5Ifאִם־'im-H518I havewalkedהָלַ֥כְתִּיha.Lakh.tiH1980withvanityשָׁ֑וְאShav'H7723, and myfootרַגְלִֽי׃rag.LiH7272hath hasted todeceitמִרְמָ֣הmir.MahH4820;
6(LetmeH3045beweighedיִשְׁקְלֵ֥נִיyish.ke.Le.niH8254in an evenbalanceבְמֹאזְנֵי־ve.mo.ze.nei-H3976, thatGodאֱ֝ל֗וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433mayknowH3045mineintegrityתֻּמָּתִֽי׃tu.ma.TiH8538;)
8Then letmeH398sowאֶ֭זְרְעָה'Ez.re.'ahH2232, and letanotherוְאַחֵ֣רve.'a.CherH312eatיֹאכֵ֑לyo.KhelH398; yea, let the produce of my field be rooted out.
9Ifאִם־'im-H518mineheartלִ֭בִּיLi.biH3820have beenenticedנִפְתָּ֣הnif.TahH6601unto awomanאִשָּׁ֑ה'i.ShahH802, and I have laidwaitאָרָֽבְתִּי׃'a.Ra.ve.tiH693at my neighbour’sdoorפֶּ֖תַחPe.tachH6607:
10Then let mywifeאִשְׁתִּ֑י'ish.TiH802grindתִּטְחַ֣ןtit.ChanH2912untoanotherלְאַחֵ֣רle.'a.CherH312, and letothersאֲחֵרִֽין׃'a.che.RinH312bowיִכְרְע֥וּןyikh.re.'UnH3766downH3766uponH5921herH5921.
11For that were anheinousH2154crimeH2154;yeaכִּי־ki-H3588, it were aniniquityעָוֹ֥ן'a.VonH5771to be punished by thejudgesפְּלִילִֽים׃pe.li.LimH6414:
12For it is afireאֵ֣שׁ'eshH784that consumeth untoDestructionאֲבַדּ֣וֹן'a.va.DonH11, and wouldrootתְשָׁרֵֽשׁ׃te.sha.ReshH8327outH3605allH3605mineincreaseתְּב֖וּאָתִ֣יte.Vu.'a.TiH8393.
13Ifאִם־'im-H518I diddespiseאֶמְאַ֗ס'em.'AsH3988thecauseמִשְׁפַּ֣טmish.PatH4941of my manservant or of mymaidservantוַאֲמָתִ֑יva.'a.ma.TiH519, when theycontendedH7378withmeעִמָּדִֽי׃'i.ma.DiH5978:
14Whatוּמָ֣הu.MahH4100then shall Idoאֶֽ֭עֱשֶׂה'E.'e.sehH6213whenGodאֵ֑ל'ElH410risethupיָק֣וּםya.KumH6965? and when he visiteth,whatמָ֣הmahH4100shall Ianswerאֲשִׁיבֶֽנּוּ׃'a.shi.Ve.nuH7725him?
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;
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