Revised Literal Translation

Job 6:15-20

15My brethrenאַ֭חַי'A.chaiH251have dealt deceitfullyבָּגְד֣וּba.ge.DuH898as a brookנָ֑חַלNa.chalH5158, andas the streamכַּאֲפִ֖יקka.'a.FikH650of brooksנְחָלִ֣יםne.cha.LimH5158they pass awayיַעֲבֹֽרוּ׃ya.'a.Vo.ruH5674;

16Which are blackishהַקֹּדְרִ֥יםha.ko.de.RimH6937by reason of the iceקָ֑רַחKa.rachH7140, andwherein the snowשָֽׁלֶג׃Sha.legH7950is hidיִתְעַלֶּם־yit.'a.lem-H5956:

17What timeבְּ֭עֵתBe.'etH6256they wax warmיְזֹרְב֣וּye.zo.re.VuH2215,they vanishנִצְמָ֑תוּnitz.Ma.tuH6789:when it is hotH2527,they are consumed outנִדְעֲכ֥וּnid.'a.KhuH1846of their placeמִמְּקוֹמָֽם׃mi.me.ko.MamH4725.

18The pathsאָרְח֣וֹת'a.re.ChotH734of their wayדַּרְכָּ֑םdar.KamH1870are turned asideיִ֭לָּ֣פְתוּyi.La.fe.tuH3943;they goיַעֲל֖וּya.'a.LuH5927to nothingבַתֹּ֣הוּva.To.huH8414,and perishוְיֹאבֵֽדוּ׃ve.yo.Ve.duH6.

19The troopsאָרְח֣וֹת'a.re.ChotH734of Temaתֵּמָ֑אte.Ma'H8485lookedהִ֭בִּיטוּHi.bi.tuH5027,the companiesהֲלִיכֹ֥תha.li.KhotH1979of Shebaשְׁ֝בָ֗אShe.Va'H7614waitedקִוּוּ־ki.vu-H6960for them.

20They were confoundedבֹּ֥שׁוּBo.shuH954because they had hopedבָטָ֑חva.TachH982;they cameבָּ֥אוּBa.'uH935thither, and were ashamedוַיֶּחְפָּֽרוּ׃vai.yech.Pa.ruH2659.

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