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Job 21

Hebrew Interlinear
Job: God Will Punish the Wicked
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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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שִׁמְע֣וּ šim·‘ū V-Qal-Imp-mp H8085 Listen carefully
שָׁ֭מוֹעַ šā·mô·aʿ V-Qal-InfAbs H8085 . . .
מִלָּתִ֑י mil·lā·ṯî N-fsc | 1cs H4405 to my words;
זֹ֝֗את zōṯ Pro-fs H2063 let this
וּתְהִי־ ū·ṯə·hî- Conj-w | V-Qal-ConjImperf.Jus-3fs H1961 be
תַּנְח֥וּמֹֽתֵיכֶֽם׃ tan·ḥū·mō·ṯê·ḵem N-mpc | 2mp H8575 your consolation [to me].
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שָׂ֭אוּנִי śā·ʾû·nî V-Qal-Imp-mp | 1cs H5375 Bear with me
וְאָנֹכִ֣י wə·’ā·nō·ḵî Conj-w | Pro-1cs H595 while I
אֲדַבֵּ֑ר ’ă·ḏab·bêr V-Piel-Imperf-1cs H1696 speak;
וְאַחַ֖ר wə·’a·ḥar Conj-w | Adv H310 then, after
דַּבְּרִ֣י dab·bə·rî V-Piel-Inf | 1cs H1696 I have spoken,
תַלְעִֽיג׃ ṯal·‘îḡ V-Hifil-Imperf-2ms H3932 you may go on mocking.
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הֶ֭אָנֹכִי he·’ā·nō·ḵî Art | Pro-1cs H595 Is my
שִׂיחִ֑י śî·ḥî N-msc | 1cs H7879 complaint
וְאִם־ wə·’im- Conj H518 . . .
לְאָדָ֣ם lə·’ā·ḏām Prep-l | N-ms H120 against a man?
מַ֝דּ֗וּעַ mad·dū·a‘ Interrog H4069 Then why
לֹא־ lō- Adv-NegPrt H3808 should I not
רוּחִֽי׃ rū·ḥî N-csc | 1cs H7307 . . .
תִקְצַ֥ר ṯiq·ṣar V-Qal-Imperf-3fs H7114 be impatient?
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פְּנוּ־ pə·nū- V-Qal-Imp-mp H6437 Look
אֵלַ֥י ’ê·lay Prep | 1cs H413 at me
וְהָשַׁ֑מּוּ wə·hā·šam·mū Conj-w | V-Hifil-Imp-mp H8074 and be appalled;
וְשִׂ֖ימוּ wə·śî·mū Conj-w | V-Qal-Imp-mp H7760 put
יָ֣ד yāḏ N-fs H3027 your hand
עַל־ ‘al- Prep H5921 over
פֶּֽה׃ peh N-ms H6310 your mouth.
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וְאִם־ wə·’im- Conj H518 When
זָכַ֥רְתִּי zā·ḵar·tî V-Qal-Perf-1cs H2142 I remember,
וְנִבְהָ֑לְתִּי wə·niḇ·hā·lə·tî Conj-w | V-Nifal-ConjPerf-1cs H926 terror
וְאָחַ֥ז wə·’ā·ḥaz Conj-w | V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms H270 takes hold,
בְּ֝שָׂרִ֗י bə·śā·rî N-msc | 1cs H1320 and my body
פַּלָּצֽוּת׃ pal·lā·ṣūṯ N-fs H6427 trembles in horror.
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מַדּ֣וּעַ mad·dū·a‘ Interrog H4069 Why
רְשָׁעִ֣ים rə·šā·‘îm Adj-mp H7563 do the wicked
יִחְי֑וּ yiḥ·yū V-Qal-Imperf-3mp H2421 live on,
עָ֝תְק֗וּ ‘ā·ṯə·qū V-Qal-Perf-3cp H6275 growing old
גַּם־ gam- Conj H1571 and
גָּ֥בְרוּ gā·ḇə·rū V-Qal-Perf-3cp H1396 increasing
חָֽיִל׃ ḥā·yil N-ms H2428 in power?
