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Job 29

Hebrew — Westminster Leningrad Codex · 25 verses

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  1. 1

    וַיֹּ֣סֶף אִ֭יּוֹב שְׂאֵ֥ת מְשָׁל֗וֹ וַיֹּאמַֽר

    and to add · Job · to lift · proverb his · and to say

  2. 2

    מִֽי יִתְּנֵ֥נִי כְיַרְחֵי קֶ֑דֶם כִּ֝ימֵ֗י אֱל֣וֹהַּ יִשְׁמְרֵֽנִי

    who · to give me · like/as months of · east · like/as days of · God · to keep me

    Septuagint runs shorter here

  3. 3

    בְּהִלּ֣וֹ נֵ֭רוֹ עֲלֵ֣י רֹאשִׁ֑י לְ֝אוֹרוֹ אֵ֣לֶךְ חֹֽשֶׁךְ

    in/at to praise him · lamp his · upon · head my · to/for light his · to walk · darkness

  4. 4

    כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר הָ֭יִיתִי בִּימֵ֣י חָרְפִּ֑י בְּס֥וֹד אֱ֝ל֗וֹהַּ עֲלֵ֣י אָהֳלִֽי

    like/as which · to be · in/at days of · harvest time my · in/at council of · God · upon · tent my

  5. 5

    בְּע֣וֹד שַׁ֭דַּי עִמָּדִ֑י סְבִ֖יבוֹתַ֣י נְעָרָֽי

    in/at still · Almighty · with me · surroundings my · boys my

  6. 6

    בִּרְחֹ֣ץ הֲלִיכַ֣י בְּחֵמָ֑ה וְצ֥וּר יָצ֥וּק עִ֝מָּדִ֗י פַּלְגֵי שָֽׁמֶן

    in/at to wash · steps my · in/at butter · and rock · to pour out · with me · channels of · fat

  7. 7

    בְּצֵ֣אתִי שַׁ֣עַר עֲלֵי קָ֑רֶת בָּ֝רְח֗וֹב אָכִ֥ין מוֹשָׁבִֽי

    in/at to go out me · gate · upon · city · in/at the plaza · to be established · dwelling place my

  8. 8

    רָא֣וּנִי נְעָרִ֣ים וְנֶחְבָּ֑אוּ וִֽ֝ישִׁישִׁים קָ֣מוּ עָמָֽדוּ

    to see me · boys · and to hide · and old man · to rise · to stand

  9. 9

    שָׂ֭רִים עָצְר֣וּ בְמִלִּ֑ים וְ֝כַ֗ף יָשִׂ֥ימוּ לְפִיהֶֽם

    princes · to restrain · in/at words · and palm · to put · to/for mouth their

  10. 10

    קוֹל נְגִידִ֥ים נֶחְבָּ֑אוּ וּ֝לְשׁוֹנָ֗ם לְחִכָּ֥ם דָּבֵֽקָה

    voice of · rulers · to hide · and tongue their · to/for mouth their · to cleave

  11. 11

    כִּ֤י אֹ֣זֶן שָׁ֭מְעָה וַֽתְּאַשְּׁרֵ֑נִי וְעַ֥יִן רָ֝אֲתָ֗ה וַתְּעִידֵֽנִי

    that · ear · to hear · and to go straight me · and eye · to see · and to testify me

  12. 12

    כִּֽי אֲ֭מַלֵּט עָנִ֣י מְשַׁוֵּ֑עַ וְ֝יָת֗וֹם וְֽלֹא עֹזֵ֥ר לֽוֹ

    that · to escape · poor · crying out · and orphan · and not · helping · to/for him

  13. 13

    בִּרְכַּ֣ת אֹ֭בֵד עָלַ֣י תָּבֹ֑א וְלֵ֖ב אַלְמָנָ֣ה אַרְנִֽן

    blessing of · perishing · upon me · to enter · and heart of · widow · to shout

  14. 14

    צֶ֣דֶק לָ֭בַשְׁתִּי וַיִּלְבָּשֵׁ֑נִי כִּֽמְעִ֥יל וְ֝צָנִ֗יף מִשְׁפָּטִֽי

    righteousness · to clothe · and to clothe me · like/as robe · and turban · judgment my

