Job 6 אִיּוֹב פרק ו׳

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

   But Job answered and said,

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   לוּluoh thatשָׁקוֹלsha/KOLweighיִשָּׁקֵלyish/sha/KELwere weighedכַּעְשִׂיka/SImy vexation[וְהַוָּתִי]ve/hav/va/TIand my calamityבְּמֹאזְנַיִםbe/mo/ze/NA/yimin the balancesיִשְׂאוּ־יָחַד׃yis/U-YA/chadlaid together

   Oh that my grief were throughly weighed, and my calamity laid in the balances together!

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   כִּי־עַתָּהki-at/TAfor nowמֵחוֹלme/CHOLthan the sand ofיַמִּיםyam/MIMthe seasיִכְבָּדyikh/BADit would be heavierעַל־כֵּןal-kenthereforeדְּבָרַיde/va/RAYmy wordsלָעוּ׃LA/uhave been rash

   For now it would be heavier than the sand of the sea: therefore my words are swallowed up.

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   כִּיkiforחִצֵּיchits/TSEthe arrows ofשַׁדַּיShad/DAYthe Almightyעִמָּדִיim/ma/DIare in meאֲשֶׁרa/SHERwhoseחֲמָתָםcha/ma/TAMpoisonשֹׁתָהsho/TAdrinksרוּחִיru/CHImy spiritבִּעוּתֵיbi/u/TEthe terrors ofאֱלוֹהַּe/LO/ahGodיַעַרְכוּנִי׃ya/ar/KHU/niare arrayed against me

   For the arrows of the Almighty are within me, the poison whereof drinketh up my spirit: the terrors of God do set themselves in array against me.

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   הֲיִנְהַק־פֶּרֶאha/yin/HAK-PE/redoes the wild donkey brayעֲלֵי־דֶשֶׁאa/LE-DE/sheover grassאִםimorיִגְעֶה־שּׁוֹרyig/E-shordoes the ox lowעַל־בְּלִילוֹ׃al-be/li/LOover its fodder

   Doth the wild ass bray when he hath grass? or loweth the ox over his fodder?

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   הֲיֵאָכֵלha/ye/a/KHELcan be eatenתָּפֵלta/FELwhat is tastelessמִבְּלִי־מֶלַחmib/be/LI-ME/lachwithout saltאִם־יֶשׁ־טַעַםim-yesh-TA/amor is there tasteבְּרִירbe/RIRin the white ofחַלָּמוּת׃chal/la/MUTan egg

   Can that which is unsavoury be eaten without salt? or is there any taste in the white of an egg?

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   מֵאֲנָהme/a/NArefusesלִנְגּוֹעַlin/GO/ato touch themנַפְשִׁיnaf/SHImy soulהֵמָּהHEM/mathey areכִּדְוֵיkid/VEas sickness ofלַחְמִי׃lach/MImy food

   The things that my soul refused to touch are as my sorrowful meat.

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   מִי־יִתֵּןmi-yit/TENoh thatתָּבוֹאta/VOmight comeשֶׁאֱלָתִיshe/e/la/TImy requestוְתִקְוָתִיve/tik/va/TIand my hopeיִתֵּןyit/TENwould grantאֱלוֹהַּ׃e/LO/ahGod

   Oh that I might have my request; and that God would grant me the thing that I long for!

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   וְיֹאֵלve/yo/ELthat it would pleaseאֱלוֹהַּe/LO/ahGodוִידַכְּאֵנִיvi/dak/ke/E/nito crush meיַתֵּרyat/TERthat He would looseיָדוֹya/DOHis handוִיבַצְּעֵנִי׃vi/vats/tse/E/niand cut me off

   Even that it would please God to destroy me; that he would let loose his hand, and cut me off!

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    וּתְהִי־עוֹדu/te/HI-odthen I would still haveנֶחָמָתִיne/cha/ma/TImy comfortוַאֲסַלְּדָהva/a/sal/le/DAand I would exultבְחִילָהve/chi/LAin painלֹאlonotיַחְמוֹלyach/MOLHe sparesכִּי־לֹאki-lofor notכִחַדְתִּיkhi/CHAD/tihave I concealedאִמְרֵיim/REthe words ofקָדוֹשׁ׃Ka/DOSHthe Holy One

    Then should I yet have comfort; yea, I would harden myself in sorrow: let him not spare; for I have not concealed the words of the Holy One.

