Revised Literal Translation

Job 3:6-9

6As forthat nightהַלַּ֥יְלָהha.Lay.lahH3915,let darknessאֹ֥פֶל'O.felH652seizeיִקָּחֵ֪ה֫וּyi.ka.Che.HuH3947upon it; let it not be joinedיִ֭חַדְּYi.chadH2302unto the daysבִּימֵ֣יbi.MeiH3117of the yearשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141,let it not comeיָבֹֽא׃ya.Vo'H935into the numberבְּמִסְפַּ֥רbe.mis.ParH4557of the monthsיְ֝רָחִ֗יםye.ra.ChimH3391.

7Lo, let that nightהַלַּ֣יְלָהha.Lay.lahH3915be solitaryגַלְמ֑וּדgal.MudH1565,let no joyful voiceרְנָנָ֣הre.na.NahH7445comeתָּבֹ֖אta.Vo'H935therein.

8Let them curseH5344it that curseאֹרְרֵי־'o.re.rei-H779the dayי֑וֹםYomH3117,who are readyהָ֝עֲתִידִ֗יםha.'a.ti.DimH6264to raise upעֹרֵ֥ר'o.RerH5782their mourningלִוְיָתָֽן׃liv.ya.TanH3882.

9Let the starsכּוֹכְבֵ֪יkokh.VeiH3556of the twilightנִ֫שְׁפּ֥וֹnish.PoH5399thereof be darkיֶחְשְׁכוּ֮yech.she.KhuH2821;let it lookיְקַו־ye.kav-H6960for lightלְא֥וֹרle.'orH216, but havenone; neither let it seeיִ֝רְאֶ֗הyir.'EhH7200the dawningבְּעַפְעַפֵּי־be.'af.'a.pei-H6079of the dayשָֽׁחַר׃Sha.charH7837:

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