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Job 23

Hebrew Interlinear
Job Longs for God
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אִיּ֗וֹב ’î·yō·wḇ N-proper-ms H347 Then Job
וַיֹּאמַֽר׃ way·yō·mar Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms H559 . . .
וַיַּ֥עַן way·ya·‘an Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms H6030 answered:
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גַּם־ gam- Conj H1571 Even
הַ֭יּוֹם hay·yō·wm Art | N-ms H3117 today
שִׂחִ֑י śi·ḥî N-msc | 1cs H7879 my complaint
מְרִ֣י mə·rî N-msc H4805 is bitter.
יָ֝דִ֗י yā·ḏî N-fsc | 1cs H3027 His hand
כָּבְדָ֥ה kā·ḇə·ḏāh V-Qal-Perf-3fs H3513 is heavy
עַל־ ‘al- Prep H5921 despite
אַנְחָתִֽי׃ ’an·ḥā·ṯî N-fsc | 1cs H585 my groaning.
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מִֽי־ mî- Interjection H4310 If only
יִתֵּ֣ן yit·tên V-Qal-Imperf-3ms H5414 . . .
יָ֭דַעְתִּי yā·ḏa‘·tî V-Qal-Perf-1cs H3045 I knew
וְאֶמְצָאֵ֑הוּ wə·’em·ṣā·’ê·hū Conj-w | V-Qal-ConjImperf-1cs | 3ms H4672 where to find Him,
אָ֝ב֗וֹא ’ā·ḇō·w V-Qal-Imperf.h-1cs H935 so that I could go
עַד־ ‘aḏ- Prep H5704 to
תְּכוּנָתֽוֹ׃ tə·ḵū·nā·ṯōw N-fsc | 3ms H8499 His seat.
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אֶעֶרְכָ֣ה ’e·‘er·ḵāh V-Qal-Imperf.Cohort-1cs H6186 I would plead
מִשְׁפָּ֑ט miš·pāṭ N-ms H4941 my case
לְפָנָ֣יו lə·p̄ā·nāw Prep-l | N-cpc | 3ms H6440 before Him
וּ֝פִ֗י ū·p̄î Conj-w | N-msc | 1cs H6310 and fill my mouth
אֲמַלֵּ֥א ’ă·mal·lê V-Piel-Imperf.h-1cs H4390 with
תוֹכָחֽוֹת׃ ṯō·w·ḵā·ḥō·wṯ N-fp H8433 arguments.
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אֵ֭דְעָה ’ê·ḏə·‘āh V-Qal-Imperf.Cohort-1cs H3045 I would learn
מִלִּ֣ים mil·lîm N-fp H4405 how
יַעֲנֵ֑נִי ya·‘ă·nê·nî V-Qal-Imperf-3ms | 1cs H6030 He would answer,
וְ֝אָבִ֗ינָה wə·’ā·ḇî·nāh Conj-w | V-Qal-ConjImperf.Cohort-1cs H995 and consider
מַה־ mah- Interrog H4100 what
יֹּ֥אמַר yō·mar V-Qal-Imperf-3ms H559 He would say.
לִֽי׃ Prep | 1cs
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יָרִ֣יב yā·rîḇ V-Qal-Imperf-3ms H7378 Would He contend
עִמָּדִ֑י ‘im·mā·ḏî Prep | 1cs H5978 with me
הַבְּרָב־ hab·bə·rāḇ- Art, Prep-b | N-msc H7230 in His great
כֹּ֭חַ kō·aḥ N-ms H3581 power?
לֹ֥א Adv-NegPrt H3808 No,
ה֝֗וּא Pro-3ms H1931 He
אַךְ־ ’aḵ- Adv H389 would certainly
יָשִׂ֥ם yā·śim V-Qal-Imperf-3ms H7760 take [note]
בִּֽי׃ Prep | 1cs of me.
