Revised Literal Translation

Job 19:13-20

13He hath putהִרְחִ֑יקhir.ChikH7368my brethrenאַ֭חַי'A.chaiH251farH7368from me, and mine acquaintanceוְ֝יֹדְעַ֗יve.yo.de.'AiH3045are verily estrangedזָ֥רוּZa.ruH2114from me.

14My kinsfolkקְרוֹבָ֑יke.ro.VaiH7138have failedחָדְל֥וּcha.de.LuH2308,and my familiar friendsוּֽמְיֻדָּעַ֥יu.me.yu.da.'AiH3045have forgottenשְׁכֵחֽוּנִי׃she.khe.Chu.niH7911me.

15They that dwellגָּ֘רֵ֤יga.ReiH1481in mine houseבֵיתִ֣יvei.TiH1004,and my maidsוְ֭אַמְהֹתַיVe.'am.ho.taiH519,countתַּחְשְׁבֻ֑נִיtach.she.Vu.niH2803me for a strangerלְזָ֣רle.ZarH2114:I am an alienנָ֝כְרִ֗יna.khe.RiH5237in their sightבְעֵינֵיהֶֽם׃ve.'ei.nei.HemH5869.

16I calledקָ֭רָאתִיKa.ra.tiH7121my servantלְעַבְדִּ֣יle.'av.DiH5650, and he gave meno answerיַעֲנֶ֑הya.'a.NehH6030;I intreatedאֶתְחַנֶּן־'et.cha.nen-H2603him withבְּמוֹ־be.mov-H1119my mouthפִ֝֗יFiH6310.

17My breathר֭וּחִֽיRu.chiH7307is strangeזָ֣רָהZa.rahH2114to my wifeלְאִשְׁתִּ֑יle.'ish.TiH802,though I intreatedH2589for the children’sלִבְנֵ֥יliv.NeiH1121sakeof mine own bodyבִטְנִֽי׃vit.NiH990.

18Yea, young childrenעֲ֭וִילִים'A.vi.limH5759despisedמָ֣אֲסוּMa.'a.suH3988me; I aroseאָ֝ק֗וּמָה'a.Ku.mahH6965,and they spakeוַיְדַבְּרוּ־vay.da.be.ru-H1696against me.

19All my inwardסוֹדִ֑יso.DiH5475friendsמְתֵ֣יme.TeiH4962abhorredתִּֽ֭עֲבוּנִיTi.'a.vu.niH8581me: and they whom I lovedאָ֝הַ֗בְתִּי'a.Hav.tiH157are turnedנֶהְפְּכוּ־neh.pe.khu-H2015against me.

20My boneעַצְמִ֑י'atz.MiH6106cleavethדָּבְקָ֣הda.ve.KahH1692to my skinבְּעוֹרִ֣יbe.'o.RiH5785and to my fleshוּ֭בִבְשָׂרִיU.viv.sa.riH1320,and I am escapedוָ֝אֶתְמַלְּטָ֗הva.'et.ma.le.TahH4422with the skinבְּע֣וֹרbe.'orH5785of my teethשִׁנָּֽי׃shi.NaiH8127.

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