Job 16 אִיּוֹב פרק ט״ז

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   וַיַּעַןvay/YA/anand he answeredאִיּוֹבIy/YOVJobוַיֹּאמַר׃vay/yo/MARand said

   Then Job answered and said,

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   שָׁמַעְתִּיsha/MA/tiI have heardכְאֵלֶּהkhe/EL/lesuch thingsרַבּוֹתrab/BOTmanyמְנַחֲמֵיme/na/cha/MEcomforters ofעָמָלa/MALmiseryכֻּלְּכֶם׃kul/le/KHEMall of you

   I have heard many such things: miserable comforters are ye all.

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   הֲקֵץha/KETSis there an endלְדִבְרֵי־רוּחַle/div/RE-RU/achto windy wordsאוֹoorמַה־יַּמְרִיצְךָma-yam/ri/tse/KHAwhat provokes youכִּיkithatתַעֲנֶה׃ta/a/NEyou answer

   Shall vain words have an end? or what emboldeneth thee that thou answerest?

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   גַּםgamalsoאָנֹכִיa/no/KHIIכָּכֶםka/KHEMas youאֲדַבֵּרָהa/dab/BE/raI will speakלוּluifיֵשׁyeshwereנַפְשְׁכֶםnaf/she/KHEMyour soulתַּחַתTA/chatin place ofנַפְשִׁיnaf/SHImy soulאַחְבִּירָהach/BI/raI could joinעֲלֵיכֶםa/le/KHEMagainst youבְּמִלִּיםbe/mil/LIMwordsוְאָנִיעָהve/a/NI/aand shakeעֲלֵיכֶםa/le/KHEMat youבְּמוֹbe/MOwithרֹאשִׁי׃ro/SHImy head

   I also could speak as ye do: if your soul were in my soul's stead, I could heap up words against you, and shake mine head at you.

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   אֲאַמִּצְכֶםa/am/mits/KHEMI would strengthen youבְּמוֹ־פִיbe/MO-fiwith my mouthוְנִידve/NIDand the comfort ofשְׂפָתַיse/fa/TAYmy lipsיַחְשֹׂךְ׃yach/SOKHwould assuage

   But I would strengthen you with my mouth, and the moving of my lips should asswage your grief.

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   אִם־אֲדַבְּרָהim-a/dab/be/RAif I speakלֹא־יֵחָשֵׂךְlo-ye/cha/SEKHis not assuagedכְּאֵבִיke/e/VImy painוְאַחְדְּלָהve/ach/de/LAand if I refrainמַה־מִּנִּיma-min/NIhow much from meיַהֲלֹךְ׃ya/ha/LOKHgoes

   Though I speak, my grief is not asswaged: and though I forbear, what am I eased?

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   אַךְ־עַתָּהakh-at/TAbut nowהֶלְאָנִיhel/A/niHe has worn me outהֲשִׁמּוֹתָha/shim/MO/taYou have made desolateכׇּל־עֲדָתִי׃kol-a/da/TIall my company

   But now he hath made me weary: thou hast made desolate all my company.

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   וַתִּקְמְטֵנִיvat/tik/me/te/NIand You have shriveled meלְעֵדle/EDfor a witnessהָיָהha/YAit has becomeוַיָּקׇםvay/YA/komand rises upבִּיbiagainst meכַחֲשִׁיkha/cha/SHImy leannessבְּפָנַיbe/fa/NAYto my faceיַעֲנֶה׃ya/a/NEtestifies

   And thou hast filled me with wrinkles, which is a witness against me: and my leanness rising up in me beareth witness to my face.

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   אַפּוֹap/POHis angerטָרַףta/RAFhas tornוַיִּשְׂטְמֵנִיvay/yis/te/ME/niand He hates meחָרַקcha/RAKHe has gnashedעָלַיa/LAYat meבְּשִׁנָּיוbe/shin/NAYVwith His teethצָרִיtsa/RImy adversaryיִלְטֹשׁyil/TOSHsharpensעֵינָיוe/NAYVhis eyesלִי׃liagainst me

   He teareth me in his wrath, who hateth me: he gnasheth upon me with his teeth; mine enemy sharpeneth his eyes upon me.

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    פָּעֲרוּpa/a/RUthey have gapedעָלַיa/LAYat meבְּפִיהֶםbe/fi/HEMwith their mouthבְּחֶרְפָּהbe/cher/PAwith reproachהִכּוּhik/KUthey have struckלְחָיָיle/cha/YAYmy cheeksיַחַדYA/chadtogetherעָלַיa/LAYagainst meיִתְמַלָּאוּן׃yit/mal/la/UNthey mass themselves

    They have gaped upon me with their mouth; they have smitten me upon the cheek reproachfully; they have gathered themselves together against me.