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זַרְעָ֤ם zar·‘ām N-msc | 3mp H2233 Their descendants
נָכ֣וֹן nā·ḵō·wn V-Nifal-Prtcpl-ms H3559 are established
עִמָּ֑ם ‘im·mām Prep | 3mp H5973 around them
לִפְנֵיהֶ֣ם lip̄·nê·hem Prep-l | N-mpc | 3mp H6440 . . .,
וְ֝צֶאֱצָאֵיהֶ֗ם wə·ṣe·’ĕ·ṣā·’ê·hem Conj-w | N-mpc | 3mp H6631 and their offspring
לְעֵינֵיהֶֽם׃ lə·‘ê·nê·hem Prep-l | N-cdc | 3mp H5869 before their eyes.
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בָּתֵּיהֶ֣ם bāt·tê·hem N-mpc | 3mp H1004 Their homes
שָׁל֣וֹם šā·lō·wm N-ms H7965 are safe
מִפָּ֑חַד mip·pā·ḥaḏ Prep-m | N-ms H6343 from fear;
וְלֹ֤א wə·lō Conj-w | Adv-NegPrt H3808 no
שֵׁ֖בֶט šê·ḇeṭ N-msc H7626 rod of punishment
אֱל֣וֹהַּ ’ĕ·lō·w·ah N-ms H433 from God
עֲלֵיהֶֽם׃ ‘ă·lê·hem Prep | 3mp H5921 [is] upon them.
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שׁוֹר֣וֹ šō·w·rōw N-msc | 3ms H7794 Their bulls
עִ֭בַּר ‘ib·bar V-Piel-Perf-3ms H5674 breed
וְלֹ֣א wə·lō Conj-w | Adv-NegPrt H3808 without
יַגְעִ֑ל yaḡ·‘il V-Hifil-Imperf-3ms H1602 fail;
פָּ֝רָת֗וֹ pā·rā·ṯōw N-fsc | 3ms H6510 their cows
תְּפַלֵּ֥ט tə·p̄al·lêṭ V-Piel-Imperf-3fs H6403 bear calves
וְלֹ֣א wə·lō Conj-w | Adv-NegPrt H3808 and do not
תְשַׁכֵּֽל׃ ṯə·šak·kêl V-Piel-Imperf-3fs H7921 miscarry.
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יְשַׁלְּח֣וּ yə·šal·lə·ḥū V-Piel-Imperf-3mp H7971 They send forth
עֲוִילֵיהֶ֑ם ‘ă·wî·lê·hem N-mpc | 3mp H5759 their little ones
כַ֭צֹּאן ḵaṣ·ṣōn Prep-k, Art | N-cs H6629 like a flock;
וְ֝יַלְדֵיהֶ֗ם wə·yal·ḏê·hem Conj-w | N-mpc | 3mp H3206 their children
יְרַקֵּדֽוּן׃ yə·raq·qê·ḏūn V-Piel-Imperf-3mp | Pn H7540 skip about,
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יִ֭שְׂאוּ yiś·’ū V-Qal-Imperf-3mp H5375 singing
כְּתֹ֣ף kə·ṯōp̄ Prep-k | N-ms H8596 to the tambourine
וְכִנּ֑וֹר wə·ḵin·nō·wr Conj-w | N-ms H3658 and lyre
וְ֝יִשְׂמְח֗וּ wə·yiś·mə·ḥū Conj-w | V-Qal-ConjImperf-3mp H8055 and making merry
לְק֣וֹל lə·qō·wl Prep-l | N-msc H6963 at the sound
עוּגָֽב׃ ‘ū·ḡāḇ N-ms H5748 of the flute.
