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Job 24

Hebrew — Westminster Leningrad Codex · 25 verses

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  1. 1

    מַדּ֗וּעַ מִ֭שַּׁדַּי לֹא נִצְפְּנ֣וּ עִתִּ֑ים וידעו וְ֝יֹדְעָ֗יו לֹא חָ֥זוּ יָמָֽיו

    why · from Almighty · not · to hide · times · and knowing him · and knowing him · not · to see · days his

    Septuagint runs shorter here

  2. 2

    גְּבֻל֥וֹת יַשִּׂ֑יגוּ עֵ֥דֶר גָּ֝זְל֗וּ וַיִּרְעֽוּ

    boundaries · to overtake · flock · to plunder · and to shepherd

  3. 3

    חֲמ֣וֹר יְתוֹמִ֣ים יִנְהָ֑גוּ יַ֝חְבְּל֗וּ שׁ֣וֹר אַלְמָנָֽה

    donkey of · orphans · to drive · to bind · ox of · widow

  4. 4

    יַטּ֣וּ אֶבְיוֹנִ֣ים מִדָּ֑רֶךְ יַ֥חַד חֻ֝בְּא֗וּ עֲנִיֵּי אָֽרֶץ

    to stretch out · needy · from way · together · to hide · poor of · land

  5. 5

    הֵ֤ן פְּרָאִ֨ים בַּֽמִּדְבָּ֗ר יָצְא֣וּ בְּ֭פָעֳלָם מְשַׁחֲרֵ֣י לַטָּ֑רֶף עֲרָבָ֥ה ל֥וֹ לֶ֝֗חֶם לַנְּעָרִֽים

    behold · wild asses · in/at the wilderness · to go out · in/at work their · seeking · to/for the prey · wilderness · to/for him · bread · to/for the boys

  6. 6

    בַּ֭שָּׂדֶה בְּלִיל֣וֹ יקצירו יִקְצ֑וֹרוּ וְכֶ֖רֶם רָשָׁ֣ע יְלַקֵּֽשׁוּ

    in/at the field · fodder his · to be short · to be short · and vineyard · wicked · to glean

    Septuagint runs longer here

  7. 7

    עָר֣וֹם יָ֭לִינוּ מִבְּלִ֣י לְב֑וּשׁ וְאֵ֥ין כְּ֝ס֗וּת בַּקָּרָֽה

    naked · to lodge · from without of · clothing · and nothing · covering · in/at the cold

  8. 8

    מִזֶּ֣רֶם הָרִ֣ים יִרְטָ֑בוּ וּֽמִבְּלִ֥י מַ֝חְסֶ֗ה חִבְּקוּ צֽוּר

    from rain of · mountains · to be moist · and from without · refuge · to embrace · rock

  9. 9

    יִ֭גְזְלוּ מִשֹּׁ֣ד יָת֑וֹם וְֽעַל עָנִ֥י יַחְבֹּֽלוּ

    to plunder · from breast · orphan · and suckling · poor · to bind

  10. 10

    עָר֣וֹם הִ֭לְּכוּ בְּלִ֣י לְב֑וּשׁ וּ֝רְעֵבִ֗ים נָ֣שְׂאוּ עֹֽמֶר

    naked · to walk · without · clothing · and hungry · to lift · sheaf

  11. 11

    בֵּין שׁוּרֹתָ֥ם יַצְהִ֑ירוּ יְקָבִ֥ים דָּ֝רְכ֗וּ וַיִּצְמָֽאוּ

    between · walls their · to press oil · wine vats · to tread · and to be thirsty

  12. 12

    מֵ֘עִ֤יר מְתִ֨ים יִנְאָ֗קוּ וְנֶֽפֶשׁ חֲלָלִ֥ים תְּשַׁוֵּ֑עַ וֶ֝אֱל֗וֹהַּ לֹא יָשִׂ֥ים תִּפְלָֽה

    from city · men · to groan · and soul of · slain · to cry out · and God · not · to put · folly

  13. 13

    הֵ֤מָּה הָיוּ֮ בְּֽמֹרְדֵ֫י א֥וֹר לֹֽא הִכִּ֥ירוּ דְרָכָ֑יו וְלֹ֥א יָ֝שְׁב֗וּ בִּנְתִיבֹתָֽיו

    they · to be · in/at rebelling · light · not · to know · ways his · and not · to dwell · in/at paths his

