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Job 17

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Job Prepares for Death
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רוּחִ֣י rū·ḥî N-csc | 1cs H7307 My spirit
חֻ֭בָּלָה ḥub·bā·lāh V-Pual-Perf-3fs H2254 is broken;
יָמַ֥י yā·may N-mpc | 1cs H3117 my days
נִזְעָ֗כוּ niz·‘ā·ḵū V-Nifal-Perf-3cp H2193 are extinguished;
קְבָרִ֥ים qə·ḇā·rîm N-mp H6913 the grave
לִֽי׃ Prep | 1cs awaits me.
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אִם־ ’im- Conj H518 Surely
לֹ֣א Adv-NegPrt H3808 . . .
הֲ֭תֻלִים hă·ṯu·lîm N-mp H2049 mockers
עִמָּדִ֑י ‘im·mā·ḏî Prep | 1cs H5978 surround me,
עֵינִֽי׃ ‘ê·nî N-csc | 1cs H5869 and my eyes
תָּלַ֥ן tā·lan V-Qal-Imperf.Jus-3fs H3885 must gaze
וּ֝בְהַמְּרוֹתָ֗ם ū·ḇə·ham·mə·rō·w·ṯām Conj-w, Prep-b | V-Hifil-Inf | 3mp H4784 at their rebellion.
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שִֽׂימָה־ śî·māh- V-Qal-Imp-ms | 3fs H7760 Give [me],
נָּ֭א Interjection H4994 I pray,
עָרְבֵ֣נִי ‘ā·rə·ḇê·nî V-Qal-Imp-ms | 1cs H6148 the pledge
עִמָּ֑ךְ ‘im·māḵ Prep | 2fs H5973 You [demand].
מִֽי Interrog H4310 Who else
ה֝֗וּא Pro-3ms H1931 . . .
לְיָדִ֥י lə·yā·ḏî Prep-l | N-fsc | 1cs H3027 will be my guarantor
יִתָּקֵֽעַ׃ yit·tā·qê·a‘ V-Nifal-Imperf-3ms H8628 . . .?
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כִּֽי־ kî- Conj H3588 -
צָפַ֣נְתָּ ṣā·p̄an·tā V-Qal-Perf-2ms H6845 You have closed
לִ֭בָּם lib·bām N-msc | 3mp H3820 their minds
מִּשָּׂ֑כֶל miś·śā·ḵel Prep-m | N-ms H7922 to understanding;
עַל־ ‘al- Prep H5921 therefore
כֵּ֝֗ן kên Adv H3651 . . .
לֹ֣א Adv-NegPrt H3808 You will not
תְרֹמֵֽם׃ ṯə·rō·mêm V-Piel-Imperf-2ms H7311 exalt them.
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יַגִּ֣יד yag·gîḏ V-Hifil-Imperf-3ms H5046 If a man denounces
רֵעִ֑ים rê·‘îm N-mp H7453 his friends
לְ֭חֵלֶק lə·ḥê·leq Prep-l | N-ms H2506 for a price,
וְעֵינֵ֖י wə·‘ê·nê Conj-w | N-cdc H5869 the eyes
בָנָ֣יו ḇā·nāw N-mpc | 3ms H1121 of his children
תִּכְלֶֽנָה׃ tiḵ·le·nāh V-Qal-Imperf-3fp H3615 will fail.
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וְֽ֭הִצִּגַנִי wə·hiṣ·ṣi·ḡa·nî Conj-w | V-Hifil-ConjPerf-3ms | 1cs H3322 He has made me
לִמְשֹׁ֣ל lim·šōl Prep-l | V-Qal-Inf H4911 a byword
עַמִּ֑ים ‘am·mîm N-mp H5971 among the people,
אֶֽהְיֶֽה׃ ’eh·yeh V-Qal-Imperf-1cs H1961 [a man]
לְפָנִ֣ים lə·p̄ā·nîm Prep-l | N-mp H6440 in whose face
וְתֹ֖פֶת wə·ṯō·p̄eṯ Conj-w | N-fs H8611 they spit.
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עֵינִ֑י ‘ê·nî N-csc | 1cs H5869 My eyes
וַתֵּ֣כַהּ wat·tê·ḵah Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fs H3543 have grown dim
מִכַּ֣עַשׂ mik·ka·‘aś Prep-m | N-ms H3708 with grief,
כֻּלָּֽם׃ kul·lām N-msc | 3mp H3605 and my whole
וִֽיצֻרַ֖י wî·ṣu·ray Conj-w | N-mpc | 1cs H3338 body
כַּצֵּ֣ל kaṣ·ṣêl Prep-k, Art | N-ms H6738 is but a shadow.
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יְשָׁרִ֣ים yə·šā·rîm Adj-mp H3477 The upright
יָשֹׁ֣מּוּ yā·šōm·mū V-Qal-Imperf-3mp H8074 are appalled
עַל־ ‘al- Prep H5921 at
זֹ֑את zōṯ Pro-fs H2063 this,
וְ֝נָקִ֗י wə·nā·qî Conj-w | Adj-ms H5355 and the innocent
יִתְעֹרָֽר׃ yiṯ·‘ō·rār V-Hitpael-Imperf-3ms H5782 are stirred
עַל־ ‘al- Prep H5921 against
חָנֵ֥ף ḥā·nêp̄ N-ms H2611 the godless.
