Revised Literal Translation

Job 9:21-24

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.

23If the scourgeשׁ֭וֹטShotH7752slayיָמִ֣יתya.MitH4191suddenlyפִּתְאֹ֑םpit.'OmH6597,he will laughיִלְעָֽג׃yil.'AgH3932at the trialלְמַסַּ֖תle.ma.SatH4531of the innocentנְקִיִּ֣םne.ki.YimH5355.

24The earthאֶ֤רֶץ׀'E.retzH776is givenנִתְּנָ֬הni.te.NahH5414into the handבְֽיַד־ve.yad-H3027of the wickedרָשָׁ֗עra.Sha'H7563:he coverethיְכַסֶּ֑הye.kha.SehH3680the facesפְּנֵֽי־pe.nei-H6440of the judgesשֹׁפְטֶ֥יהָsho.fe.Tei.haH8199thereof; if not, whereאֵפ֣וֹא'e.Fo'H645, and who is he?

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