Job 23
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Job 23

1ThenJobאִיּ֗וֹב'i.YovH347answeredH559andsaidH559,
2Evenגַּם־gam-H1571todayהַ֭יּוֹםHai.yomH3117is mycomplaintשִׂחִ֑יsi.ChiH7879rebelliousמְרִ֣יme.RiH4805: my stroke isheavierכָּבְדָ֥הka.ve.DahH3513thanעַל־'al-H5921mygroaningאַנְחָתִֽי׃'an.cha.TiH585.
3Ohמִֽי־mi-H4310that Iknewיָ֭דַעְתִּיYa.da'.tiH3045where I mightfindוְאֶמְצָאֵ֑הוּve.'em.tza.'E.huH4672him, that I mightcomeאָ֝ב֗וֹא'a.Vo'H935evenעַד־'ad-H5704to hisseatתְּכוּנָתֽוֹ׃te.khu.na.ToH8499!
4I wouldorderH4941mycauseH4941beforeלְפָנָ֣יוle.fa.NavH6440him, andfillאֲמַלֵּ֥א'a.ma.Le'H4390mymouthוּ֝פִ֗יu.FiH6310with arguments.
5I wouldknowאֵ֭דְעָה'E.de.'ahH3045thewordsמִלִּ֣יםmi.LimH4405whichH4100he wouldanswerיַעֲנֵ֑נִיya.'a.Ne.niH6030meH995, andunderstandוְ֝אָבִ֗ינָהve.'a.Vi.nahH995whatH4100he wouldsayיֹּ֥אמַרYo.marH559untomeH995.
6Would hecontendיָרִ֣יבya.RivH7378withmeH7760in the greatness of hispowerכֹּ֭חַKo.achH3581? Nay; but he wouldgiveH7760heed untomeH7760.
7There theuprightיָ֭שָׁרYa.shorH3477mightreasonנוֹכָ֣חno.KhachH3198with him;soשָׁ֗םShamH8033should I bedeliveredוַאֲפַלְּטָ֥הva.'a.fa.le.TahH6403foreverלָ֝נֶ֗צַחla.Ne.tzachH5331from myjudgeמִשֹּׁפְטִֽי׃mi.sho.fe.TiH8199.
8Beholdהֵ֤ןhenH2005, Igoאֶהֱלֹ֣ךְ'e.he.LokhH1980forwardH1980, but he isnotH3808there; andbackwardוְ֝אָח֗וֹרve.'a.ChorH268, but IcannotH3808perceiveאָבִ֥ין'a.VinH995him:
9On theleftשְׂמֹ֣אולse.MolH8040handH3225, when he doth work, but IcannotH3808beholdH7200him: he hidethhimselfH3808on therightיָ֝מִ֗יןya.MinH3225handH3225, that IcannotH3808seeאֶרְאֶֽה׃'er.'EhH7200him.
10But he knoweth thewayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870that ItakeH3318; when he hathtriedבְּ֝חָנַ֗נִיbe.cha.Na.niH974meעִמָּדִ֑י'i.ma.DiH5978, I shallcomeאֵצֵֽא׃'e.Tze'H3318forthH3318asgoldכַּזָּהָ֥בka.za.HavH2091.
11Myfootרַגְלִ֑יrag.LiH7272hathheldאָחֲזָ֣ה'a.cha.ZahH270fastH270to hisstepsH7272; hiswayדַּרְכּ֖וֹdar.KoH1870have Ikeptשָׁמַ֣רְתִּיsha.Mar.tiH8104, andturnedH5186notוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808asideאָֽט׃'AtH5186.
12I havenotH3808goneH3808back from thecommandmentמִצְוַ֣תmitz.VatH4687of hislipsשְׂ֭פָתָיוSe.fa.tavH8193; I havetreasuredH6845upH6845thewordsאִמְרֵי־'im.rei-H561of hismouthפִֽיו׃FivH6310moreH3808thanH3808mynecessaryH2706foodH2706.
13But he is in onemindH5315, and whocanH4310turnיְשִׁיבֶ֑נּוּye.shi.Ve.nuH7725him? andwhatH4310hissoulH5315desireth,evenוַיָּֽעַשׂ׃vai.Ya.'asH6213that he doeth.
14For he performeth that which isappointedחֻקִּ֑יchu.KiH2706formeעִמּֽוֹ׃i.MoH5973: andmanyרַבּ֣וֹתra.BotH7227suchH2007things are with him.
15Therefore am I troubled at hispresenceמִפָּנָ֣יוmi.pa.NavH6440; when Iconsiderאֶ֝תְבּוֹנֵ֗ן'et.bo.NenH995, I amafraidוְאֶפְחַ֥דve.'ef.ChadH6342of him.
16ForGodוְ֭אֵלVe.'elH410hath made myheartלִבִּ֑יli.BiH3820faintהֵרַ֣ךְhe.RakhH7401, and theAlmightyוְ֝שַׁדַּ֗יve.sha.DaiH7706hath troubledmeH3820:
17Becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588I wasnotH3808cutH6789offH6789beforeמִפְּנֵי־mi.pe.nei-H6440thedarknessחֹ֑שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822,neitherH3808didH3808hecoverכִּסָּה־ki.sah-H3680the thickdarknessH2822from myfaceוּ֝מִפָּנַ֗יu.mi.pa.NaiH6440.

Commentaries on Job 23

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