New American Standard Bible 2020

Job 29:7-14

7When I wentH3318outH3318tothe gateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179of the cityקָ֑רֶתKa.retH7176, When Itookאָכִ֥ין'a.KhinH3559my seatמוֹשָׁבִֽי׃mo.sha.ViH4186in the publicבָּ֝רְח֗וֹבba.re.ChovH7339squareH7339,

8The youngנְעָרִ֣יםne.'a.RimH5288menH5288sawרָא֣וּנִיra.'U.niH7200me and hidוְנֶחְבָּ֑אוּve.nech.Ba.'uH2244themselves,And the oldH3453menH3453aroseקָ֣מוּKa.muH6965andstoodעָמָֽדוּ׃'a.Ma.duH5975.

9The leadersשָׂ֭רִיםSa.rimH8269stoppedעָצְר֣וּ'a.tze.RuH6113talkingבְמִלִּ֑יםve.mi.LimH4405Andputיָשִׂ֥ימוּya.Si.muH7760theirhandsוְ֝כַ֗ףve.KhafH3709on their mouthsלְפִיהֶֽם׃le.fi.HemH6310;

10The voicesקוֹל־kol-H6963of the prominentH5057peopleH5057werehushedנֶחְבָּ֑אוּnech.Ba.'uH2244, And theirtonguesוּ֝לְשׁוֹנָ֗םu.le.sho.NamH3956stuckדָּבֵֽקָה׃da.Ve.kahH1692to their palatesלְחִכָּ֥םle.chi.KamH2441.

11For whenan earאֹ֣זֶן'O.zenH241heardשָׁ֭מְעָהSham.'ahH8085,it calledוַֽתְּאַשְּׁרֵ֑נִיva.te.'a.she.Re.niH833me blessedH833,And when an eyeוְעַ֥יִןve.'A.yinH5869sawרָ֝אֲתָ֗הra.'a.TahH7200,it testifiedH5749inH5749supportH5749ofH5749me,

12Becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588I savedאֲ֭מַלֵּט'A.ma.letH4422the poorעָנִ֣י'a.NiH6041who criedH7768forH7768helpמְשַׁוֵּ֑עַme.sha.Ve.a'H7768, And theorphanוְ֝יָת֗וֹםve.ya.TomH3490who had noוְֽלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808helperעֹזֵ֥ר'o.ZerH5826.

13The blessingבִּרְכַּ֣תbir.KatH1293of the one whowas about to perishאֹ֭בֵד'O.vedH6cameתָּבֹ֑אta.Vo'H935upon me, And I made thewidow’sאַלְמָנָ֣ה'al.ma.NahH490heartוְלֵ֖בve.LevH3820singאַרְנִֽן׃'ar.NinH7442forH7442joyH7442.

14IputH3847onH3847righteousnessצֶ֣דֶקTze.dekH6664,and it clothedH3847me;My justiceמִשְׁפָּטִֽי׃mish.pa.TiH4941was like a robeכִּֽמְעִ֥ילkim.'IlH4598and a headbandוְ֝צָנִ֗יףve.tza.NifH6797.

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