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Job 3

Hebrew — Westminster Leningrad Codex · 26 verses

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  1. 1

    אַחֲרֵי כֵ֗ן פָּתַ֤ח אִיּוֹב֙ אֶת פִּ֔יהוּ וַיְקַלֵּ֖ל אֶת יוֹמֽוֹ

    after · thus · to open · Job · - · mouth his · and to be light · - · day his

  2. 2

    וַיַּ֥עַן אִיּ֗וֹב וַיֹּאמַֽר

    and to answer · Job · and to say

  3. 3

    יֹ֣אבַד י֭וֹם אִוָּ֣לֶד בּ֑וֹ וְהַלַּ֥יְלָה אָ֝מַ֗ר הֹ֣רָה גָֽבֶר

    to perish · day · to bear · in/at him · and the night · to say · to conceive · man

  4. 4

    הַיּ֥וֹם הַה֗וּא יְֽהִ֫י חֹ֥שֶׁךְ אַֽל יִדְרְשֵׁ֣הוּ אֱל֣וֹהַּ מִמָּ֑עַל וְאַל תּוֹפַ֖ע עָלָ֣יו נְהָרָֽה

    the day · the he · to be · darkness · not · to seek him · God · from above · and not · to shine · upon him · light

  5. 5

    יִגְאָלֻ֡הוּ חֹ֣שֶׁךְ וְ֭צַלְמָוֶת תִּשְׁכָּן עָלָ֣יו עֲנָנָ֑ה יְ֝בַעֲתֻ֗הוּ כִּֽמְרִ֥ירֵי יֽוֹם

    to redeem him · darkness · and shadow of death · to dwell · upon him · cloud · to terrify him · darkness of · day

    Septuagint runs shorter here

  6. 6

    הַלַּ֥יְלָה הַהוּא֮ יִקָּחֵ֪ה֫וּ אֹ֥פֶל אַל יִ֭חַדְּ בִּימֵ֣י שָׁנָ֑ה בְּמִסְפַּ֥ר יְ֝רָחִ֗ים אַל יָבֹֽא

    the night · the he · to take him · darkness · not · to rejoice · in/at days of · year · in/at number of · months · not · to enter

  7. 7

    הִנֵּ֤ה הַלַּ֣יְלָה הַ֭הוּא יְהִ֣י גַלְמ֑וּד אַל תָּבֹ֖א רְנָנָ֣ה בֽוֹ

    behold · the night · the he · to be · barren · not · to enter · ringing cry · in/at him

  8. 8

    יִקְּבֻ֥הוּ אֹרְרֵי י֑וֹם הָ֝עֲתִידִ֗ים עֹרֵ֥ר לִוְיָתָֽן

    to pierce him · cursing · day · the ready · to awake · leviathan

  9. 9

    יֶחְשְׁכוּ֮ כּוֹכְבֵ֪י נִ֫שְׁפּ֥וֹ יְקַו לְא֥וֹר וָאַ֑יִן וְאַל יִ֝רְאֶ֗ה בְּעַפְעַפֵּי שָֽׁחַר

    to be dark · stars of · twilight his · to wait · to/for light · and nothing · and not · to see · in/at eyelids of · dawn

  10. 10

    כִּ֤י לֹ֣א סָ֭גַר דַּלְתֵ֣י בִטְנִ֑י וַיַּסְתֵּ֥ר עָ֝מָ֗ל מֵעֵינָֽי

    that · not · to shut · doors of · belly my · and to hide · toil · from eyes my

  11. 11

    לָ֤מָּה לֹּ֣א מֵרֶ֣חֶם אָמ֑וּת מִבֶּ֖טֶן יָצָ֣אתִי וְאֶגְוָֽע

    to/for what · not · from womb · to die · from belly · to go out · and to die

  12. 12

    מַ֭דּוּעַ קִדְּמ֣וּנִי בִרְכָּ֑יִם וּמַה שָּׁ֝דַ֗יִם כִּ֣י אִינָֽק

    why · to meet me · knees · and what · breasts · that · to nurse

  13. 13

    כִּֽי עַ֭תָּה שָׁכַ֣בְתִּי וְאֶשְׁק֑וֹט יָ֝שַׁ֗נְתִּי אָ֤ז יָנ֬וּחַֽ לִֽי

    that · now · to lie down · and to be quiet · to sleep · then · to rest · to/for me