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יְבַלּוּ yə·ḇal·lū V-Piel-Imperf-3mp H1086 They spend
יְמֵיהֶ֑ם yə·mê·hem N-mpc | 3mp H3117 their days
בַטּ֣וֹב ḇaṭ·ṭō·wḇ Prep-b, Art | N-ms H2896 in prosperity
יֵחָֽתּוּ׃ yê·ḥāt·tū V-Qal-Imperf-3mp H5181 and go down
שְׁא֣וֹל šə·’ō·wl N-cs H7585 to Sheol
וּ֝בְרֶ֗גַע ū·ḇə·re·ḡa‘ Conj-w, Prep-b | N-ms H7281 in peace.
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וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ way·yō·mə·rū Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp H559 Yet they say
לָ֭אֵל lā·’êl Prep | N-ms H410 to God:
ס֣וּר sūr V-Qal-Imp-ms H5493 Leave us alone
מִמֶּ֑נּוּ mim·men·nū Prep | 1cp H4480 . . .!
לֹ֣א Adv-NegPrt H3808 For we have no
חָפָֽצְנוּ׃ ḥā·p̄ā·ṣə·nū V-Qal-Perf-1cp H2654 desire
וְדַ֥עַת wə·ḏa·‘aṯ Conj-w | V-Qal-Inf H1847 to know
דְּ֝רָכֶ֗יךָ də·rā·ḵe·ḵā N-cpc | 2ms H1870 Your ways.
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מַה־ mah- Interrog H4100 Who
שַׁדַּ֥י šad·day N-proper-ms H7706 is the Almighty,
כִּֽי־ kî- Conj H3588 that
נַֽעַבְדֶ֑נּוּ na·‘aḇ·ḏen·nū V-Qal-Imperf-1cp | 3ms H5647 we should serve Him,
וּמַה־ ū·mah- Conj-w | Interrog H4100 and what
נּ֝וֹעִ֗יל nō·w·‘îl V-Hifil-Imperf-1cp H3276 would we gain
כִּ֣י Conj H3588 if
נִפְגַּע־ nip̄·ga‘- V-Qal-Imperf-1cp H6293 we pray
בּֽוֹ׃ bōw Prep | 3ms to Him?
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הֵ֤ן hên Interjection H2005 Still,
טוּבָ֑ם ṭū·ḇām N-msc | 3mp H2898 their prosperity [is]
לֹ֣א Adv-NegPrt H3808 not
בְיָדָ֣ם ḇə·yā·ḏām Prep-b | N-fsc | 3mp H3027 in their own hands,
רָ֣חֲקָה rā·ḥă·qāh V-Qal-Perf-3fs H7368 so I stay far
מֶֽנִּי׃ men·nî Prep | 1cs H4480 . . .
עֲצַ֥ת ‘ă·ṣaṯ N-fsc H6098 from the counsel
רְ֝שָׁעִ֗ים rə·šā·‘îm Adj-mp H7563 of the wicked.
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כַּמָּ֤ה׀ kam·māh Interrog H4100 How often
נֵר־ nêr- N-msc H5216 is the lamp
רְשָׁ֘עִ֤ים rə·šā·‘îm Adj-mp H7563 of the wicked
יִדְעָ֗ךְ yiḏ·‘āḵ V-Qal-Imperf-3ms H1846 put out?
אֵידָ֑ם ’ê·ḏām N-msc | 3mp H343 Does disaster
וְיָבֹ֣א wə·yā·ḇō Conj-w | V-Qal-ConjImperf-3ms H935 come
עָלֵ֣ימוֹ ‘ā·lê·mōw Prep | 3mp H5921 upon them?
בְּאַפּֽוֹ׃ bə·’ap·pōw Prep-b | N-msc | 3ms H639 Does [God,] in His anger,
יְחַלֵּ֥ק yə·ḥal·lêq V-Piel-Imperf-3ms H2505 apportion
חֲ֝בָלִ֗ים ḥă·ḇā·lîm N-mp H2256 destruction?
