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Job 28

Hebrew — Westminster Leningrad Codex · 28 verses

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  1. 1

    כִּ֤י יֵ֣שׁ לַכֶּ֣סֶף מוֹצָ֑א וּ֝מָק֗וֹם לַזָּהָ֥ב יָזֹֽקּוּ

    that · there is · to/for the silver · going forth · and place · to/for the gold · to purify

    Septuagint runs longer here

  2. 2

    בַּ֭רְזֶל מֵעָפָ֣ר יֻקָּ֑ח וְ֝אֶ֗בֶן יָצ֥וּק נְחוּשָֽׁה

    iron · from dust · to take · and stone · to pour out · bronze

  3. 3

    קֵ֤ץ שָׂ֤ם לַחֹ֗שֶׁךְ וּֽלְכָל תַּ֭כְלִית ה֣וּא חוֹקֵ֑ר אֶ֖בֶן אֹ֣פֶל וְצַלְמָֽוֶת

    end · putting · to/for the darkness · and to/for all of · end · he · searching · stone of · darkness · and shadow of death

  4. 4

    פָּ֤רַץ נַ֨חַל מֵֽעִם גָּ֗ר הַֽנִּשְׁכָּחִ֥ים מִנִּי רָ֑גֶל דַּ֖לּוּ מֵאֱנ֣וֹשׁ נָֽעוּ

    to break through · wadi · from with · sojourning · the forgeting · from · foot · to hang · from man · to shake

  5. 5

    אֶ֗רֶץ מִמֶּ֥נָּה יֵֽצֵא לָ֑חֶם וְ֝תַחְתֶּ֗יהָ נֶהְפַּ֥ךְ כְּמוֹ אֵֽשׁ

    land · from her · to go out · bread · and under her · to overturn · like · fire

  6. 6

    מְקוֹם סַפִּ֥יר אֲבָנֶ֑יהָ וְעַפְרֹ֖ת זָהָ֣ב לֽוֹ

    place of · sapphire · stones her · and dust of · gold · to/for him

    Septuagint runs longer here

  7. 7

    נָ֭תִיב לֹֽא יְדָ֣עוֹ עָ֑יִט וְלֹ֥א שְׁ֝זָפַ֗תּוּ עֵ֣ין אַיָּֽה

    path · not · to know him · bird of prey · and not · to see him · eye of · hawk

  8. 8

    לֹֽא הִדְרִיכֻ֥הוּ בְנֵי שָׁ֑חַץ לֹֽא עָדָ֖ה עָלָ֣יו שָֽׁחַל

    not · to tread him · sons of · dignity · not · to pass on · upon him · lion

  9. 9

    בַּֽ֭חַלָּמִישׁ שָׁלַ֣ח יָד֑וֹ הָפַ֖ךְ מִשֹּׁ֣רֶשׁ הָרִֽים

    in/at the flint · to send · hand his · to overturn · from root · mountains

  10. 10

    בַּ֭צּוּרוֹת יְאֹרִ֣ים בִּקֵּ֑עַ וְכָל יְ֝קָ֗ר רָאֲתָ֥ה עֵינֽוֹ

    in/at the rocks · rivers · to split · and all of · price · to see · eye his

  11. 11

    מִ֭בְּכִי נְהָר֣וֹת חִבֵּ֑שׁ וְ֝תַעֲלֻמָ֗הּ יֹ֣צִא אֽוֹר

    from weeping · streams · to bind · and secret · to go out · light

  12. 12

    וְֽ֭הַחָכְמָה מֵאַ֣יִן תִּמָּצֵ֑א וְאֵ֥י זֶ֝ה מְק֣וֹם בִּינָֽה

    and the wisdom · from where · to find · and where · this · place of · understanding

  13. 13

    לֹא יָדַ֣ע אֱנ֣וֹשׁ עֶרְכָּ֑הּ וְלֹ֥א תִ֝מָּצֵ֗א בְּאֶ֣רֶץ הַֽחַיִּֽים

    not · to know · man · row her · and not · to find · in/at land of · the living

  14. 14

    תְּה֣וֹם אָ֭מַר לֹ֣א בִי הִ֑יא וְיָ֥ם אָ֝מַ֗ר אֵ֣ין עִמָּדִֽי

    deep · to say · not · in/at me · he · and sea · to say · nothing · with me

  15. 15

    לֹא יֻתַּ֣ן סְג֣וֹר תַּחְתֶּ֑יהָ וְלֹ֥א יִ֝שָּׁקֵ֗ל כֶּ֣סֶף מְחִירָֽהּ

    not · to give · fine gold · under her · and not · to weigh · silver · price her

  16. 16

    לֹֽא תְ֭סֻלֶּה בְּכֶ֣תֶם אוֹפִ֑יר בְּשֹׁ֖הַם יָקָ֣ר וְסַפִּֽיר

    not · to make light of · in/at gold of · Ophir · in/at onyx · precious · and sapphire

