Job 20
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וַ֭יַּעַן צֹפַ֥ר הַנַּֽעֲמָתִ֗י וַיֹּאמַֽר
and to answer · Zophar · the Naamathite · and to say
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לָ֭כֵן שְׂעִפַּ֣י יְשִׁיב֑וּנִי וּ֝בַעֲב֗וּר ח֣וּשִׁי בִֽי
to/for thus · divisions my · to return me · and in/at because of · to hasten me · in/at me
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מוּסַ֣ר כְּלִמָּתִ֣י אֶשְׁמָ֑ע וְ֝ר֗וּחַ מִֽבִּינָתִ֥י יַעֲנֵֽנִי
discipline of · shame my · to hear · and spirit · from understanding my · to answer me
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הֲזֹ֣את יָ֭דַעְתָּ מִנִּי עַ֑ד מִנִּ֤י שִׂ֖ים אָדָ֣ם עֲלֵי אָֽרֶץ
this · to know · from · perpetuity · from · to put · man · upon · land
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כִּ֤י רִנְנַ֣ת רְ֭שָׁעִים מִקָּר֑וֹב וְשִׂמְחַ֖ת חָנֵ֣ף עֲדֵי רָֽגַע
that · ringing cry of · wicked · from near · and joy of · godless · until · moment
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אִם יַעֲלֶ֣ה לַשָּׁמַ֣יִם שִׂיא֑וֹ וְ֝רֹאשׁ֗וֹ לָעָ֥ב יַגִּֽיעַ
if · to go up · to/for the heaven(s) · loftiness his · and head his · to/for the cloud · to touch
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כְּֽ֭גֶלֲלוֹ לָנֶ֣צַח יֹאבֵ֑ד רֹ֝אָ֗יו יֹאמְר֥וּ אַיּֽוֹ
like/as dung his · to/for perpetuity · to perish · seeing him · to say · where him
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כַּחֲל֣וֹם יָ֭עוּף וְלֹ֣א יִמְצָא֑וּהוּ וְ֝יֻדַּ֗ד כְּחֶזְי֥וֹן לָֽיְלָה
like/as dream · to fly · and not · to find him · and to flee · like/as vision of · night
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עַ֣יִן שְׁ֭זָפַתּוּ וְלֹ֣א תוֹסִ֑יף וְלֹא ע֝֗וֹד תְּשׁוּרֶ֥נּוּ מְקוֹמֽוֹ
eye · to see him · and not · to add · and not · still · to see him · place his
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בָּ֭נָיו יְרַצּ֣וּ דַלִּ֑ים וְ֝יָדָ֗יו תָּשֵׁ֥בְנָה אוֹנֽוֹ
sons his · to be pleased · poor · and hands his · to return · vigour his
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עַ֭צְמוֹתָיו מָלְא֣וּ עלומו עֲלוּמָ֑יו וְ֝עִמּ֗וֹ עַל עָפָ֥ר תִּשְׁכָּֽב
bones his · to fill · youth his · youth his · and with him · upon · dust · to lie down
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אִם תַּמְתִּ֣יק בְּפִ֣יו רָעָ֑ה יַ֝כְחִידֶ֗נָּה תַּ֣חַת לְשׁוֹנֽוֹ
if · to be sweet · in/at mouth his · evil · to hide her · under · tongue his
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יַחְמֹ֣ל עָ֭לֶיהָ וְלֹ֣א יַֽעַזְבֶ֑נָּה וְ֝יִמְנָעֶ֗נָּה בְּת֣וֹךְ חִכּֽוֹ
to spare · upon her · and not · to leave her · and to withhold her · in/at midst of · mouth his
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לַ֭חְמוֹ בְּמֵעָ֣יו נֶהְפָּ֑ךְ מְרוֹרַ֖ת פְּתָנִ֣ים בְּקִרְבּֽוֹ
bread his · in/at bowels his · to overturn · poison of · serpents · in/at midst his
Septuagint runs longer here
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חַ֣יִל בָּ֭לַע וַיְקִאֶ֑נּוּ מִ֝בִּטְנ֗וֹ יוֹרִשֶׁ֥נּוּ אֵֽל
strength · to swallow up · and to vomit him · from belly his · to inherit him · God
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רֹאשׁ פְּתָנִ֥ים יִינָ֑ק תַּֽ֝הַרְגֵ֗הוּ לְשׁ֣וֹן אֶפְעֶֽה