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יִהְי֗וּ yih·yū V-Qal-Imperf-3mp H1961 Are
כְּתֶ֥בֶן kə·ṯe·ḇen Prep-k | N-ms H8401 they like straw
לִפְנֵי־ lip̄·nê- Prep-l | N-mpc H6440 before
ר֑וּחַ rū·aḥ N-cs H7307 the wind,
וּ֝כְמֹ֗ץ ū·ḵə·mōṣ Conj-w, Prep-k | N-ms H4671 like chaff
גְּנָבַ֥תּוּ gə·nā·ḇat·tū V-Qal-Perf-3fs | 3ms H1589 swept away
סוּפָֽה׃ sū·p̄āh N-fs H5492 by a storm?
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אֱל֗וֹהַּ ’ĕ·lō·w·ah N-ms H433 [It is said that] God
יִצְפֹּן־ yiṣ·pōn- V-Qal-Imperf-3ms H6845 lays up
אוֹנ֑וֹ ’ō·w·nōw N-msc | 3ms H205 one’s punishment
לְבָנָ֥יו lə·ḇā·nāw Prep-l | N-mpc | 3ms H1121 for his children.
יְשַׁלֵּ֖ם yə·šal·lêm V-Piel-Imperf-3ms H7999 Let God repay the man
אֵלָ֣יו ’ê·lāw Prep | 3ms H413 himself,
וְיֵדָֽע׃ wə·yê·ḏā‘ Conj-w | V-Qal-ConjImperf-3ms H3045 so he will know it.
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עֵינוֹ ʿē·nō N-cdc | 3ms H5869 Let his eyes
יִרְא֣וּ yir·’ū V-Qal-Imperf-3mp H7200 see
כִּיד֑וֹ kî·ḏōw N-msc | 3ms H3589 his own destruction;
יִשְׁתֶּֽה׃ yiš·teh V-Qal-Imperf-3ms H8354 let him drink [for himself]
וּמֵחֲמַ֖ת ū·mê·ḥă·maṯ Conj-w, Prep-m | N-fsc H2534 the wrath
שַׁדַּ֣י šad·day N-proper-ms H7706 of the Almighty.
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כִּ֤י Conj H3588 For
מַה־ mah- Interrog H4100 what
חֶפְצ֣וֹ ḥep̄·ṣōw N-msc | 3ms H2656 does he care
בְּבֵית֣וֹ bə·ḇê·ṯōw Prep-b | N-msc | 3ms H1004 about his household
אַחֲרָ֑יו ’a·ḥă·rāw Prep | 3ms H310 after him,
וּמִסְפַּ֖ר ū·mis·par Conj-w | N-msc H4557 when the number
חֳדָשָׁ֣יו ḥo·ḏā·šāw N-mpc | 3ms H2320 of his months
חֻצָּֽצוּ׃ ḥuṣ·ṣā·ṣū V-Pual-Perf-3cp H2686 has run out?
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יְלַמֶּד־ yə·lam·meḏ- V-Piel-Imperf-3ms H3925 Can anyone teach
דָּ֑עַת dā·‘aṯ N-fs H1847 knowledge
הַלְאֵ֥ל hal·’êl Art, Prep-l | N-ms H410 to God,
וְ֝ה֗וּא wə·hū Conj-w | Pro-3ms H1931 since He
יִשְׁפּֽוֹט׃ yiš·pō·wṭ V-Qal-Imperf-3ms H8199 judges
רָמִ֥ים rā·mîm V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp H7311 those on high?
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זֶ֗ה zeh Pro-ms H2088 One man
יָ֭מוּת yā·mūṯ V-Qal-Imperf-3ms H4191 dies
בְּעֶ֣צֶם bə·‘e·ṣem Prep-b | N-fsc H6106 full of vigor
תֻּמּ֑וֹ tum·mōw N-msc | 3ms H8537 . . .,
כֻּ֝לּ֗וֹ kul·lōw N-msc | 3ms H3605 completely
שַׁלְאֲנַ֥ן šal·’ă·nan Adj-ms H7946 secure
וְשָׁלֵֽיו׃ wə·šā·lêw Conj-w | Adj-ms H7961 and at ease.
