New American Standard Bible 2020

Job 24:2-11

2PeopleremoveH5472landmarksגְּבֻל֥וֹתge.vu.LotH1367;They seizeגָּ֝זְל֗וּga.ze.LuH1497anddevourוַיִּרְעֽוּ׃vai.yir.'UH7462flocksעֵ֥דֶר'E.derH5739.

3They driveיִנְהָ֑גוּyin.Ha.guH5090awayH5090the donkeysחֲמ֣וֹרcha.MorH2543oforphansיְתוֹמִ֣יםye.to.MimH3490;They seizeH2254thewidow’sאַלְמָנָֽה׃'al.ma.NahH490oxשׁ֣וֹרShorH7794asH2254aH2254pledgeיַ֝חְבְּל֗וּyach.be.LuH2254.

4They pushH5186the needyאֶבְיוֹנִ֣ים'ev.yo.NimH34asideיַטּ֣וּya.TuH5186from the roadמִדָּ֑רֶךְmi.Da.rekhH1870; ThepoorH6041of the landאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776have to hideחֻ֝בְּא֗וּchu.be.'UH2244themselves togetherיַ֥חַדYa.chadH3162.

5Beholdהֵ֤ןhenH2005, likewildפְּרָאִ֨ים׀pe.ra.'ImH6501donkeysH6501in the wildernessבַּֽמִּדְבָּ֗רba.mid.BarH4057Theygoיָצְא֣וּya.tze.'UH3318outH3318scavengingמְשַׁחֲרֵ֣יme.sha.cha.ReiH7836for foodלַטָּ֑רֶףla.Ta.refH2964in their activityבְּ֭פָעֳלָםBe.fo.'o.lomH6467, Asbreadלֶ֝֗חֶםLe.chemH3899for theirchildrenלַנְּעָרִֽים׃la.ne.'a.RimH5288in the desertעֲרָבָ֥ה'a.ra.VahH6160.

6They harvestיִקְצ֑וֹרוּyak.tzi.ruH7114their feedבְּלִיל֣וֹbe.li.LoH1098in the fieldבַּ֭שָּׂדֶהBa.sa.dehH7704And gleanיְלַקֵּֽשׁוּ׃ye.la.Ke.shuH3953the vineyardוְכֶ֖רֶםve.Khe.remH3754of the wickedרָשָׁ֣עra.Sha'H7563.

7They spendיָ֭לִינוּYa.li.nuH3885theH3885nightH3885nakedעָר֣וֹםa.RomH6174,withoutמִבְּלִ֣יmi.be.LiH1097clothingלְב֑וּשׁle.VushH3830,And haveH369noH369coveringכְּ֝ס֗וּתke.SutH3682against the coldבַּקָּרָֽה׃ba.ka.RahH7135.

8They are wetיִרְטָ֑בוּyir.Ta.vuH7372from the mountainהָרִ֣יםha.RimH2022rainsמִזֶּ֣רֶםmi.Ze.remH2230,And they hugחִבְּקוּ־chi.be.ku-H2263the rockצֽוּר׃TzurH6697for lackוּֽמִבְּלִ֥יu.mi.be.LiH1097of a shelterמַ֝חְסֶ֗הmach.SehH4268.

9Otherssnatchיִ֭גְזְלוּYig.ze.luH1497anorphanיָת֑וֹםya.TomH3490from the breastמִשֹּׁ֣דmi.ShodH7699,And they seizeH2254itasH2254aH2254pledgeH2254againstוְֽעַל־ve.'al-H5921the poorעָנִ֥י'a.NiH6041.

10The poormoveH1980aboutH1980nakedעָר֣וֹםa.RomH6174withoutבְּלִ֣יbe.LiH1097clothingלְב֑וּשׁle.VushH3830,And they carryנָ֣שְׂאוּNa.se.'uH5375sheavesעֹֽמֶר׃'O.merH6016, while goinghungryוּ֝רְעֵבִ֗יםu.re.'e.VimH7457.

11Withinבֵּין־bein-H996the wallsשׁוּרֹתָ֥םshu.ro.TamH7791they produceH6671oilH6671;They treadדָּ֝רְכ֗וּda.re.KhuH1869wineH3342pressesH3342but goH6770thirstyוַיִּצְמָֽאוּ׃vai.yitz.Ma.'uH6770.

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