Revised Literal Translation

Job 8:16-19

16He isgreenרָטֹ֣בra.ToH7373beforeלִפְנֵי־lif.nei-H6440the sunשָׁ֑מֶשׁSha.meshH8121,and his branchיֹֽנַקְתּ֥וֹyo.nak.ToH3127shooteth forthתֵצֵֽא׃te.Tze'H3318in his gardenגַּ֝נָּת֗וֹga.na.ToH1593.

17His rootsשָֽׁרָשָׁ֣יוsha.ra.ShavH8328are wrapped aboutיְסֻבָּ֑כוּye.su.Ba.khuH5440the heapגַּ֭לgalH1530, andseethיֶחֱזֶֽה׃ye.che.ZehH2372the placeבֵּ֖יתbeitH1004of stonesאֲבָנִ֣ים'a.va.NimH68.

18If he destroyיְבַלְּעֶ֥נּוּye.val.le.'E.nuH1104him from his placeמִמְּקוֹמ֑וֹmi.me.ko.MoH4725, then itshall denyוְכִ֥חֶשׁve.Khi.cheshH3584him, saying,I have not seenרְאִיתִֽיךָ׃re.'i.Ti.khaH7200thee.

19Behold, this isthe joyמְשׂ֣וֹשׂme.SosH4885of his wayדַּרְכּ֑וֹdar.KoH1870,and out of the earthוּ֝מֵעָפָ֗רu.me.'a.FarH6083shall othersאַחֵ֥ר'a.CherH312growיִצְמָֽחוּ׃yitz.Ma.chuH6779.

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