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צַדִּ֣יק ṣad·dîq Adj-ms H6662 Yet a righteous one
וְיֹאחֵ֣ז wə·yō·ḥêz Conj-w | V-Qal-ConjImperf-3ms H270 holds
דַּרְכּ֑וֹ dar·kōw N-csc | 3ms H1870 to his way,
יָ֝דַ֗יִם yā·ḏa·yim N-fd H3027 and the one with clean hands
וּֽטֳהָר־ ū·ṭo·hār- Conj-w | Adj-msc H2889 . . .
יֹסִ֥יף yō·sîp̄ V-Hifil-Imperf-3ms H3254 grows
אֹֽמֶץ׃ ’ō·meṣ N-ms H555 stronger.
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וְֽאוּלָ֗ם wə·’ū·lām Conj H199 But
וּבֹ֣אוּ ū·ḇō·’ū Conj-w | V-Qal-Imp-mp H935 come back
נָ֑א Interjection H4994 . . .
תָּ֭שֻׁבוּ tā·šu·ḇū V-Qal-Imperf-2mp H7725 and try again,
כֻּלָּ֣ם kul·lām N-msc | 3mp H3605 all of you.
וְלֹֽא־ wə·lō- Conj-w | Adv-NegPrt H3808 For I will not
אֶמְצָ֖א ’em·ṣā V-Qal-Imperf-1cs H4672 find
חָכָֽם׃ ḥā·ḵām Adj-ms H2450 a wise man
בָכֶ֣ם ḇā·ḵem Prep | 2mp among you.
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יָמַ֣י yā·may N-mpc | 1cs H3117 My days
עָ֭בְרוּ ‘ā·ḇə·rū V-Qal-Perf-3cp H5674 have passed;
זִמֹּתַ֣י zim·mō·ṯay N-fpc | 1cs H2154 my plans
נִתְּק֑וּ nit·tə·qū V-Nifal-Perf-3cp H5423 are broken off —
מ֖וֹרָשֵׁ֣י mō·w·rā·šê N-mpc H4180 even the desires
לְבָבִֽי׃ lə·ḇā·ḇî N-msc | 1cs H3824 of my heart.
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יָשִׂ֑ימוּ yā·śî·mū V-Qal-Imperf-3mp H7760 They have turned
לַ֭יְלָה lay·lāh N-ms H3915 night
לְי֣וֹם lə·yō·wm Prep-l | N-ms H3117 into day,
א֝֗וֹר ’ō·wr N-cs H216 [making] light
קָר֥וֹב qā·rō·wḇ Adj-ms H7138 seem near
מִפְּנֵי־ mip·pə·nê- Prep-m | N-mpc H6440 in the face
חֹֽשֶׁךְ׃ ḥō·šeḵ N-ms H2822 of darkness.
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אִם־ ’im- Conj H518 If
אֲ֭קַוֶּה ’ă·qaw·weh V-Piel-Imperf-1cs H6960 I look
שְׁא֣וֹל šə·’ō·wl N-cs H7585 for Sheol
בֵּיתִ֑י bê·ṯî N-msc | 1cs H1004 as my home,
רִפַּ֥דְתִּי rip·paḏ·tî V-Piel-Perf-1cs H7502 if I spread out
יְצוּעָֽי׃ yə·ṣū·‘āy N-mpc | 1cs H3326 my bed
בַּ֝חֹ֗שֶׁךְ ba·ḥō·šeḵ Prep-b, Art | N-ms H2822 in darkness,
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קָ֭רָאתִי qā·rā·ṯî V-Qal-Perf-1cs H7121 and say
לַשַּׁ֣חַת laš·ša·ḥaṯ Prep-l, Art | N-fs H7845 to corruption,
אָ֑תָּה ’āt·tāh Pro-2ms H859 You [are]
אָ֣בִי ’ā·ḇî N-msc | 1cs H1 my father,
לָֽרִמָּֽה׃ lā·rim·māh Prep-l, Art | N-fs H7415 and to the worm,
אִמִּ֥י ’im·mî N-fsc | 1cs H517 My mother,
וַ֝אֲחֹתִ֗י wa·’ă·ḥō·ṯî Conj-w | N-fsc | 1cs H269 or ‘My sister,
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וְ֭אַיֵּה wə·’ay·yêh Conj-w | Interrog H346 where
אֵפ֣וֹ ’ê·p̄ōw Conj H645 then
תִקְוָתִ֑י ṯiq·wā·ṯî N-fsc | 1cs H8615 is my hope?
מִ֣י Interrog H4310 Who
יְשׁוּרֶֽנָּה׃ yə·šū·ren·nāh V-Qal-Imperf-3ms | 3fs H7789 can see
וְ֝תִקְוָתִ֗י wə·ṯiq·wā·ṯî Conj-w | N-fsc | 1cs H8615 any hope for me?
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תֵּרַ֑דְנָה tê·raḏ·nāh V-Qal-Imperf-3fp H3381 Will it go down
בַּדֵּ֣י bad·dê N-mpc H905 to the gates
שְׁאֹ֣ל šə·’ōl N-cs H7585 of Sheol?
אִם־ ’im- Conj H518 -
נָֽחַת׃ס nā·ḥaṯ V-Qal-Imperf-1cp H5181 Will we go down
יַ֖חַד ya·ḥaḏ Adv H3162 together
עַל־ ‘al- Prep H5921 into
עָפָ֣ר ‘ā·p̄ār N-ms H6083 the dust?

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