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Job 12

Hebrew — Westminster Leningrad Codex · 25 verses

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  1. 1

    וַיַּ֥עַן אִיּ֗וֹב וַיֹּאמַֽר

    and to answer · Job · and to say

  2. 2

    אָ֭מְנָם כִּ֣י אַתֶּם עָ֑ם וְ֝עִמָּכֶ֗ם תָּמ֥וּת חָכְמָֽה

    verily · that · you · people · and with you · to die · wisdom

  3. 3

    גַּם לִ֤י לֵבָ֨ב כְּֽמוֹכֶ֗ם לֹא נֹפֵ֣ל אָנֹכִ֣י מִכֶּ֑ם וְאֶת מִי אֵ֥ין כְּמוֹ אֵֽלֶּה

    also · to/for me · heart · like you · not · falling · I · from you · and with · who · nothing · like · these

    Septuagint runs shorter here

  4. 4

    שְׂחֹ֤ק לְרֵעֵ֨הוּ אֶֽהְיֶ֗ה קֹרֵ֣א לֶ֭אֱלוֹהַּ וַֽיַּעֲנֵ֑הוּ שְׂ֝ח֗וֹק צַדִּ֥יק תָּמִֽים

    laughter · to/for friend his · to be · calling · to/for God · and to answer him · laughter · righteous · complete

    Septuagint runs shorter here

  5. 5

    לַפִּ֣יד בּ֭וּז לְעַשְׁתּ֣וּת שַׁאֲנָ֑ן נָ֝כ֗וֹן לְמ֣וֹעֲדֵי רָֽגֶל

    to/for the torch · contempt · to/for thought of · at ease · ready · to/for slipping · foot

    Septuagint runs longer here

  6. 6

    יִשְׁלָ֤יוּ אֹֽהָלִ֨ים לְשֹׁ֥דְדִ֗ים וּֽ֭בַטֻּחוֹת לְמַרְגִּ֣יזֵי אֵ֑ל לַאֲשֶׁ֤ר הֵבִ֖יא אֱל֣וֹהַּ בְּיָדֽוֹ

    to be at rest · tents · to/for devastating · and safety · to/for trembling · God · to/for which · to enter · God · in/at hand his

  7. 7

    וְֽאוּלָ֗ם שְׁאַל נָ֣א בְהֵמ֣וֹת וְתֹרֶ֑ךָּ וְע֥וֹף הַ֝שָּׁמַ֗יִם וְיַגֶּד לָֽךְ

    and but · ask · please · beasts · and to throw you · and bird of · the heaven(s) · and to make known · to/for you

  8. 8

    א֤וֹ שִׂ֣יחַ לָאָ֣רֶץ וְתֹרֶ֑ךָּ וִֽיסַפְּר֥וּ לְ֝ךָ֗ דְּגֵ֣י הַיָּֽם

    or · meditate · to/for the land · and to throw you · and to count · to/for you · fish of · the sea

  9. 9

    מִ֭י לֹא יָדַ֣ע בְּכָל אֵ֑לֶּה כִּ֥י יַד יְ֝הוָה עָ֣שְׂתָה זֹּֽאת

    who · not · to know · in/at all of · these · that · hand of · LORD · to do · this

  10. 10

    אֲשֶׁ֣ר בְּ֭יָדוֹ נֶ֣פֶשׁ כָּל חָ֑י וְ֝ר֗וּחַ כָּל בְּשַׂר אִֽישׁ

    which · in/at hand his · soul of · all of · living · and spirit of · all of · flesh of · man

  11. 11

    הֲלֹא אֹ֭זֶן מִלִּ֣ין תִּבְחָ֑ן וְ֝חֵ֗ךְ אֹ֣כֶל יִטְעַם לֽוֹ

    not · ear · words · to test · and mouth · food · to taste · to/for him

  12. 12

    בִּֽישִׁישִׁ֥ים חָכְמָ֑ה וְאֹ֖רֶךְ יָמִ֣ים תְּבוּנָֽה

    in/at old man · wisdom · and length of · days · understanding

  13. 13

    עִ֭מּוֹ חָכְמָ֣ה וּגְבוּרָ֑ה ל֝֗וֹ עֵצָ֥ה וּתְבוּנָֽה

    with him · wisdom · and strength · to/for him · counsel · and understanding

  14. 14

    הֵ֣ן יַ֭הֲרוֹס וְלֹ֣א יִבָּנֶ֑ה יִסְגֹּ֥ר עַל אִ֝֗ישׁ וְלֹ֣א יִפָּתֵֽחַ

    behold · to tear down · and not · to build · to shut · upon · man · and not · to open