  14. 14

    עִם מְ֭לָכִים וְיֹ֣עֲצֵי אָ֑רֶץ הַבֹּנִ֖ים חֳרָב֣וֹת לָֽמוֹ

    with · kings · and counseling · land · the building · ruins · to/for them

  15. 15

    א֣וֹ עִם שָׂ֭רִים זָהָ֣ב לָהֶ֑ם הַֽמְמַלְאִ֖ים בָּתֵּיהֶ֣ם כָּֽסֶף

    or · with · princes · gold · to/for them · the filling · houses their · silver

  16. 16

    א֤וֹ כְנֵ֣פֶל טָ֭מוּן לֹ֣א אֶהְיֶ֑ה כְּ֝עֹלְלִ֗ים לֹא רָ֥אוּ אֽוֹר

    or · like/as miscarriage · hidden · not · to be · like/as children · not · to see · light

  17. 17

    שָׁ֣ם רְ֭שָׁעִים חָ֣דְלוּ רֹ֑גֶז וְשָׁ֥ם יָ֝נ֗וּחוּ יְגִ֣יעֵי כֹֽחַ

    there · wicked · to cease · turmoil · and there · to rest · weary of · strength

  18. 18

    יַ֭חַד אֲסִירִ֣ים שַׁאֲנָ֑נוּ לֹ֥א שָׁ֝מְע֗וּ ק֣וֹל נֹגֵֽשׂ

    together · captives · to rest · not · to hear · voice of · oppressing

  19. 19

    קָטֹ֣ן וְ֭גָדוֹל שָׁ֣ם ה֑וּא וְ֝עֶ֗בֶד חָפְשִׁ֥י מֵאֲדֹנָֽיו

    small · and great · there · he · and servant · free · from lords his

  20. 20

    לָ֤מָּה יִתֵּ֣ן לְעָמֵ֣ל א֑וֹר וְ֝חַיִּ֗ים לְמָ֣רֵי נָֽפֶשׁ

    to/for what · to give · to/for laborer · light · and living things · to/for bitter of · soul

  21. 21

    הַֽמְחַכִּ֣ים לַמָּ֣וֶת וְאֵינֶ֑נּוּ וַֽ֝יַּחְפְּרֻ֗הוּ מִמַּטְמוֹנִֽים

    the waiting · to/for the death · and nothing him · and to dig him · from treasures

  22. 22

    הַשְּׂמֵחִ֥ים אֱלֵי גִ֑יל יָ֝שִׂ֗ישׂוּ כִּ֣י יִמְצְאוּ קָֽבֶר

    the rejoicing · to · rejoicing · to rejoice · that · to find · grave

  23. 23

    לְ֭גֶבֶר אֲשֶׁר דַּרְכּ֣וֹ נִסְתָּ֑רָה וַיָּ֖סֶךְ אֱל֣וֹהַּ בַּעֲדֽוֹ

    to/for man · which · way his · to hide · and to cover · God · behind him

  24. 24

    כִּֽי לִפְנֵ֣י לַ֭חְמִי אַנְחָתִ֣י תָבֹ֑א וַֽיִּתְּכ֥וּ כַ֝מַּ֗יִם שַׁאֲגֹתָֽי

    that · to/for face(s) of · bread my · groaning my · to enter · and to pour out · like/as the water(s) · roarings my

  25. 25

    כִּ֤י פַ֣חַד פָּ֭חַדְתִּי וַיֶּאֱתָיֵ֑נִי וַאֲשֶׁ֥ר יָ֝גֹ֗רְתִּי יָ֣בֹא לִֽי

    that · terror · to fear · and to come me · and which · to fear · to enter · to/for me

  26. 26

    לֹ֤א שָׁלַ֨וְתִּי וְלֹ֖א שָׁקַ֥טְתִּי וְֽלֹא נָ֗חְתִּי וַיָּ֥בֹא רֹֽגֶז

    not · to be at rest · and not · to be quiet · and not · to rest · and to enter · turmoil

About this chapter

  • 26 Verses
  • 204 Hebrew words
  • 141 Distinct lemmas

1 verse here runs noticeably shorter or longer in the Septuagint than in the Hebrew (the Greek is shorter) — 3:5. 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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