Iyov 4 — Hebrew–OJB Interlinear

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וַ֭יַּעַן SDBH replied אֱלִיפַ֥ז SDBH Then Eliphaz הַֽתֵּימָנִ֗י SDBH the Temanite וַיֹּאמַֽר׃ SDBH . . .

Then Eliphaz the Temani answered and said,

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הֲנִסָּ֬ה SDBH If one ventures דָבָ֣ר SDBH a word אֵלֶ֣יךָ with you תִּלְאֶ֑ה SDBH will you be wearied וַעְצֹ֥ר SDBH keep בְּ֝מִלִּ֗ין SDBH from speaking מִ֣י SDBH Yet who יוּכָֽל׃ SDBH can

If we attempt a davar with thee, wilt thou be offended? But who can withhold himself from speaking?

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הִ֭נֵּה Surely יִסַּ֣רְתָּ SDBH you have instructed רַבִּ֑ים SDBH many וְיָדַ֖יִם SDBH hands רָפ֣וֹת SDBH their feeble תְּחַזֵּֽק׃ SDBH and have strengthened

Hinei, thou hast instructed rabbim (many), and thou hast strengthened the weak hands.

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כּ֭וֹשֵׁל SDBH those who stumbled יְקִימ֣וּן SDBH have steadied מִלֶּ֑יךָ SDBH Your words וּבִרְכַּ֖יִם SDBH the knees כֹּרְע֣וֹת SDBH that were buckling תְּאַמֵּֽץ׃ SDBH you have braced

Thy words have upheld him that was falling, and thou hast strengthened the feeble birkayim (knees).

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כִּ֤י But עַתָּ֨ה׀ SDBH now תָּב֣וֹא SDBH [trouble] has come אֵלֶ֣יךָ upon you וַתֵּ֑לֶא SDBH and you are weary תִּגַּ֥ע SDBH It strikes you עָ֝דֶ֗יךָ SDBH . . . וַתִּבָּהֵֽל׃ SDBH and you are dismayed

But atah (now) it is come upon thee, and thou art impatient; it toucheth thee, and thou art troubled.

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הֲלֹ֣א SDBH not יִ֭רְאָתְךָ SDBH Is your reverence כִּסְלָתֶ֑ךָ SDBH your confidence תִּ֝קְוָתְךָ֗ SDBH your hope וְתֹ֣ם SDBH and the uprightness דְּרָכֶֽיךָ׃ SDBH of your ways

Is not this thy fear, thy confidence, thy tikveh, and the blamelessness of thy ways?

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זְכָר־ SDBH Consider נָ֗א now, I plead מִ֤י SDBH Who ה֣וּא SDBH - נָקִ֣י SDBH being innocent אָבָ֑ד SDBH has ever perished וְ֝אֵיפֹ֗ה SDBH Or where יְשָׁרִ֥ים SDBH have the upright נִכְחָֽדוּ׃ SDBH been destroyed

Consider now, who ever perished, being naki (innocent)? Or where were the yesharim (upright ones) cut off?

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כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר SDBH As רָ֭אִיתִי SDBH I have observed חֹ֣רְשֵׁי SDBH those who plow אָ֑וֶן SDBH iniquity וְזֹרְעֵ֖י SDBH and those who sow עָמָ֣ל SDBH trouble יִקְצְרֻֽהוּ׃ SDBH reap the same

Even as I have seen, they that plow iniquity, and sow amal (trouble), reap the same.

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מִנִּשְׁמַ֣ת SDBH By the breath אֱל֣וֹהַ SDBH of G-d יֹאבֵ֑דוּ SDBH they perish וּמֵר֖וּחַ SDBH and by the blast אַפּ֣וֹ SDBH of His anger יִכְלֽוּ׃ SDBH they are consumed

By the neshamah (breath) of Eloah they perish, and by the ruach of His nostrils are they consumed.

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שַׁאֲגַ֣ת SDBH may roar אַ֭רְיֵה SDBH The lion וְק֣וֹל SDBH may growl שָׁ֑חַל SDBH and the fierce lion וְשִׁנֵּ֖י SDBH yet the teeth כְפִירִ֣ים SDBH of the young lions נִתָּֽעוּ׃ SDBH are broken

The roaring of the aryeh, and the voice of the fierce lion, and the teeth of the young lions, are broken.

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לַ֭יִשׁ SDBH The old lion אֹבֵ֣ד SDBH perishes מִבְּלִי־ SDBH for lack טָ֑רֶף SDBH of prey וּבְנֵ֥י SDBH and the cubs לָ֝בִ֗יא SDBH of the lioness יִתְפָּרָֽדוּ׃ SDBH are scattered

The old lion perisheth for lack of teref (prey), and the stout lion's cubs are scattered.

