James 1 יַעֲקֹב פרק א׳
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יַעֲקֹבJames,עֶבֶדthe-servant-ofאֱלֹהִיםGodוַאֲדֹנֵינוּand-lord-ourיֵשׁוּעַJesusהַמָּשִׂיחַthe-Messiahשֹׁאֵלgreetingלִשְׁלוֹםtoשְׁנֵים־עָשָׂרthe-twelveהַשְּׁבָטִיםtribesשֶּׁבַּגּוֹלָה׃which-are-scattered-abroad
James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting.
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אַךְallלְשִׂמְחָהjoyחִשְׁבוּcount-itלָכֶםitאֶחָיmy-brethrenכַּאֲשֶׁרwhenתָּבֹאוּyou-fallבְּנִסְיֹנוֹתinto-temptationsשׁוֹנִים׃divers
My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations;
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מִפְּנֵיbecause-ofשֶׁיֹּדְעִיםknowingאַתֶּםthisכִּי־בֹחַןthat-the-trying-ofאֱמוּנַתְכֶםyour-faithמֵבִיאworkethלִידֵיuntoסַבְלָנוּת׃patience
Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience.
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וְהַסַּבְלָנוּתbut-let-patienceשְׁלֵמָהperfectתִּהְיֶהhaveבְּפׇעֳלָהּher-workלְמַעַןthatתִּהְיוּyou-may-beשְׁלֵמִיםperfectוּתְמִימִיםand-entireוְלֹאwantingתַחְסְרוּyou-lackכׇּל־דָּבָר׃nothing
But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.
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וְאִישׁif-anyמִכֶּםof-youכִּיbecauseיֶחְסַרlackחׇכְמָהwisdomיְבַקְשֶׁנָּהlet-him-askמֵאֱלֹהִיםof-Godהַנּוֹתֵןthat-givethלַכֹּלto-all-menבִּנְדִיבָהliberallyוּבְלֹאandהוֹנָאַתupbraideth-notדְּבָרִיםwith-wordsוְתִנָּתֵןand-it-shall-be-givenלוֹ׃him
If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.
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וּבִלְבַדand-onlyשֶׁיְּבַקֵּשׁthat-he-askבֶּאֱמוּנָהin-faithוּבִבְלִיnothingסָפֵקwaveringכִּי־בַעַלfor-he-thatסָפֵקwaverethדּוֹמֶהis-likeלְגַלa-wave-ofהַיָּםthe-seaנִשָּׂאdrivenוּמְטֹרָףand-tossedבָּרוּחַ׃with-the-wind
But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.
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וְהָאִישׁand-the-manהַהוּאthatאַל־יְדַמֶּהlet-not-thinkבְנַפְשׁוֹheכִּי־יִּשָּׂאthat-he-shall-receiveדָבָרany-thingמֵאֵתfromהָאָדוֹן׃the-Lord
For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord.
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אִישׁa-manאֲשֶׁרwhoseחָלַקis-dividedלִבּוֹheartהֲפַכְפָּךְis-unstableהוּאheבְּכׇל־דְּרָכָיו׃in-all-his-ways
A double minded man is unstable in all his ways.
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אֲבָלbutהָאָחthe-brotherהַשָּׁפֵלof-low-degreeיִתְהַלֵּלrejoiceבְּרוֹמֲמֻתוֹ׃in-that-he-is-exalted
Let the brother of low degree rejoice in that he is exalted:
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וְהֶעָשִׁירbut-the-richיִתְהַלֵּלrejoiceבְּשִׁפְלוּתוֹin-that-he-is-made-lowכִּיbecauseיַעֲבֹרhe-shall-pass-awayכְּצִיץas-the-flower-ofהֶחָצִיר׃the-grass
But the rich, in that he is made low: because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away.
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כִּיbecauseזָרַחis-risenהַשֶּׁמֶשׁthe-sunבְּחַמָּתוֹwith-a-burning-heatוַיְיַבֵּשׁbut-it-witherethאֶת־הֶחָצִירthe-grassוַיִּבֹּלand-fallethצִיצוֹits-flowerוְחֵןand-the-grace-ofמַרְאֵהוּthe-fashion-of-itאָבָדperishethכֵּןso-alsoיִבּוֹלshall-fade-awayהֶעָשִׁירthe-richבַּהֲלִיכוֹתָיו׃in-his-ways
For the sun is no sooner risen with a burning heat, but it withereth the grass, and the flower thereof falleth, and the grace of the fashion of it perisheth: so also shall the rich man fade away in his ways.
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אַשְׁרֵיblessed-areהָאִישׁthe-manהָעֹמֵדthat-endurethבְּנִסְיוֹנוֹtemptationכִּיforכַּאֲשֶׁרwhenנִבְחַןhe-is-triedיִשָּׂאhe-shall-receiveעֲטֶרֶתthe-crown-ofהַחַיִּיםlifeאֲשֶׁר־הִבְטִיחַwhich-hath-promisedהָאָדוֹןthe-Lordלְאֹהֲבָיו׃to-them-that-love-him
Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.
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אַל־יֹאמַרlet-no-man-sayהַמְנֻסֶּהwhen-he-is-temptedהָאֱלֹהִיםof-GodנִסָּנִיI-am-temptedכִּיforהָאֱלֹהִיםGodאֵינֶנּוּcannot-beמְנֻסֶּהtemptedבָּרָעwith-evilוְהוּאneitherלֹא־יְנַסֶּהtempteth-heאִישׁ׃any-man
Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man:
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כִּיbecauseאִם־יְנֻסֶּהis-temptedכׇל־אִישׁevery-manבְּתַאֲוַתof-the-lust-ofנַפְשׁוֹhis-ownאֲשֶׁרwhenתְּסִיתֵהוּhe-is-drawn-awayוּתְפַתֵּהוּ׃and-enticed
But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed.
