New American Standard Bible 1995

Job 8:1-7

1Then Bildadבִּלְדַּ֥דbil.DadH1085the Shuhiteהַשּׁוּחִ֗יha.shu.ChiH7747answeredוַ֭יַּעַןVai.ya.'anH6030,

2“Howאָ֥ן'anH575longעַד־'ad-H5704will you sayתְּמַלֶּל־te.ma.lel-H4448theseH428thingsאֵ֑לֶּה'E.lehH428, And thewordsאִמְרֵי־'im.rei-H561of your mouthפִֽיךָ׃Fi.khaH6310be a mightyכַּ֝בִּירKa.birH3524windוְר֥וּחַve.Ru.achH7307?

3DoesGodהַ֭אֵלHa.'elH410pervertיְעַוֵּ֣תye.'a.VetH5791justiceמִשְׁפָּ֑טmish.PatH4941?Orוְאִם־ve.'i.mo.Sha-H518doesthe Almightyשַׁ֝דַּ֗יSha.DaiH7706pervertיְעַוֵּֽת־ye.'a.vet-H5791whatH6664is rightH6664?

4Ifאִם־'im-H518your sonsבָּנֶ֥יךָba.Nei.khaH1121sinnedחָֽטְאוּ־cha.te.'u-H2398against Him,Then He deliveredוַֽ֝יְשַׁלְּחֵ֗םvay.sha.le.ChemH7971them into thepowerבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of their transgressionפִּשְׁעָֽם׃pish.'AmH6588.

5Ifאִם־'im-H518you wouldseekתְּשַׁחֵ֣רte.sha.CherH7836Godאֵ֑ל'ElH410And imploreH2603the compassionH2603ofthe Almightyשַׁ֝דַּ֗יSha.DaiH7706,

6Ifאִם־'im-H518you are pureזַ֥ךְzakhH2134and uprightוְיָשָׁ֗רve.ya.SharH3477,Surelyכִּי־ki-H3588nowעַ֭תָּה'A.tahH6258He would rouseיָעִ֣ירya.'IrH5782Himself for youAnd restoreוְ֝שִׁלַּ֗םve.shi.LamH7999your righteousצִדְקֶֽךָ׃tzid.Ke.chaH6664estateנְוַ֣תne.VatH5116.

7Though your beginningרֵאשִׁיתְךָ֣re.shi.te.KhaH7225was insignificantמִצְעָ֑רmitz.'ArH4705, Yet yourendוְ֝אַחֲרִיתְךָ֗ve.'a.cha.ri.te.khaH319will increaseיִשְׂגֶּ֥הyis.GehH7685greatlyמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966.

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