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Job 42

Hebrew — Westminster Leningrad Codex · 17 verses

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  1. 1

    וַיַּ֖עַן אִיּ֥וֹב אֶת יְהוָ֗ה וַיֹּאמַֽר

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

    Septuagint runs longer here

  2. 2

    ידעת יָ֭דַעְתִּי כִּי כֹ֣ל תּוּכָ֑ל וְלֹא יִבָּצֵ֖ר מִמְּךָ֣ מְזִמָּֽה

    to know · to know · that · all · to prevail · and not · to fortify · from you · purpose

  3. 3

    מִ֤י זֶ֨ה מַעְלִ֥ים עֵצָ֗ה בְּֽלִ֫י דָ֥עַת לָכֵ֣ן הִ֭גַּדְתִּי וְלֹ֣א אָבִ֑ין נִפְלָא֥וֹת מִ֝מֶּ֗נִּי וְלֹ֣א אֵדָֽע

    who · this · hiding · counsel · without · knowledge · to/for thus · to make known · and not · to understand · being wonderful · from me · and not · to know

  4. 4

    שְֽׁמַֽע נָ֭א וְאָנֹכִ֣י אֲדַבֵּ֑ר אֶ֝שְׁאָלְךָ֗ וְהוֹדִיעֵֽנִי

    hear · please · and I · to speak · to ask you · and know me

  5. 5

    לְשֵֽׁמַע אֹ֥זֶן שְׁמַעְתִּ֑יךָ וְ֝עַתָּ֗ה עֵינִ֥י רָאָֽתְךָ

    to/for hearing of · ear · to hear you · and now · eye my · to see you

  6. 6

    עַל כֵּ֭ן אֶמְאַ֣ס וְנִחַ֑מְתִּי עַל עָפָ֥ר וָאֵֽפֶר

    upon · thus · to reject · and to comfort · upon · dust · and ashes

    Septuagint runs longer here

  7. 7

    וַיְהִ֗י אַחַ֨ר דִּבֶּ֧ר יְהוָ֛ה אֶת הַדְּבָרִ֥ים הָאֵ֖לֶּה אֶל אִיּ֑וֹב וַיֹּ֨אמֶר יְהוָ֜ה אֶל אֱלִיפַ֣ז הַתֵּֽימָנִ֗י חָרָ֨ה אַפִּ֤י בְךָ֙ וּבִשְׁנֵ֣י רֵעֶ֔יךָ כִּ֠י לֹ֣א דִבַּרְתֶּ֥ם אֵלַ֛י נְכוֹנָ֖ה כְּעַבְדִּ֥י אִיּֽוֹב

    and to be · after · to speak · LORD · - · the words · the these · to · Job · and to say · LORD · to · Eliphaz · the Temanite · to be angry · nose my · in/at you · and in/at two · friends your · that · not · to speak · to me · being established · like/as servant my · Job

  8. 8

    וְעַתָּ֡ה קְחֽוּ לָכֶ֣ם שִׁבְעָֽה פָרִים֩ וְשִׁבְעָ֨ה אֵילִ֜ים וּלְכ֣וּ אֶל עַבְדִּ֣י אִיּ֗וֹב וְהַעֲלִיתֶ֤ם עוֹלָה֙ בַּֽעַדְכֶ֔ם וְאִיּ֣וֹב עַבְדִּ֔י יִתְפַּלֵּ֖ל עֲלֵיכֶ֑ם כִּ֧י אִם פָּנָ֣יו אֶשָּׂ֗א לְבִלְתִּ֞י עֲשׂ֤וֹת עִמָּכֶם֙ נְבָלָ֔ה כִּ֠י לֹ֣א דִבַּרְתֶּ֥ם אֵלַ֛י נְכוֹנָ֖ה כְּעַבְדִּ֥י אִיּֽוֹב

    and now · take · to/for you · seven · bullocks · and seven · rams · and walk · to · servant my · Job · and to go up · burnt offering · behind you · and Job · servant my · to pray · upon you · that · if · face(s) his · to lift · to/for except · to do · with you · folly · that · not · to speak · to me · being established · like/as servant my · Job

  9. 9

    וַיֵּלְכוּ֩ אֱלִיפַ֨ז הַתֵּֽימָנִ֜י וּבִלְדַּ֣ד הַשּׁוּחִ֗י צֹפַר֙ הַנַּ֣עֲמָתִ֔י וַֽיַּעֲשׂ֔וּ כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר דִּבֶּ֥ר אֲלֵיהֶ֖ם יְהוָ֑ה וַיִּשָּׂ֥א יְהוָ֖ה אֶת פְּנֵ֥י אִיּֽוֹב

    and to walk · Eliphaz · the Temanite · and Bildad · the Shuhite · Zophar · the Naamathite · and to do · like/as which · to speak · to them · LORD · and to lift · LORD · - · face(s) of · Job