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וְאַחֲרֵי־כֵןand-after-thusהָרְתָהhath-conceivedהַתַּאֲוָהwhen-lustוַתֵּלֶדit-bringeth-forthחֵטְאsinוְהַחֵטְאand-sinכִּיwhenנִגְמַרit-is-finishedיוֹלִידbringeth-forthאֶת־הַמָּוֶת׃the-death
Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.
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אַל־תִּתְעוּdo-not-errאַחַיmy-brothersאֲהוּבָי׃my-beloved
Do not err, my beloved brethren.
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כׇּל־מַתָּתall-a giftטוֹבָהgoodוְכׇל־מַתָּנָהand-every-giftשְׁלֵמָהperfectתֵּרֵדcometh-downמִמַּעַלfrom-aboveמֵאֵתfromאֲבִיthe-Father-ofהָאוֹרוֹתlightsאֲשֶׁרwith-whomחִלּוּףvariablenessוְכׇל־צֵלneither-shadow-ofשִׁנּוּיturningאֵין־עִמּוֹ׃is-none
Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.
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הוּאheבְחֶפְצוֹof-his-own-willיָלַדbegat-heאוֹתָנוּusבִּדְבַרwith-the-word-ofהָאֱמֶתtruthלִהְיוֹתthat-we-should-beכְּמוֹa-kind-ofרֵאשִׁיתfirstfruitsבִּכּוּרֵיofיְצוּרָיו׃his-creatures
Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.
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עַל־כֵּןthereforeאַחַיmy-brothersאֲהוּבַיmy-belovedיְהִיlet-this-beכׇל־אִישׁevery-manמָהִירswiftלִשְׁמֹעַto-hearקָשֶׁהslowלְדַבֵּרto-speakוְקָשֶׁהslowלִכְעוֹס׃to-wrath
Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:
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כִּי־כַעַסfor-the-wrath-ofאָדָםmanלֹאnotיִפְעַלworkethצִדְקַתthe-righteousness-ofאֱלֹהִים׃God
For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.
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לָכֵןthereforeהָסִירוּlay-apartמֵעֲלֵיכֶםfrom-youכׇּל־טִנּוּףall-filthinessוְתַרְבּוּתand-superfluity-ofרָעָהnaughtinessוְקַבְּלוּand-receiveבַעֲנָוָהwith-meeknessאֶת־הַדָּבָרthe-wordהַנָּטוּעַengraftedבָּכֶםin-youאֲשֶׁרwhichיָכֹלis-ableלְהוֹשִׁיעַto-saveאֶת־נַפְשֹׁתֵיכֶם׃your-souls
Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls.
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וִהְיוּand-beעֹשֵׂיdoers-ofהַדָּבָרthe-wordוְלֹאand-notשֹׁמְעָיוhearersבִּלְבָדonlyלְרַמּוֹתdeceivingאֶת־נַפְשְׁכֶם׃your-souls
But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.
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כִּיbecauseהָאִישׁthe-manהַשֹּׁמֵעַa-hearer-ofאֶת־הַדָּבָרthe-wordוְאֵיןand-notעֹשֵׂהוּa-doerדֹּמֶהhe-is-likeלְאִישׁunto-a-manמַבִּיטbeholdingאֶת־תֹּאַרhis-naturalהֲוָיָתוֹfaceבְּמַרְאָה׃in-a-glass
For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass:
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כִּיbecauseהִבִּיטhe-beholdethאֶל־מַרְאֵהוּhimselfוַיֵּלֶךְand-goethלוֹhis-wayוּבְרֶגַעand-straightwayשָׁכַחforgettethמַה־תׇּאֳרוֹ׃what-manner-of-man-he-was
For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was.
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אֲבָלbutהַמַּשְׁקִיףwhoso-looketh-intoבַּתּוֹרָהthe-lawהַשְּׁלֵמָהperfectתּוֹרַתthe-law-ofהַחֵרוּתlibertyוּמַחֲזִיקand-continuethבָּהּthereinאֲשֶׁרhe-beingאֵינֶנּוּnotשֹׁמֵעַa-hearerוְשָׁכֵחַforgetfulכִּיbutאִם־עֹשֶׂהa-doerבְּפֹעַלof-the-workאַשְׁרֵיblessed-shall-beהָאִישׁthe-manהַהוּאthisבְּמַעֲשֵׂהוּ׃in-his-deed
But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed.
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אִישׁa-manמִכֶּםfrom-youאִם־יְדַמֶּהif-any-seemלִהְיוֹתto-beעֹבֵדreligiousאֱלֹהִיםandוְאֵינֶנּוּand-bridleth-notשָׂםa-bridleרֶסֶןonלִלְשֹׁנוֹhis-tongueכִּיbutאִם־מַתְעֶהdeceivethהוּאhis-ownאֶת־לְבָבוֹheartעֲבֹדָתוֹthis-mans-religionאַךְ־לָרִיקvainתִּהְיֶה׃is
If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man's religion is vain.
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זֹאתthisהִיאsheהָעֲבוֹדָהreligionהַטְּהוֹרָהpureוְהַבָּרָהand-undefiledלִפְנֵיbeforeהָאֱלֹהִיםGodאָבִינוּand-the-Fatherלִפְקֹדto-visitאֶת־הַיְתוֹמִיםthe-fatherlessוְהָאַלְמָנוֹתand-widowsבְּצָרָתָםin-their-afflictionוְלִשְׁמֹרand-to-keepנַפְשׁוֹhimselfבְּנִקָּיוֹןunspottedמֵחֶלְאַתfromהָעוֹלָם׃the-world
Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.