Revised Literal Translation

Job 27:19-23

19The richעָשִׁ֣יר'a.ShirH6223man shall lie downיִ֭שְׁכַּבYish.kavH7901,but he shall not be gatheredיֵאָסֵ֑ףye.'a.SefH622:he openethפָּקַ֣חpa.KachH6491his eyesעֵינָ֖יו'ei.NavH5869, and he is not.

20Terrorsבַּלָּה֑וֹתba.la.HotH1091take holdתַּשִּׂיגֵ֣הוּta.si.Ge.huH5381on him as watersכַ֭מַּיִםKha.ma.yimH4325,a tempestסוּפָֽה׃su.FahH5492stealeth him awayגְּנָבַ֥תּוּge.na.Va.tuH1589in the nightלַ֝֗יְלָהLay.lahH3915.

21The eastקָדִ֣יםka.DimH6921wind carrieth him awayיִשָּׂאֵ֣הוּyi.sa.'E.huH5375,and he departethH3212:and as a storm hurlethוִֽ֝ישָׂעֲרֵ֗הוּvi.sa.'a.Re.huH8175him out of his placeמִמְּקֹמֽוֹ׃mi.me.ko.MoH4725.

22For Godshall castוְיַשְׁלֵ֣ךְve.yash.LekhH7993upon him, and not spareיַחְמֹ֑לyach.MolH2550:he would fainבָּר֥וֹחַba.Ro.achH1272fleeיִבְרָֽח׃yiv.RachH1272out of his handמִ֝יָּד֗וֹmi.ya.DoH3027.

23Menshall clapיִשְׂפֹּ֣קyis.PokH5606their handsכַפֵּ֑ימוֹkha.Pei.movH3709at him, and shall hissוְיִשְׁרֹ֥קve.yish.RokH8319him out of his placeמִמְּקֹמֽוֹ׃mi.me.ko.MoH4725.

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