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Job 10

Hebrew Interlinear
Job’s Plea to God
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נָֽקְטָ֥ה nā·qə·ṭāh V-Nifal-Perf-3fs H5354 I loathe
נַפְשִׁ֗י nap̄·šî N-fsc | 1cs H5315 my own
בְּחַ֫יָּ֥י bə·ḥay·yāy Prep-b | N-mpc | 1cs H2416 life;
אֶֽעֶזְבָ֣ה ’e·‘ez·ḇāh V-Qal-Imperf.Cohort-1cs H5800 I will express
עָלַ֣י ‘ā·lay Prep | 1cs H5921 . . .
שִׂיחִ֑י śî·ḥî N-msc | 1cs H7879 my complaint
אֲ֝דַבְּרָה֗ ’ă·ḏab·bə·rāh V-Piel-Imperf.Cohort-1cs H1696 and speak
בְּמַ֣ר bə·mar Prep-b | Adj-msc H4751 in the bitterness
נַפְשִֽׁי׃ nap̄·šî N-fsc | 1cs H5315 of my soul.
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אֹמַ֣ר ’ō·mar V-Qal-Imperf-1cs H559 I will say
אֶל־ ’el- Prep H413 to
אֱ֭לוֹהַּ ’ĕ·lō·w·ah N-ms H433 God:
אַל־ ’al- Adv H408 Do not
תַּרְשִׁיעֵ֑נִי tar·šî·‘ê·nî V-Hifil-Imperf-2ms | 1cs H7561 condemn me!
הֽ֝וֹדִיעֵ֗נִי hō·w·ḏî·‘ê·nî V-Hifil-Imp-ms | 1cs H3045 Let me know
עַ֣ל ‘al Prep H5921 why
מַה־ mah- Interrog H4100 . . .
תְּרִיבֵֽנִי׃ tə·rî·ḇê·nî V-Qal-Imperf-2ms | 1cs H7378 You prosecute me.
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הֲט֤וֹב hă·ṭō·wḇ Art | N-ms H2896 Does it please
לְךָ֨׀ lə·ḵā Prep | 2ms You
כִּֽי־ kî- Conj H3588 . . .
תַעֲשֹׁ֗ק ṯa·‘ă·šōq V-Qal-Imperf-2ms H6231 to oppress me,
כִּֽי־ kî- Conj H3588 . . .
תִ֭מְאַס ṯim·’as V-Qal-Imperf-2ms H3988 to reject
יְגִ֣יעַ yə·ḡî·a‘ N-msc H3018 the work
כַּפֶּ֑יךָ kap·pe·ḵā N-fdc | 2ms H3709 of Your hands
וְעַל־ wə·‘al- Conj-w | Prep H5921 . . .
הוֹפָֽעְתָּ׃ hō·w·p̄ā·‘ə·tā V-Hifil-Perf-2ms H3313 and favor
עֲצַ֖ת ‘ă·ṣaṯ N-fsc H6098 the schemes
רְשָׁעִ֣ים rə·šā·‘îm Adj-mp H7563 of the wicked?
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הַעֵינֵ֣י ha·‘ê·nê Art | N-cdc H5869 Do You have eyes
בָשָׂ֣ר ḇā·śār N-ms H1320 of flesh
לָ֑ךְ lāḵ Prep | 2fs ?
אִם־ ’im- Conj H518 -
כִּרְא֖וֹת kir·’ō·wṯ Prep-k | V-Qal-Inf H7200 Do You see
אֱנ֣וֹשׁ ’ĕ·nō·wōš N-ms H582 as man
תִּרְאֶֽה׃ tir·’eh V-Qal-Imperf-2ms H7200 sees?
