Revised Literal Translation

Job 31:9-12

9If mine heartלִ֭בִּיLi.biH3820have been deceivedנִפְתָּ֣הnif.TahH6601by a womanאִשָּׁ֑ה'i.ShahH802, or ifI have laid waitאָרָֽבְתִּי׃'a.Ra.ve.tiH693at my neighbour’sרֵעִ֣יre.'IH7453doorפֶּ֖תַחPe.tachH6607;

10Thenlet my wifeאִשְׁתִּ֑י'ish.TiH802grindתִּטְחַ֣ןtit.ChanH2912unto anotherלְאַחֵ֣רle.'a.CherH312,and let othersאֲחֵרִֽין׃'a.che.RinH312bow downיִכְרְע֥וּןyikh.re.'UnH3766upon her.

11For this isan heinous crimeזִמָּ֑הzi.MahH2154; yea, it isan iniquityעָוֹ֥ן'a.VonH5771to be punished bythe judgesפְּלִילִֽים׃pe.li.LimH6414.

12For it isa fireאֵ֣שׁ'eshH784thatconsumethתֹּאכֵ֑לto.KhelH398to destructionאֲבַדּ֣וֹן'a.va.DonH11,and would root outתְשָׁרֵֽשׁ׃te.sha.ReshH8327all mine increaseתְּב֖וּאָתִ֣יte.Vu.'a.TiH8393.

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