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עֲ֭טִינָיו ‘ă·ṭî·nāw N-mpc | 3ms H5845 His body
מָלְא֣וּ mā·lə·’ū V-Qal-Perf-3cp H4390 is well nourished
חָלָ֑ב ḥā·lāḇ N-ms H2461 . . .,
עַצְמוֹתָ֣יו ‘aṣ·mō·w·ṯāw N-fpc | 3ms H6106 and his bones
יְשֻׁקֶּֽה׃ yə·šuq·qeh V-Pual-Imperf-3ms H8248 [are] rich
וּמֹ֖חַ ū·mō·aḥ Conj-w | N-msc H4221 with marrow.
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וְזֶ֗ה wə·zeh Conj-w | Pro-ms H2088 Yet another man
יָ֭מוּת yā·mūṯ V-Qal-Imperf-3ms H4191 dies
מָרָ֑ה mā·rāh Adj-fs H4751 in the bitterness
בְּנֶ֣פֶשׁ bə·ne·p̄eš Prep-b | N-fs H5315 of his soul,
וְלֹֽא־ wə·lō- Conj-w | Adv-NegPrt H3808 having never
אָ֝כַ֗ל ’ā·ḵal V-Qal-Perf-3ms H398 tasted
בַּטּוֹבָֽה׃ baṭ·ṭō·w·ḇāh Prep-b, Art | N-fs H2896 prosperity.
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יַ֭חַד ya·ḥaḏ Adv H3162 But together
יִשְׁכָּ֑בוּ yiš·kā·ḇū V-Qal-Imperf-3mp H7901 they lie down
עַל־ ‘al- Prep H5921 in
עָפָ֣ר ‘ā·p̄ār N-ms H6083 the dust,
וְ֝רִמָּ֗ה wə·rim·māh Conj-w | N-fs H7415 and worms
תְּכַסֶּ֥ה tə·ḵas·seh V-Piel-Imperf-3fs H3680 cover them
עֲלֵיהֶֽם׃ ‘ă·lê·hem Prep | 3mp H5921 [both].
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הֵ֣ן hên Interjection H2005 Behold,
יָ֭דַעְתִּי yā·ḏa‘·tî V-Qal-Perf-1cs H3045 I know
מַחְשְׁבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֑ם maḥ·šə·ḇō·w·ṯê·ḵem N-fpc | 2mp H4284 your thoughts full well,
וּ֝מְזִמּ֗וֹת ū·mə·zim·mō·wṯ Conj-w | N-fp H4209 the schemes by which
תַּחְמֹֽסוּ׃ taḥ·mō·sū V-Qal-Imperf-2mp H2554 you would wrong
עָלַ֥י ‘ā·lay Prep | 1cs H5921 me.
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כִּ֤י Conj H3588 For
תֹֽאמְר֗וּ ṯō·mə·rū V-Qal-Imperf-2mp H559 you say,
אַיֵּ֥ה ’ay·yêh Interrog H346 Where
נָדִ֑יב nā·ḏîḇ Adj-ms H5081 now is the nobleman’s
בֵית־ ḇêṯ- N-msc H1004 house,
וְ֝אַיֵּ֗ה wə·’ay·yêh Conj-w | Interrog H346 and where
אֹ֤הֶל׀ ’ō·hel N-msc H168 are the tents
רְשָׁעִֽים׃ rə·šā·‘îm Adj-mp H7563 in which the wicked
מִשְׁכְּנ֬וֹת miš·kə·nō·wṯ N-mpc H4908 dwell?
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הֲלֹ֣א hă·lō Adv-NegPrt H3808 Have you never
שְׁ֭אֶלְתֶּם šə·ʾel·tem V-Qal-Perf-2mp H7592 asked
ע֣וֹבְרֵי ‘ō·wḇ·rê V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc H5674 those who travel
דָ֑רֶךְ ḏā·reḵ N-cs H1870 the roads?
לֹ֣א Adv-NegPrt H3808 Do you not
תְנַכֵּֽרוּ׃ ṯə·nak·kê·rū V-Piel-Imperf-2mp H5234 accept
וְ֝אֹתֹתָ֗ם wə·’ō·ṯō·ṯām Conj-w | N-cpc | 3mp H226 their reports?
