Revised Literal Translation

Job 6:2-10

2Oh thatל֗וּLuH3863my griefכַּעְשִׂ֑יka'.SiH3708were throughlyשָׁק֣וֹלsha.KolH8254weighedיִשָּׁקֵ֣לyi.sha.KelH8254,and my calamityוְ֝הַוָּתִ֗יve.hai.ya.tiH1962 H1942laidיִשְׂאוּ־yis.'u-H5375in the balancesבְּֽמֹאזְנַ֥יִםbe.mo.ze.Na.yimH3976togetherיָֽחַד׃Ya.chadH3162!

3For now it would be heavierיִכְבָּ֑דyikh.BadH3513than the sandמֵח֣וֹלme.CholH2344of the seaיַמִּ֣יםya.MimH3220:therefore my wordsדְּבָרַ֥יde.va.RaiH1697are swallowed upלָֽעוּ׃La.'uH3886.

4For the arrowsחִצֵּ֪יchi.TzeiH2671of the Almightyשַׁדַּ֡יsha.DaiH7706arewithinעִמָּדִ֗י'i.ma.DiH5978me, the poisonחֲ֭מָתָםCha.ma.tomH2534whereof drinketh upשֹׁתָ֣הsho.TahH8354my spiritרוּחִ֑יru.ChiH7307:the terrorsבִּעוּתֵ֖יbi.'u.TeiH1161of Godאֱל֣וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433do set themselves in arrayיַֽעַרְכֽוּנִי׃Ya.'ar.Khu.niH6186against me.

5Doth the wild donkeyפֶּ֥רֶאPe.re'H6501brayהֲיִֽנְהַק־ha.yin.hak-H5101when he hath grassדֶ֑שֶׁאDe.she'H1877?or lowethיִגְעֶה־yig.'e.ho-H1600the oxשּׁ֝֗וֹרShorH7794over his fodderבְּלִילֽוֹ׃be.li.LoH1098?

6Can that which is unsavouryתָּ֭פֵלTa.felH8602be eatenהֲיֵאָכֵ֣לha.ye.'a.KhelH398without saltמֶ֑לַחMe.lachH4417?or is thereיֶשׁ־yesh-H3426anytasteטַ֝֗עַםTa.'amH2940in the whiteבְּרִ֣ירbe.RirH7388of an eggחַלָּמֽוּת׃cha.la.MutH2495?

7The things thatmy soulנַפְשִׁ֑יnaf.ShiH5315refusedמֵאֲנָ֣הme.'a.NahH3985to touchלִנְגּ֣וֹעַlin.Go.a'H5060areas my sorrowfulכִּדְוֵ֥יkid.VeiH1741meatלַחְמִֽי׃lach.MiH3899.

8Oh that I might haveתָּב֣וֹאta.Vo'H935my requestשֶֽׁאֱלָתִ֑יshe.'e.la.TiH7596;and that Godאֱלֽוֹהַּ׃'e.Lo.ahH433would grantH5414methe thing that I long forוְ֝תִקְוָתִ֗יve.tik.va.TiH8615!

9Even that it would pleaseוְיֹאֵ֣לve.yo.'ElH2974Godאֱ֭לוֹהַּ'E.lo.ahH433to destroyוִֽידַכְּאֵ֑נִיvi.da.ke.'E.niH1792me; that he would let looseיַתֵּ֥רya.TerH5425his handיָ֝ד֗וֹya.DoH3027,and cut me offוִֽיבַצְּעֵֽנִי׃Vi.va.tze.'E.niH1214!

10Then should I yet have comfortנֶ֘חָ֤מָתִ֗יne.Cha.ma.TiH5165;yea, I would hardenוַאֲסַלְּדָ֣הva.'a.sa.le.DahH5539myself in sorrowבְ֭חִילָהVe.chi.lahH2427:let him not spareיַחְמ֑וֹלyach.MolH2550;for I have not concealedכִ֝חַ֗דְתִּיkhi.Chad.tiH3582the wordsאִמְרֵ֥י'im.ReiH561of the Holy Oneקָדֽוֹשׁ׃ka.Do.oshH6918.

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