Revised Literal Translation

Job 24:4-8

4They turnיַטּ֣וּya.TuH5186the needyאֶבְיוֹנִ֣ים'ev.yo.NimH34out of the wayמִדָּ֑רֶךְmi.Da.rekhH1870:the poorעֲנִיֵּי־'a.ni.yei-H6035 H6041of the earthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776hideחֻ֝בְּא֗וּchu.be.'UH2244themselves togetherיַ֥חַדYa.chadH3162.

5Behold, aswild donkeysפְּרָאִ֨ים׀pe.ra.'ImH6501in the desertבַּֽמִּדְבָּ֗רba.mid.BarH4057,go they forthיָצְא֣וּya.tze.'UH3318to their workבְּ֭פָעֳלָםBe.fo.'o.lomH6467;rising betimesמְשַׁחֲרֵ֣יme.sha.cha.ReiH7836for a preyלַטָּ֑רֶףla.Ta.refH2964:the wildernessעֲרָבָ֥ה'a.ra.VahH6160yieldethfoodלֶ֝֗חֶםLe.chemH3899for them and for theirchildrenלַנְּעָרִֽים׃la.ne.'a.RimH5288.

6They reapיִקְצ֑וֹרוּyak.tzi.ruH7114every onehis provenderבְּלִיל֣וֹbe.li.LoH1098in the fieldבַּ֭שָּׂדֶהBa.sa.dehH7704:and they gatherיְלַקֵּֽשׁוּ׃ye.la.Ke.shuH3953the vintageוְכֶ֖רֶםve.Khe.remH3754of the wickedרָשָׁ֣עra.Sha'H7563.

7They cause the nakedעָר֣וֹםa.RomH6174to lodgeיָ֭לִינוּYa.li.nuH3885without clothingלְב֑וּשׁle.VushH3830, that they haveno coveringכְּ֝ס֗וּתke.SutH3682in the coldבַּקָּרָֽה׃ba.ka.RahH7135.

8They are wetיִרְטָ֑בוּyir.Ta.vuH7372with the showersמִזֶּ֣רֶםmi.Ze.remH2230of the mountainsהָרִ֣יםha.RimH2022,and embraceחִבְּקוּ־chi.be.ku-H2263the rockצֽוּר׃TzurH6697for want of a shelterמַ֝חְסֶ֗הmach.SehH4268.

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