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Job 29

Hebrew Interlinear
Job’s Former Blessings
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אִ֭יּוֹב ’î·yō·wḇ N-proper-ms H347 And Job
שְׂאֵ֥ת śə·’êṯ V-Qal-Inf H5375 . . .
וַיֹּ֣סֶף way·yō·sep̄ Conj-w | V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms H3254 continued
מְשָׁל֗וֹ mə·šā·lōw N-msc | 3ms H4912 his discourse
וַיֹּאמַֽר׃ way·yō·mar Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms H559 . . .:
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מִֽי־ mî- Interrog H4310 How I long
יִתְּנֵ֥נִי yit·tə·nê·nî V-Qal-Imperf-3ms | 1cs H5414 . . .
כְיַרְחֵי־ ḵə·yar·ḥê- Prep-k | N-mpc H3391 for the months
קֶ֑דֶם qe·ḏem N-ms H6924 gone by,
כִּ֝ימֵ֗י kî·mê Prep-k | N-mpc H3117 for the days
אֱל֣וֹהַּ ’ĕ·lō·w·ah N-ms H433 when God
יִשְׁמְרֵֽנִי׃ yiš·mə·rê·nî V-Qal-Imperf-3ms | 1cs H8104 watched over me,
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נֵ֭רוֹ nê·rōw N-msc | 3ms H5216 when His lamp
בְּהִלּ֣וֹ bə·hil·lōw Prep-b | V-Hifil-Inf | 3ms H1984 shone
עֲלֵ֣י ‘ă·lê Prep H5921 above
רֹאשִׁ֑י rō·šî N-msc | 1cs H7218 my head,
לְ֝אוֹרוֹ lə·’ō·w·rōw Prep-l | N-csc | 3ms H216 and by His light
אֵ֣לֶךְ ’ê·leḵ V-Qal-Imperf-1cs H1980 I walked
חֹֽשֶׁךְ׃ ḥō·šeḵ N-ms H2822 through the darkness,
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כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר ka·’ă·šer Prep-k | Pro-r H834 when
הָ֭יִיתִי hā·yî·ṯî V-Qal-Perf-1cs H1961 I was
בִּימֵ֣י bî·mê Prep-b | N-mpc H3117 vvv
חָרְפִּ֑י ḥā·rə·pî N-msc | 1cs H2779 in my prime,
בְּס֥וֹד bə·sō·wḏ Prep-b | N-msc H5475 when the friendship
אֱ֝ל֗וֹהַּ ’ĕ·lō·w·ah N-ms H433 of God
עֲלֵ֣י ‘ă·lê Prep H5921 rested on
אָהֳלִֽי׃ ’ā·ho·lî N-msc | 1cs H168 my tent,
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שַׁ֭דַּי šad·dai N-proper-ms H7706 when the Almighty
בְּע֣וֹד bə·‘ō·wḏ Prep-b | Adv H5750 was still
עִמָּדִ֑י ‘im·mā·ḏî Prep | 1cs H5978 with me
נְעָרָֽי׃ nə·‘ā·rāy N-mpc | 1cs H5288 and my children
סְבִ֖יבוֹתַ֣י sə·ḇî·ḇō·w·ṯay Adv | 1cs H5439 were around me,
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הֲלִיכַ֣י hă·lî·ḵay N-mpc | 1cs H1978 when my steps
בִּרְחֹ֣ץ bir·ḥōṣ Prep-b | V-Qal-Inf H7364 were bathed
בְּחֵמָ֑ה bə·ḥê·māh Prep-b | N-fs H2529 in cream
וְצ֥וּר wə·ṣūr Conj-w | N-ms H6697 and the rock
יָצ֥וּק yā·ṣūq V-Qal-Imperf-3ms H6694 poured out
עִ֝מָּדִ֗י ‘im·mā·ḏî Prep | 1cs H5978 for me
פַּלְגֵי־ pal·ḡê- N-mpc H6388 streams
שָֽׁמֶן׃ šā·men N-ms H8081 of oil!
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בְּצֵ֣אתִי bə·ṣê·ṯî Prep-b | V-Qal-Inf | 1cs H3318 When I went out
קָ֑רֶת qā·reṯ N-fs H7176 to the city
שַׁ֣עַר ša·‘ar N-ms H8179 gate
עֲלֵי־ ‘ă·lê- Prep H5921 . . .
