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Job 40

Hebrew — Westminster Leningrad Codex · 24 verses

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  1. 1

    וַיַּ֖עַן יְהוָ֥ה אֶת אִיּ֗וֹב וַיֹּאמַֽר

    and to answer · LORD · - · Job · and to say

    Septuagint runs longer here

  2. 2

    הֲ֭רֹב עִם שַׁדַּ֣י יִסּ֑וֹר מוֹכִ֖יחַ אֱל֣וֹהַּ יַעֲנֶֽנָּה

    to contend · with · Almighty · reprover · reproving · God · to answer her

  3. 3

    וַיַּ֖עַן אִיּ֥וֹב אֶת יְהוָ֗ה וַיֹּאמַֽר

    and to answer · Job · - · LORD · and to say

    Septuagint runs longer here

  4. 4

    הֵ֣ן קַ֭לֹּתִי מָ֣ה אֲשִׁיבֶ֑ךָּ יָ֝דִ֗י שַׂ֣מְתִּי לְמוֹ פִֽי

    behold · to be light · what · to return you · hand my · to put · to · mouth my

  5. 5

    אַחַ֣ת דִּ֭בַּרְתִּי וְלֹ֣א אֶֽעֱנֶ֑ה וּ֝שְׁתַּ֗יִם וְלֹ֣א אוֹסִֽיף

    one · to speak · and not · to answer · and two · and not · to add

  6. 6

    וַיַּֽעַן יְהוָ֣ה אֶת אִ֭יּוֹב מנ סערה מִ֥ן סְעָרָ֗ה וַיֹּאמַֽר

    and to answer · LORD · - · Job · from · tempest · from · tempest · and to say

    Septuagint runs longer here

  7. 7

    אֱזָר נָ֣א כְגֶ֣בֶר חֲלָצֶ֑יךָ אֶ֝שְׁאָלְךָ֗ וְהוֹדִיעֵֽנִי

    gird · please · like/as man · loins your · to ask you · and know me

  8. 8

    הַ֭אַף תָּפֵ֣ר מִשְׁפָּטִ֑י תַּ֝רְשִׁיעֵ֗נִי לְמַ֣עַן תִּצְדָּֽק

    also · to break · judgment my · to be wicked me · for the sake of · to be righteous

  9. 9

    וְאִם זְר֖וֹעַ כָּאֵ֥ל לָ֑ךְ וּ֝בְק֗וֹל כָּמֹ֥הוּ תַרְעֵֽם

    and if · arm · like/as the God · to/for you · and in/at voice · like him · to thunder

  10. 10

    עֲדֵ֥ה נָ֣א גָֽא֣וֹן וָגֹ֑בַהּ וְה֖וֹד וְהָדָ֣ר תִּלְבָּֽשׁ

    pass on · please · majesty · and height · and majesty · and majesty · to clothe

  11. 11

    הָ֭פֵץ עֶבְר֣וֹת אַפֶּ֑ךָ וּרְאֵ֥ה כָל גֵּ֝אֶ֗ה וְהַשְׁפִּילֵֽהוּ

    scatter · overflows of · nose your · and see · all of · proud · and humble him

  12. 12

    רְאֵ֣ה כָל גֵּ֭אֶה הַכְנִיעֵ֑הוּ וַהֲדֹ֖ךְ רְשָׁעִ֣ים תַּחְתָּֽם

    see · all of · proud · humble him · and tread down · wicked · under them

  13. 13

    טָמְנֵ֣ם בֶּעָפָ֣ר יָ֑חַד פְּ֝נֵיהֶ֗ם חֲבֹ֣שׁ בַּטָּמֽוּן

    hide them · in/at the dust · together · face(s) their · bind · in/at the hidden

  14. 14

    וְגַם אֲנִ֥י אוֹדֶ֑ךָּ כִּֽי תוֹשִׁ֖עַ לְךָ֣ יְמִינֶֽךָ

    and also · I · to throw you · that · to save · to/for you · right hand your

  15. 15

    הִנֵּה נָ֣א בְ֭הֵמוֹת אֲשֶׁר עָשִׂ֣יתִי עִמָּ֑ךְ חָ֝צִ֗יר כַּבָּקָ֥ר יֹאכֵֽל

    behold · please · dinosaur · which · to do · with you · grass · like/as the cattle · to eat

  16. 16

    הִנֵּה נָ֣א כֹח֣וֹ בְמָתְנָ֑יו וְ֝אֹנ֗וֹ בִּשְׁרִירֵ֥י בִטְנֽוֹ

    behold · please · strength his · in/at loins his · and vigour his · in/at sinews of · belly his

  17. 17

    יַחְפֹּ֣ץ זְנָב֣וֹ כְמוֹ אָ֑רֶז גִּידֵ֖י פחדו פַחֲדָ֣יו יְשֹׂרָֽגוּ

    to delight in · tail his · like · cedar · sinews of · thigh his · thighs his · to be intertwined

  18. 18

    עֲ֭צָמָיו אֲפִיקֵ֣י נְחוּשָׁ֑ה גְּ֝רָמָ֗יו כִּמְטִ֥יל בַּרְזֶֽל

    bones his · channels of · bronze · bones his · like/as metal rod of · iron

    Septuagint runs longer here

  19. 19

    ה֭וּא רֵאשִׁ֣ית דַּרְכֵי אֵ֑ל הָ֝עֹשׂוֹ יַגֵּ֥שׁ חַרְבּֽוֹ

    he · beginning of · ways of · God · the doing him · to approach · sword his

  20. 20

    כִּֽי ב֭וּל הָרִ֣ים יִשְׂאוּ ל֑וֹ וְֽכָל חַיַּ֥ת הַ֝שָּׂדֶ֗ה יְשַֽׂחֲקוּ שָֽׁם

    that · produce of · mountains · to lift · to/for him · and all of · living of · the field · to laugh · there

  21. 21

    תַּֽחַת צֶאֱלִ֥ים יִשְׁכָּ֑ב בְּסֵ֖תֶר קָנֶ֣ה וּבִצָּֽה

    under · lotuses · to lie down · in/at hiding place of · reed · and swamp

  22. 22

    יְסֻכֻּ֣הוּ צֶאֱלִ֣ים צִֽלֲל֑וֹ יְ֝סֻבּ֗וּהוּ עַרְבֵי נָֽחַל

    to cover him · lotuses · shadow his · to turn around him · poplars of · wadi

  23. 23

    הֵ֤ן יַעֲשֹׁ֣ק נָ֭הָר לֹ֣א יַחְפּ֑וֹז יִבְטַ֓ח כִּֽי יָגִ֖יחַ יַרְדֵּ֣ן אֶל פִּֽיהוּ

    behold · to oppress · stream · not · to hurry · to trust · that · to burst forth · Jordan · to · mouth his

  24. 24

    בְּעֵינָ֥יו יִקָּחֶ֑נּוּ בְּ֝מֽוֹקְשִׁ֗ים יִנְקָב אָֽף

    in/at eyes his · to take him · in/at snares · to pierce · nose

About this chapter

  • 24 Verses
  • 169 Hebrew words
  • 129 Distinct lemmas

4 verses here run noticeably shorter or longer in the Septuagint than in the Hebrew (the Greek is longer) — 40:1, 40:3, 40:6, 40:18. 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 40 contains 24 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.

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