Revised Version 1895

Job 24:3-21

3They driveawayיִנְהָ֑גוּyin.Ha.guH5090the ass of thefatherlessיְתוֹמִ֣יםye.to.MimH3490, theytakeיַ֝חְבְּל֗וּyach.be.LuH2254thewidow’sאַלְמָנָֽה׃'al.ma.NahH490oxשׁ֣וֹרShorH7794for a pledge.

4TheyturnH5186theneedyאֶבְיוֹנִ֣ים'ev.yo.NimH34outH5186of thewayמִדָּ֑רֶךְmi.Da.rekhH1870: thepoorH34of theearthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776hideחֻ֝בְּא֗וּchu.be.'UH2244themselvesH2244togetherיַ֥חַדYa.chadH3162.

5Beholdהֵ֤ןhenH2005, aswildפְּרָאִ֨ים׀pe.ra.'ImH6501asses in thedesertעֲרָבָ֥ה'a.ra.VahH6160theygoיָצְא֣וּya.tze.'UH3318forthH3318to theirworkבְּ֭פָעֳלָםBe.fo.'o.lomH6467,seekingמְשַׁחֲרֵ֣יme.sha.cha.ReiH7836diligentlyH7836for meat; thewildernessבַּֽמִּדְבָּ֗רba.mid.BarH4057yieldeth themfoodלֶ֝֗חֶםLe.chemH3899for theirchildrenלַנְּעָרִֽים׃la.ne.'a.RimH5288.

6They cut their provender in thefieldבַּ֭שָּׂדֶהBa.sa.dehH7704; and theygleanיְלַקֵּֽשׁוּ׃ye.la.Ke.shuH3953the vintage of thewickedרָשָׁ֣עra.Sha'H7563.

7They lie all nightnakedעָר֣וֹםa.RomH6174withoutH369clothingלְב֑וּשׁle.VushH3830, and havenoH369coveringכְּ֝ס֗וּתke.SutH3682in thecoldבַּקָּרָֽה׃ba.ka.RahH7135.

8They arewetיִרְטָ֑בוּyir.Ta.vuH7372with the showers of themountainsהָרִ֣יםha.RimH2022, andembraceחִבְּקוּ־chi.be.ku-H2263therockצֽוּר׃TzurH6697forwantוּֽמִבְּלִ֥יu.mi.be.LiH1097of ashelterמַ֝חְסֶ֗הmach.SehH4268.

9There are that pluck thefatherlessיָת֑וֹםya.TomH3490from thebreastמִשֹּׁ֣דmi.ShodH7699, andtakeיַחְבֹּֽלוּ׃yach.Bo.luH2254a pledge of thepoorעָנִ֥י'a.NiH6041:

10SoH1980that theygoהִ֭לְּכוּHi.le.khuH1980aboutH1980nakedעָר֣וֹםa.RomH6174withoutבְּלִ֣יbe.LiH1097clothingלְב֑וּשׁle.VushH3830, and being an-hungred theycarryנָ֣שְׂאוּNa.se.'uH5375the sheaves;

11They makeoilיַצְהִ֑ירוּyatz.Hi.ruH6671withinבֵּין־bein-H996thewallsשׁוּרֹתָ֥םshu.ro.TamH7791of these men; theytreadדָּ֝רְכ֗וּda.re.KhuH1869theirwinepressesיְקָבִ֥יםye.ka.VimH3342, and sufferthirstוַיִּצְמָֽאוּ׃vai.yitz.Ma.'uH6770.

12FromoutH7768of the populouscityמֵ֘עִ֤ירme.'IrH5892menמְתִ֨ים׀me.TimH4962groanיִנְאָ֗קוּyin.'A.kuH5008, and thesoulוְנֶֽפֶשׁ־ve.ne.fesh-H5315of thewoundedחֲלָלִ֥יםcha.la.LimH2491criethoutH7768: yetGodוֶ֝אֱל֗וֹהַּve.'e.Lo.ahH433imputeth itnotלֹא־lo'-H3808forfollyתִּפְלָֽה׃tif.LahH8604.

