Job 21
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וַיַּ֥עַן אִיּ֗וֹב וַיֹּאמַֽר
and to answer · Job · and to say
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שִׁמְע֣וּ שָׁ֭מוֹעַ מִלָּתִ֑י וּתְהִי זֹ֝֗את תַּנְח֥וּמֹֽתֵיכֶֽם
hear · to hear · word my · and to be · this · consolations your
Septuagint runs longer here
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שָׂ֭אוּנִי וְאָנֹכִ֣י אֲדַבֵּ֑ר וְאַחַ֖ר דַּבְּרִ֣י תַלְעִֽיג
lift me · and I · to speak · and after · to speak me · to mock
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הֶ֭אָנֹכִי לְאָדָ֣ם שִׂיחִ֑י וְאִם מַ֝דּ֗וּעַ לֹא תִקְצַ֥ר רוּחִֽי
I · to/for man · meditation my · and if · why · not · to be short · spirit my
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פְּנוּ אֵלַ֥י וְהָשַׁ֑מּוּ וְשִׂ֖ימוּ יָ֣ד עַל פֶּֽה
turn · to me · and be desolate · and put · hand · upon · mouth
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וְאִם זָכַ֥רְתִּי וְנִבְהָ֑לְתִּי וְאָחַ֥ז בְּ֝שָׂרִ֗י פַּלָּצֽוּת
and if · to remember · and to terrify · and to grasp · flesh my · trembling
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מַדּ֣וּעַ רְשָׁעִ֣ים יִחְי֑וּ עָ֝תְק֗וּ גַּם גָּ֥בְרוּ חָֽיִל
why · wicked · to live · to advance · also · to be strong · strength
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זַרְעָ֤ם נָכ֣וֹן לִפְנֵיהֶ֣ם עִמָּ֑ם וְ֝צֶאֱצָאֵיהֶ֗ם לְעֵינֵיהֶֽם
seed their · being established · to/for face(s) their · with them · and offspring their · to/for eyes their
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בָּתֵּיהֶ֣ם שָׁל֣וֹם מִפָּ֑חַד וְלֹ֤א שֵׁ֖בֶט אֱל֣וֹהַּ עֲלֵיהֶֽם
houses their · peace · from terror · and not · staff of · God · upon them
Septuagint runs longer here
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10
שׁוֹר֣וֹ עִ֭בַּר וְלֹ֣א יַגְעִ֑ל תְּפַלֵּ֥ט פָּ֝רָת֗וֹ וְלֹ֣א תְשַׁכֵּֽל
ox his · to pass over · and not · to abhor · to escape · cow his · and not · to be bereaved
Septuagint runs longer here
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יְשַׁלְּח֣וּ כַ֭צֹּאן עֲוִילֵיהֶ֑ם וְ֝יַלְדֵיהֶ֗ם יְרַקֵּדֽוּן
to send · like/as the flock · boys their · and children their · to dance
Septuagint runs longer here
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יִ֭שְׂאוּ כְּתֹ֣ף וְכִנּ֑וֹר וְ֝יִשְׂמְח֗וּ לְק֣וֹל עוּגָֽב
to lift · like/as timbrel · and lyre · and to rejoice · to/for voice of · pipe
Septuagint runs shorter here
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יבלו יְכַלּ֣וּ בַטּ֣וֹב יְמֵיהֶ֑ם וּ֝בְרֶ֗גַע שְׁא֣וֹל יֵחָֽתּוּ
to wear out · to finish · in/at the good · days their · and in/at moment · Sheol · to descend
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וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ לָ֭אֵל ס֣וּר מִמֶּ֑נּוּ וְדַ֥עַת דְּ֝רָכֶ֗יךָ לֹ֣א חָפָֽצְנוּ
and to say · to/for the God · turn aside · from us · and knowledge of · ways your · not · to delight in
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מַה שַׁדַּ֥י כִּֽי נַֽעַבְדֶ֑נּוּ וּמַה נּ֝וֹעִ֗יל כִּ֣י נִפְגַּע בּֽוֹ
what · Almighty · that · to serve us · and what · to profit · that · to meet · in/at him
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הֵ֤ן לֹ֣א בְיָדָ֣ם טוּבָ֑ם עֲצַ֥ת רְ֝שָׁעִ֗ים רָ֣חֲקָה מֶֽנִּי
behold · not · in/at hand their · goodness their · counsel of · wicked · to be far · from me
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כַּמָּ֤ה נֵר רְשָׁ֘עִ֤ים יִדְעָ֗ךְ וְיָבֹ֣א עָלֵ֣ימוֹ אֵידָ֑ם חֲ֝בָלִ֗ים יְחַלֵּ֥ק בְּאַפּֽוֹ
like/as what · lamp of · wicked · to go out · and to enter · upon them · calamity their · cords · to divide · in/at nose his
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יִהְי֗וּ כְּתֶ֥בֶן לִפְנֵי ר֑וּחַ וּ֝כְמֹ֗ץ גְּנָבַ֥תּוּ סוּפָֽה
