Revised Literal Translation

Proverbs 20:27-30

27The spiritנִשְׁמַ֣תnish.MatH5397of manאָדָ֑ם'a.DamH120isthe candleנֵ֣רnerH5216of Yhwhיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068,searchingחֹ֝פֵ֗שׂcho.FesH2664all the inward partsחַדְרֵי־chad.rei-H2315of the bellyבָֽטֶן׃Va.tenH990.

28Mercyחֶ֣סֶדChe.sedH2617and truthוֶ֭אֱמֶתVe.'e.metH571preserveיִצְּרוּ־yi.tze.ru-H5341the kingמֶ֑לֶךְMe.lekhH4428:and his throneכִּסְאֽוֹ׃kis.'OH3678is upholdenוְסָעַ֖דve.sa.'AdH5582by mercyבַּחֶ֣סֶדba.Che.sedH2617.

29The gloryתִּפְאֶ֣רֶתtif.'E.retH8597of young menבַּחוּרִ֣יםba.chu.RimH970istheir strengthכֹּחָ֑םko.ChamH3581:and the beautyוַהֲדַ֖רva.ha.DarH1926of old menזְקֵנִ֣יםze.ke.NimH2205isthe gray headשֵׂיבָֽה׃sei.VahH7872.

30The bluenessחַבֻּר֣וֹתcha.bu.RotH2250of a woundפֶּ֭צַעPe.tza'H6482cleansethתַּמְר֣וּקtam.rikH8562away evilבְּרָ֑עbe.Ra'H7451: so dostripesוּ֝מַכּ֗וֹתu.ma.KotH4347the inward partsחַדְרֵי־chad.rei-H2315of the bellyבָֽטֶן׃Va.tenH990.

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