1Howbeit,Jobאִיּ֣וֹב'i.YovH347, Iprayנָ֣אna'H4994thee,hearשְׁמַֽע־she.ma'-H8085myspeechמִלָּ֑יmi.LaiH4405, and hearken toallוְֽכָל־ve.kholH3605mywordsדְּבָרַ֥יde.va.RaiH1697.
2Beholdהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009nowנָ֭אna'H4994, I haveopenedפָּתַ֣חְתִּיpa.Tach.tiH6605mymouthפִ֑יFiH6310, mytongueלְשׁוֹנִ֣יle.sho.NiH3956hathspokenדִּבְּרָ֖הdi.be.RahH1696in mymouthH6310.
3Mywordsאֲמָרָ֑י'a.ma.RaiH561shall utter theuprightnessיֹֽשֶׁר־yo.sher-H3476of myheartלִבִּ֥יli.BiH3820: and that which mylipsשְׂ֝פָתַ֗יSe.fa.TaiH8193knowוְדַ֥עַתve.Da.'atH1847they shallspeakH8193sincerelyבָּר֥וּרba.RurH1305.
4Thespiritרֽוּחַ־Ru.ach-H7307ofGodאֵ֥ל'elH410hathmadeעָשָׂ֑תְנִי'a.Sa.te.niH6213meH2421, and thebreathH7307of theAlmightyשַׁדַּ֣יsha.DaiH7706givethmeH2421lifeתְּחַיֵּֽנִי׃te.chai.Ye.niH2421.
8Surelyאַ֭ךְ'akhH389thou hastspokenH559in minehearingבְאָזְנָ֑יve.'a.ze.NaiH241, and I haveheardאֶשְׁמָֽע׃'esh.Ma'H8085thevoiceוְק֖וֹלve.KolH6963of thywordsמִלִּ֣יןmi.LinH4405,sayingH559,
9I amcleanזַ֥ךְzakhH2134,withoutH3808transgressionפָ֥שַׁעFa.sha'H6588; I aminnocentחַ֥ףchafH2643,neitherH3808is thereiniquityעָוֹ֣ן'a.VonH5771inmeאֲנִ֗י'a.NiH589:
10Beholdהֵ֣ןhenH2005, he findethoccasionsתְּ֭נוּאוֹתTe.nu.'otH8569againstH5921meH5921, he countethmeH5921for hisenemyלְאוֹיֵ֣בle.'o.YevH341;
11He putteth myfeetרַגְלָ֑יrag.LaiH7272in thestocksבַּסַּ֣דba.SadH5465, he markethallכָּל־kol-H3605mypathsאָרְחֹתָֽי׃'a.re.cho.TaiH734.
12Beholdהֶן־hen-H2005, I willanswerאֶעֱנֶ֑ךָּ'e.'e.Ne.kaH6030thee, in this thou artnotH3808justצָדַ֣קְתָּtza.Dak.taH6663; forGodאֱ֝ל֗וֹהַ'e.Lo.haH433isgreaterיִרְבֶּ֥הyir.BehH7235thanH3808manמֵאֱנֽוֹשׁ׃me.'e.No.oshH582.
13Whyמַ֭דּוּעַMa.du.a'H4069dost thoustriveרִיב֑וֹתָri.Vo.taH7378againstאֵלָ֣יו'e.LavH413him? for he givethnotלֹ֣א־Lo'-H3808accountH1697ofanyכָל־khol-H3605of hismattersH1697.
15In adreamבַּחֲל֤וֹם׀ba.cha.LomH2472, in avisionחֶזְי֬וֹןchez.YonH2384of thenightלַ֗יְלָהLay.lahH3915, whendeepתַּ֭רְדֵּמָהTar.de.mahH8639sleepH8639fallethuponעַל־'al-H5921menH376, in slumberingsuponעֲלֵ֣י'a.LeiH5921thebedמִשְׁכָּֽב׃mish.KavH4904;
16Then he openeth theearsאֹ֣זֶן'O.zenH241ofmenH376, and sealeth their instruction,
17That he may withdrawmanH120from his purpose, andhideיְכַסֶּֽה׃ye.kha.SehH3680prideוְגֵוָ֖הve.ge.VahH1466frommanH120;
18He keepethbackיַחְשֹׂ֣ךְyach.SokhH2820hissoulH5315from thepitשָׁ֑חַתSha.chatH7845, and hislifeנַ֭פְשׁוֹnaf.shoH5315from perishing by the sword.
