Revised Literal Translation

Job 20:15-20

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.

17He shall not seeיֵ֥רֶאYe.re'H7200the riversבִפְלַגּ֑וֹתvif.la.GotH6390,the floodsנַהֲרֵ֥יna.ha.ReiH5104,the brooksנַ֝חֲלֵ֗יna.cha.LeiH5158of honeyדְּבַ֣שׁde.VashH1706and butterוְחֶמְאָֽה׃ve.chem.'AhH2529.

18That which he labouredיָ֭גָעYa.go'H3022for shall he restoreמֵשִׁ֣יבme.ShivH7725, and shall not swallow itdownיִבְלָ֑עyiv.La'H1104: according to hissubstanceכְּחֵ֥ילke.CheilH2428shallthe restitutionתְּ֝מוּרָת֗וֹte.mu.ra.ToH8545be,and he shall not rejoiceיַעֲלֹֽס׃ya.'a.LosH5965therein.

19Because he hath oppressedרִ֭צַּץRi.tzatzH7533andhath forsakenעָזַ֣ב'a.ZavH5800the poorדַּלִּ֑יםda.LimH1800; becausehe hath violently taken awayגָּ֝זַ֗לga.ZalH1497an houseבַּ֥יִתBa.yitH1004which he buildedיִבֶנֵֽהוּ׃yi.ve.Ne.huH1129not;

20Surely he shall not feelיָדַ֣עya.Da'H3045quietnessשָׁלֵ֣וsha.LevH7961in his bellyבְּבִטְנ֑וֹbe.vit.NoH990,he shall not saveיְמַלֵּֽט׃ye.ma.LetH4422of that which he desiredבַּ֝חֲמוּד֗וֹba.cha.mu.DoH2530.

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