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Job 5

Hebrew — Westminster Leningrad Codex · 27 verses

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  1. 1

    קְֽרָא נָ֭א הֲיֵ֣שׁ עוֹנֶ֑ךָּ וְאֶל מִ֖י מִקְּדֹשִׁ֣ים תִּפְנֶֽה

    call · please · there is · answering you · and to · who · from holy · to turn

  2. 2

    כִּֽי לֶֽ֭אֱוִיל יַהֲרָג כָּ֑עַשׂ וּ֝פֹתֶ֗ה תָּמִ֥ית קִנְאָֽה

    that · to/for fool · to kill · anger · and deceiving · to die · jealousy

  3. 3

    אֲֽנִי רָ֭אִיתִי אֱוִ֣יל מַשְׁרִ֑ישׁ וָאֶקּ֖וֹב נָוֵ֣הוּ פִתְאֹֽם

    I · to see · fool · uprooting · and to curse · habitation his · suddenly

  4. 4

    יִרְחֲק֣וּ בָנָ֣יו מִיֶּ֑שַׁע וְיִֽדַּכְּא֥וּ בַ֝שַּׁ֗עַר וְאֵ֣ין מַצִּֽיל

    to be far · sons his · from salvation · and to crush · in/at the gate · and nothing · rescuing

  5. 5

    אֲשֶׁ֤ר קְצִיר֨וֹ רָ֘עֵ֤ב יֹאכֵ֗ל וְאֶֽל מִצִּנִּ֥ים יִקָּחֵ֑הוּ וְשָׁאַ֖ף צַמִּ֣ים חֵילָֽם

    which · harvest his · hungry · to eat · and to · from thorns · to take him · and to pant · snares · strength their

  6. 6

    כִּ֤י לֹא יֵצֵ֣א מֵעָפָ֣ר אָ֑וֶן וּ֝מֵאֲדָמָ֗ה לֹא יִצְמַ֥ח עָמָֽל

    that · not · to go out · from dust · trouble · and from ground · not · to sprout · toil

  7. 7

    כִּֽי אָ֭דָם לְעָמָ֣ל יוּלָּ֑ד וּבְנֵי רֶ֝֗שֶׁף יַגְבִּ֥יהוּ עֽוּף

    that · man · to/for toil · to bear · and sons of · flame · to be high · to fly

    Septuagint runs longer here

  8. 8

    אוּלָ֗ם אֲ֭נִי אֶדְרֹ֣שׁ אֶל אֵ֑ל וְאֶל אֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים אָשִׂ֥ים דִּבְרָתִֽי

    but · I · to seek · to · God · and to · God(s) · to put · reason my

  9. 9

    עֹשֶׂ֣ה גְ֭דֹלוֹת וְאֵ֣ין חֵ֑קֶר נִ֝פְלָא֗וֹת עַד אֵ֥ין מִסְפָּֽר

    doing · great · and nothing · search · being wonderful · until · nothing · number

    Septuagint runs longer here

  10. 10

    הַנֹּתֵ֣ן מָ֭טָר עַל פְּנֵי אָ֑רֶץ וְשֹׁ֥לֵֽחַ מַ֝יִם עַל פְּנֵ֥י חוּצֽוֹת

    the giving · rain · upon · face(s) of · land · and sending · water(s) · upon · face(s) of · streets

  11. 11

    לָשׂ֣וּם שְׁפָלִ֣ים לְמָר֑וֹם וְ֝קֹדְרִ֗ים שָׂ֣גְבוּ יֶֽשַׁע

    to put · humble · to/for height · and mourning · to be high · salvation

    Septuagint runs shorter here

  12. 12

    מֵ֭פֵר מַחְשְׁב֣וֹת עֲרוּמִ֑ים וְֽלֹא תַעֲשֶׂ֥ינָה יְ֝דֵיהֶ֗ם תּוּשִׁיָּֽה

    breaking · thoughts of · crafty · and not · to do · hands their · wisdom

  13. 13

    לֹכֵ֣ד חֲכָמִ֣ים בְּעָרְמָ֑ם וַעֲצַ֖ת נִפְתָּלִ֣ים נִמְהָֽרָה

    capturing · wise · in/at craftiness them · and counsel of · twisting · to hasten

  14. 14

    יוֹמָ֥ם יְפַגְּשׁוּ חֹ֑שֶׁךְ וְ֝כַלַּ֗יְלָה יְֽמַשְׁשׁ֥וּ בַֽצָּהֳרָֽיִם

    daytime · to encounter · darkness · and like/as the night · to grope · in/at the noon

