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Job 29:4-16

4As I was in thedaysבִּימֵ֣יbi.MeiH3117of myyouthחָרְפִּ֑יcha.re.PiH2779, when thesecretבְּס֥וֹדbe.SodH5475ofGodאֱ֝ל֗וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433was upon mytentאָהֳלִֽי׃'o.ho.LiH168;

5When theAlmightyשַׁ֭דַּיSha.daiH7706was yet with me, when mychildrenנְעָרָֽי׃ne.'a.RaiH5288wereaboutסְבִ֖יבוֹתַ֣יse.Vi.vo.TaiH5439me;

6When Iwashedבִּרְחֹ֣ץbir.ChotzH7364mystepsהֲלִיכַ֣יha.li.KhaiH1978withbutterבְּחֵמָ֑הbe.che.MahH2529, and therockוְצ֥וּרve.TzurH6697poured meoutיָצ֥וּקya.TzukH6694riversפַּלְגֵי־pal.gei-H6388ofoilשָֽׁמֶן׃Sha.menH8081;

7When I wentoutבְּצֵ֣אתִיbe.Tze.tiH3318to thegateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179through thecityקָ֑רֶתKa.retH7176, when Ipreparedאָכִ֥ין'a.KhinH3559myseatמוֹשָׁבִֽי׃mo.sha.ViH4186in thestreetבָּ֝רְח֗וֹבba.re.ChovH7339!

8The youngmenנְעָרִ֣יםne.'a.RimH5288sawרָא֣וּנִיra.'U.niH7200me, andhidוְנֶחְבָּ֑אוּve.nech.Ba.'uH2244themselves: and theagedוִֽ֝ישִׁישִׁיםVi.shi.shimH3453aroseקָ֣מוּKa.muH6965, and stoodupעָמָֽדוּ׃'a.Ma.duH5975.

9Theprincesשָׂ֭רִיםSa.rimH8269stoppedעָצְר֣וּ'a.tze.RuH6113talkingבְמִלִּ֑יםve.mi.LimH4405, andlaidיָשִׂ֥ימוּya.Si.muH7760theirhandוְ֝כַ֗ףve.KhafH3709on theirmouthלְפִיהֶֽם׃le.fi.HemH6310.

10Thenoblesנְגִידִ֥יםne.gi.DimH5057heldנֶחְבָּ֑אוּnech.Ba.'uH2244theirpeaceקוֹל־kol-H6963, and theirtongueוּ֝לְשׁוֹנָ֗םu.le.sho.NamH3956cleavedדָּבֵֽקָה׃da.Ve.kahH1692to the roof of theirmouthלְחִכָּ֥םle.chi.KamH2441.

11When theearאֹ֣זֶן'O.zenH241heardשָׁ֭מְעָהSham.'ahH8085me, then itblessedוַֽתְּאַשְּׁרֵ֑נִיva.te.'a.she.Re.niH833me; and when theeyeוְעַ֥יִןve.'A.yinH5869sawרָ֝אֲתָ֗הra.'a.TahH7200me, it gavewitnessוַתְּעִידֵֽנִי׃va.te.'i.De.niH5749to me:

12Because Ideliveredאֲ֭מַלֵּט'A.ma.letH4422thepoorעָנִ֣י'a.NiH6041thatcriedמְשַׁוֵּ֑עַme.sha.Ve.a'H7768, and thefatherlessוְ֝יָת֗וֹםve.ya.TomH3490, and him that had none tohelpעֹזֵ֥ר'o.ZerH5826him.

13Theblessingבִּרְכַּ֣תbir.KatH1293of him that was ready toperishאֹ֭בֵד'O.vedH6cameתָּבֹ֑אta.Vo'H935upon me: and I caused thewidow’sאַלְמָנָ֣ה'al.ma.NahH490heartוְלֵ֖בve.LevH3820to sing forjoyאַרְנִֽן׃'ar.NinH7442.

14Iputלָ֭בַשְׁתִּיLa.vash.tiH3847onrighteousnessצֶ֣דֶקTze.dekH6664, and itclothedוַיִּלְבָּשֵׁ֑נִיvai.yil.ba.She.niH3847me: myjudgmentמִשְׁפָּטִֽי׃mish.pa.TiH4941was as arobeכִּֽמְעִ֥ילkim.'IlH4598and adiademוְ֝צָנִ֗יףve.tza.NifH6797.

15I waseyesעֵינַ֣יִם'ei.Na.yimH5869to theblindלַֽעִוֵּ֑רla.'i.VerH5787, andfeetוְרַגְלַ֖יִםve.rag.La.yimH7272was I to thelameלַפִּסֵּ֣חַla.pi.Se.achH6455.

16I was afatherאָ֣ב'avH1to thepoorלָֽאֶבְיוֹנִ֑יםla.'ev.yo.NimH34: and thecauseוְרִ֖בve.RivH7379which Iknewיָדַ֣עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045not I searchedoutאֶחְקְרֵֽהוּ׃'ech.ke.Re.huH2713.

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