Revised Literal Translation

Job 18:2-4

2How longעַד־'ad-H5704will it be ereye makeתְּשִׂימ֣וּןte.si.MunH7760an endקִנְצֵ֣יkin.TzeiH7078of wordsלְמִלִּ֑יןle.mi.LinH4405?markתָּ֝בִ֗ינוּta.Vi.nuH995,and afterwardsוְאַחַ֥רve.'a.CharH310we will speakנְדַבֵּֽר׃ne.da.BerH1696.

3Wherefore are we countedנֶחְשַׁ֣בְנוּnech.Shav.nuH2803as beastsכַבְּהֵמָ֑הkha.be.he.MahH929, andreputed vileנִ֝טְמִ֗ינוּnit.Mi.nuH2933in your sightבְּעֵינֵיכֶֽם׃be.'ei.nei.KhemH5869?

4He tearethטֹֽרֵ֥ףto.RefH2963himselfנַפְשׁ֗וֹnaf.ShoH5315in his angerבְּאַ֫פּ֥וֹbe.'A.PoH639:shall the earthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776be forsakenתֵּעָ֣זַבte.'A.zavH5800for thee? and shall the rockצ֝֗וּרTzurH6697be removedוְיֶעְתַּק־ve.ye'.tak-H6275out of his placeמִמְּקֹמֽוֹ׃mi.me.ko.MoH4725?

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