Revised Literal Translation

Job 20:12-16

12Though wickednessרָעָ֑הra.'AhH7451be sweetתַּמְתִּ֣יקtam.TikH4985in his mouthבְּפִ֣יוbe.FivH6310, thoughhe hideיַ֝כְחִידֶ֗נָּהyakh.chi.De.nahH3582it under his tongueלְשׁוֹנֽוֹ׃le.sho.NoH3956;

13Thoughhe spareיַחְמֹ֣לyach.MolH2550it, and forsakeיַֽעַזְבֶ֑נָּהya.'az.Ve.nahH5800it not; but keep it stillוְ֝יִמְנָעֶ֗נָּהve.yim.na.'E.nahH4513withinבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432his mouthחִכּֽוֹ׃chi.KoH2441:

14Yethis meatלַ֭חְמוֹlach.moH3899in his bowelsבְּמֵעָ֣יוbe.me.'AvH4578is turnedנֶהְפָּ֑ךְneh.PakhH2015, it isthe gallמְרוֹרַ֖תme.ro.RatH4846of aspsפְּתָנִ֣יםpe.ta.NimH6620withinבְּקִרְבּֽוֹ׃be.kir.BoH7130him.

15He hath swallowed downבָּ֭לַעBa.la'H1104richesחַ֣יִלCha.yilH2428,and he shall vomit them up againוַיְקִאֶ֑נּוּvay.ki.'E.nuH6958:Godאֵֽל׃'ElH410shall cast them outיוֹרִשֶׁ֥נּוּyo.ri.She.nuH3423of his bellyמִ֝בִּטְנ֗וֹmi.bit.NoH990.

16He shall suckיִינָ֑קyi.NakH3243the poisonרֹאשׁ־rosh-H7219of aspsפְּתָנִ֥יםpe.ta.NimH6620:the viper’sאֶפְעֶֽה׃'ef.'EhH660tongueלְשׁ֣וֹןle.ShonH3956shall slayתַּֽ֝הַרְגֵ֗הוּta.har.Ge.huH2026him.

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