Revised Literal Translation

Job 33:14-18

14For Godאֵ֑ל'ElH410speakethיְדַבֶּר־ye.da.ber-H1696onceבְאַחַ֥תve.'a.ChatH259,yea twiceוּ֝בִשְׁתַּ֗יִםu.vish.Ta.yimH8147, yet manperceivethיְשׁוּרֶֽנָּה׃ye.shu.Re.nahH7789it not.

15In a dreamבַּחֲל֤וֹם׀ba.cha.LomH2472,in a visionחֶזְי֬וֹןchez.YonH2384of the nightלַ֗יְלָהLay.lahH3915,when deepתַּ֭רְדֵּמָהTar.de.mahH8639sleep fallethבִּנְפֹ֣לbin.FolH5307upon menאֲנָשִׁ֑ים'a.na.ShimH582,in slumberingsבִּ֝תְנוּמ֗וֹתbit.nu.MotH8572upon the bedמִשְׁכָּֽב׃mish.KavH4904;

16Then he openethיִ֭גְלֶהYig.lehH1540the earsאֹ֣זֶן'O.zenH241of menאֲנָשִׁ֑ים'a.na.ShimH582,and sealethיַחְתֹּֽם׃yach.TomH2856their instructionוּבְמֹ֖סָרָ֣םu.ve.Mo.sa.RamH4561,

17That he may withdrawלְ֭הָסִירLe.ha.sirH5493manאָדָ֣ם'a.DamH120from hispurposeמַעֲשֶׂ֑הma.'a.SehH4639,and hideיְכַסֶּֽה׃ye.kha.SehH3680prideוְגֵוָ֖הve.ge.VahH1466from manמִגֶּ֣בֶרmi.Ge.verH1397.

18He keepeth backיַחְשֹׂ֣ךְyach.SokhH2820his soulנַ֭פְשׁוֹnaf.shoH5315from the pitשָׁ֑חַתSha.chatH7845,and his lifeוְ֝חַיָּת֗וֹve.chai.ya.ToH2416from perishingמֵעֲבֹ֥רme.'a.VorH5674by the swordבַּשָּֽׁלַח׃ba.Sha.lachH7973.

Read all of Job 33

Commentaries on Job 33