Revised Literal Translation

Job 14:13-17

13O thatיִתֵּ֨ן׀yi.TenH5414thou wouldest hideתַּצְפִּנֵ֗נִיtatz.pi.Ne.niH6845me in the graveבִּשְׁא֬וֹלbish.'olH7585,that thou wouldest keep me secretתַּ֭סְתִּירֵנִיTas.ti.re.niH5641,until thy wrathאַפֶּ֑ךָ'a.Pe.khaH639be pastשׁ֣וּבshuvH7725,that thou wouldest appointתָּ֤שִׁ֥יתta.ShitH7896me a set timeחֹ֣קchokH2706,and rememberוְתִזְכְּרֵֽנִי׃ve.tiz.ke.Re.niH2142me!

14If a manגֶּ֗בֶרGe.verH1397dieיָמ֥וּתya.MutH4191,shall he liveהֲיִ֫חְיֶ֥הha.Yich.YehH2421again?all the daysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of my appointed timeצְבָאִ֣יtze.va.'IH6635will I waitאֲיַחֵ֑ל'a.ya.ChelH3176,till my changeחֲלִיפָתִֽי׃cha.li.fa.TiH2487comeבּ֝֗וֹאBo'H935.

15Thou shalt callתִּ֭קְרָאTik.ra'H7121,and I will answerאֶֽעֱנֶ֑ךָּ'e.'e.Ne.kaH6030thee: thou wilt have a desireתִכְסֹֽף׃tikh.SofH3700to the workלְֽמַעֲשֵׂ֖הle.ma.'a.SehH4639of thine handsיָדֶ֣יךָya.Dei.khaH3027.

16For now thou numberestתִּסְפּ֑וֹרtis.PorH5608my stepsצְעָדַ֣יtze.'a.DaiH6806:dost thou not watchתִ֝שְׁמ֗וֹרtish.MorH8104over my sinחַטָּאתִֽי׃cha.ta.TiH2403?

17My transgressionפִּשְׁעִ֑יpish.'IH6588issealed upחָתֻ֣םcha.TumH2856in a bagבִּצְר֣וֹרbitz.RorH6872,and thou sewest upוַ֝תִּטְפֹּ֗לva.tit.PolH2950mine iniquityעֲוֹנִֽי׃'a.vo.NiH5771.

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