  15. 15

    וַיֹּ֣שַׁע מֵ֭חֶרֶב מִפִּיהֶ֑ם וּמִיַּ֖ד חָזָ֣ק אֶבְיֽוֹן

    and to save · from sword · from mouth their · and from hand of · strong · needy

  16. 16

    וַתְּהִ֣י לַדַּ֣ל תִּקְוָ֑ה וְ֝עֹלָ֗תָה קָ֣פְצָה פִּֽיהָ

    and to be · to/for the poor · hope · and injustice · to shut · mouth her

    Septuagint runs longer here

  17. 17

    הִנֵּ֤ה אַשְׁרֵ֣י אֱ֭נוֹשׁ יוֹכִחֶ֣נּֽוּ אֱל֑וֹהַּ וּמוּסַ֥ר שַׁ֝דַּ֗י אַל תִּמְאָֽס

    behold · blessed · man · to reprove him · God · and discipline of · Almighty · not · to reject

  18. 18

    כִּ֤י ה֣וּא יַכְאִ֣יב וְיֶחְבָּ֑שׁ יִ֝מְחַ֗ץ וידו וְיָדָ֥יו תִּרְפֶּֽינָה

    that · he · to be in pain · and to bind · to shatter · and hands his · and hands his · to heal

    Septuagint runs longer here

  19. 19

    בְּשֵׁ֣שׁ צָ֭רוֹת יַצִּילֶ֑ךָּ וּבְשֶׁ֓בַע לֹא יִגַּ֖ע בְּךָ֣ רָֽע

    in/at six · distresses · to rescue you · and in/at seven · not · to touch · in/at you · evil

  20. 20

    בְּ֭רָעָב פָּֽדְךָ֣ מִמָּ֑וֶת וּ֝בְמִלְחָמָ֗ה מִ֣ידֵי חָֽרֶב

    in/at famine · to redeem you · from death · and in/at battle · from hands of · sword

  21. 21

    בְּשׁ֣וֹט לָ֭שׁוֹן תֵּחָבֵ֑א וְֽלֹא תִירָ֥א מִ֝שֹּׁ֗ד כִּ֣י יָבֽוֹא

    in/at whip of · tongue · to hide · and not · to fear · from violence · that · to enter

  22. 22

    לְשֹׁ֣ד וּלְכָפָ֣ן תִּשְׂחָ֑ק וּֽמֵחַיַּ֥ת הָ֝אָ֗רֶץ אַל תִּירָֽא

    to/for violence · and to/for hunger · to laugh · and from living of · the land · not · to fear

  23. 23

    כִּ֤י עִם אַבְנֵ֣י הַשָּׂדֶ֣ה בְרִיתֶ֑ךָ וְחַיַּ֥ת הַ֝שָּׂדֶ֗ה הָשְׁלְמָה לָֽךְ

    that · with · stones of · the field · covenant your · and living of · the field · to be at peace · to/for you

    Septuagint runs shorter here

  24. 24

    וְֽ֭יָדַעְתָּ כִּי שָׁל֣וֹם אָהֳלֶ֑ךָ וּֽפָקַדְתָּ֥ נָ֝וְךָ וְלֹ֣א תֶחֱטָֽא

    and to know · that · peace · tent your · and to visit · habitation your · and not · to sin

  25. 25

    וְֽ֭יָדַעְתָּ כִּי רַ֣ב זַרְעֶ֑ךָ וְ֝צֶאֱצָאֶ֗יךָ כְּעֵ֣שֶׂב הָאָֽרֶץ

    and to know · that · many · seed your · and offspring your · like/as herb of · the land

  26. 26

    תָּב֣וֹא בְכֶ֣לַח אֱלֵי קָ֑בֶר כַּעֲל֖וֹת גָּדִ֣ישׁ בְּעִתּֽוֹ

    to enter · in/at vigor · to · grave · like/as to go up · heap · in/at time his

  27. 27

    הִנֵּה זֹ֭את חֲקַרְנ֥וּהָ כֶּֽן הִ֑יא שְׁ֝מָעֶ֗נָּה וְאַתָּ֥ה דַֽע לָֽךְ

    behold · this · to search her · thus · he · hear her · and you · know · to/for you

    Septuagint runs longer here

About this chapter

  • 27 Verses
  • 206 Hebrew words
  • 156 Distinct lemmas

7 verses here run noticeably shorter or longer in the Septuagint than in the Hebrew (2 shorter, 5 longer) — 5:7, 5:9, 5:11, 5:16, 5:18, 5:23, 5:27. 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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