אָכִ֥ין ’ā·ḵîn V-Hifil-Imperf-1cs H3559 and took
מוֹשָׁבִֽי׃ mō·wō·šā·ḇî N-msc | 1cs H4186 my seat
בָּ֝רְח֗וֹב bā·rə·ḥō·wḇ Prep-b, Art | N-fs H7339 in the public square,
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נְעָרִ֣ים nə·‘ā·rîm N-mp H5288 the young men
רָא֣וּנִי rā·’ū·nî V-Qal-Perf-3cp | 1cs H7200 saw me
וְנֶחְבָּ֑אוּ wə·neḥ·bā·’ū Conj-w | V-Nifal-ConjPerf-3cp H2244 and withdrew,
וִֽ֝ישִׁישִׁים wî·šî·šîm Conj-w | Adj-mp H3453 and the old men
קָ֣מוּ qā·mū V-Qal-Perf-3cp H6965 rose
עָמָֽדוּ׃ ‘ā·mā·ḏū V-Qal-Perf-3cp H5975 to their feet.
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שָׂ֭רִים śā·rîm N-mp H8269 The princes
עָצְר֣וּ ‘ā·ṣə·rū V-Qal-Perf-3cp H6113 refrained
בְמִלִּ֑ים ḇə·mil·lîm Prep-b | N-fp H4405 from speaking
יָשִׂ֥ימוּ yā·śî·mū V-Qal-Imperf-3mp H7760 and covered
לְפִיהֶֽם׃ lə·p̄î·hem Prep-l | N-msc | 3mp H6310 their mouths
וְ֝כַ֗ף wə·ḵap̄ Conj-w | N-fs H3709 with their hands.
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קוֹל־ qō·wl- N-msc H6963 The voices
נְגִידִ֥ים nə·ḡî·ḏîm N-mp H5057 of the nobles
נֶחְבָּ֑אוּ neḥ·bā·’ū V-Nifal-Perf-3cp H2244 were hushed,
וּ֝לְשׁוֹנָ֗ם ū·lə·šō·w·nām Conj-w | N-csc | 3mp H3956 and their tongues
דָּבֵֽקָה׃ dā·ḇê·qāh V-Qal-Perf-3fs H1692 stuck
לְחִכָּ֥ם lə·ḥik·kām Prep-l | N-msc | 3mp H2441 to the roofs of their mouths.
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כִּ֤י Conj H3588 For
אֹ֣זֶן ’ō·zen N-fs H241 those
שָׁ֭מְעָה šā·mə·ʿāh V-Qal-Perf-3fs H8085 who heard me
וַֽתְּאַשְּׁרֵ֑נִי wat·tə·’aš·šə·rê·nî Conj-w | V-Piel-ConsecImperf-3fs | 1cs H833 called me blessed,
וְעַ֥יִן wə·‘a·yin Conj-w | N-cs H5869 and those who
רָ֝אֲתָ֗ה rā·’ă·ṯāh V-Qal-Perf-3fs H7200 saw me
וַתְּעִידֵֽנִי׃ wat·tə·‘î·ḏê·nî Conj-w | V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3fs | 1cs H5749 commended me,
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כִּֽי־ kî- Conj H3588 because
אֲ֭מַלֵּט ’ă·mal·lêṭ V-Piel-Imperf-1cs H4422 I rescued
עָנִ֣י ‘ā·nî Adj-ms H6041 the poor
מְשַׁוֵּ֑עַ mə·šaw·wê·a‘ V-Piel-Prtcpl-ms H7768 who cried out
וְ֝יָת֗וֹם wə·yā·ṯō·wm Conj-w | N-ms H3490 and the fatherless
וְֽלֹא־ wə·lō- Conj-w | Adv-NegPrt H3808 who had no
עֹזֵ֥ר ‘ō·zêr V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms H5826 helper.
לֽוֹ׃ lōw Prep | 3ms
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אֹ֭בֵד ’ō·ḇêḏ V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms H6 The dying man
עָלַ֣י ‘ā·lay Prep | 1cs H5921 . . .
תָּבֹ֑א tā·ḇō V-Qal-Imperf-3fs H935 . . .
בִּרְכַּ֣ת bir·kaṯ N-fsc H1293 blessed me,
אַלְמָנָ֣ה ’al·mā·nāh N-fs H490 and I made the widow’s
וְלֵ֖ב wə·lêḇ Conj-w | N-msc H3820 heart
אַרְנִֽן׃ ’ar·nin V-Hifil-Imperf-1cs H7442 sing for joy.