gall of · serpents · to nurse · to kill him · tongue of · viper
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אַל יֵ֥רֶא בִפְלַגּ֑וֹת נַהֲרֵ֥י נַ֝חֲלֵ֗י דְּבַ֣שׁ וְחֶמְאָֽה
not · to see · in/at streams · streams of · wadis of · honey · and butter
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מֵשִׁ֣יב יָ֭גָע וְלֹ֣א יִבְלָ֑ע כְּחֵ֥יל תְּ֝מוּרָת֗וֹ וְלֹ֣א יַעֲלֹֽס
returning · earnings · and not · to swallow up · like/as strength of · exchange his · and not · to rejoice
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כִּֽי רִ֭צַּץ עָזַ֣ב דַּלִּ֑ים בַּ֥יִת גָּ֝זַ֗ל וְלֹ֣א יִבֶנֵֽהוּ
that · to crush · to leave · poor · house · to plunder · and not · to build him
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כִּ֤י לֹא יָדַ֣ע שָׁלֵ֣ו בְּבִטְנ֑וֹ בַּ֝חֲמוּד֗וֹ לֹ֣א יְמַלֵּֽט
that · not · to know · quiet · in/at belly his · in/at desired him · not · to escape
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אֵין שָׂרִ֥יד לְאָכְל֑וֹ עַל כֵּ֝֗ן לֹא יָחִ֥יל טוּבֽוֹ
nothing · survivor · to/for food him · upon · thus · not · to writhe · goodness his
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בִּמְלֹ֣אות שִׂ֭פְקוֹ יֵ֣צֶר ל֑וֹ כָּל יַ֖ד עָמֵ֣ל תְּבוֹאֶֽנּוּ
in/at to fill · mockery his · to bind · to/for him · all of · hand of · laborer · to enter him
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יְהִ֤י לְמַלֵּ֬א בִטְנ֗וֹ יְֽשַׁלַּח בּ֭וֹ חֲר֣וֹן אַפּ֑וֹ וְיַמְטֵ֥ר עָ֝לֵ֗ימוֹ בִּלְחוּמֽוֹ
to be · to fill · belly his · to send · in/at him · anger of · nose his · and to rain · upon him · in/at bowels his
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יִ֭בְרַח מִנֵּ֣שֶׁק בַּרְזֶ֑ל תַּ֝חְלְפֵ֗הוּ קֶ֣שֶׁת נְחוּשָֽׁה
to flee · from equipment of · iron · to pass through him · bow of · bronze
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שָׁלַף֮ וַיֵּצֵ֪א מִגֵּ֫וָ֥ה וּ֭בָרָק מִֽמְּרֹרָת֥וֹ יַהֲלֹ֗ךְ עָלָ֥יו אֵמִֽים
to draw off · and to go out · from back · and lightning · from poison his · to walk · upon him · terrors
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כָּל חֹשֶׁךְ֮ טָמ֪וּן לִצְפּ֫וּנָ֥יו תְּ֭אָכְלֵהוּ אֵ֣שׁ לֹֽא נֻפָּ֑ח יֵ֖רַע שָׂרִ֣יד בְּאָהֳלֽוֹ
all of · darkness · hidden · to/for hidden him · to eat him · fire · not · to breathe · to tremble · survivor · in/at tent his
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יְגַלּ֣וּ שָׁמַ֣יִם עֲוֺנ֑וֹ וְ֝אֶ֗רֶץ מִתְקוֹמָ֘מָ֥ה לֽוֹ
to uncover · heaven(s) · iniquity his · and land · rising · to/for him
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יִ֭גֶל יְב֣וּל בֵּית֑וֹ נִ֝גָּר֗וֹת בְּי֣וֹם אַפּֽוֹ
to uncover · produce of · house his · pouring · in/at day of · nose his
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זֶ֤ה חֵֽלֶק אָדָ֣ם רָ֭שָׁע מֵאֱלֹהִ֑ים וְנַחֲלַ֖ת אִמְר֣וֹ מֵאֵֽל
this · portion · man · wicked · from God(s) · and inheritance of · utterance his · from God
About this chapter
- 29 Verses
- 209 Hebrew words
- 156 Distinct lemmas
1 verse here runs noticeably shorter or longer in the Septuagint than in the Hebrew (the Greek is longer) — 20:14. 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 20 contains 29 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.