Job 18
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וַ֭יַּעַן בִּלְדַּ֥ד הַשֻּׁחִ֗י וַיֹּאמַֽר
and to answer · Bildad · the Shuhite · and to say
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עַד אָ֤נָה תְּשִׂימ֣וּן קִנְצֵ֣י לְמִלִּ֑ין תָּ֝בִ֗ינוּ וְאַחַ֥ר נְדַבֵּֽר
until · where · to put · snares of · to/for words · to understand · and after · to speak
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מַ֭דּוּעַ נֶחְשַׁ֣בְנוּ כַבְּהֵמָ֑ה נִ֝טְמִ֗ינוּ בְּעֵינֵיכֶֽם
why · to think · like/as the beast · to be stopped up · in/at eyes your
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טֹֽרֵ֥ף נַפְשׁ֗וֹ בְּאַ֫פּ֥וֹ הַ֭לְמַעַנְךָ תֵּעָ֣זַב אָ֑רֶץ וְיֶעְתַּק צ֝֗וּר מִמְּקֹמֽוֹ
tearing · soul his · in/at nose his · for the sake of you · to leave · land · and to advance · rock · from place his
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גַּ֤ם א֣וֹר רְשָׁעִ֣ים יִדְעָ֑ךְ וְלֹֽא יִ֝גַּ֗הּ שְׁבִ֣יב אִשּֽׁוֹ
also · light of · wicked · to go out · and not · to shine · flame of · fire his
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א֭וֹר חָשַׁ֣ךְ בְּאָהֳל֑וֹ וְ֝נֵר֗וֹ עָלָ֥יו יִדְעָֽךְ
light · to be dark · in/at tent his · and lamp his · upon him · to go out
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יֵֽ֭צְרוּ צַעֲדֵ֣י אוֹנ֑וֹ וְֽתַשְׁלִיכֵ֥הוּ עֲצָתֽוֹ
to bind · steps of · vigour his · and to throw him · counsel his
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8
כִּֽי שֻׁלַּ֣ח בְּרֶ֣שֶׁת בְּרַגְלָ֑יו וְעַל שְׂ֝בָכָ֗ה יִתְהַלָּֽךְ
that · to send · in/at net · in/at feet his · and upon · network · to walk
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יֹאחֵ֣ז בְּעָקֵ֣ב פָּ֑ח יַחֲזֵ֖ק עָלָ֣יו צַמִּֽים
to grasp · in/at heel · snare · to strengthen · upon him · snares
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טָמ֣וּן בָּאָ֣רֶץ חַבְל֑וֹ וּ֝מַלְכֻּדְתּ֗וֹ עֲלֵ֣י נָתִֽיב
hidden · in/at the land · cord his · and snare his · upon · path
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סָ֭בִיב בִּֽעֲתֻ֣הוּ בַלָּה֑וֹת וֶהֱפִיצֻ֥הוּ לְרַגְלָֽיו
round about · to terrify him · terrors · and to scatter him · to/for feet his
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12
יְהִי רָעֵ֥ב אֹנ֑וֹ וְ֝אֵ֗יד נָכ֥וֹן לְצַלְעֽוֹ
to be · hungry · vigour his · and calamity · being established · to/for rib his
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יֹ֭אכַל בַּדֵּ֣י עוֹר֑וֹ יֹאכַ֥ל בַּ֝דָּ֗יו בְּכ֣וֹר מָֽוֶת
to eat · poles of · skin his · to eat · poles his · firstborn of · death
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14
יִנָּתֵ֣ק מֵ֭אָהֳלוֹ מִבְטַח֑וֹ וְ֝תַצְעִדֵ֗הוּ לְמֶ֣לֶךְ בַּלָּהֽוֹת
to pull away · from tent his · trust his · and to march him · to/for king of · terrors
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תִּשְׁכּ֣וֹן בְּ֭אָהֳלוֹ מִבְּלִי ל֑וֹ יְזֹרֶ֖ה עַל נָוֵ֣הוּ גָפְרִֽית
to dwell · in/at tent his · from without of · to/for him · to scatter · upon · habitation his · brimstone
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מִ֭תַּחַת שָֽׁרָשָׁ֣יו יִבָ֑שׁוּ וּ֝מִמַּ֗עַל יִמַּ֥ל קְצִירֽוֹ
from under · roots his · to dry up · and from above · to circumcise · harvest his
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זִֽכְרוֹ אָ֭בַד מִנִּי אָ֑רֶץ וְלֹא שֵׁ֥ם ל֝֗וֹ עַל פְּנֵי חֽוּץ
memorial his · to perish · from · land · and not · name · to/for him · upon · face(s) of · outside
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יֶ֭הְדְּפֻהוּ מֵא֣וֹר אֶל חֹ֑שֶׁךְ וּֽמִתֵּבֵ֥ל יְנִדֻּֽהוּ
to drive out him · from light · to · darkness · and from world · to flee him
Septuagint runs shorter here
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לֹ֘א נִ֤ין ל֣וֹ וְלֹא נֶ֣כֶד בְּעַמּ֑וֹ וְאֵ֥ין שָׂ֝רִ֗יד בִּמְגוּרָֽיו
not · offspring · to/for him · and not · offspring · in/at people his · and nothing · survivor · in/at dwelling places his
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עַל י֭וֹמוֹ נָשַׁ֣מּוּ אַחֲרֹנִ֑ים וְ֝קַדְמֹנִ֗ים אָ֣חֲזוּ שָֽׂעַר
upon · day his · to be desolate · behind · and ancient · to grasp · tempest
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אַךְ אֵ֭לֶּה מִשְׁכְּנ֣וֹת עַוָּ֑ל וְ֝זֶ֗ה מְק֣וֹם לֹא יָדַֽע אֵֽל
surely · these · dwelling places of · unjust one · and this · place of · not · to know · God
About this chapter
- 21 Verses
- 143 Hebrew words
- 116 Distinct lemmas
1 verse here runs noticeably shorter or longer in the Septuagint than in the Hebrew (the Greek is shorter) — 18:18. 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 →
Job 18 contains 21 verses in the Westminster Leningrad Codex. Click any verse to open it in the interlinear word-by-word view, with transliteration, Strong's number, gloss, and full morphology for every word. Use the chapter navigation above to step through Job, or return to the book of Job for the full chapter list.