  15. 15

    עֵינַ֣יִם הָ֭יִיתִי לַֽעִוֵּ֑ר וְרַגְלַ֖יִם לַפִּסֵּ֣חַ אָֽנִי

    eyes · to be · to/for the blind · and feet · to/for the lame · I

  16. 16

    אָ֣ב אָ֭נֹכִֽי לָֽאֶבְיוֹנִ֑ים וְרִ֖ב לֹא יָדַ֣עְתִּי אֶחְקְרֵֽהוּ

    father · I · to/for the needy · and strife · not · to know · to search him

  17. 17

    וָֽ֭אֲשַׁבְּרָה מְתַלְּע֣וֹת עַוָּ֑ל וּ֝מִשִּׁנָּ֗יו אַשְׁלִ֥יךְ טָֽרֶף

    and to break · teeth of · unjust one · and from teeth his · to throw · prey

  18. 18

    וָ֭אֹמַר עִם קִנִּ֣י אֶגְוָ֑ע וְ֝כַח֗וֹל אַרְבֶּ֥ה יָמִֽים

    and to say · with · nest my · to die · and like/as the sand · to multiply · days

  19. 19

    שָׁרְשִׁ֣י פָת֣וּחַ אֱלֵי מָ֑יִם וְ֝טַ֗ל יָלִ֥ין בִּקְצִירִֽי

    root my · opened · to · water(s) · and dew · to lodge · in/at harvest my

  20. 20

    כְּ֭בוֹדִי חָדָ֣שׁ עִמָּדִ֑י וְ֝קַשְׁתִּ֗י בְּיָדִ֥י תַחֲלִֽיף

    glory my · new · with me · and bow my · in/at hand my · to pass through

  21. 21

    לִֽי שָׁמְע֥וּ וְיִחֵ֑לּוּ וְ֝יִדְּמ֗וּ לְמ֣וֹ עֲצָתִֽי

    to/for me · to hear · and to wait · and to be silent · to · counsel my

  22. 22

    אַחֲרֵ֣י דְ֭בָרִי לֹ֣א יִשְׁנ֑וּ וְ֝עָלֵ֗ימוֹ תִּטֹּ֥ף מִלָּתִֽי

    after · word my · not · to change · and upon them · to prophesy · word my

    Septuagint runs longer here

  23. 23

    וְיִֽחֲל֣וּ כַמָּטָ֣ר לִ֑י וּ֝פִיהֶ֗ם פָּעֲר֥וּ לְמַלְקֽוֹשׁ

    and to wait · like/as the rain · to/for me · and mouth their · to gape · to/for spring rain

  24. 24

    אֶשְׂחַ֣ק אֲ֭לֵהֶם לֹ֣א יַאֲמִ֑ינוּ וְא֥וֹר פָּ֝נַ֗י לֹ֣א יַפִּילֽוּן

    to laugh · to them · not · to confirm · and light of · face(s) my · not · to fall

  25. 25

    אֶֽבֲחַ֣ר דַּרְכָּם֮ וְאֵשֵׁ֪ב רֹ֥אשׁ וְ֭אֶשְׁכּוֹן כְּמֶ֣לֶךְ בַּגְּד֑וּד כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר אֲבֵלִ֣ים יְנַחֵֽם

    to choose · way their · and to dwell · head · and to dwell · like/as king · in/at the troop · like/as which · mourning · to comfort

About this chapter

  • 25 Verses
  • 169 Hebrew words
  • 137 Distinct lemmas

2 verses here run noticeably shorter or longer in the Septuagint than in the Hebrew (1 shorter, 1 longer) — 29:2, 29:22. 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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