  17. 17

    לֹא יַעַרְכֶ֣נָּה זָ֭הָב וּזְכוֹכִ֑ית וּתְמ֖וּרָתָ֣הּ כְּלִי פָֽז

    not · to arrange her · gold · and glass · and exchange her · vessel of · pure gold

  18. 18

    רָאמ֣וֹת וְ֭גָבִישׁ לֹ֣א יִזָּכֵ֑ר וּמֶ֥שֶׁךְ חָ֝כְמָ֗ה מִפְּנִינִֽים

    corals · and crystal · not · to remember · and drawing of · wisdom · from jewels

  19. 19

    לֹֽא יַ֭עַרְכֶנָּה פִּטְדַת כּ֑וּשׁ בְּכֶ֥תֶם טָ֝ה֗וֹר לֹ֣א תְסֻלֶּֽה

    not · to arrange her · topaz of · Cush · in/at gold · pure · not · to make light of

  20. 20

    וְֽ֭הַחָכְמָה מֵאַ֣יִן תָּב֑וֹא וְאֵ֥י זֶ֝֗ה מְק֣וֹם בִּינָֽה

    and the wisdom · from where · to enter · and where · this · place of · understanding

    Septuagint runs longer here

  21. 21

    וְֽ֭נֶעֶלְמָה מֵעֵינֵ֣י כָל חָ֑י וּמֵע֖וֹף הַשָּׁמַ֣יִם נִסְתָּֽרָה

    and to hide · from eyes of · all of · living · and from bird of · the heaven(s) · to hide

  22. 22

    אֲבַדּ֣וֹן וָ֭מָוֶת אָ֣מְר֑וּ בְּ֝אָזְנֵ֗ינוּ שָׁמַ֥עְנוּ שִׁמְעָֽהּ

    Abaddon · and death · to say · in/at ears our · to hear · hearing her

  23. 23

    אֱ֭לֹהִים הֵבִ֣ין דַּרְכָּ֑הּ וְ֝ה֗וּא יָדַ֥ע אֶת מְקוֹמָֽהּ

    God(s) · to understand · way her · and he · to know · - · place her

    Septuagint runs longer here

  24. 24

    כִּי ה֭וּא לִקְצוֹת הָאָ֣רֶץ יַבִּ֑יט תַּ֖חַת כָּל הַשָּׁמַ֣יִם יִרְאֶֽה

    that · he · to/for ends of · the land · to look · under · all of · the heaven(s) · to see

  25. 25

    לַעֲשׂ֣וֹת לָר֣וּחַ מִשְׁקָ֑ל וּ֝מַ֗יִם תִּכֵּ֥ן בְּמִדָּֽה

    to do · to/for the spirit · weight · and water(s) · to measure · in/at measure

  26. 26

    בַּעֲשֹׂת֣וֹ לַמָּטָ֣ר חֹ֑ק וְ֝דֶ֗רֶךְ לַחֲזִ֥יז קֹלֽוֹת

    in/at to do him · to/for the rain · statute · and way · to/for lightning of · voices

  27. 27

    אָ֣ז רָ֭אָהּ וַֽיְסַפְּרָ֑הּ הֱ֝כִינָ֗הּ וְגַם חֲקָרָֽהּ

    then · to see her · and to count her · to be established her · and also · to search her

  28. 28

    וַיֹּ֤אמֶר לָֽאָדָ֗ם הֵ֤ן יִרְאַ֣ת אֲ֭דֹנָי הִ֣יא חָכְמָ֑ה וְס֖וּר מֵרָ֣ע בִּינָֽה

    and to say · to/for the man · behold · fear of · Lord my · he · wisdom · and to turn aside · from evil · understanding

About this chapter

  • 28 Verses
  • 207 Hebrew words
  • 139 Distinct lemmas

4 verses here run noticeably shorter or longer in the Septuagint than in the Hebrew (the Greek is longer) — 28:1, 28:6, 28:20, 28:23. 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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