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שָׁ֗ם šām Adv H8033 Then
יָ֭שָׁר yā·šār Adj-ms H3477 an upright man
נוֹכָ֣ח nō·w·ḵāḥ V-Nifal-Prtcpl-ms H3198 could reason
עִמּ֑וֹ ‘im·mōw Prep | 3ms H5973 with Him,
וַאֲפַלְּטָ֥ה wa·’ă·p̄al·lə·ṭāh Conj-w | V-Piel-ConjImperf.Cohort-1cs H6403 and I would be delivered
לָ֝נֶ֗צַח lā·ne·ṣaḥ Prep-l | N-ms H5331 forever
מִשֹּׁפְטִֽי׃ miš·šō·p̄ə·ṭî Prep-m | V-Qal-Prtcpl-msc | 1cs H8199 from my Judge.
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הֵ֤ן hên Interjection H2005 If
אֶהֱלֹ֣ךְ ’e·hĕ·lōḵ V-Qal-Imperf-1cs H1980 I go
קֶ֣דֶם qe·ḏem N-ms H6924 east,
וְאֵינֶ֑נּוּ wə·’ê·nen·nū Conj-w | Adv | 3ms H369 He is not there,
וְ֝אָח֗וֹר wə·’ā·ḥō·wr Conj-w | N-ms H268 and if I go west,
וְֽלֹא־ wə·lō- Conj-w | Adv-NegPrt H3808 I cannot
אָבִ֥ין ’ā·ḇîn V-Qal-Imperf-1cs H995 find
לֽוֹ׃ lōw Prep | 3ms Him.
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בַּעֲשֹׂת֣וֹ ba·‘ă·śō·ṯōw Prep-b | V-Qal-Inf | 3ms H6213 When He is at work
שְׂמֹ֣אול śə·mō·wl N-ms H8040 in the north,
וְלֹא־ wə·lō- Conj-w | Adv-NegPrt H3808 I cannot
אָ֑חַז ’ā·ḥaz V-Qal-Imperf.Jus-1cs H2372 behold [Him];
יַעְטֹ֥ף ya‘·ṭōp̄ V-Qal-Imperf-3ms H5848 when He turns
יָ֝מִ֗ין yā·mîn N-fs H3225 to the south,
וְלֹ֣א wə·lō Conj-w | Adv-NegPrt H3808 I cannot
אֶרְאֶֽה׃ ’er·’eh V-Qal-Imperf-1cs H7200 see [Him].
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כִּֽי־ kî- Conj H3588 Yet
יָ֭דַע yā·ḏa‘ V-Qal-Perf-3ms H3045 He knows
דֶּ֣רֶךְ de·reḵ N-cs H1870 the way I have taken
עִמָּדִ֑י ‘im·mā·ḏî Prep | 1cs H5978 . . .;
בְּ֝חָנַ֗נִי bə·ḥā·na·nî V-Qal-Perf-3ms | 1cs H974 when He has tested me,
אֵצֵֽא׃ ’ê·ṣê V-Qal-Imperf-1cs H3318 I will come forth
כַּזָּהָ֥ב kaz·zā·hāḇ Prep-k, Art | N-ms H2091 as gold.
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רַגְלִ֑י raḡ·lî N-fsc | 1cs H7272 My feet
אָחֲזָ֣ה ’ā·ḥă·zāh V-Qal-Perf-3fs H270 have followed
בַּ֭אֲשֻׁרוֹ ba·’ă·šu·rōw Prep-b | N-fsc | 3ms H838 in His tracks;
שָׁמַ֣רְתִּי šā·mar·tî V-Qal-Perf-1cs H8104 I have kept
דַּרְכּ֖וֹ dar·kōw N-csc | 3ms H1870 His way
וְלֹא־ wə·lō- Conj-w | Adv-NegPrt H3808 without
אָֽט׃ ’āṭ V-Hifil-Imperf.Jus-1cs H5186 turning aside.
