Job 4
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וַ֭יַּעַן אֱלִיפַ֥ז הַֽתֵּימָנִ֗י וַיֹּאמַֽר
and to answer · Eliphaz · the Temanite · and to say
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2
הֲנִסָּ֬ה דָבָ֣ר אֵלֶ֣יךָ תִּלְאֶ֑ה וַעְצֹ֥ר בְּ֝מִלִּ֗ין מִ֣י יוּכָֽל
to test · word · to you · to be weary · and to restrain · in/at words · who · to prevail
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3
הִ֭נֵּה יִסַּ֣רְתָּ רַבִּ֑ים וְיָדַ֖יִם רָפ֣וֹת תְּחַזֵּֽק
behold · to discipline · many · and hands · slack · to strengthen
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4
כּ֭וֹשֵׁל יְקִימ֣וּן מִלֶּ֑יךָ וּבִרְכַּ֖יִם כֹּרְע֣וֹת תְּאַמֵּֽץ
stumbling · to rise · words your · and knees · bowing · to be strong
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5
כִּ֤י עַתָּ֨ה תָּב֣וֹא אֵלֶ֣יךָ וַתֵּ֑לֶא תִּגַּ֥ע עָ֝דֶ֗יךָ וַתִּבָּהֵֽל
that · now · to enter · to you · and to be weary · to touch · until you · and to terrify
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6
הֲלֹ֣א יִ֭רְאָתְךָ כִּסְלָתֶ֑ךָ תִּ֝קְוָתְךָ֗ וְתֹ֣ם דְּרָכֶֽיךָ
not · fear your · confidence your · hope your · and integrity of · ways your
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7
זְכָר נָ֗א מִ֤י ה֣וּא נָקִ֣י אָבָ֑ד וְ֝אֵיפֹ֗ה יְשָׁרִ֥ים נִכְחָֽדוּ
remember · please · who · he · innocent · to perish · and where? · upright · to hide
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8
כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר רָ֭אִיתִי חֹ֣רְשֵׁי אָ֑וֶן וְזֹרְעֵ֖י עָמָ֣ל יִקְצְרֻֽהוּ
like/as which · to see · ploughing · trouble · and sowing · toil · to be short him
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9
מִנִּשְׁמַ֣ת אֱל֣וֹהַ יֹאבֵ֑דוּ וּמֵר֖וּחַ אַפּ֣וֹ יִכְלֽוּ
from spirit of · God · to perish · and from spirit of · nose his · to finish
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10
שַׁאֲגַ֣ת אַ֭רְיֵה וְק֣וֹל שָׁ֑חַל וְשִׁנֵּ֖י כְפִירִ֣ים נִתָּֽעוּ
roaring of · lion · and voice of · lion · and teeth of · young lions · to break down
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11
לַ֭יִשׁ אֹבֵ֣ד מִבְּלִי טָ֑רֶף וּבְנֵ֥י לָ֝בִ֗יא יִתְפָּרָֽדוּ
lion · perishing · from without of · prey · and sons of · lion · to divide
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12
וְ֭אֵלַי דָּבָ֣ר יְגֻנָּ֑ב וַתִּקַּ֥ח אָ֝זְנִ֗י שֵׁ֣מֶץ מֶֽנְהֽוּ
and to me · word · to steal · and to take · ear my · whisper · from him
Septuagint runs longer here
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13
בִּ֭שְׂעִפִּים מֵחֶזְיֹנ֣וֹת לָ֑יְלָה בִּנְפֹ֥ל תַּ֝רְדֵּמָ֗ה עַל אֲנָשִֽׁים
in/at divisions · from visions of · night · in/at to fall · deep sleep · upon · men
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14
פַּ֣חַד קְ֭רָאַנִי וּרְעָדָ֑ה וְרֹ֖ב עַצְמוֹתַ֣י הִפְחִֽיד
terror · to meet me · and trembling · and multitude of · bones my · to fear
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15
וְ֭רוּחַ עַל פָּנַ֣י יַחֲלֹ֑ף תְּ֝סַמֵּ֗ר שַֽׂעֲרַ֥ת בְּשָׂרִֽי
and spirit · upon · face(s) my · to pass through · to bristle · hair of · flesh my
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יַעֲמֹ֤ד וְֽלֹא אַכִּ֬יר מַרְאֵ֗הוּ תְּ֭מוּנָה לְנֶ֣גֶד עֵינָ֑י דְּמָמָ֖ה וָק֣וֹל אֶשְׁמָֽע
to stand · and not · to know · sight his · image · to/for before · eyes my · whisper · and voice · to hear
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הַֽ֭אֱנוֹשׁ מֵאֱל֣וֹהַ יִצְדָּ֑ק אִ֥ם מֵ֝עֹשֵׂ֗הוּ יִטְהַר גָּֽבֶר
man · from God · to be righteous · if · from doing him · to cleanse · man
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הֵ֣ן בַּ֭עֲבָדָיו לֹ֣א יַאֲמִ֑ין וּ֝בְמַלְאָכָ֗יו יָשִׂ֥ים תָּהֳלָֽה
behold · in/at servants his · not · to confirm · and in/at messengers his · to put · error
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אַ֤ף שֹׁכְנֵ֬י בָֽתֵּי חֹ֗מֶר אֲשֶׁר בֶּעָפָ֥ר יְסוֹדָ֑ם יְ֝דַכְּא֗וּם לִפְנֵי עָֽשׁ
also · dwelling · houses of · mortar · which · in/at the dust · foundation their · to crush them · to/for face(s) of · moth
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מִבֹּ֣קֶר לָעֶ֣רֶב יֻכַּ֑תּוּ מִבְּלִ֥י מֵ֝שִׂ֗ים לָנֶ֥צַח יֹאבֵֽדוּ
from morning · to/for the evening · to crush · from without of · putting · to/for perpetuity · to perish
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הֲלֹא נִסַּ֣ע יִתְרָ֣ם בָּ֑ם יָ֝מ֗וּתוּ וְלֹ֣א בְחָכְמָֽה
not · to journey · remainder their · in/at them · to die · and not · in/at wisdom
About this chapter
- 21 Verses
- 149 Hebrew words
- 127 Distinct lemmas
1 verse here runs noticeably shorter or longer in the Septuagint than in the Hebrew (the Greek is longer) — 4:12. 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 →
Job 4 contains 21 verses in the Westminster Leningrad Codex. Click any verse to open it in the interlinear word-by-word view, with transliteration, Strong's number, gloss, and full morphology for every word. Use the chapter navigation above to step through Job, or return to the book of Job for the full chapter list.