Revised Literal Translation

Job 9:20-22

20If I justifyאֶ֭צְדָּק'Etz.dokH6663myself, mine own mouthפִּ֣יpiH6310shall condemnיַרְשִׁיעֵ֑נִיyar.shi.'E.niH7561me: if I say, I amperfectתָּֽם־tam-H8535,it shall also prove me perverseוַֽיַּעְקְשֵֽׁנִי׃Vai.ya'.ke.She.niH6140.

21Though I wereperfectתָּֽם־tam-H8535, yetwould I not knowאֵדַ֥ע'e.Da'H3045my soulנַפְשִׁ֗יnaf.ShiH5315:I would despiseאֶמְאַ֥ס'em.'AsH3988my lifeחַיָּֽי׃chai.YaiH2416.

22This isoneאַחַ֗ת'a.ChatH259thing,therefore I saidאָמַ֑רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559it,He destroyethמְכַלֶּֽה׃me.kha.LehH3615the perfectתָּ֥םtamH8535and the wickedוְ֝רָשָׁ֗עve.ra.Sha'H7563.

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Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
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Darby Translation Notes
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
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Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
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