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    מַה־כֹּחִיma-ko/CHIwhat is my strengthכִי־אֲיַחֵלkhi-a/ya/CHELthat I should hopeוּמַה־קִּצִּיu/MA-kits/TSIand what is my endכִּי־אַאֲרִיךְki-a/a/RIKHthat I should prolongנַפְשִׁי׃naf/SHImy life

    What is my strength, that I should hope? and what is mine end, that I should prolong my life?

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    אִם־כֹּחַim-KO/achis the strength ofאֲבָנִיםa/va/NIMstonesכֹּחִיko/CHImy strengthאִם־בְּשָׂרִיim-be/sa/RIor is my fleshנָחוּשׁ׃na/CHUSHbronze

    Is my strength the strength of stones? or is my flesh of brass?

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    הַאִםha/IMis it thatאֵיןenthere is noעֶזְרָתִיez/ra/TImy helpבִיviin meוְתֻשִׁיָּהve/tu/shiy/YAand successנִדְּחָהnid/de/CHAis drivenמִמֶּנִּי׃mim/MEN/nifrom me

    Is not my help in me? and is wisdom driven quite from me?

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    לַמָּסlam/MASto him who is faintingמֵרֵעֵהוּme/re/E/hufrom his friendחָסֶדCHA/sedkindnessוְיִרְאַתve/yir/ATeven though the fear ofשַׁדַּיShad/DAYthe Almightyיַעֲזוֹב׃ya/a/ZOVhe forsakes

    To him that is afflicted pity should be shewed from his friend; but he forsaketh the fear of the Almighty.

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    אַחַיa/CHAYmy brothersבָּגְדוּBAG/duhave dealt deceitfullyכְמוֹ־נָחַלkhe/MO-NA/challike a brookכַּאֲפִיקka/a/FIKlike the channel ofנְחָלִיםne/cha/LIMbrooksיַעֲבֹרוּ׃ya/a/VO/ruthat pass away

    My brethren have dealt deceitfully as a brook, and as the stream of brooks they pass away;

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    הַקֹּדְרִיםhak/kod/RIMwhich are darkמִנִּי־קָרַחmin/NI-KA/rachbecause of the iceעָלֵימוֹa/LE/moin themיִתְעַלֶּם־שָׁלֶג׃yit/al/LEM-SHA/legthe snow hides itself

    Which are blackish by reason of the ice, and wherein the snow is hid:

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    בְּעֵתbe/ETat the timeיְזֹרְבוּye/zor/VUthey are warmedנִצְמָתוּnits/MA/tuthey vanishבְּחֻמּוֹbe/chum/MOwhen it is hotנִדְעֲכוּnid/a/KHUthey are extinguishedמִמְּקוֹמָם׃mim/me/ko/MAMfrom their place

    What time they wax warm, they vanish: when it is hot, they are consumed out of their place.

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    יִלָּפְתוּyil/LAF/tuturn asideאׇרְחוֹתor/CHOTthe paths ofדַּרְכָּםdar/KAMtheir wayיַעֲלוּya/a/LUthey go upבַתֹּהוּvat/TO/huinto the wasteוְיֹאבֵדוּ׃ve/yo/VE/duand perish

    The paths of their way are turned aside; they go to nothing, and perish.

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    הִבִּיטוּhib/BI/tulookedאׇרְחוֹתor/CHOTthe caravans ofתֵּמָאTe/MATemaהֲלִיכֹתha/li/KHOTthe travelers ofשְׁבָאShe/VAShebaקִוּוּ־לָמוֹ׃kiv/VU-LA/mohoped for them

    The troops of Tema looked, the companies of Sheba waited for them.

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    בֹּשׁוּBO/shuthey were ashamedכִי־בָטָחkhi-va/TACHbecause they had trustedבָּאוּBA/uthey cameעָדֶיהָa/DE/hathereוַיֶּחְפָּרוּ׃vay/yech/PA/ruand they were disappointed

    They were confounded because they had hoped; they came thither, and were ashamed.

