יתֶםhe.Yi.temH1961suchH3808,You seeתִּֽרְא֥וּtir.'UH7200a terrorחֲ֝תַ֗תcha.TatH2866and are afraidוַתִּירָֽאוּ׃va.ti.Ra.'uH3372.

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