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Job 9

Hebrew — Westminster Leningrad Codex · 35 verses

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  1. 1

    וַיַּ֥עַן אִיּ֗וֹב וַיֹּאמַֽר

    and to answer · Job · and to say

  2. 2

    אָ֭מְנָם יָדַ֣עְתִּי כִי כֵ֑ן וּמַה יִּצְדַּ֖ק אֱנ֣וֹשׁ עִם אֵֽל

    verily · to know · that · thus · and what · to be righteous · man · with · God

  3. 3

    אִם יַ֭חְפֹּץ לָרִ֣יב עִמּ֑וֹ לֹֽא יַ֝עֲנֶ֗נּוּ אַחַ֥ת מִנִּי אָֽלֶף

    if · to delight in · to contend · with him · not · to answer him · one · from · thousand

    Septuagint runs longer here

  4. 4

    חֲכַ֣ם לֵ֭בָב וְאַמִּ֣יץ כֹּ֑חַ מִֽי הִקְשָׁ֥ה אֵ֝לָ֗יו וַיִּשְׁלָֽם

    wise of · heart · and strong of · strength · who · to be hard · to him · and to be at peace

  5. 5

    הַמַּעְתִּ֣יק הָ֭רִים וְלֹ֣א יָדָ֑עוּ אֲשֶׁ֖ר הֲפָכָ֣ם בְּאַפּֽוֹ

    the advancing · mountains · and not · to know · which · to overturn them · in/at nose his

  6. 6

    הַמַּרְגִּ֣יז אֶ֭רֶץ מִמְּקוֹמָ֑הּ וְ֝עַמּוּדֶ֗יהָ יִתְפַלָּצֽוּן

    the trembling · land · from place her · and pillars her · to tremble

  7. 7

    הָאֹמֵ֣ר לַ֭חֶרֶס וְלֹ֣א יִזְרָ֑ח וּבְעַ֖ד כּוֹכָבִ֣ים יַחְתֹּֽם

    the saying · to/for the itch · and not · to rise · and behind · stars · to seal

  8. 8

    נֹטֶ֣ה שָׁמַ֣יִם לְבַדּ֑וֹ וְ֝דוֹרֵ֗ךְ עַל בָּ֥מֳתֵי יָֽם

    stretching out · heaven(s) · to/for apart his · and treading · upon · high places of · sea

  9. 9

    עֹֽשֶׂה עָ֭שׁ כְּסִ֥יל וְכִימָ֗ה וְחַדְרֵ֥י תֵמָֽן

    doing · Great Bear · Orion · and Pleiades · and chambers of · south

  10. 10

    עֹשֶׂ֣ה גְ֭דֹלוֹת עַד אֵ֣ין חֵ֑קֶר וְנִפְלָא֗וֹת עַד אֵ֥ין מִסְפָּֽר

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

  11. 11

    הֵ֤ן יַעֲבֹ֣ר עָ֭לַי וְלֹ֣א אֶרְאֶ֑ה וְ֝יַחֲלֹ֗ף וְֽלֹא אָבִ֥ין לֽוֹ

    behold · to pass over · upon me · and not · to see · and to pass through · and not · to understand · to/for him

  12. 12

    הֵ֣ן יַ֭חְתֹּף מִ֣י יְשִׁיבֶ֑נּוּ מִֽי יֹאמַ֥ר אֵ֝לָ֗יו מַֽה תַּעֲשֶֽׂה

    behold · to snatch · who · to return him · who · to say · to him · what · to do

  13. 13

    אֱ֭לוֹהַּ לֹא יָשִׁ֣יב אַפּ֑וֹ תחתו תַּחְתָּ֥יו שָׁ֝חֲח֗וּ עֹ֣זְרֵי רָֽהַב

    God · not · to return · nose his · under him · under him · to bow down · helping · pride

  14. 14

    אַ֭ף כִּֽי אָנֹכִ֣י אֶֽעֱנֶ֑נּוּ אֶבְחֲרָ֖ה דְבָרַ֣י עִמּֽוֹ

    also · that · I · to answer him · to choose · words my · with him

  15. 15

    אֲשֶׁ֣ר אִם צָ֭דַקְתִּי לֹ֣א אֶעֱנֶ֑ה לִ֝מְשֹׁפְטִ֗י אֶתְחַנָּֽן

    which · if · to be righteous · not · to answer · to/for judging me · to be gracious

  16. 16

    אִם קָרָ֥אתִי וַֽיַּעֲנֵ֑נִי לֹֽא אַ֝אֲמִ֗ין כִּֽי יַאֲזִ֥ין קוֹלִֽי

    if · to call · and to answer me · not · to confirm · that · to hear · voice my

  17. 17

    אֲשֶׁר בִּשְׂעָרָ֥ה יְשׁוּפֵ֑נִי וְהִרְבָּ֖ה פְצָעַ֣י חִנָּֽם

    which · in/at storm · to crush me · and to multiply · bruises my · freely

    Septuagint runs longer here

  18. 18

    לֹֽא יִ֭תְּנֵנִי הָשֵׁ֣ב רוּחִ֑י כִּ֥י יַ֝שְׂבִּעַ֗נִי מַמְּרֹרִֽים

    not · to give me · to return · spirit my · that · to be satisfied me · bitter things

