Revised Literal Translation

Job 28:1-4

1Surelyיֵ֣שׁyeshH3426there is a veinמוֹצָ֑אmo.Tza'H4161for the silverלַכֶּ֣סֶףla.Ke.sefH3701,and a placeוּ֝מָק֗וֹםu.ma.KomH4725for goldלַזָּהָ֥בla.za.HavH2091wherethey fineיָזֹֽקּוּ׃ya.Zo.kuH2212it.

2Ironבַּ֭רְזֶלBar.zelH1270is takenיֻקָּ֑חyu.KachH3947out of the earthמֵעָפָ֣רme.'a.FarH6083,and brassנְחוּשָֽׁה׃ne.chu.ShahH5154ismoltenיָצ֥וּקya.TzukH6694out ofthe stoneוְ֝אֶ֗בֶןve.'E.venH68.

3He settethשָׂ֤םsamH7760an endקֵ֤ץ׀ketzH7093to darknessלַחֹ֗שֶׁךְla.Cho.shekhH2822,and searcheth outחוֹקֵ֑רcho.KerH2713all perfectionתַּ֭כְלִיתTakh.litH8503:the stonesאֶ֖בֶן'E.venH68of darknessאֹ֣פֶל'O.felH652,and the shadow of deathוְצַלְמָֽוֶת׃ve.tzal.Ma.vetH6757.

4The floodנַ֨חַל׀Na.chalH5158breaketh outפָּ֤רַץPa.ratzH6555from the inhabitantגָּ֗רGarH1481; even the watersforgottenהַֽנִּשְׁכָּחִ֥יםha.nish.ka.ChimH7911of the footרָ֑גֶלRa.gelH7272:they are dried upדַּ֖לּוּDa.luH1809,they are gone awayנָֽעוּ׃Na.'uH5128from menמֵאֱנ֣וֹשׁme.'e.No.oshH582.

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