Revised Literal Translation

Job 29:2-6

2Oh thatיִתְּנֵ֥נִיyi.te.Ne.niH5414I were as inmonthsכְיַרְחֵי־khe.yar.chei-H3391pastקֶ֑דֶםKe.demH6924, as inthe daysכִּ֝ימֵ֗יki.MeiH3117whenGodאֱל֣וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433preservedיִשְׁמְרֵֽנִי׃yish.me.Re.niH8104me;

3When his candleנֵ֭רוֹne.roH5216shinedבְּהִלּ֣וֹbe.hi.LoH1984upon my headרֹאשִׁ֑יro.ShiH7218, and whenby his lightלְ֝אוֹרוֹle.'o.roH216I walkedH3212throughdarknessחֹֽשֶׁךְ׃Cho.shekhH2822;

4As I was in the daysבִּימֵ֣יbi.MeiH3117of my youthחָרְפִּ֑יcha.re.PiH2779,when the friendship and counselבְּס֥וֹדbe.SodH5475of Godאֱ֝ל֗וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433wasupon my tabernacleאָהֳלִֽי׃'o.ho.LiH168;

5When the Almightyשַׁ֭דַּיSha.daiH7706was yet with me, whenmy childrenנְעָרָֽי׃ne.'a.RaiH5288wereaboutסְבִ֖יבוֹתַ֣יse.Vi.vo.TaiH5439me;

6When I washedבִּרְחֹ֣ץbir.ChotzH7364my stepsהֲלִיכַ֣יha.li.KhaiH1978with butterבְּחֵמָ֑הbe.che.MahH2529,and the rockוְצ֥וּרve.TzurH6697poured me outיָצ֥וּקya.TzukH6694riversפַּלְגֵי־pal.gei-H6388of oilשָֽׁמֶן׃Sha.menH8081;

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