to be · like/as stubble · to/for face(s) of · spirit · and like/as chaff · to steal him · Suphah
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אֱל֗וֹהַּ יִצְפֹּן לְבָנָ֥יו אוֹנ֑וֹ יְשַׁלֵּ֖ם אֵלָ֣יו וְיֵדָֽע
God · to hide · to/for sons his · trouble his · to be at peace · to him · and to know
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יִרְא֣וּ עינו עֵינָ֣יו כִּיד֑וֹ וּמֵחֲמַ֖ת שַׁדַּ֣י יִשְׁתֶּֽה
to see · eyes his · eyes his · ruin his · and from wrath of · Almighty · to drink
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כִּ֤י מַה חֶפְצ֣וֹ בְּבֵית֣וֹ אַחֲרָ֑יו וּמִסְפַּ֖ר חֳדָשָׁ֣יו חֻצָּֽצוּ
that · what · delight his · in/at house his · after him · and number of · months his · to divide
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הַלְאֵ֥ל יְלַמֶּד דָּ֑עַת וְ֝ה֗וּא רָמִ֥ים יִשְׁפּֽוֹט
to/for God · to learn · knowledge · and he · rising · to judge
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זֶ֗ה יָ֭מוּת בְּעֶ֣צֶם תֻּמּ֑וֹ כֻּ֝לּ֗וֹ שַׁלְאֲנַ֥ן וְשָׁלֵֽיו
this · to die · in/at bone of · integrity his · all his · at ease · and quiet
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עֲ֭טִינָיו מָלְא֣וּ חָלָ֑ב וּמֹ֖חַ עַצְמוֹתָ֣יו יְשֻׁקֶּֽה
buckets his · to fill · milk · and marrow of · bones his · to water
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וְזֶ֗ה יָ֭מוּת בְּנֶ֣פֶשׁ מָרָ֑ה וְלֹֽא אָ֝כַ֗ל בַּטּוֹבָֽה
and this · to die · in/at soul · bitter · and not · to eat · in/at the good of
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יַ֭חַד עַל עָפָ֣ר יִשְׁכָּ֑בוּ וְ֝רִמָּ֗ה תְּכַסֶּ֥ה עֲלֵיהֶֽם
together · upon · dust · to lie down · and maggot · to cover · upon them
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הֵ֣ן יָ֭דַעְתִּי מַחְשְׁבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֑ם וּ֝מְזִמּ֗וֹת עָלַ֥י תַּחְמֹֽסוּ
behold · to know · thoughts your · and purposes · upon me · to wrong
Septuagint runs shorter here
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כִּ֤י תֹֽאמְר֗וּ אַיֵּ֥ה בֵית נָדִ֑יב וְ֝אַיֵּ֗ה אֹ֤הֶל מִשְׁכְּנ֬וֹת רְשָׁעִֽים
that · to say · where · house of · noble · and where · tent of · dwelling places of · wicked
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הֲלֹ֣א שְׁ֭אֶלְתֶּם ע֣וֹבְרֵי דָ֑רֶךְ וְ֝אֹתֹתָ֗ם לֹ֣א תְנַכֵּֽרוּ
not · to ask · passing over · way · and signs their · not · to know
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כִּ֤י לְי֣וֹם אֵ֭יד יֵחָ֣שֶׂךְ רָ֑ע לְי֖וֹם עֲבָר֣וֹת יוּבָֽלוּ
that · to/for day of · calamity · to withhold · evil · to/for day of · overflows · to bring
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מִֽי יַגִּ֣יד עַל פָּנָ֣יו דַּרְכּ֑וֹ וְהֽוּא עָ֝שָׂ֗ה מִ֣י יְשַׁלֶּם לֽוֹ
who · to make known · upon · face(s) his · way his · and he · to do · who · to be at peace · to/for him
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וְ֭הוּא לִקְבָר֣וֹת יוּבָ֑ל וְֽעַל גָּדִ֥ישׁ יִשְׁקֽוֹד
and he · to/for graves · to bring · and upon · heap · to watch
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מָֽתְקוּ ל֗וֹ רִגְבֵ֫י נָ֥חַל וְ֭אַחֲרָיו כָּל אָדָ֣ם יִמְשׁ֑וֹךְ וּ֝לְפָנָ֗יו אֵ֣ין מִסְפָּֽר
to be sweet · to/for him · clods of · wadi · and after him · all of · man · to draw · and to/for face(s) his · nothing · number
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וְ֭אֵיךְ תְּנַחֲמ֣וּנִי הָ֑בֶל וּ֝תְשֽׁוּבֹתֵיכֶ֗ם נִשְׁאַר מָֽעַל
and how · to comfort me · vapor · and answers your · to remain · treachery
About this chapter
- 34 Verses
- 242 Hebrew words
- 167 Distinct lemmas
6 verses here run noticeably shorter or longer in the Septuagint than in the Hebrew (2 shorter, 4 longer) — 21:2, 21:9, 21:10, 21:11, 21:12, 21:27. 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 21 contains 34 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.