19He ischastenedוְהוּכַ֣חve.hu.KhachH3198also withpainבְּ֭מַכְאוֹבBe.makh.'ovH4341uponעַל־'al-H5921hisbedמִשְׁכָּב֑וֹmish.ka.VoH4904, and with continualstrifeH7379in hisbonesעֲצָמָ֣יו'a.tza.MavH6106:
20So that hislifeH5315abhorrethbreadלָ֑חֶםLa.chemH3899, and hissoulH5315dainty meat.
22Yea, hissoulH5315drawethnearוַתִּקְרַ֣בva.tik.RavH7126unto thepitלַשַּׁ֣חַתla.Sha.chatH7845, and hislifeH5315to the destroyers.
23Ifאִם־'im-H518there be with him anangelמַלְאָ֗ךְmal.'AkhH4397, an interpreter, one among athousandאָ֑לֶף'A.lefH505, to shew untomanלְאָדָ֣םle.'a.DamH120whatעָלָ֨יו׀'a.LavH5921isrightיָשְׁרֽוֹ׃ya.she.RoH3476for him;
24Then he is gracious unto him, and saith,Deliverפְּ֭דָעֵהוּPe.da.'e.huH6308him fromgoingH3381downמֵרֶ֥דֶתme.Re.detH3381to thepitשָׁ֗חַתSha.chatH7845, I havefoundמָצָ֥אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672aransomכֹֽפֶר׃Kho.ferH3724.
25Hisfleshבְּשָׂר֣וֹbe.sa.RoH1320shall befresherרֻֽטֲפַ֣שׁru.ta.FashH7375than a child’s; he returneth to thedaysלִימֵ֥יli.MeiH3117of hisyouthמִנֹּ֑עַרmi.No.'arH5290:
26He prayeth untoGodאֱל֨וֹהַּ׀'e.Lo.ahH433, and he is favourable unto him;soוַיָּ֥שֶׁבvai.Ya.shevH7725that he seeth hisfaceפָּ֭נָיוPa.navH6440withjoyבִּתְרוּעָ֑הbit.ru.'AhH8643: and he restoreth untomanלֶ֝אֱנ֗וֹשׁle.'e.No.oshH582hisrighteousnessצִדְקָתֽוֹ׃tzid.ka.ToH6666.
27He singethbeforeH5921menH376, and saith, I havesinnedחָ֭טָאתִיCha.ta.tiH2398, and perverted thatwhichH3477wasrightH3477, and it profitedmeH5921notוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808:
28He hathredeemedפָּדָ֣הpa.DahH6299mysoulH5315from goingintoH7200thepitבַּשָּׁ֑חַתba.Sha.chatH7845, and mylifeH5315shallbeholdH7200thelightבָּא֥וֹרba.'orH216.
29Loהֶן־hen-H2005,allכָּל־kol-H3605theseאֵ֭לֶּה'E.lehH428things dothGodאֵ֑ל'ElH410workיִפְעַל־yif.'al-H6466,twiceפַּעֲמַ֖יִםpa.'a.Ma.yimH6471, yea thrice, with amanגָּֽבֶר׃Ga.verH1397,
30Tobringלְהָשִׁ֣יבle.ha.ShivH7725backH7725hissoulנַ֭פְשׁוֹnaf.shoH5315from thepitשָׁ֑חַתSha.chatH7845, that he may beenlightenedלֵ֝א֗וֹרle.'orH215with thelightבְּא֣וֹרbe.'orH216of thelivingהַֽחַיִּים׃Ha.chai.yimH2416.
31Mark well, OJobאִיּ֥וֹב'i.YovH347, hearken untomeH1696: hold thy peace, and I willspeakאֲדַבֵּֽר׃'a.da.BerH1696.
32Ifאִם־'im-H518thou hastanyיֵשׁ־yesh-H3426thingכִּֽי־ki-H3588tosayH1696,answerH7725meH7725:speakדַּ֝בֵּ֗רda.BerH1696, for Idesireחָפַ֥צְתִּיcha.Fatz.tiH2654tojustifyצַדְּקֶֽךָּ׃tza.de.Ke.kaH6663thee.
33Ifאִם־'im-H518notאַ֭יִן'A.yinH369, hearken thou untomeאַתָּ֥ה'a.TahH859: hold thy peace, and I willteachוַאֲאַלֶּפְךָ֥va.'a.'a.lef.KhaH502theewisdomחָכְמָֽה׃ סchokh.mahH2451.
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