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הֲכִימֵ֣י hă·ḵî·mê Art, Prep-k | N-mpc H3117 Are Your days
יָמֶ֑יךָ yā·me·ḵā N-mpc | 2ms H3117 like those
אֱנ֣וֹשׁ ’ĕ·nō·wōš N-ms H582 of a [mortal],
אִם־ ’i·mōš- Conj H518 or
שְׁ֝נוֹתֶ֗יךָ šə·nô·t̲ê·k̲ā N-fpc | 2ms H8141 Your years
כִּ֣ימֵי kî·mê Prep-k | N-mpc H3117 like those
גָֽבֶר׃ ḡā·ḇer N-ms H1397 of a man,
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כִּֽי־ kî- Conj H3588 that
תְבַקֵּ֥שׁ ṯə·ḇaq·qêš V-Piel-Imperf-2ms H1245 You should seek
לַעֲוֺנִ֑י la·‘ă·wō·nî Prep-l | N-csc | 1cs H5771 my iniquity
תִדְרֽוֹשׁ׃ ṯiḏ·rō·wōš V-Qal-Imperf-2ms H1875 and search out
וּ֭לְחַטָּאתִ֥י ū·lə·ḥaṭ·ṭā·ṯî Conj-w, Prep-l | N-fsc | 1cs H2403 my sin —
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עַֽל־ ‘al- Prep H5921 though
דַּ֭עְתְּךָ da‘·tə·ḵā N-fsc | 2ms H1847 You know
כִּי־ kî- Conj H3588 that
לֹ֣א Adv-NegPrt H3808 I am not
אֶרְשָׁ֑ע ’er·šā‘ V-Qal-Imperf-1cs H7561 guilty,
וְאֵ֖ין wə·’ên Conj-w | Adv H369 and there is no
מַצִּֽיל׃ maṣ·ṣîl V-Hifil-Prtcpl-ms H5337 deliverance
מִיָּדְךָ֣ mî·yā·ḏə·ḵā Prep-m | N-fsc | 2ms H3027 from Your hand?
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יָדֶ֣יךָ yā·ḏe·ḵā N-fdc | 2ms H3027 Your hands
עִ֭צְּבוּנִי ‘iṣ·ṣə·ḇū·nî V-Piel-Perf-3cp | 1cs H6087 shaped me
יַ֥חַד ya·ḥaḏ Adv H3162 and altogether
וַֽיַּעֲשׂ֑וּנִי way·ya·‘ă·śū·nî Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp | 1cs H6213 formed me.
סָ֝בִ֗יב sā·ḇîḇ Adv H5439 Would You now turn
וַֽתְּבַלְּעֵֽנִי׃ wat·tə·ḇal·lə·‘ê·nî Conj-w | V-Piel-ConsecImperf-2ms | 1cs H1104 and destroy me?
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נָ֭א Interjection H4994 Please
זְכָר־ zə·ḵār- V-Qal-Imp-ms H2142 remember
כִּי־ kî- Conj H3588 that
עֲשִׂיתָ֑נִי ‘ă·śî·ṯā·nî V-Qal-Perf-2ms | 1cs H6213 You molded me
כַחֹ֣מֶר ḵa·ḥō·mer Prep-k, Art | N-ms H2563 like clay.
תְּשִׁיבֵֽנִי׃ tə·šî·ḇê·nî V-Hifil-Imperf-2ms | 1cs H7725 Would You now return me
וְֽאֶל־ wə·’el- Conj-w | Prep H413 to
עָפָ֥ר ‘ā·p̄ār N-ms H6083 dust?
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הֲלֹ֣א hă·lō Adv-NegPrt H3808 Did You not
תַּתִּיכֵ֑נִי tat·tî·ḵê·nî V-Hifil-Imperf-2ms | 1cs H5413 pour me out
כֶ֭חָלָב ḵe·ḥā·lāḇ Prep-k, Art | N-ms H2461 like milk,
תַּקְפִּיאֵֽנִי׃ taq·pî·’ê·nî V-Hifil-Imperf-2ms | 1cs H7087 and curdle me
וְ֝כַגְּבִנָּ֗ה wə·ḵag·gə·ḇin·nāh Conj-w, Prep-k, Art | N-fs H1385 like cheese?
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תַּלְבִּישֵׁ֑נִי tal·bî·šê·nî V-Hifil-Imperf-2ms | 1cs H3847 You clothed me
ע֣וֹר ‘ō·wr N-ms H5785 with skin
וּ֭בָשָׂר ū·ḇā·śār Conj-w | N-ms H1320 and flesh,
תְּסֹכְכֵֽנִי׃ tə·sō·ḵə·ḵê·nî V-Piel-Imperf-2ms | 1cs H5526 and knit me together
וּֽבַעֲצָמ֥וֹת ū·ḇa·‘ă·ṣā·mō·wṯ Conj-w, Prep-b | N-fp H6106 with bones
וְ֝גִידִ֗ים wə·ḡî·ḏîm Conj-w | N-mp H1517 and sinews.
