Revised Version 1895

Job 31:16-23

16Ifאִם־'im-H518I havewithheldאֶ֭מְנַע'Em.na'H4513thepoorדַּלִּ֑יםda.LimH1800from theirdesireמֵחֵ֣פֶץme.Che.fetzH2656, or have caused theeyesוְעֵינֵ֖יve.'ei.NeiH5869of thewidowאַלְמָנָ֣ה'al.ma.NahH490tofailאֲכַלֶּֽה׃'a.kha.LehH3615;

17Or haveeatenוְאֹכַ֣לve.'o.KhalH398mymorselפִּתִּ֣יpi.TiH6595aloneלְבַדִּ֑יle.va.DiH905, and thefatherlessיָת֣וֹםya.TomH3490hathnotוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808eatenאָכַ֖ל'a.KhalH398thereof;

18(Nay, from myyouthמִ֭נְּעוּרַיMi.ne.'u.raiH5271hegrewH1431upH1431withmeH990as with afatherכְאָ֑בkhe.'AvH1, and I have beenherכִּ֣יkiH3588guideאַנְחֶֽנָּה׃'an.Che.nahH5148from mymother’sאִמִּ֣י'i.MiH517wombוּמִבֶּ֖טֶןu.mi.Be.tenH990;)

19Ifאִם־'im-H518I haveseenאֶרְאֶ֣ה'er.'EhH7200anyH369perishא֭וֹבֵד'O.vedH6forwantמִבְּלִ֣יmi.be.LiH1097ofclothingלְב֑וּשׁle.VushH3830, or that theneedyלָאֶבְיֽוֹן׃la.'ev.YonH34hadnoH369coveringכְּ֝ס֗וּתke.SutH3682;

20IfH518hisloinsחֲלָצָ֑יוcha.la.tzovH2504havenotH3808blessedH1288meH1288, andifH518he werenotH3808warmedיִתְחַמָּֽם׃yit.cha.MamH2552with thefleeceוּמִגֵּ֥זu.mi.GezH1488of mysheepכְּ֝בָשַׂיKe.va.saiH3532;

21Ifאִם־'im-H518I haveliftedהֲנִיפ֣וֹתִיha.ni.Fo.tiH5130upH7200myhandיָדִ֑יya.DiH3027againstעַל־'al-H5921thefatherlessיָת֣וֹםya.TomH3490,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588IsawH7200myhelpעֶזְרָתִֽי׃'ez.ra.TiH5833in thegateבַ֝שַּׁ֗עַרva.Sha.'arH8179:

22Then let myshoulderכְּ֭תֵפִיKe.te.fiH3802fallתִפּ֑וֹלti.PolH5307from theshoulderH3802blade, and minearmוְ֝אֶזְרֹעִ֗יve.'ez.ro.'IH248bebrokenתִשָּׁבֵֽר׃ti.sha.VerH7665from the bone.

23Forcalamityאֵ֣יד'eidH343fromGodאֵ֑ל'ElH410was aterrorפַ֣חַדFa.chadH6343tomeאֵ֭לַי'E.laiH413, and by reason of his excellency IcouldH3201doH3201nothingלֹ֣אlo'H3808.

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