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וְלֹ֣א wə·lō Conj-w | Adv-NegPrt H3808 I have not
אָמִ֑ישׁ ’ā·mîš V-Hifil-Imperf-1cs H4185 departed
מִצְוַ֣ת miṣ·waṯ N-fsc H4687 from the command
שְׂ֭פָתָיו śə·p̲ā·t̲āyw N-fdc | 3ms H8193 of His lips;
צָפַ֥נְתִּי ṣā·p̄an·tî V-Qal-Perf-1cs H6845 I have treasured
אִמְרֵי־ ’im·rê- N-mpc H561 the words
פִֽיו׃ p̄îw N-msc | 3ms H6310 of His mouth
מֵ֝חֻקִּ֗י mê·ḥuq·qî Prep-m | N-msc | 1cs H2706 more than my daily bread.
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וְה֣וּא wə·hū Conj-w | Pro-3ms H1931 But He is unchangeable
בְ֭אֶחָד ḇə·’e·ḥāḏ Prep-b | Number-ms H259 . . .,
וּמִ֣י ū·mî Conj-w | Interrog H4310 and who
יְשִׁיבֶ֑נּוּ yə·šî·ḇen·nū V-Hifil-Imperf-3ms | 3ms H7725 can oppose Him?
וַיָּֽעַשׂ׃ way·yā·‘aś Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms H6213 He does
וְנַפְשׁ֖וֹ wə·nap̄·šōw Conj-w | N-fsc | 3ms H5315 what He
אִוְּתָ֣ה ’iw·wə·ṯāh V-Piel-Perf-3fs H183 desires.
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כִּ֭י Conj H3588 For
יַשְׁלִ֣ים yaš·lîm V-Hifil-Imperf-3ms H7999 He carries out
חֻקִּ֑י ḥuq·qî N-msc | 1cs H2706 His decree against me,
עִמּֽוֹ׃ ‘im·mōw Prep | 3ms H5973 and He has
רַבּ֣וֹת rab·bō·wṯ Adj-fp H7227 many
וְכָהֵ֖נָּה wə·ḵā·hên·nāh Conj-w, Prep-k | Pro-3fp such plans.
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עַל־ ‘al- Prep H5921 Therefore
כֵּ֭ן kên Adv H3651 . . .
אֶבָּהֵ֑ל ’eb·bā·hêl V-Nifal-Imperf-1cs H926 I am terrified
מִפָּנָ֣יו mip·pā·nāw Prep-m | N-cpc | 3ms H6440 in His presence;
אֶ֝תְבּוֹנֵ֗ן ’eṯ·bō·w·nên V-Hitpael-Imperf-1cs H995 when I consider this,
וְאֶפְחַ֥ד wə·’ep̄·ḥaḏ Conj-w | V-Qal-ConjImperf-1cs H6342 I fear
מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃ mim·men·nū Prep | 3ms H4480 Him.
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וְ֭אֵל wə·’êl Conj-w | N-ms H410 God
לִבִּ֑י lib·bî N-msc | 1cs H3820 has made my heart
הֵרַ֣ךְ hê·raḵ V-Hifil-Perf-3ms H7401 faint;
וְ֝שַׁדַּ֗י wə·šad·day Conj-w | N-proper-ms H7706 the Almighty
הִבְהִילָֽנִי׃ hiḇ·hî·lā·nî V-Hifil-Perf-3ms | 1cs H926 has terrified me.
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כִּֽי־ kî- Conj H3588 Yet
לֹ֣א Adv-NegPrt H3808 I am not
נִ֭צְמַתִּי niṣ·mat·tî V-Nifal-Perf-1cs H6789 silenced
מִפְּנֵי־ mip·pə·nê- Prep-m | N-mpc H6440 by
חֹ֑שֶׁךְ ḥō·šeḵ N-ms H2822 the darkness,
אֹֽפֶל׃ ’ō·p̄el N-ms H652 by the thick darkness
כִּסָּה־ kis·sāh- V-Piel-Perf-3ms H3680 that covers
וּ֝מִפָּנַ֗י ū·mip·pā·nay Conj-w, Prep-m | N-mpc | 1cs H6440 my face.

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