  19. 19

    אִם לְכֹ֣חַ אַמִּ֣יץ הִנֵּ֑ה וְאִם לְ֝מִשְׁפָּ֗ט מִ֣י יוֹעִידֵֽנִי

    if · to/for strength · strong · behold · and if · to/for judgment · who · to appoint me

    Septuagint runs shorter here

  20. 20

    אִם אֶ֭צְדָּק פִּ֣י יַרְשִׁיעֵ֑נִי תָּֽם אָ֝֗נִי וַֽיַּעְקְשֵֽׁנִי

    if · to be righteous · mouth my · to be wicked me · perfect · I · and to twist me

  21. 21

    תָּֽם אָ֭נִי לֹֽא אֵדַ֥ע נַפְשִׁ֗י אֶמְאַ֥ס חַיָּֽי

    perfect · I · not · to know · soul my · to reject · living things my

    Septuagint runs longer here

  22. 22

    אַחַ֗ת הִ֥יא עַל כֵּ֥ן אָמַ֑רְתִּי תָּ֥ם וְ֝רָשָׁ֗ע ה֣וּא מְכַלֶּֽה

    one · he · upon · thus · to say · perfect · and wicked · he · finishing

    Septuagint runs shorter here

  23. 23

    אִם שׁ֭וֹט יָמִ֣ית פִּתְאֹ֑ם לְמַסַּ֖ת נְקִיִּ֣ם יִלְעָֽג

    if · whip · to die · suddenly · to/for trial of · innocent · to mock

  24. 24

    אֶ֤רֶץ נִתְּנָ֬ה בְֽיַד רָשָׁ֗ע פְּנֵֽי שֹׁפְטֶ֥יהָ יְכַסֶּ֑ה אִם לֹ֖א אֵפ֣וֹא מִי הֽוּא

    land · to give · in/at hand of · wicked · face(s) of · judging her · to cover · if · not · then · who · he

  25. 25

    וְיָמַ֣י קַ֭לּוּ מִנִּי רָ֑ץ בָּֽ֝רְח֗וּ לֹא רָא֥וּ טוֹבָֽה

    and days my · to be light · from · running · to flee · not · to see · good

  26. 26

    חָ֭לְפוּ עִם אֳנִיּ֣וֹת אֵבֶ֑ה כְּ֝נֶ֗שֶׁר יָט֥וּשׂ עֲלֵי אֹֽכֶל

    to pass through · with · ships · reed · like/as eagle · to flutter · upon · food

    Septuagint runs longer here

  27. 27

    אִם אָ֭מְרִי אֶשְׁכְּחָ֣ה שִׂיחִ֑י אֶעֶזְבָ֖ה פָנַ֣י וְאַבְלִֽיגָה

    if · to say me · to forget · meditation my · to leave · face(s) my · and to smile

  28. 28

    יָגֹ֥רְתִּי כָל עַצְּבֹתָ֑י יָ֝דַ֗עְתִּי כִּי לֹ֥א תְנַקֵּֽנִי

    to fear · all of · sorrows my · to know · that · not · to be pure me

  29. 29

    אָנֹכִ֥י אֶרְשָׁ֑ע לָמָּה זֶּ֝֗ה הֶ֣בֶל אִיגָֽע

    I · to be wicked · to/for what · this · vapor · to toil

  30. 30

    אִם הִתְרָחַ֥צְתִּי במו בְמֵי שָׁ֑לֶג וַ֝הֲזִכּ֗וֹתִי בְּבֹ֣ר כַּפָּֽי

    if · to wash · in · in/at water(s) of · snow · and to be bright · in/at lye · palms my

  31. 31

    אָ֭ז בַּשַּׁ֣חַת תִּטְבְּלֵ֑נִי וְ֝תִֽעֲב֗וּנִי שַׂלְמוֹתָֽי

    then · in/at the pit · to dip me · and to abhor me · garments my

  32. 32

    כִּי לֹא אִ֣ישׁ כָּמֹ֣נִי אֶֽעֱנֶ֑נּוּ נָב֥וֹא יַ֝חְדָּ֗ו בַּמִּשְׁפָּֽט

    that · not · man · like me · to answer him · to enter · together · in/at the judgment

  33. 33

    לֹ֣א יֵשׁ בֵּינֵ֣ינוּ מוֹכִ֑יחַ יָשֵׁ֖ת יָד֣וֹ עַל שְׁנֵֽינוּ

    if only · there is · between us · reproving · to set · hand his · upon · two our

  34. 34

    יָסֵ֣ר מֵעָלַ֣י שִׁבְט֑וֹ וְ֝אֵמָת֗וֹ אַֽל תְּבַעֲתַֽנִּי

    to turn aside · from upon me · staff his · and terror his · not · to terrify me

  35. 35

    אַֽ֭דַבְּרָה וְלֹ֣א אִירָאֶ֑נּוּ כִּ֥י לֹא כֵ֥ן אָ֝נֹכִ֗י עִמָּדִֽי

    to speak · and not · to fear him · that · not · thus · I · with me

About this chapter

  • 35 Verses
  • 261 Hebrew words
  • 167 Distinct lemmas

6 verses here run noticeably shorter or longer in the Septuagint than in the Hebrew (2 shorter, 4 longer) — 9:3, 9:17, 9:19, 9:21, 9:22, 9:26. Open any to read the two side by side.

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