  10. 10

    וַֽיהוָ֗ה שָׁ֚ב אֶת שבית שְׁב֣וּת אִיּ֔וֹב בְּהִֽתְפַּֽלְל֖וֹ בְּעַ֣ד רֵעֵ֑הוּ וַ֧יֹּסֶף יְהוָ֛ה אֶת כָּל אֲשֶׁ֥ר לְאִיּ֖וֹב לְמִשְׁנֶֽה

    and LORD · to return · - · captivity of · captivity of · Job · in/at to pray him · behind · friends his · and to add · LORD · - · all of · which · to/for Job · to/for second

    Septuagint runs longer here

  11. 11

    וַיָּבֹ֣אוּ אֵ֠לָיו כָּל אֶחָ֨יו וְכָל אחיתיו אַחְיוֹתָ֜יו וְכָל יֹדְעָ֣יו לְפָנִ֗ים וַיֹּאכְל֨וּ עִמּ֣וֹ לֶחֶם֮ בְּבֵיתוֹ֒ וַיָּנֻ֤דוּ לוֹ֙ וַיְנַחֲמ֣וּ אֹת֔וֹ עַ֚ל כָּל הָ֣רָעָ֔ה אֲשֶׁר הֵבִ֥יא יְהוָ֖ה עָלָ֑יו וַיִּתְּנוּ ל֗וֹ אִ֚ישׁ קְשִׂיטָ֣ה אֶחָ֔ת וְאִ֕ישׁ נֶ֥זֶם זָהָ֖ב אֶחָֽד

    and to enter · to him · all of · brothers his · and all of · sisters his · sisters his · and all of · knowing him · to/for face(s) · and to eat · with him · bread · in/at house his · and to shake · to/for him · and to comfort · - him · upon · all of · the evil · which · to enter · LORD · upon him · and to give · to/for him · man · unit · one · and man · ring of · gold · one

  12. 12

    וַֽיהוָ֗ה בֵּרַ֛ךְ אֶת אַחֲרִ֥ית אִיּ֖וֹב מֵרֵאשִׁת֑וֹ וַֽיְהִי ל֡וֹ אַרְבָּעָה֩ עָשָׂ֨ר אֶ֜לֶף צֹ֗אן וְשֵׁ֤שֶׁת אֲלָפִים֙ גְּמַלִּ֔ים וְאֶֽלֶף צֶ֥מֶד בָּקָ֖ר וְאֶ֥לֶף אֲתוֹנֽוֹת

    and LORD · to bless · - · latter end of · Job · from beginning his · and to be · to/for him · four · teen · thousand · flock · and six · thousand · camels · and thousand · yoke of · cattle · and thousand · donkeys

  13. 13

    וַֽיְהִי ל֛וֹ שִׁבְעָ֥נָה בָנִ֖ים וְשָׁל֥וֹשׁ בָּנֽוֹת

    and to be · to/for him · seven · sons · and three · daughters

  14. 14

    וַיִּקְרָ֤א שֵׁם הָֽאַחַת֙ יְמִימָ֔ה וְשֵׁ֥ם הַשֵּׁנִ֖ית קְצִיעָ֑ה וְשֵׁ֥ם הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֖ית קֶ֥רֶן הַפּֽוּךְ

    and to call · name of · the one · Jemima · and name of · the second · Kezia · and name of · the third · Keren-happuch · Keren-happuch

    Septuagint runs shorter here

  15. 15

    וְלֹ֨א נִמְצָ֜א נָשִׁ֥ים יָפ֛וֹת כִּבְנ֥וֹת אִיּ֖וֹב בְּכָל הָאָ֑רֶץ וַיִּתֵּ֨ן לָהֶ֧ם אֲבִיהֶ֛ם נַחֲלָ֖ה בְּת֥וֹךְ אֲחֵיהֶֽם

    and not · to find · women · beautiful · like/as daughters of · Job · in/at all of · the land · and to give · to/for them · father their · inheritance · in/at midst of · brothers their

  16. 16

    וַיְחִ֤י אִיּוֹב֙ אַֽחֲרֵי זֹ֔את מֵאָ֥ה וְאַרְבָּעִ֖ים שָׁנָ֑ה וירא וַיִּרְאֶ֗ה אֶת בָּנָיו֙ וְאֶת בְּנֵ֣י בָנָ֔יו אַרְבָּעָ֖ה דֹּרֽוֹת

    and to live · Job · after · this · hundred · and forty · year · and to see · and to see · - · sons his · and - · sons of · sons his · four · generations

    Septuagint runs longer here

  17. 17

    וַיָּ֣מָת אִיּ֔וֹב זָקֵ֖ן וּשְׂבַ֥ע יָמִֽים

    and to die · Job · old · and satisfied of · days

    Septuagint runs longer here

About this chapter

  • 17 Verses
  • 245 Hebrew words
  • 130 Distinct lemmas

6 verses here run noticeably shorter or longer in the Septuagint than in the Hebrew (1 shorter, 5 longer) — 42:1, 42:6, 42:10, 42:14, 42:16, 42:17. 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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