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כִּ֤י Conj H3588 Indeed,
רָ֑ע rā‘ Adj-ms H7451 the evil
יֵחָ֣שֶׂךְ yê·ḥā·śeḵ V-Nifal-Imperf-3ms H2820 man is spared
לְי֣וֹם lə·yō·wm Prep-l | N-msc H3117 from the day
אֵ֭יד ’êḏ N-msc H343 of calamity,
יוּבָֽלוּ׃ yū·ḇā·lū V-Hofal-Imperf-3mp H2986 delivered
לְי֖וֹם lə·yō·wm Prep-l | N-msc H3117 from the day
עֲבָר֣וֹת ‘ă·ḇā·rō·wṯ N-fp H5678 of wrath.
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מִֽי־ mî- Interrog H4310 Who
יַגִּ֣יד yag·gîḏ V-Hifil-Imperf-3ms H5046 denounces
דַּרְכּ֑וֹ dar·kōw N-csc | 3ms H1870 his behavior
עַל־ ‘al- Prep H5921 to
פָּנָ֣יו pā·nāw N-cpc | 3ms H6440 his face?
מִ֣י Interrog H4310 Who
יְשַׁלֶּם־ yə·šal·lem- V-Piel-Imperf-3ms H7999 repays
לֽוֹ׃ lōw Prep | 3ms him
וְהֽוּא־ wə·hū- Conj-w | Pro-3ms H1931 for what he
עָ֝שָׂ֗ה ‘ā·śāh V-Qal-Perf-3ms H6213 has done?
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וְ֭הוּא wə·hū Conj-w | Pro-3ms H1931 He
יוּבָ֑ל yū·ḇāl V-Hofal-Imperf-3ms H2986 is carried
לִקְבָר֣וֹת liq·ḇā·rō·wṯ Prep-l | N-mp H6913 to the grave,
יִשְׁקֽוֹד׃ yiš·qō·wḏ V-Qal-Imperf-3ms H8245 and watch is kept
וְֽעַל־ wə·‘al- Conj-w | Prep H5921 over
גָּדִ֥ישׁ gā·ḏîš N-ms H1430 his tomb.
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רִגְבֵ֫י riḡ·ḇê N-mpc H7263 The clods
נָ֥חַל nā·ḥal N-ms H5158 of the valley
מָֽתְקוּ־ mā·ṯə·qū- V-Qal-Perf-3cp H4985 are sweet
ל֗וֹ lōw Prep | 3ms to him;
כָּל־ kāl- N-msc H3605 everyone
אָדָ֣ם ’ā·ḏām N-ms H120 . . .
יִמְשׁ֑וֹךְ yim·šō·wḵ V-Qal-Imperf-3ms H4900 follows
וְ֭אַחֲרָיו wə·’a·ḥă·rāw Conj-w | Prep | 3ms H310 behind him,
וּ֝לְפָנָ֗יו ū·lə·p̄ā·nāw Conj-w, Prep-l | N-cpc | 3ms H6440 and those before him
אֵ֣ין ’ên Adv H369 are without
מִסְפָּֽר׃ mis·pār N-ms H4557 number.
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וְ֭אֵיךְ wə·’êḵ Conj-w | Interjection H349 So how
תְּנַחֲמ֣וּנִי tə·na·ḥă·mū·nî V-Piel-Imperf-2mp | 1cs H5162 can you comfort me
הָ֑בֶל hā·ḇel N-ms H1892 with empty words?
וּ֝תְשֽׁוּבֹתֵיכֶ֗ם ū·ṯə·šū·ḇō·ṯê·ḵem Conj-w | N-fpc | 2mp H8666 For your answers
נִשְׁאַר־ niš·’ar- V-Nifal-Perf-3ms H7604 remain
מָֽעַל׃ס mā·‘al N-ms H4604 [full of] falsehood.

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