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וְ֭אֵלַי came to me דָּבָ֣ר SDBH Now a word יְגֻנָּ֑ב SDBH secretly וַתִּקַּ֥ח SDBH caught אָ֝זְנִ֗י SDBH my ears שֵׁ֣מֶץ SDBH a whisper מֶֽנְהֽוּ׃ of it

Now a davar was secretly brought to me, and mine ear received a whisper thereof.

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בִּ֭שְׂעִפִּים SDBH In disquieting מֵחֶזְיֹנ֣וֹת SDBH visions לָ֑יְלָה SDBH in the night בִּנְפֹ֥ל SDBH falls תַּ֝רְדֵּמָ֗ה SDBH when deep sleep עַל־ on אֲנָשִֽׁים׃ SDBH men

In thoughts from the chezyonot lailah, when tardemah (deep sleep) falleth on anashim,

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פַּ֣חַד SDBH fear קְ֭רָאַנִי SDBH came over me וּרְעָדָ֑ה SDBH and trembling וְרֹ֖ב and made all עַצְמוֹתַ֣י SDBH my bones הִפְחִֽיד׃ SDBH shudder

Pachad came upon me, and trembling, which made all my atzmot to shake. [

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וְ֭רוּחַ SDBH Then a spirit עַל־ past פָּנַ֣י my face יַחֲלֹ֑ף SDBH glided תְּ֝סַמֵּ֗ר SDBH bristled שַֽׂעֲרַ֥ת SDBH [and] the hair בְּשָׂרִֽי׃ SDBH on my body

Then a ruach passed before my face; the hair of my basar stood up;

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יַעֲמֹ֤ד׀ SDBH It stood still וְֽלֹא־ SDBH but I could not אַכִּ֬יר SDBH discern מַרְאֵ֗הוּ SDBH its appearance תְּ֭מוּנָה SDBH a form לְנֶ֣גֶד loomed before עֵינָ֑י SDBH my eyes דְּמָמָ֖ה SDBH a whispering וָק֣וֹל SDBH voice אֶשְׁמָֽע׃ SDBH and I heard

It stood still, but I could not discern the appearance thereof; a temunah (form) was before mine eyes, there was silence, and I heard a voice, saying,

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הַֽ֭אֱנוֹשׁ SDBH {Can} a mortal מֵאֱל֣וֹהַ SDBH than G-d יִצְדָּ֑ק SDBH be more righteous אִ֥ם SDBH or מֵ֝עֹשֵׂ֗הוּ SDBH than his Maker יִטְהַר־ SDBH more pure גָּֽבֶר׃ SDBH a man

Shall enosh (mortal man) be more righteous than Eloah? Shall a man be more tahor than his Maker?

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הֵ֣ן If בַּ֭עֲבָדָיו SDBH in His servants לֹ֣א SDBH G-d puts no יַאֲמִ֑ין SDBH trust וּ֝בְמַלְאָכָ֗יו SDBH His angels יָשִׂ֥ים SDBH and He charges תָּהֳלָֽה׃ SDBH with error

Behold, He puts no trust in His avadim, and His malachim (angels) He charged with toholah (error).

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אַ֤ף׀ SDBH how much more שֹׁכְנֵ֬י SDBH those who dwell בָֽתֵּי־ SDBH in houses חֹ֗מֶר SDBH of clay אֲשֶׁר־ SDBH whose בֶּעָפָ֥ר SDBH are in the dust יְסוֹדָ֑ם SDBH foundations יְ֝דַכְּא֗וּם SDBH who can be crushed לִפְנֵי־ . . . עָֽשׁ׃ SDBH like a moth

How much more them that dwell in batim (houses) of clay, whose yesod (foundation, origin) is in the dust, which are crushed like the moth?

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מִבֹּ֣קֶר SDBH from dawn לָעֶ֣רֶב SDBH to dusk יֻכַּ֑תּוּ SDBH They are smashed to pieces מִבְּלִ֥י SDBH unnoticed מֵ֝שִׂ֗ים SDBH . . . לָנֶ֥צַח SDBH forever יֹאבֵֽדוּ׃ SDBH they perish

They are destroyed from boker to erev; they perish forever without any regarding it.

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הֲלֹא־ SDBH - נִסַּ֣ע SDBH pulled up יִתְרָ֣ם SDBH Are not their tent cords בָּ֑ם יָ֝מ֗וּתוּ SDBH so that they die וְלֹ֣א SDBH without בְחָכְמָֽה׃ SDBH wisdom

Is not the cord of their tent which is in them pulled up? They die, even without chochmah (wisdom).