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Job 22

Hebrew — Westminster Leningrad Codex · 30 verses

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  1. 1

    וַ֭יַּעַן אֱלִיפַ֥ז הַֽתֵּמָנִ֗י וַיֹּאמַֽר

    and to answer · Eliphaz · the Temanite · and to say

  2. 2

    הַלְאֵ֥ל יִסְכָּן גָּ֑בֶר כִּֽי יִסְכֹּ֖ן עָלֵ֣ימוֹ מַשְׂכִּֽיל

    to/for God · to be useful · man · that · to be useful · upon him · being prudent

    Septuagint runs shorter here

  3. 3

    הַחֵ֣פֶץ לְ֭שַׁדַּי כִּ֣י תִצְדָּ֑ק וְאִם בֶּ֝֗צַע כִּֽי תַתֵּ֥ם דְּרָכֶֽיךָ

    delight · to/for Almighty · that · to be righteous · and if · unjust gain · that · to be complete · ways your

  4. 4

    הֲֽ֭מִיִּרְאָ֣תְךָ יֹכִיחֶ֑ךָ יָב֥וֹא עִ֝מְּךָ֗ בַּמִּשְׁפָּֽט

    from fear your · to reprove you · to enter · with you · in/at the judgment

  5. 5

    הֲלֹ֣א רָעָֽתְךָ֣ רַבָּ֑ה וְאֵֽין קֵ֝֗ץ לַעֲוֺנֹתֶֽיךָ

    not · evil your · many · and nothing · end · to/for iniquities your

  6. 6

    כִּֽי תַחְבֹּ֣ל אַחֶ֣יךָ חִנָּ֑ם וּבִגְדֵ֖י עֲרוּמִּ֣ים תַּפְשִֽׁיט

    that · to bind · brothers your · freely · and garments of · naked · to strip

  7. 7

    לֹא מַ֭יִם עָיֵ֣ף תַּשְׁקֶ֑ה וּ֝מֵרָעֵ֗ב תִּֽמְנַֽע לָֽחֶם

    not · water(s) · weary · to water · and from hungry · to withhold · bread

  8. 8

    וְאִ֣ישׁ זְ֭רוֹעַ ל֣וֹ הָאָ֑רֶץ וּנְשׂ֥וּא פָ֝נִ֗ים יֵ֣שֶׁב בָּֽהּ

    and man of · arm · to/for him · the land · and lifted · face(s) · to dwell · in/at her

  9. 9

    אַ֭לְמָנוֹת שִׁלַּ֣חְתָּ רֵיקָ֑ם וּזְרֹע֖וֹת יְתֹמִ֣ים יְדֻכָּֽא

    widows · to send · in vain · and arms of · orphans · to crush

  10. 10

    עַל כֵּ֭ן סְבִיבוֹתֶ֣יךָ פַחִ֑ים וִֽ֝יבַהֶלְךָ פַּ֣חַד פִּתְאֹֽם

    upon · thus · surroundings your · snares · and to terrify you · terror · suddenly

  11. 11

    אוֹ חֹ֥שֶׁךְ לֹֽא תִרְאֶ֑ה וְֽשִׁפְעַת מַ֥יִם תְּכַסֶּֽךָּ

    or · darkness · not · to see · and abundance of · water(s) · to cover you

  12. 12

    הֲֽלֹא אֱ֭לוֹהַּ גֹּ֣בַהּ שָׁמָ֑יִם וּרְאֵ֤ה רֹ֖אשׁ כּוֹכָבִ֣ים כִּי רָֽמּוּ

    not · God · height of · heaven(s) · and see · head of · stars · that · to rise

  13. 13

    וְֽ֭אָמַרְתָּ מַה יָּ֣דַֽע אֵ֑ל הַבְעַ֖ד עֲרָפֶ֣ל יִשְׁפּֽוֹט

    and to say · what · to know · God · behind · cloud · to judge

  14. 14

    עָבִ֣ים סֵֽתֶר ל֭וֹ וְלֹ֣א יִרְאֶ֑ה וְח֥וּג שָׁ֝מַ֗יִם יִתְהַלָּֽךְ

    clouds · hiding place · to/for him · and not · to see · and circle of · heaven(s) · to walk