    Septuagint runs longer here

  14. 14

    לָא֡וֹר יָ֘ק֤וּם רוֹצֵ֗חַ יִֽקְטָל עָנִ֥י וְאֶבְי֑וֹן וּ֝בַלַּ֗יְלָה יְהִ֣י כַגַּנָּֽב

    to/for the light · to rise · murdering · to slay · poor · and needy · and in/at the night · to be · like/as the thief

  15. 15

    וְעֵ֤ין נֹאֵ֨ף שָׁ֤מְרָֽה נֶ֣שֶׁף לֵ֭אמֹר לֹא תְשׁוּרֵ֣נִי עָ֑יִן וְסֵ֖תֶר פָּנִ֣ים יָשִֽׂים

    and eye of · committing adultery · to keep · twilight · to say · not · to see me · eye · and hiding place of · face(s) · to put

  16. 16

    חָתַ֥ר בַּחֹ֗שֶׁךְ בָּ֫תִּ֥ים יוֹמָ֥ם חִתְּמוּ לָ֗מוֹ לֹא יָ֥דְעוּ אֽוֹר

    to dig · in/at the darkness · houses · daytime · to seal · to/for them · not · to know · light

  17. 17

    כִּ֤י יַחְדָּ֨ו בֹּ֣קֶר לָ֣מוֹ צַלְמָ֑וֶת כִּֽי יַ֝כִּ֗יר בַּלְה֥וֹת צַלְמָֽוֶת

    that · together · morning · to/for them · shadow of death · that · to know · terrors of · shadow of death

  18. 18

    קַֽל ה֤וּא עַל פְּנֵי מַ֗יִם תְּקֻלַּ֣ל חֶלְקָתָ֣ם בָּאָ֑רֶץ לֹֽא יִ֝פְנֶה דֶּ֣רֶךְ כְּרָמִֽים

    swift · he · upon · face(s) of · water(s) · to be light · smoothness their · in/at the land · not · to turn · way of · vineyards

  19. 19

    צִיָּ֤ה גַם חֹ֗ם יִגְזְל֥וּ מֵֽימֵי שֶׁ֗לֶג שְׁא֣וֹל חָטָֽאוּ

    drought · also · heat · to plunder · water(s) of · snow · Sheol · to sin

  20. 20

    יִשְׁכָּ֘חֵ֤הוּ רֶ֨חֶם מְתָ֘ק֤וֹ רִמָּ֗ה ע֥וֹד לֹֽא יִזָּכֵ֑ר וַתִּשָּׁבֵ֖ר כָּעֵ֣ץ עַוְלָֽה

    to forget him · womb · to feed sweetly him · maggot · still · not · to remember · and to break · like/as the tree · injustice

    Septuagint runs longer here

  21. 21

    רֹעֶ֣ה עֲ֭קָרָה לֹ֣א תֵלֵ֑ד וְ֝אַלְמָנָ֗ה לֹ֣א יְיֵטִֽיב

    shepherding · barren · not · to bear · and widow · not · to be good

  22. 22

    וּמָשַׁ֣ךְ אַבִּירִ֣ים בְּכֹח֑וֹ יָ֝ק֗וּם וְֽלֹא יַאֲמִ֥ין בַּֽחַיִּֽין

    and to draw · mighty · in/at strength his · to rise · and not · to confirm · in/at the living things

  23. 23

    יִתֶּן ל֣וֹ לָ֭בֶטַח וְיִשָּׁעֵ֑ן וְ֝עֵינֵ֗יהוּ עַל דַּרְכֵיהֶֽם

    to give · to/for him · to/for security · and to lean on · and eyes his · upon · ways their

  24. 24

    ר֤וֹמּוּ מְּעַ֨ט וְֽאֵינֶ֗נּוּ וְֽהֻמְּכ֗וּ כַּכֹּ֥ל יִקָּפְצ֑וּן וּכְרֹ֖אשׁ שִׁבֹּ֣לֶת יִמָּֽלוּ

    to be exalted · few · and nothing him · and to be low · like/as the all · to shut · and like/as head of · ear of grain · to circumcise

  25. 25

    וְאִם לֹ֣א אֵ֭פוֹ מִ֣י יַכְזִיבֵ֑נִי וְיָשֵׂ֥ם לְ֝אַ֗ל מִלָּתִֽי

    and if · not · then · who · to lie me · and to put · to/for not · word my

About this chapter

  • 25 Verses
  • 205 Hebrew words
  • 153 Distinct lemmas

4 verses here run noticeably shorter or longer in the Septuagint than in the Hebrew (1 shorter, 3 longer) — 24:1, 24:6, 24:13, 24:20. 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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