New American Standard Bible 2020

Job 28:2-6

2Ironבַּ֭רְזֶלBar.zelH1270is takenיֻקָּ֑חyu.KachH3947from the dustמֵעָפָ֣רme.'a.FarH6083,And copperנְחוּשָֽׁה׃ne.chu.ShahH5154is smeltedיָצ֥וּקya.TzukH6694from rockוְ֝אֶ֗בֶןve.'E.venH68.

3Manputsשָׂ֤םsamH7760an endקֵ֤ץ׀ketzH7093to darknessלַחֹ֗שֶׁךְla.Cho.shekhH2822, Andto the farthestוּֽלְכָל־u.le.khol-H3605limitתַּ֭כְלִיתTakh.litH8503he searchesחוֹקֵ֑רcho.KerH2713outH2713The rockאֶ֖בֶן'E.venH68in gloomאֹ֣פֶל'O.felH652and deepוְצַלְמָֽוֶת׃ve.tzal.Ma.vetH6757shadowH6757.

4Hesinksפָּ֤רַץPa.ratzH6555a shaftנַ֨חַל׀Na.chalH5158awayH4480frominhabitedH1481areasH1481,Forgottenהַֽנִּשְׁכָּחִ֥יםha.nish.ka.ChimH7911by the footרָ֑גֶלRa.gelH7272;They hangדַּ֖לּוּDa.luH1809andswingנָֽעוּ׃Na.'uH5128,awayH4480from peopleמֵאֱנ֣וֹשׁme.'e.No.oshH582.

5From the earthאֶ֗רֶץ'E.retzH776comesיֵֽצֵא־ye.tze'-H3318foodלָ֑חֶםLa.chemH3899,And underneathוְ֝תַחְתֶּ֗יהָve.tach.Tei.haH8478,it is turnedנֶהְפַּ֥ךְneh.PakhH2015overH2015like fireאֵֽשׁ׃'EshH784.

6Its rocksאֲבָנֶ֑יהָ'a.va.Nei.haH68are thesourceמְקוֹם־me.kom-H4725of sapphiresסַפִּ֥ירsa.PirH5601,And its dustוְעַפְרֹ֖תve.'af.RotH6083containsgoldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091.

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