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    כִּי־עַתָּהki-at/TAfor nowהֱיִיתֶםhe/yi/TEMyou have becomeלֹאlonothingתִּרְאוּtir/Uyou seeחֲתַתcha/TATa terrorוַתִּירָאוּ׃vat/ti/RA/uand are afraid

    For now ye are nothing; ye see my casting down, and are afraid.

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    הֲכִי־אָמַרְתִּיha/KHI-a/MAR/tidid I sayהָבוּha/VUbringלִיlito meוּמִכֹּחֲכֶםu/mik/ko/cha/KHEMor from your wealthשִׁחֲדוּshi/cha/DUoffer a bribeבַעֲדִי׃va/a/DIfor me

    Did I say, Bring unto me? or, Give a reward for me of your substance?

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    וּמַלְּטוּנִיu/mal/le/TU/nior deliver meמִיַּד־צָרmiy/YAD-tsarfrom the hand of the adversaryוּמִיַּדu/miy/YADor from the hand ofעָרִיצִיםa/ri/TSIMthe ruthlessתִּפְדּוּנִי׃tif/DU/niredeem me

    Or, Deliver me from the enemy's hand? or, Redeem me from the hand of the mighty?

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    הוֹרוּנִיho/ru/NIteach meוַאֲנִיva/a/NIand Iאַחֲרִישׁa/cha/RISHwill be silentוּמַה־שָּׁגִיתִיu/MA-sha/GI/tiand how I have erredהָבִינוּha/VI/numake understandלִי׃lime

    Teach me, and I will hold my tongue: and cause me to understand wherein I have erred.

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    מַה־נִּמְרְצוּma-nim/re/TSUhow painful areאִמְרֵי־יֹשֶׁרim/RE-YO/sherupright wordsוּמַה־יּוֹכִיחַu/MA-yo/KHI/achbut what does reproveהוֹכֵחַho/KHE/achreprovingמִכֶּם׃mik/KEMfrom you

    How forcible are right words! but what doth your arguing reprove?

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    הַלְהוֹכַחhal/ho/KHACHto reproveמִלִּיםmil/LIMwordsתַּחְשֹׁבוּtach/SHO/vudo you intendוּלְרוּחַu/le/RU/achand as windאִמְרֵיim/REthe speeches ofנֹאָשׁ׃no/ASHone in despair

    Do ye imagine to reprove words, and the speeches of one that is desperate, which are as wind?

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    אַף־עַל־יָתוֹםaf-al-ya/TOMyou would even over the fatherlessתַּפִּילוּtap/PI/lucast lotsוְתִכְרוּve/tikh/RUand bargainעַל־רֵיעֲכֶם׃al-re/a/KHEMover your friend

    Yea, ye overwhelm the fatherless, and ye dig a pit for your friend.

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    וְעַתָּהve/at/TAand nowהוֹאִילוּho/I/lube pleasedפְנוּ־בִיfe/NU-vilook at meוְעַל־פְּנֵיכֶםve/AL-pe/ne/KHEMand to your faceאִם־אֲכַזֵּב׃im-a/khaz/ZEVif I lie

    Now therefore be content, look upon me; for it is evident unto you if I lie.

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    שׁוּבוּ־נָאSHU/vu-naturn back nowאַל־תְּהִיal-te/HIlet there be noעַוְלָהav/LAinjustice(ושבי)vashavay[וְשׁוּבוּ]ve/SHU/vuyes turn backעוֹדodstillצִדְקִי־בָהּ׃tsid/KI-vamy righteousness is in it

    Return, I pray you, let it not be iniquity; yea, return again, my righteousness is in it.

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    הֲיֵשׁ־בִּלְשׁוֹנִיha/YESH-bil/sho/NIis there in my tongueעַוְלָהav/LAinjusticeאִם־חִכִּיim-chik/KIcannot my palateלֹא־יָבִיןlo-ya/VINdiscernהַוּוֹת׃hav/VOTcalamities

    Is there iniquity in my tongue? cannot my taste discern perverse things?