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לָ֭בַשְׁתִּי lā·ḇaš·tî V-Qal-Perf-1cs H3847 I put on
צֶ֣דֶק ṣe·ḏeq N-ms H6664 righteousness,
וַיִּלְבָּשֵׁ֑נִי way·yil·bā·šê·nî Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms | 1cs H3847 and it clothed me;
מִשְׁפָּטִֽי׃ miš·pā·ṭî N-msc | 1cs H4941 justice
כִּֽמְעִ֥יל kim·‘îl Prep-k | N-ms H4598 was my robe
וְ֝צָנִ֗יף wə·ṣā·nîp̄ Conj-w | N-ms H6797 and my turban.
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הָ֭יִיתִי hā·yî·ṯî V-Qal-Perf-1cs H1961 I [served as]
עֵינַ֣יִם ‘ê·na·yim N-cd H5869 eyes
לַֽעִוֵּ֑ר la·‘iw·wêr Prep-l, Art | Adj-ms H5787 to the blind
אָֽנִי׃ ’ā·nî Pro-1cs H589 [and]
וְרַגְלַ֖יִם wə·raḡ·la·yim Conj-w | N-fd H7272 as feet
לַפִּסֵּ֣חַ lap·pis·sê·aḥ Prep-l, Art | Adj-ms H6455 to the lame.
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אָ֭נֹכִֽי ’ā·nō·ḵî Pro-1cs H595 I
אָ֣ב ’āḇ N-ms H1 was a father
לָֽאֶבְיוֹנִ֑ים lā·’eḇ·yō·w·nîm Prep-l, Art | N-mp H34 to the needy,
אֶחְקְרֵֽהוּ׃ ’eḥ·qə·rê·hū V-Qal-Imperf-1cs | 3ms H2713 and I took up
וְרִ֖ב wə·riḇ Conj-w | N-ms H7379 the case
לֹא־ lō- Adv-NegPrt H3808 of the stranger
יָדַ֣עְתִּי yā·ḏa‘·tî V-Qal-Perf-1cs H3045 . . ..
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וָֽ֭אֲשַׁבְּרָה wā·’ă·šab·bə·rāh Conj-w | V-Piel-ConsecImperf-1cs | 3fs H7665 I shattered
מְתַלְּע֣וֹת mə·ṯal·lə·‘ō·wṯ N-fpc H4973 the fangs
עַוָּ֑ל ‘aw·wāl N-ms H5767 of the unjust
אַשְׁלִ֥יךְ ’aš·lîḵ V-Hifil-Imperf-1cs H7993 and snatched
טָֽרֶף׃ ṭā·rep̄ N-ms H2964 the prey
וּ֝מִשִּׁנָּ֗יו ū·miš·šin·nāw Conj-w, Prep-m | N-cdc | 3ms H8127 from his teeth.
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וָ֭אֹמַר wā·’ō·mar Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-1cs H559 So I thought:
אֶגְוָ֑ע ’eḡ·wā‘ V-Qal-Imperf-1cs H1478 I will die
עִם־ ‘im- Prep H5973 in
קִנִּ֣י qin·nî N-msc | 1cs H7064 my nest
אַרְבֶּ֥ה ’ar·beh V-Hifil-Imperf-1cs H7235 and multiply
יָמִֽים׃ yā·mîm N-mp H3117 my days
וְ֝כַח֗וֹל wə·ḵa·ḥō·wl Conj-w, Prep-k, Art | N-ms H2344 as the sand.
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שָׁרְשִׁ֣י šā·rə·šî N-msc | 1cs H8328 My roots
פָת֣וּחַ p̄ā·ṯū·aḥ V-Qal-QalPassPrtcpl-ms H6605 [will] spread out
אֱלֵי־ ’ĕ·lê- Prep H413 to
מָ֑יִם mā·yim N-mp H4325 the waters,
וְ֝טַ֗ל wə·ṭal Conj-w | N-ms H2919 and the dew
יָלִ֥ין yā·lîn V-Qal-Imperf-3ms H3885 will rest nightly
בִּקְצִירִֽי׃ biq·ṣî·rî Prep-b | N-msc | 1cs H7105 on my branches.
