Revised Version 1895

Job 13:17-28

17Hearשִׁמְע֣וּshim.'UH8085diligentlyשָׁ֭מוֹעַSha.mo.a'H8085myspeechמִלָּתִ֑יmi.la.TiH4405, and let mydeclarationוְ֝אַֽחֲוָתִ֗יve.'a.cha.va.TiH262be in yourearsבְּאָזְנֵיכֶֽם׃be.'a.ze.nei.KhemH241.

18Beholdהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009nowנָ֭אna'H4994, I have ordered mycauseמִשְׁפָּ֑טmish.PatH4941; Iknowיָ֝דַ֗עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045that I amrighteousאֶצְדָּֽק׃'etz.DakH6663.

19Who is he that willcontendיָרִ֣יבya.RivH7378withmeעִמָּדִ֑י'i.ma.DiH5978? fornowעַתָּ֖ה'a.TahH6258shall I hold my peace and give up the ghost.

20Onlyאַךְ־'a.khoSh-H389doתַּ֣עַשׂTa.'asH6213notH3808twoשְׁ֭תַּיִםShe.ta.yimH8147things untomeH6440, then will InotH3808hideאֶסָּתֵֽר׃'e.sa.TerH5641myself from thyfaceH6440:

21Withdraw thinehandכַּ֭פְּךָKa.pe.khaH3709farהַרְחַ֑קhar.ChakH7368frommeH5921; andletH408notH408thyterrorוְ֝אֵ֥מָתְךָ֗ve.'E.ma.te.khaH367makemeH5921afraid.

22Thencallוּ֭קְרָאU.ke.ra'H7121thou, and I willanswerאֶֽעֱנֶ֑ה'e.'e.NehH6030; or letmeH7725speakאֲ֝דַבֵּ֗ר'a.da.BerH1696, andanswerH6030thoumeH7725.

23HowH4100manyH4100are mineiniquitiesעֲוֹנ֣וֹתa.vo.NotH5771andsinsוְחַטָּא֑וֹתve.cha.ta.'otH2403?makeהֹדִיעֵֽנִי׃ho.di.'E.niH3045meH4100toknowH3045mytransgressionפִּֽשְׁעִ֥יpish.'IH6588and mysinוְ֝חַטָּאתִ֗יve.cha.ta.TiH2403.

24Wherefore hidest thou thyfaceפָנֶ֥יךָfa.Nei.khaH6440, and holdestmeH6440for thineenemyלְאוֹיֵ֣בle.'o.YevH341?

25Wilt thou harass adrivenנִדָּ֣ףni.DafH5086leafהֶעָלֶ֣הhe.'a.LehH5929? and wilt thoupursueתִּרְדֹּֽף׃tir.DofH7291thedryיָבֵ֣שׁya.VeshH3002stubbleקַ֖שׁkashH7179?

26For thou writestbitterמְרֹר֑וֹתme.ro.RotH4846thingsagainstH5921meH5921, and makestmeH5921toinheritוְ֝תוֹרִישֵׁ֗נִיve.to.ri.She.niH3423theiniquitiesעֲוֹנ֥וֹתa.vo.NotH5771of myyouthנְעוּרָֽי׃ne.'u.RaiH5271:

27Thou puttest myfeetרַגְלַ֗יrag.LaiH7272also in thestocksבַּסַּ֨ד׀ba.SadH5465, and markestallכָּל־kol-H3605mypathsאָרְחוֹתָ֑י'a.re.cho.TaiH734; thou drawest thee alineH8328aboutעַל־'al-H5921thesolesH8328of myfeetרַ֝גְלַ֗יrag.LaiH7272:

28ThoughH1931I am like arottenכְּרָקָ֣בke.ra.KavH7538thingH1931that consumeth, like agarmentכְּ֝בֶ֗גֶדke.Ve.gedH899that is moth-eaten.

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