Revised Literal Translation

Job 14:19-21

19The watersמַ֗יִםMa.yimH4325wearשָׁ֥חֲקוּSha.cha.kuH7833the stonesאֲבָנִ֤ים׀'a.va.NimH68:thou washest awayתִּשְׁטֹֽף־tish.tof-H7857the things which growסְפִיחֶ֥יהָse.fi.Chei.haH5599outof the dustעֲפַר־'a.far-H6083of the earthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776;and thou destroyestהֶאֱבַֽדְתָּ׃he.'e.Vad.taH6the hopeוְתִקְוַ֖תve.tik.VatH8615of manאֱנ֣וֹשׁ'e.No.oshH582.

20Thou prevailestתִּתְקְפֵ֣הוּtit.ke.Fe.huH8630for everלָ֭נֶצַחLa.ne.tzachH5331against him, and he passethוַֽיַּהֲלֹ֑ךְvai.ya.ha.LokhH1980:thou changestמְשַׁנֶּ֥הme.sha.NehH8138his countenanceפָ֝נָ֗יוfa.NavH6440,and sendest him awayוַֽתְּשַׁלְּחֵֽהוּ׃Va.te.sha.le.Che.huH7971.

21His sonsבָ֭נָיוVa.navH1121come to honourיִכְבְּד֣וּyikh.be.DuH3513,and he knowethיֵדָ֑עye.Da'H3045itnot; and they are brought lowוְ֝יִצְעֲר֗וּve.yitz.'a.RuH6819,but he perceivethיָבִ֥יןya.VinH995it not of them.

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