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כְּ֭בוֹדִי kə·ḇō·w·ḏî N-msc | 1cs H3519 My glory
חָדָ֣שׁ ḥā·ḏāš Adj-ms H2319 is [ever] new
עִמָּדִ֑י ‘im·mā·ḏî Prep | 1cs H5978 within me,
וְ֝קַשְׁתִּ֗י wə·qaš·tî Conj-w | N-fsc | 1cs H7198 and my bow
תַחֲלִֽיף׃ ṯa·ḥă·lîp̄ V-Hifil-Imperf-3fs H2498 is renewed
בְּיָדִ֥י bə·yā·ḏî Prep-b | N-fsc | 1cs H3027 in my hand.
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שָׁמְע֥וּ šā·mə·‘ū V-Qal-Perf-3cp H8085 Men listened
לִֽי־ lî- Prep | 1cs to me
וְיִחֵ֑לּוּ wə·yi·ḥêl·lū Conj-w | V-Piel-ConjPerf-3cp H3176 with expectation,
וְ֝יִדְּמ֗וּ wə·yid·də·mū Conj-w | V-Qal-ConjImperf-3mp H1826 waiting silently
לְמ֣וֹ lə·mōw Prep H3926 for
עֲצָתִֽי׃ ‘ă·ṣā·ṯî N-fsc | 1cs H6098 my counsel.
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אַחֲרֵ֣י ’a·ḥă·rê Prep H310 After
דְ֭בָרִי ḏə·ḇā·rî N-msc | 1cs H1697 my words,
יִשְׁנ֑וּ yiš·nū V-Qal-Imperf-3mp H8138 they spoke
לֹ֣א Adv-NegPrt H3808 no more;
מִלָּתִֽי׃ mil·lā·ṯî N-fsc | 1cs H4405 my speech
תִּטֹּ֥ף tiṭ·ṭōp̄ V-Qal-Imperf-3fs H5197 settled
וְ֝עָלֵ֗ימוֹ wə·‘ā·lê·mōw Conj-w | Prep | 3mp H5921 on them like dew.
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וְיִֽחֲל֣וּ wə·yi·ḥă·lū Conj-w | V-Piel-ConjPerf-3cp H3176 They waited
כַמָּטָ֣ר ḵam·mā·ṭār Prep-k, Art | N-ms H4306 for me as for rain
לִ֑י Prep | 1cs
פָּעֲר֥וּ pā·‘ă·rū V-Qal-Perf-3cp H6473 and drank in my words
וּ֝פִיהֶ֗ם ū·p̄î·hem Conj-w | N-msc | 3mp H6310 . . .
לְמַלְקֽוֹשׁ׃ lə·mal·qō·wōš Prep-l | N-ms H4456 like spring showers.
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אֶשְׂחַ֣ק ’eś·ḥaq V-Qal-Imperf-1cs H7832 If I smiled
אֲ֭לֵהֶם ’ă·lê·hem Prep | 3mp H413 at them,
לֹ֣א Adv-NegPrt H3808 they did not
יַאֲמִ֑ינוּ ya·’ă·mî·nū V-Hifil-Imperf-3mp H539 believe it;
וְא֥וֹר wə·’ō·wr Conj-w | N-csc H216 the light
פָּ֝נַ֗י pā·nay N-mpc | 1cs H6440 of my countenance
לֹ֣א Adv-NegPrt H3808 vvv
יַפִּילֽוּן׃ yap·pî·lūn V-Hifil-Imperf-3mp | Pn H5307 was precious.
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אֶֽבֲחַ֣ר ’e·ḇă·ḥar V-Qal-Imperf-1cs H977 I chose
דַּרְכָּם֮ dar·kām N-csc | 3mp H1870 their course
וְאֵשֵׁ֪ב wə·’ê·šêḇ Conj-w | V-Qal-ConjImperf-1cs H3427 and presided
רֹ֥אשׁ rōš N-ms H7218 as chief.
וְ֭אֶשְׁכּוֹן wə·’eš·kō·wn Conj-w | V-Qal-ConjImperf-1cs H7931 So I dwelt
כְּמֶ֣לֶךְ kə·me·leḵ Prep-k | N-ms H4428 as a king
בַּגְּד֑וּד bag·gə·ḏūḏ Prep-b, Art | N-ms H1416 among his troops,
כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר ka·’ă·šer Prep-k | Pro-r H834 as a comforter
יְנַחֵֽם׃ yə·na·ḥêm V-Piel-Imperf-3ms H5162 . . .
אֲבֵלִ֣ים ’ă·ḇê·lîm Adj-mp H57 of the mourners.

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