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עָשִׂ֣יתָ ‘ā·śî·ṯā V-Qal-Perf-2ms H6213 You have granted
עִמָּדִ֑י ‘im·mā·ḏî Prep | 1cs H5978 me
חַיִּ֣ים ḥay·yîm N-mp H2416 life
וָ֭חֶסֶד wā·ḥe·seḏ Conj-w | N-ms H2617 and loving devotion,
וּ֝פְקֻדָּתְךָ֗ ū·p̄ə·qud·dā·ṯə·ḵā Conj-w | N-fsc | 2ms H6486 and Your care
שָֽׁמְרָ֥ה šā·mə·rāh V-Qal-Perf-3fs H8104 has preserved
רוּחִֽי׃ rū·ḥî N-csc | 1cs H7307 my spirit.
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צָפַ֣נְתָּ ṣā·p̄an·tā V-Qal-Perf-2ms H6845 Yet You concealed
וְ֭אֵלֶּה wə·’êl·leh Conj-w | Pro-cp H428 these [things]
בִלְבָבֶ֑ךָ ḇil·ḇā·ḇe·ḵā Prep-b | N-msc | 2ms H3824 in Your heart,
יָ֝דַ֗עְתִּי yā·ḏa‘·tî V-Qal-Perf-1cs H3045 and I know
כִּי־ kî- Conj H3588 that
זֹ֥את zōṯ Pro-fs H2063 this [was]
עִמָּֽךְ׃ ‘im·māḵ Prep | 2fs H5973 in Your [mind]:
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אִם־ ’im- Conj H518 If
חָטָ֥אתִי ḥā·ṭā·ṯî V-Qal-Perf-1cs H2398 I sinned,
וּשְׁמַרְתָּ֑נִי ū·šə·mar·tā·nî Conj-w | V-Qal-ConjPerf-2ms | 1cs H8104 You would take note,
לֹ֣א Adv-NegPrt H3808 and would not
תְנַקֵּֽנִי׃ ṯə·naq·qê·nî V-Piel-Imperf-2ms | 1cs H5352 acquit me
וּ֝מֵעֲוֺנִ֗י ū·mê·‘ă·wō·nî Conj-w, Prep-m | N-csc | 1cs H5771 of my iniquity.
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אִם־ ’im- Conj H518 If
רָשַׁ֡עְתִּי rā·ša‘·tî V-Qal-Perf-1cs H7561 I am guilty,
אַלְלַ֬י ’al·lay Interjection H480 woe
לִ֗י Prep | 1cs to me!
וְ֭צָדַקְתִּי wə·ṣā·ḏaq·tî Conj-w | V-Qal-ConjPerf-1cs H6663 And even if I am righteous,
לֹא־ lō- Adv-NegPrt H3808 I cannot
אֶשָּׂ֣א ’eś·śā V-Qal-Imperf-1cs H5375 lift
רֹאשִׁ֑י rō·šî N-msc | 1cs H7218 my head.
שְׂבַ֥ע śə·ḇa‘ Adj-msc H7649 [I am] full
קָ֝ל֗וֹן qā·lō·wn N-ms H7036 of shame
וּרְאֵ֥ה ū·rə·’êh Conj-w | V-Qal-Imp-ms H7202 and aware of
עָנְיִֽי׃ ‘ā·nə·yî N-msc | 1cs H6040 my affliction.
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וְ֭יִגְאֶה wə·yiḡ·’eh Conj-w | V-Qal-ConjImperf-3ms H1342 Should I hold my head high,
תְּצוּדֵ֑נִי tə·ṣū·ḏê·nî V-Qal-Imperf-2ms | 1cs H6679 You would hunt me
כַּשַּׁ֣חַל kaš·ša·ḥal Prep-k, Art | N-ms H7826 like a lion,
וְ֝תָשֹׁ֗ב wə·ṯā·šōḇ Conj-w | V-Qal-ConjImperf.Jus-2ms H7725 and again
תִּתְפַּלָּא־ tiṯ·pal·lā- V-Hitpael-Imperf-2ms H6381 display Your power
בִֽי׃ ḇî Prep | 1cs against me.
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תְּחַדֵּ֬שׁ tə·ḥad·dêš V-Piel-Imperf-2ms H2318 You produce new
עֵדֶ֨יךָ׀ ‘ê·ḏe·ḵā N-mpc | 2ms H5707 witnesses
נֶגְדִּ֗י neḡ·dî Prep | 1cs H5048 against me
וְתֶ֣רֶב wə·ṯe·reḇ Conj-w | V-Hifil-ConjImperf.Jus-2ms H7235 and multiply
כַּֽ֭עַשְׂךָ ka·‘aś·ḵā N-msc | 2ms H3708 Your anger
עִמָּדִ֑י ‘im·mā·ḏî Prep | 1cs H5978 toward me.