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    יַסְגִּירֵנִיyas/gi/RE/nihands me overאֵלelGodאֶלeltoעֲוִילa/VILthe ungodlyוְעַל־יְדֵיve/AL-ye/DEand into the hands ofרְשָׁעִיםre/sha/IMthe wickedיִרְטֵנִי׃yir/TE/niHe throws me

    God hath delivered me to the ungodly, and turned me over into the hands of the wicked.

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    שָׁלֵוsha/LEVat easeהָיִיתִיha/YI/tiI wasוַיְפַרְפְּרֵנִיvay/far/pe/RE/niand He shattered meוְאָחַזve/a/CHAZand He has seizedבְּעׇרְפִּיbe/or/PIby my neckוַיְפַצְפְּצֵנִיvay/fats/pe/TSE/niand dashed me to piecesוַיְקִימֵנִיvay/ki/ME/niand set me upלוֹlofor Himלְמַטָּרָה׃le/mat/ta/RAas a target

    I was at ease, but he hath broken me asunder: he hath also taken me by my neck, and shaken me to pieces, and set me up for his mark.

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    יָסֹבּוּya/SOB/buthey surroundעָלַיa/LAYmeרַבָּיוrab/BAYVHis archersיְפַלַּחye/fal/LACHHe splits openכִּלְיוֹתַיkil/yo/TAYmy kidneysוְלֹאve/LOand notיַחְמֹלyach/MOLspareיִשְׁפֹּךְyish/POKHHe pours outלָאָרֶץla/A/retsto the groundמְרֵרָתִי׃me/re/RA/timy gall

    His archers compass me round about, he cleaveth my reins asunder, and doth not spare; he poureth out my gall upon the ground.

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    יִפְרְצֵנִיyif/re/TSE/niHe breaks meפֶרֶץFE/retsbreachעַל־פְּנֵי־פָרֶץal-pe/NE-FA/retsupon breachיָרֻץya/RUTSHe runsעָלַיa/LAYat meכְּגִבּוֹר׃ke/gib/BORlike a warrior

    He breaketh me with breach upon breach, he runneth upon me like a giant.

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    שַׂקsaksackclothתָּפַרְתִּיta/far/TII have sewedעֲלֵיa/LEuponגִלְדִּיgil/DImy skinוְעֹלַלְתִּיve/o/LAL/tiand thrustבֶעָפָרve/a/FARin the dustקַרְנִי׃kar/NImy horn

    I have sewed sackcloth upon my skin, and defiled my horn in the dust.

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    פָּנַיpa/NAYmy face[חֳמַרְמְרוּ]cho/mar/me/RUis redמִנִּי־בֶכִיmin/NI-VE/khifrom weepingוְעַלve/ALand onעַפְעַפַּיaf/ap/PAYmy eyelidsצַלְמָוֶת׃tsal/MA/vetthe shadow of death

    My face is foul with weeping, and on my eyelids is the shadow of death;

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    עַלalthoughלֹא־חָמָסlo-cha/MASno violenceבְּכַפָּיbe/khap/PAYin my handsוּתְפִלָּתִיu/te/fil/la/TIand my prayerזַכָּה׃zak/KAis pure

    Not for any injustice in mine hands: also my prayer is pure.

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    אֶרֶץE/retsO earthאַל־תְּכַסִּיal-te/khas/SIdo not coverדָמִיda/MImy bloodוְאַל־יְהִיve/AL-ye/HIand let there be noמָקוֹםma/KOMa placeלְזַעֲקָתִי׃le/za/a/ka/TIfor my cry

    O earth, cover not thou my blood, and let my cry have no place.

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    גַּם־עַתָּהgam-at/TAeven nowהִנֵּה־בַשָּׁמַיִםhin/NE-vash/sha/MA/yimbehold in heavenעֵדִיe/DIis my witnessוְשָׂהֲדִיve/sa/ha/DIand my advocateבַּמְּרֹמִים׃bam/me/ro/MIMon high

    Also now, behold, my witness is in heaven, and my record is on high.

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    מְלִיצַיme/li/TSAYmy scornersרֵעָיre/AYare my friendsאֶל־אֱלוֹהַּel-e/LO/ahto Godדָּלְפָהda/le/FAdripsעֵינִי׃e/NImy eye

    My friends scorn me: but mine eye poureth out tears unto God.

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    וְיוֹכַחve/yo/KHACHthat he would pleadלְגֶבֶרle/GE/verfor a manעִם־אֱלוֹהַּim-e/LO/ahwith Godוּבֶן־אָדָםu/VEN-a/DAMas a son of manלְרֵעֵהוּ׃le/re/E/hufor his neighbor

    O that one might plead for a man with God, as a man pleadeth for his neighbour!

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    כִּי־שְׁנוֹתki-she/NOTfor years ofמִסְפָּרmis/PARnumberיֶאֱתָיוּye/e/TA/yuwill comeוְאֹרַחve/O/rachand the wayלֹא־אָשׁוּבlo-a/SHUVI shall not returnאֶהֱלֹךְ׃e/he/LOKHI shall go

    When a few years are come, then I shall go the way whence I shall not return.