  15. 15

    הֵ֤ן יַעְצֹ֣ר בַּמַּ֣יִם וְיִבָ֑שׁוּ וִֽ֝ישַׁלְּחֵ֗ם וְיַ֖הַפְכוּ אָֽרֶץ

    behold · to restrain · in/at the water(s) · and to dry up · and to send them · and to overturn · land

  16. 16

    עִ֭מּוֹ עֹ֣ז וְתֽוּשִׁיָּ֑ה ל֝֗וֹ שֹׁגֵ֥ג וּמַשְׁגֶּֽה

    with him · strength · and wisdom · to/for him · going astray · and erring

  17. 17

    מוֹלִ֣יךְ יוֹעֲצִ֣ים שׁוֹלָ֑ל וְֽשֹׁפְטִ֥ים יְהוֹלֵֽל

    walking · counseling · barefoot · and judging · to praise

  18. 18

    מוּסַ֣ר מְלָכִ֣ים פִּתֵּ֑חַ וַיֶּאְסֹ֥ר אֵ֝ז֗וֹר בְּמָתְנֵיהֶֽם

    discipline of · kings · to open · and to bind · waist · in/at loins their

  19. 19

    מוֹלִ֣יךְ כֹּהֲנִ֣ים שׁוֹלָ֑ל וְאֵֽתָנִ֣ים יְסַלֵּֽף

    walking · priests · barefoot · and perpetual · to pervert

    Septuagint runs longer here

  20. 20

    מֵסִ֣יר שָׂ֭פָה לְנֶאֱמָנִ֑ים וְטַ֖עַם זְקֵנִ֣ים יִקָּֽח

    turning aside · lip · to/for confirming · and taste of · old · to take

  21. 21

    שׁוֹפֵ֣ךְ בּ֭וּז עַל נְדִיבִ֑ים וּמְזִ֖יחַ אֲפִיקִ֣ים רִפָּֽה

    pouring · contempt · upon · noble · and girdle of · channels · to relax

  22. 22

    מְגַלֶּ֣ה עֲ֭מֻקוֹת מִנִּי חֹ֑שֶׁךְ וַיֹּצֵ֖א לָא֣וֹר צַלְמָֽוֶת

    uncovering · deep · from · darkness · and to go out · to/for the light · shadow of death

  23. 23

    מַשְׂגִּ֣יא לַ֭גּוֹיִם וַֽיְאַבְּדֵ֑ם שֹׁטֵ֥חַ לַ֝גּוֹיִ֗ם וַיַּנְחֵֽם

    growing · to/for the nations · and to perish them · spreading · to/for the nations · and to lead them

  24. 24

    מֵסִ֗יר לֵ֭ב רָאשֵׁ֣י עַם הָאָ֑רֶץ וַ֝יַּתְעֵ֗ם בְּתֹ֣הוּ לֹא דָֽרֶךְ

    turning aside · heart of · heads of · people of · the land · and to go astray them · in/at chaos · not · way

  25. 25

    יְמַֽשְׁשׁוּ חֹ֥שֶׁךְ וְלֹא א֑וֹר וַ֝יַּתְעֵ֗ם כַּשִּׁכּֽוֹר

    to grope · darkness · and not · light · and to go astray them · like/as the drunken

About this chapter

  • 25 Verses
  • 183 Hebrew words
  • 137 Distinct lemmas

4 verses here run noticeably shorter or longer in the Septuagint than in the Hebrew (2 shorter, 2 longer) — 12:3, 12:4, 12:5, 12:19. Open any to read the two side by side.

Measured from the length of the two English translations (the LXX English for the Greek), which tokenize alike — a rough divergence signal, not a word-level alignment or a claim about wording. How the Septuagint differs →

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