Revised Literal Translation

Job 36:16-21

16Even so would he have removedהֲסִיתְךָ֨׀ha.si.te.KhaH5496thee out of the straitמִפִּי־ צָ֗רmi.pi- TzarH6862 H6310intoa broad placeרַ֭חַבRa.chavH7338,whereתַּחְתֶּ֑יהָtach.Tei.haH8478there isno straitnessמוּצָ֣קmu.TzakH4164;and that which should be setוְנַ֥חַתve.Na.chatH5183on thy tableשֻׁ֝לְחָנְךָ֗Shul.cha.ne.KhaH7979should befullמָ֣לֵאMa.le'H4390of fatnessדָֽשֶׁן׃Da.shenH1880.

17But thou hast fulfilledמָלֵ֑אתָma.Le.taH4390the judgmentוְדִין־ve.din-H1779of the wickedרָשָׁ֥עra.Sha'H7563:judgmentדִּ֖יןdinH1779and justiceוּמִשְׁפָּ֣טu.mish.PatH4941take holdיִתְמֹֽכוּ׃yit.Mo.khuH8551on thee.

18Because there iswrathחֵ֭מָהChe.mahH2534, bewarelest he take thee awayיְסִֽיתְךָ֣ye.si.te.KhaH5496with hisstrokeבְסָ֑פֶקve.Sa.fekH5607:then a greatH7230ransomכֹּ֝֗פֶרKo.ferH3724cannot deliverיַטֶּֽךָּ׃ya.Te.kaH5186thee.

19Will he esteemהֲיַעֲרֹ֣ךְha.ya.'a.RokhH6186thy richesשׁ֭וּעֲךָShu.'a.khaH7769? no,not goldH1222,nor all the forcesמַאֲמַצֵּי־ma.'a.ma.tzei-H3981of strengthכֹֽחַ׃Kho.achH3581.

20Desireתִּשְׁאַ֥ףtish.'AfH7602not the nightהַלָּ֑יְלָהha.La.ye.lahH3915,when peopleעַמִּ֣ים'a.MimH5971are cut offלַעֲל֖וֹתla.'a.LotH5927in their place.

21Take heedהִ֭שָּׁמֶרHi.sha.merH8104,regardתֵּ֣פֶןTe.fenH6437not iniquityאָ֑וֶן'A.venH205:for this hast thou chosenבָּחַ֥רְתָּba.Char.taH977rather than afflictionמֵעֹֽנִי׃me.'O.niH6040.

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