New American Standard Bible 2020

Job 3:11-16

11“Whyלָ֤מָּהLa.mahH4100did I not dieאָמ֑וּת'a.MutH4191at birthמֵרֶ֣חֶםme.Re.chemH7358,ComeH3318outH3318of the wombמִבֶּ֖טֶןmi.Be.tenH990and passH1478awayH1478?

12Whyמַ֭דּוּעַMa.du.a'H4069wereH6923the kneesבִרְכָּ֑יִםvir.Ka.yimH1290thereinH6923frontH6923of me,And whyוּמַה־u.ma.ho.Sha-H4100the breastsשָּׁ֝דַ֗יִםSha.Da.yimH7699,that I would nurseאִינָֽק׃'i.NakH3243?

13For nowעַ֭תָּה'A.tahH6258Iwould have lainH7901downשָׁכַ֣בְתִּיsha.Khav.tiH7901and beenH8252quietH8252;I would have sleptיָ֝שַׁ֗נְתִּיya.Shan.tiH3462thenאָ֤ז׀'azH227,I would have beenH5117atH5117restיָנ֬וּחַֽya.Nu.achH5117,

14Withkingsמְ֭לָכִיםMe.la.khimH4428andcounselorsוְיֹ֣עֲצֵיve.Yo.'a.tzeiH3289of the earthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776,Who rebuiltהַבֹּנִ֖יםha.bo.NimH1129ruinsחֳרָב֣וֹתcho.ra.VotH2723for themselves;

15Orא֣וֹ'oH176withrulersשָׂ֭רִיםSa.rimH8269who had goldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091,Who were fillingהַֽמְמַלְאִ֖יםha.mal.'ImH4390their housesבָּתֵּיהֶ֣םba.tei.HemH1004withsilverכָּֽסֶף׃Ka.sefH3701.

16Orא֤וֹ'oH176like a miscarriageכְנֵ֣פֶלkhe.Ne.felH5309which ishiddenטָ֭מוּןTa.munH2934,I would not existאֶהְיֶ֑ה'eh.YehH1961,As infantsכְּ֝עֹלְלִ֗יםke.'o.le.LimH5768that neverH3808sawרָ֥אוּRa.'uH7200lightאֽוֹר׃'orH216.

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