Revised Literal Translation

Job 42

1Then Jobאִיּ֥וֹב'i.YovH347answeredוַיַּ֖עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,and saidוַיֹּאמַֽר׃vai.yo.MarH559,

2I knowיָ֭דַעְתִּיya.da'.taH3045that thou canst doתּוּכָ֑לtu.KhalH3201every thing, and thatno thoughtמְזִמָּֽה׃me.zi.MahH4209can be withholdenיִבָּצֵ֖רyi.ba.TzerH1219from thee.

3Who ishe that hidethמַעְלִ֥יםma'.LimH5956counselעֵצָ֗ה'e.TzahH6098without knowledgeדָ֥עַתDa.'atH1847?therefore have I utteredהִ֭גַּדְתִּיHi.gad.tiH5046that I understoodאָבִ֑ין'a.VinH995not; things too wonderfulנִפְלָא֥וֹתnif.la.'otH6381for me, which I knewאֵדָֽע׃'e.Da'H3045not.

4Hearשְֽׁמַֽע־she.ma'-H8085,I beseech thee, and I will speakאֲדַבֵּ֑ר'a.da.BerH1696:I will askאֶ֝שְׁאָלְךָ֗'esh.'al.khaH7592of thee, and declareוְהוֹדִיעֵֽנִי׃ve.ho.di.'E.niH3045thou unto me.

5I have heardשְׁמַעְתִּ֑יךָshe.ma'.Ti.khaH8085of thee by the hearingלְשֵֽׁמַע־le.she.ma'-H8088of the earאֹ֥זֶן'O.zenH241:but now mine eyeעֵינִ֥י'ei.NiH5869seethרָאָֽתְךָ׃ra.'A.te.khaH7200thee.

6Wherefore I abhorאֶמְאַ֣ס'em.'AsH3988myself,and repentוְנִחַ֑מְתִּיve.ni.Cham.tiH5162in dustעָפָ֥ר'a.FarH6083and ashesוָאֵֽפֶר׃ פva.'E.ferH665.

7And it was so,that afterאַחַ֨ר'a.CharH310Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068had spokenדִּבֶּ֧רdi.BerH1696these wordsהַדְּבָרִ֥יםha.de.va.RimH1697unto Jobאִיּ֑וֹב'i.YovH347,Yhwhיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Eliphazאֱלִיפַ֣ז'e.li.FazH464the Temaniteהַתֵּֽימָנִ֗יha.tei.ma.NiH8489,My wrathאַפִּ֤י'a.PiH639is kindledחָרָ֨הcha.RahH2734against thee, and against thy twoוּבִשְׁנֵ֣יu.vish.NeiH8147friendsרֵעֶ֔יךָre.'Ei.khaH7453:for ye have not spokenדִבַּרְתֶּ֥םdi.bar.TemH1696of me the thing that isrightנְכוֹנָ֖הne.kho.NahH3559,as my servantכְּעַבְדִּ֥יke.'av.DiH5650Jobאִיּֽוֹב׃'i.YovH347hath.

8Therefore takeקְחֽוּ־ke.chu-H3947unto you now sevenשִׁבְעָֽה־shiv.'ah-H7651bullocksפָרִים֩fa.RimH6499and sevenוְשִׁבְעָ֨הve.shiv.'AhH7651ramsאֵילִ֜ים'ei.LimH352,and goH3212to my servantעַבְדִּ֣י'av.DiH5650Jobאִיּ֗וֹב'i.YovH347,and offer upוְהַעֲלִיתֶ֤םve.ha.'a.li.TemH5927for yourselves a burnt offeringעוֹלָה֙o.LahH5930;and my servantעַבְדִּ֔י'av.DiH5650Jobוְאִיּ֣וֹבve.'i.YovH347shall prayיִתְפַּלֵּ֖לyit.pa.LelH6419for you: for himפָּנָ֣יוpa.NavH6440will I acceptאֶשָּׂ֗א'e.Sa'H5375:lest I dealעֲשׂ֤וֹתa.SotH6213with you after yourfollyנְבָלָ֔הne.va.LahH5039,in that ye have not spokenדִבַּרְתֶּ֥םdi.bar.TemH1696of me the thing which isrightנְכוֹנָ֖הne.kho.NahH3559,like my servantכְּעַבְדִּ֥יke.'av.DiH5650Jobאִיּֽוֹב׃'i.YovH347.

9So Eliphazאֱלִיפַ֨ז'e.li.FazH464the Temaniteהַתֵּֽימָנִ֜יha.tei.ma.NiH8489and Bildadוּבִלְדַּ֣דu.vil.DadH1085the Shuhiteהַשּׁוּחִ֗יha.shu.ChiH7747andZopharצֹפַר֙tzo.FarH6691the Naamathiteהַנַּ֣עֲמָתִ֔יha.Na.'a.ma.TiH5284wentH3212,and didוַֽיַּעֲשׂ֔וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213according as Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068commandedדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696them: Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068also acceptedוַיִּשָּׂ֥אvai.yi.Sa'H5375Jobפְּנֵ֥י אִיּֽוֹב׃pe.Nei 'i.YovH347 H6440.

