Revised Literal Translation

Job 29:12-16

12Because I deliveredאֲ֭מַלֵּט'A.ma.letH4422the poorעָנִ֣י'a.NiH6041that criedמְשַׁוֵּ֑עַme.sha.Ve.a'H7768,and the fatherlessוְ֝יָת֗וֹםve.ya.TomH3490, and him that hadnone to helpעֹזֵ֥ר'o.ZerH5826him.

13The blessingבִּרְכַּ֣תbir.KatH1293of him that was ready to perishאֹ֭בֵד'O.vedH6cameתָּבֹ֑אta.Vo'H935upon me: and I caused the widow’sאַלְמָנָ֣ה'al.ma.NahH490heartוְלֵ֖בve.LevH3820to sing for joyאַרְנִֽן׃'ar.NinH7442.

14I putלָ֭בַשְׁתִּיLa.vash.tiH3847on righteousnessצֶ֣דֶקTze.dekH6664,and it clothedוַיִּלְבָּשֵׁ֑נִיvai.yil.ba.She.niH3847me: my judgmentמִשְׁפָּטִֽי׃mish.pa.TiH4941wasas a robeכִּֽמְעִ֥ילkim.'IlH4598and a diademוְ֝צָנִ֗יףve.tza.NifH6797.

15I was eyesעֵינַ֣יִם'ei.Na.yimH5869to the blindלַֽעִוֵּ֑רla.'i.VerH5787,and feetוְרַגְלַ֖יִםve.rag.La.yimH7272wasI to the lameלַפִּסֵּ֣חַla.pi.Se.achH6455.

16I wasa fatherאָ֣ב'avH1to the poorלָֽאֶבְיוֹנִ֑יםla.'ev.yo.NimH34:and the causeוְרִ֖בve.RivH7379whichI knewיָדַ֣עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045not I searched outאֶחְקְרֵֽהוּ׃'ech.ke.Re.huH2713.

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