וְצָבָ֣א wə·ṣā·ḇā Conj-w | N-cs H6635 Hardships
עִמִּֽי׃ ‘im·mî Prep | 1cs H5973 assault me
חֲלִיפ֖וֹת ḥă·lî·p̄ō·wṯ N-fp H2487 in wave after wave.
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וְלָ֣מָּה wə·lām·māh Conj-w | Interrog H4100 Why then
הֹצֵאתָ֑נִי hō·ṣê·ṯā·nî V-Hifil-Perf-2ms | 1cs H3318 did You bring me
מֵ֭רֶחֶם mê·re·ḥem Prep-m | N-ms H7358 from the womb?
אֶ֝גְוַ֗ע ’eḡ·wa‘ V-Qal-Imperf-1cs H1478 Oh, that I had died,
לֹא־ lō- Adv-NegPrt H3808 and no
וְעַ֣יִן wə·‘a·yin Conj-w | N-cs H5869 eye
תִרְאֵֽנִי׃ ṯir·’ê·nî V-Qal-Imperf-3fs | 1cs H7200 had seen me!
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כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר ka·’ă·šer Prep-k | Pro-r H834 If only
לֹא־ lō- Adv-NegPrt H3808 I had never
הָיִ֣יתִי hā·yî·ṯî V-Qal-Perf-1cs H1961 come
אֶהְיֶ֑ה ’eh·yeh V-Qal-Imperf-1cs H1961 to be,
אוּבָֽל׃ ’ū·ḇāl V-Hofal-Imperf-1cs H2986 but had been carried
מִ֝בֶּ֗טֶן mib·be·ṭen Prep-m | N-fs H990 from the womb
לַקֶּ֥בֶר laq·qe·ḇer Prep-l, Art | N-ms H6913 to the grave.
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יָמַ֣י yā·may N-mpc | 1cs H3117 Are my days
הֲלֹא־ hă·lō- Adv-NegPrt H3808 not
מְעַ֣ט mə·‘aṭ Adj-ms H4592 few?
יֶחְדָּל yɛḥ·då̄l Conj-w | V-Qal-Imp-ms H2308 Withdraw
יָשִׁית yå̄·šīṯ Conj-w | V-Qal-Imp-ms H7896 . . .
מִ֝מֶּ֗נִּי mim·men·nî Prep | 1cs H4480 from me,
וְאַבְלִ֥יגָה wə·’aḇ·lî·ḡāh Conj-w | V-Hifil-ConjImperf.Cohort-1cs H1082 that I may have a little comfort
מְּעָֽט׃ mə·‘āṭ Adj-ms H4592 ,
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בְּטֶ֣רֶם bə·ṭe·rem Prep-b | Adv H2962 before
אֵ֭לֵךְ ’ê·lêḵ V-Qal-Imperf-1cs H1980 I go —
וְלֹ֣א wə·lō Conj-w | Adv-NegPrt H3808 never
אָשׁ֑וּב ’ā·šūḇ V-Qal-Imperf-1cs H7725 to return —
אֶל־ ’el- Prep H413 to
אֶ֖רֶץ ’e·reṣ N-fsc H776 a land
חֹ֣שֶׁךְ ḥō·šeḵ N-ms H2822 of darkness
וְצַלְמָֽוֶת׃ wə·ṣal·mā·weṯ Conj-w | N-ms H6757 and gloom,
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אֶ֤רֶץ ’e·reṣ N-fsc H776 to a land
עֵיפָ֨תָה׀ ‘ê·p̄ā·ṯāh N-fs H5890 of utter darkness
כְּמ֥וֹ kə·mōw Prep H3644 . . .
אֹ֗פֶל ’ō·p̄el N-msc H652 . . .,
צַ֭לְמָוֶת ṣal·mā·weṯ N-ms H6757 of deep shadow
וְלֹ֥א wə·lō Conj-w | Adv-NegPrt H3808 and disorder
סְדָרִ֗ים sə·ḏā·rîm N-mp H5468 . . .,
וַתֹּ֥פַע wat·tō·p̄a‘ Conj-w | V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3fs H3313 where even the light
כְּמוֹ־ kə·mōw- Prep H3644 is like
אֹֽפֶל׃פ ’ō·p̄el N-ms H652 darkness.”

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