New American Standard Bible 2020

Job 23:2-9

2“Evenגַּם־gam-H1571todayהַ֭יּוֹםHai.yomH3117mycomplaintשִׂחִ֑יsi.ChiH7879is rebellionמְרִ֣יme.RiH4805;His handיָ֝דִ֗יya.DiH3027isH3513heavyכָּבְדָ֥הka.ve.DahH3513despiteעַל־'al-H5921my groaningאַנְחָתִֽי׃'an.cha.TiH585.

3OhH4310 H5414thatH4310 H5414I knewH3045howH3045to findוְאֶמְצָאֵ֑הוּve.'em.tza.'E.huH4672Him,That I might comeאָ֝ב֗וֹא'a.Vo'H935to His homeתְּכוּנָתֽוֹ׃te.khu.na.ToH8499!

4I wouldpresentאֶעֶרְכָ֣ה'e.'er.KhahH6186mycaseמִשְׁפָּ֑טmish.PatH4941beforeלְפָנָ֣יוle.fa.NavH6440HimAnd fillאֲמַלֵּ֥א'a.ma.Le'H4390my mouthוּ֝פִ֗יu.FiH6310with argumentsתוֹכָחֽוֹת׃to.kha.ChotH8433.

5I would learnאֵ֭דְעָה'E.de.'ahH3045the wordsמִלִּ֣יםmi.LimH4405which He wouldanswerיַעֲנֵ֑נִיya.'a.Ne.niH6030,And perceiveוְ֝אָבִ֗ינָהve.'a.Vi.nahH995whatמַה־mah-H4100He would tellיֹּ֥אמַרYo.marH559me.

6Would He contendיָרִ֣יבya.RivH7378with me bythe greatnessהַבְּרָב־ha.be.rov-H7230of Hispowerכֹּ֭חַKo.achH3581?Noלֹ֥אlo'H3808,surelyאַךְ־'akh-H389He would payH7760attentionH7760to me.

7Thereשָׁ֗םShamH8033the uprightיָ֭שָׁרYa.shorH3477wouldargueנוֹכָ֣חno.KhachH3198with Him; And I would befreeH6403ofH6403my Judgeמִשֹּׁפְטִֽי׃mi.sho.fe.TiH8199foreverלָ֝נֶ֗צַחla.Ne.tzachH5331.

8“Beholdהֵ֤ןhenH2005,I goאֶהֱלֹ֣ךְ'e.he.LokhH1980forwardקֶ֣דֶםKe.demH6924but He is not there,And backwardוְ֝אָח֗וֹרve.'a.ChorH268, but Icannotוְֽלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808perceiveאָבִ֥ין'a.VinH995Him;

9When He actsבַּעֲשֹׂת֣וֹba.'a.so.ToH6213on the leftשְׂמֹ֣אולse.MolH8040,I cannotוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808seeאָ֑חַז'A.chazH2372Him;He turnsיַעְטֹ֥ףya'.TofH5848to the rightיָ֝מִ֗יןya.MinH3225,but I cannotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808seeאֶרְאֶֽה׃'er.'EhH7200Him.

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