  15. 15

    הַאֹ֣רַח עוֹלָ֣ם תִּשְׁמֹ֑ר אֲשֶׁ֖ר דָּרְכ֣וּ מְתֵי אָֽוֶן

    way of · forever · to keep · which · to tread · men of · trouble

  16. 16

    אֲשֶֽׁר קֻמְּט֥וּ וְלֹא עֵ֑ת נָ֝הָ֗ר יוּצַ֥ק יְסוֹדָֽם

    which · to seize · and not · time · stream · to pour · foundation their

  17. 17

    הָאֹמְרִ֣ים לָ֭אֵל ס֣וּר מִמֶּ֑נּוּ וּמַה יִּפְעַ֖ל שַׁדַּ֣י לָֽמוֹ

    the saying · to/for the God · turn aside · from us · and what · to do · Almighty · to/for them

  18. 18

    וְה֤וּא מִלֵּ֣א בָתֵּיהֶ֣ם ט֑וֹב וַעֲצַ֥ת רְ֝שָׁעִ֗ים רָ֣חֲקָה מֶֽנִּי

    and he · to fill · houses their · good · and counsel of · wicked · to be far · from me

  19. 19

    יִרְא֣וּ צַדִּיקִ֣ים וְיִשְׂמָ֑חוּ וְ֝נָקִ֗י יִלְעַג לָֽמוֹ

    to see · righteous · and to rejoice · and innocent · to mock · to/for them

  20. 20

    אִם לֹ֣א נִכְחַ֣ד קִימָ֑נוּ וְ֝יִתְרָ֗ם אָ֣כְלָה אֵֽשׁ

    if · not · to hide · adversary our · and remainder their · to eat · fire

  21. 21

    הַסְכֶּן נָ֣א עִמּ֑וֹ וּשְׁלם בָּ֝הֶ֗ם תְּֽבוֹאַתְךָ֥ טוֹבָֽה

    be useful · please · with him · and be at peace · in/at them · to enter you · good

  22. 22

    קַח נָ֣א מִפִּ֣יו תּוֹרָ֑ה וְשִׂ֥ים אֲ֝מָרָ֗יו בִּלְבָבֶֽךָ

    take · please · from mouth his · law · and put · utterances his · in/at heart your

  23. 23

    אִם תָּשׁ֣וּב עַד שַׁ֭דַּי תִּבָּנֶ֑ה תַּרְחִ֥יק עַ֝וְלָ֗ה מֵאָהֳלֶֽךָ

    if · to return · until · Almighty · to build · to be far · injustice · from tent your

  24. 24

    וְשִׁית עַל עָפָ֥ר בָּ֑צֶר וּבְצ֖וּר נְחָלִ֣ים אוֹפִֽיר

    and set · upon · dust · gold · and in/at rock of · wadis · Ophir

    Septuagint runs longer here

  25. 25

    וְהָיָ֣ה שַׁדַּ֣י בְּצָרֶ֑יךָ וְכֶ֖סֶף תּוֹעָפ֣וֹת לָֽךְ

    and to be · Almighty · gold your · and silver of · eminence · to/for you

    Septuagint runs longer here

  26. 26

    כִּי אָ֭ז עַל שַׁדַּ֣י תִּתְעַנָּ֑ג וְתִשָּׂ֖א אֶל אֱל֣וֹהַּ פָּנֶֽיךָ

    that · then · upon · Almighty · to be delicate · and to lift · to · God · face(s) your

  27. 27

    תַּעְתִּ֣יר אֵ֭לָיו וְיִשְׁמָעֶ֑ךָּ וּנְדָרֶ֥יךָ תְשַׁלֵּֽם

    to pray · to him · and to hear you · and vows your · to be at peace

  28. 28

    וְֽתִגְזַר א֭וֹמֶר וְיָ֣קָם לָ֑ךְ וְעַל דְּ֝רָכֶ֗יךָ נָ֣גַֽהּ אֽוֹר

    and to cut off · utterance · and to rise · to/for you · and upon · ways your · to shine · light

  29. 29

    כִּֽי הִ֭שְׁפִּילוּ וַתֹּ֣אמֶר גֵּוָ֑ה וְשַׁ֖ח עֵינַ֣יִם יוֹשִֽׁעַ

    that · to humble · and to say · pride · and low of · eyes · to save

    Septuagint runs longer here

  30. 30

    יְֽמַלֵּ֥ט אִֽי נָקִ֑י וְ֝נִמְלַ֗ט בְּבֹ֣ר כַּפֶּֽיךָ

    to escape · not · innocent · and to escape · in/at pureness of · palms your

    Septuagint runs shorter here

About this chapter

  • 30 Verses
  • 210 Hebrew words
  • 150 Distinct lemmas

5 verses here run noticeably shorter or longer in the Septuagint than in the Hebrew (2 shorter, 3 longer) — 22:2, 22:24, 22:25, 22:29, 22:30. 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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