Job 8
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וַ֭יַּעַן בִּלְדַּ֥ד הַשּׁוּחִ֗י וַיֹאמַֽר
and to answer · Bildad · the Shuhite · and to say
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עַד אָ֥ן תְּמַלֶּל אֵ֑לֶּה וְר֥וּחַ כַּ֝בִּיר אִמְרֵי פִֽיךָ
until · where · to speak · these · and spirit · mighty · utterances of · mouth your
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3
הַ֭אֵל יְעַוֵּ֣ת מִשְׁפָּ֑ט וְאִם שַׁ֝דַּ֗י יְעַוֵּֽת צֶֽדֶק
God · to be crooked · judgment · and if · Almighty · to be crooked · righteousness
Septuagint runs longer here
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אִם בָּנֶ֥יךָ חָֽטְאוּ ל֑וֹ וַֽ֝יְשַׁלְּחֵ֗ם בְּיַד פִּשְׁעָֽם
if · sons your · to sin · to/for him · and to send them · in/at hand of · transgression their
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אִם אַ֭תָּה תְּשַׁחֵ֣ר אֶל אֵ֑ל וְאֶל שַׁ֝דַּ֗י תִּתְחַנָּֽן
if · you · to seek · to · God · and to · Almighty · to be gracious
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אִם זַ֥ךְ וְיָשָׁ֗ר אָ֥תָּה כִּי עַ֭תָּה יָעִ֣יר עָלֶ֑יךָ וְ֝שִׁלַּ֗ם נְוַ֣ת צִדְקֶֽךָ
if · clean · and upright · you · that · now · to awake · upon you · and to be at peace · habitation of · righteousness your
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7
וְהָיָ֣ה רֵאשִׁיתְךָ֣ מִצְעָ֑ר וְ֝אַחֲרִיתְךָ֗ יִשְׂגֶּ֥ה מְאֹֽד
and to be · beginning your · small thing · and latter end your · to grow · exceedingly
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8
כִּֽי שְׁאַל נָ֭א לְדֹ֣ר רִישׁ֑וֹן וְ֝כוֹנֵ֗ן לְחֵ֣קֶר אֲבוֹתָֽם
that · ask · please · to/for generation · first · and be established · to/for search of · fathers their
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9
כִּֽי תְמ֣וֹל אֲ֭נַחְנוּ וְלֹ֣א נֵדָ֑ע כִּ֤י צֵ֖ל יָמֵ֣ינוּ עֲלֵי אָֽרֶץ
that · formerly · we · and not · to know · that · shadow · days our · upon · land
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10
הֲלֹא הֵ֣ם י֭וֹרוּךָ יֹ֣אמְרוּ לָ֑ךְ וּ֝מִלִּבָּ֗ם יוֹצִ֥אוּ מִלִּֽים
not · they · to throw you · to say · to/for you · and from heart their · to go out · words
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הֲיִֽגְאֶה גֹּ֭מֶא בְּלֹ֣א בִצָּ֑ה יִשְׂגֶּה אָ֥חוּ בְלִי מָֽיִם
to rise up · reed · in/at not · swamp · to grow · reeds · without · water(s)
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12
עֹדֶ֣נּוּ בְ֭אִבּוֹ לֹ֣א יִקָּטֵ֑ף וְלִפְנֵ֖י כָל חָצִ֣יר יִיבָֽשׁ
still his · in/at greenery his · not · to pluck off · and to/for face(s) of · all of · grass · to dry up
Septuagint runs longer here
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13
כֵּ֗ן אָ֭רְחוֹת כָּל שֹׁ֣כְחֵי אֵ֑ל וְתִקְוַ֖ת חָנֵ֣ף תֹּאבֵֽד
thus · ways of · all of · forgeting · God · and hope of · godless · to perish
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14
אֲשֶׁר יָק֥וֹט כִּסְל֑וֹ וּבֵ֥ית עַ֝כָּבִ֗ישׁ מִבְטַחֽוֹ
which · to snap · loins his · and house of · spider · trust his
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15
יִשָּׁעֵ֣ן עַל בֵּ֭יתוֹ וְלֹ֣א יַעֲמֹ֑ד יַחֲזִ֥יק בּ֝֗וֹ וְלֹ֣א יָקֽוּם
to lean on · upon · house his · and not · to stand · to strengthen · in/at him · and not · to rise
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רָטֹ֣ב ה֭וּא לִפְנֵי שָׁ֑מֶשׁ וְעַ֥ל גַּ֝נָּת֗וֹ יֹֽנַקְתּ֥וֹ תֵצֵֽא
moist · he · to/for face(s) of · sun · and upon · garden his · young shoot his · to go out
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עַל גַּ֭ל שָֽׁרָשָׁ֣יו יְסֻבָּ֑כוּ בֵּ֖ית אֲבָנִ֣ים יֶחֱזֶֽה
upon · wave · roots his · to interweave · house of · stones · to see
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אִם יְבַלְּעֶ֥נּוּ מִמְּקוֹמ֑וֹ וְכִ֥חֶשׁ בּ֝֗וֹ לֹ֣א רְאִיתִֽיךָ
if · to swallow up him · from place his · and to deceive · in/at him · not · to see you
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הֶן ה֭וּא מְשׂ֣וֹשׂ דַּרְכּ֑וֹ וּ֝מֵעָפָ֗ר אַחֵ֥ר יִצְמָֽחוּ
behold · he · joy of · way his · and from dust · other · to sprout
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הֶן אֵ֭ל לֹ֣א יִמְאַס תָּ֑ם וְלֹֽא יַ֝חֲזִ֗יק בְּיַד מְרֵעִֽים
behold · God · not · to reject · perfect · and not · to strengthen · in/at hand of · doing evil
Septuagint runs longer here
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עַד יְמַלֵּ֣ה שְׂח֣וֹק פִּ֑יךָ וּשְׂפָתֶ֥יךָ תְרוּעָֽה
until · to fill · laughter · mouth your · and lips your · alarm
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22
שֹׂנְאֶ֥יךָ יִלְבְּשׁוּ בֹ֑שֶׁת וְאֹ֖הֶל רְשָׁעִ֣ים אֵינֶֽנּוּ
hating you · to clothe · shame · and tent of · wicked · nothing him
About this chapter
- 22 Verses
- 166 Hebrew words
- 122 Distinct lemmas
3 verses here run noticeably shorter or longer in the Septuagint than in the Hebrew (the Greek is longer) — 8:3, 8:12, 8:20. 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 8 contains 22 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.