13Theseהֵ֤מָּה׀He.mahH1992are of them thatrebelבְּֽמֹרְדֵ֫י־be.mo.re.Dei-H4775againstH4775thelightא֥וֹר'orH216; theyknowהִכִּ֥ירוּhi.Ki.ruH5234notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808thewaysדְרָכָ֑יוde.ra.KhavH1870thereof,norוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808abideיָ֝שְׁב֗וּya.she.VuH3427in thepathsבִּנְתִיבֹתָֽיו׃bin.ti.vo.TavH5410thereof.

14Themurdererרוֹצֵ֗חַro.Tze.achH7523riseth with thelightלָא֡וֹרla.'orH216, he killeth thepoorעָנִ֥י'a.NiH6041andneedyוְאֶבְי֑וֹןve.'ev.YonH34; and in thenightוּ֝בַלַּ֗יְלָהu.va.Lay.lahH3915he is as athiefכַגַּנָּֽב׃kha.ga.NavH1590.

15Theeyeוְעֵ֤יןve.'EinH5869also of theadultererנֹאֵ֨ף׀no.'EfH5003waiteth for thetwilightנֶ֣שֶׁףNe.shefH5399,sayingלֵ֭אמֹרLe.morH559,Noלֹא־lo'-H3808eyeעָ֑יִן'A.yinH5869shallseeH5869meH6440: and he disguiseth hisfaceפָּנִ֣יםpa.NimH6440.

16In thedarkבַּחֹ֗שֶׁךְba.Cho.shekhH2822theydigחָתַ֥רcha.TarH2864throughhousesבָּ֫תִּ֥יםba.TimH1004: theyshutH2856themselvesupH2856in thedaytimeיוֹמָ֥םyo.MamH3119; theyknowיָ֥דְעוּYa.de.'uH3045notלֹא־lo'-H3808thelightאֽוֹר׃'orH216.

17For themorningבֹּ֣קֶרBo.kerH1242is toallיַחְדָּ֨ו׀yach.DavH3162of them as theshadowH6757ofdeathH6757; for theyknowיַ֝כִּ֗ירya.KirH5234theterrorsבַּלְה֥וֹתbal.HotH1091of theshadowH6757ofdeathH6757.

18He isswiftקַֽל־kal-H7031uponעַל־'al-H5921thefaceפְּנֵי־pe.nei-H6440of thewatersמַ֗יִםMa.yimH4325; theirportionחֶלְקָתָ֣םchel.ka.TamH2513iscursedתְּקֻלַּ֣לte.ku.LalH7043in theearthבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776: he turnethnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808by thewayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of thevineyardsכְּרָמִֽים׃ke.ra.MimH3754.

19Droughtצִיָּ֤הtzi.YahH6723andheatחֹ֗םChomH2527consumeיִגְזְל֥וּyig.ze.LuH1497thesnowשֶׁ֗לֶגShe.legH7950watersמֵֽימֵי־mei.mei-H4325:soגַם־gam-H1571dothSheolשְׁא֣וֹלshe.'olH7585thosewhichH4325havesinnedחָטָֽאוּ׃cha.Ta.'uH2398.

20Thewombרֶ֨חֶם׀Re.chemH7358shallforgetיִשְׁכָּ֘חֵ֤הוּyish.Ka.Che.huH7911him; thewormרִמָּ֗הri.MahH7415shall feed sweetly on him; he shall benoלֹֽא־lo'-H3808moreע֥וֹדodH5750rememberedיִזָּכֵ֑רyi.za.KherH2142: andunrighteousnessעַוְלָֽה׃'av.LahH5766shall bebrokenוַתִּשָּׁבֵ֖רva.ti.sha.VerH7665as atreeכָּעֵ֣ץka.'EtzH6086.

21He devoureth thebarrenעֲ֭קָרָה'A.ka.rahH6135that bearethnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808; and doethnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808goodיְיֵטִֽיב׃ye.ye.TivH3190to thewidowוְ֝אַלְמָנָ֗הve.'al.ma.NahH490.

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