10And Yhwhוַֽיהוָ֗הva.Yah.wehH3068turnedשָׁ֚בSha.vH7725the captivityשְׁב֣וּתshe.vitH7622of Jobאִיּ֔וֹב'i.YovH347,when he prayedבְּהִֽתְפַּֽלְל֖וֹbe.hit.pa.LoH6419for his friendsרֵעֵ֑הוּre.'E.huH7453:also Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068gaveוַ֧יֹּסֶףVai.yo.sefH3254Jobלְאִיּ֖וֹבle.'i.YovH347twice as muchלְמִשְׁנֶֽה׃le.mish.NehH4932as he had before.

11Then cameוַיָּבֹ֣אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935there unto him all his brethrenאֶחָ֨יו'e.ChavH251,and all his sistersאַחְיוֹתָ֜יו'ach.yo.tavH269,and all they that had been of his acquaintanceיֹדְעָ֣יוyo.de.'AvH3045beforeלְפָנִ֗יםle.fa.NimH6440,and did eatוַיֹּאכְל֨וּvai.yo.khe.LuH398breadלֶחֶם֮le.ChemH3899with him in his houseבְּבֵיתוֹ֒be.vei.ToH1004:and they bemoanedוַיָּנֻ֤דוּvai.ya.Nu.duH5110him, and comfortedוַיְנַחֲמ֣וּvay.na.cha.MuH5162him over all the evilהָ֣רָעָ֔הha.ra.'AhH7451that Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068had broughtהֵבִ֥יאhe.Vi'H935upon him: every manאִ֚ישׁ'ishH376also gaveוַיִּתְּנוּ־vai.yi.te.nu-H5414him aH259piece of moneyקְשִׂיטָ֣הke.si.TahH7192,and every oneוְאִ֕ישׁve.'IshH376an earringנֶ֥זֶםNe.zemH5141of goldזָהָ֖בza.HavH2091.

12So Yhwhוַֽיהוָ֗הva.Yah.wehH3068blessedבֵּרַ֛ךְbe.RakhH1288the latter endאַחֲרִ֥ית'a.cha.RitH319of Jobאִיּ֖וֹב'i.YovH347more than his beginningמֵרֵאשִׁת֑וֹme.re.shi.ToH7225:for he had fourteenאַרְבָּעָה֩ עָשָׂ֨ר'ar.ba.'Ah 'a.SarH6240 H702thousandאֶ֜לֶף'E.lefH505sheepצֹ֗אןTzonH6629,and sixוְשֵׁ֤שֶׁתve.She.shetH8337thousandאֲלָפִים֙'a.la.FimH505camelsגְּמַלִּ֔יםge.ma.LimH1581,and a thousandוְאֶֽלֶף־ve.'e.lef-H505yokeצֶ֥מֶדTze.medH6776of oxenבָּקָ֖רba.KarH1241,and a thousandוְאֶ֥לֶףve.'E.lefH505she donkeysאֲתוֹנֽוֹת׃'a.to.NotH860.

13He had also sevenשִׁבְעָ֥נָהshiv.'A.nahH7658sonsבָנִ֖יםva.NimH1121and threeוְשָׁל֥וֹשׁve.sha.Lo.oshH7969daughtersבָּנֽוֹת׃ba.NotH1323.

14And he calledוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121the nameשֵׁם־shem-H8034of the firstהָֽאַחַת֙ha.'a.ChatH259,Jemimaיְמִימָ֔הye.mi.MahH3224;and the nameוְשֵׁ֥םve.ShemH8034of the secondהַשֵּׁנִ֖יתha.she.NitH8145,Keziaקְצִיעָ֑הke.tzi.'AhH7103;and the nameוְשֵׁ֥םve.ShemH8034of the thirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֖יתha.she.li.ShitH7992,Keren–happuchH7163.

15And in all the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776were no womenנָשִׁ֥יםna.ShimH802foundנִמְצָ֜אnim.Tza'H4672sofairיָפ֛וֹתya.FotH3303as the daughtersכִּבְנ֥וֹתkiv.NotH1323of Jobאִיּ֖וֹב'i.YovH347:and their fatherאֲבִיהֶ֛ם'a.vi.HemH1gaveוַיִּתֵּ֨ןvai.yi.TenH5414them inheritanceנַחֲלָ֖הna.cha.LahH5159amongבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432their brethrenאֲחֵיהֶֽם׃ ס'a.chei.HemH251.

16Afterאַֽחֲרֵי־'a.cha.rei-H310this livedוַיְחִ֤יvay.ChiH2421Jobאִיּוֹב֙'i.yOvH347an hundredמֵאָ֥הme.'AhH3967and fortyוְאַרְבָּעִ֖יםve.'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141,and sawוַיִּרְאֶ֗הvai.yarH7200his sonsבָּנָיו֙ba.NavH1121,and his sons’בְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121sonsבָנָ֔יוva.NavH1121, evenfourאַרְבָּעָ֖ה'ar.ba.'AhH702generationsדֹּרֽוֹת׃do.RotH1755.

17So Jobאִיּ֔וֹב'i.YovH347diedוַיָּ֣מָתvai.Ya.motH4191, beingoldזָקֵ֖ןza.KenH2205and fullוּשְׂבַ֥עu.se.Va'H7649of daysיָמִֽים׃ya.MimH3117.

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