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Job 22

Hebrew Interlinear
Eliphaz: Can a Man Be of Use to God?
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אֱלִיפַ֥ז ’ĕ·lî·p̄az N-proper-ms H464 Then Eliphaz
הַֽתֵּמָנִ֗י hat·tê·mā·nî Art | N-proper-ms H8489 the Temanite
וַיֹּאמַֽר׃ way·yō·mar Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms H559 . . .
וַ֭יַּעַן way·ya·‘an Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms H6030 replied:
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גָּ֑בֶר gā·ḇer N-ms H1397 Can a man
יִסְכָּן־ yis·kān- V-Qal-Imperf-3ms H5532 be of use
הַלְאֵ֥ל hal·’êl Art, Prep-l | N-ms H410 to God?
כִּֽי־ kî- Conj H3588 Can even
מַשְׂכִּֽיל׃ maś·kîl V-Hifil-Prtcpl-ms H7919 a wise man
יִסְכֹּ֖ן yis·kōn V-Qal-Imperf-3ms H5532 benefit
עָלֵ֣ימוֹ ‘ā·lê·mōw Prep | 3ms H5921 Him?
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הַחֵ֣פֶץ ha·ḥê·p̄eṣ Art | N-ms H2656 Does it delight
לְ֭שַׁדַּי lə·šad·day Prep-l | N-proper-ms H7706 the Almighty
כִּ֣י Conj H3588 that
תִצְדָּ֑ק ṯiṣ·dāq V-Qal-Imperf-2ms H6663 you are righteous?
וְאִם־ wə·’im- Conj H518 . . .
בֶּ֝֗צַע be·ṣa‘ N-ms H1215 Does He profit
כִּֽי־ kî- Conj H3588 if
דְּרָכֶֽיךָ׃ də·rā·ḵe·ḵā N-cpc | 2ms H1870 your ways
תַתֵּ֥ם ṯat·têm V-Hifil-Imperf-2ms H8552 are blameless?
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הֲֽ֭מִיִּרְאָ֣תְךָ hă·mî·yir·’ā·ṯə·ḵā Art, Prep-m | N-fsc | 2ms H3374 Is it for your reverence
יֹכִיחֶ֑ךָ yō·ḵî·ḥe·ḵā V-Hifil-Imperf-3ms | 2ms H3198 that He rebukes you
יָב֥וֹא yā·ḇō·w V-Qal-Imperf-3ms H935 and enters
בַּמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃ bam·miš·pāṭ Prep-b, Art | N-ms H4941 into judgment
עִ֝מְּךָ֗ ‘im·mə·ḵā Prep | 2ms H5973 against you?
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הֲלֹ֣א hă·lō Adv-NegPrt H3808 Is not
רָעָֽתְךָ֣ rā·‘ā·ṯə·ḵā N-fsc | 2ms H7451 your wickedness
רַבָּ֑ה rab·bāh Adj-fs H7227 great?
לַעֲוֺנֹתֶֽיךָ׃ la·‘ă·wō·nō·ṯe·ḵā Prep-l | N-cpc | 2ms H5771 Are not your iniquities
וְאֵֽין־ wə·’ên- Conj-w | Adv H369 endless
קֵ֝֗ץ qêṣ N-ms H7093 . . .?
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כִּֽי־ kî- Conj H3588 For
חִנָּ֑ם ḥin·nām Adv H2600 {you} needlessly
תַחְבֹּ֣ל ṯaḥ·bōl V-Qal-Imperf-2ms H2254 demanded security
אַחֶ֣יךָ ’a·ḥe·ḵā N-mpc | 2ms H251 from your brothers
תַּפְשִֽׁיט׃ tap̄·šîṭ V-Hifil-Imperf-2ms H6584 and deprived
עֲרוּמִּ֣ים ‘ă·rūm·mîm Adj-mp H6174 the naked
וּבִגְדֵ֖י ū·ḇiḡ·ḏê Conj-w | N-mpc H899 of their clothing.
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תַּשְׁקֶ֑ה taš·qeh V-Hifil-Imperf-2ms H8248 You gave
לֹא־ lō- Adv-NegPrt H3808 no
מַ֭יִם ma·yim N-mp H4325 water
עָיֵ֣ף ‘ā·yêp̄ Adj-ms H5889 to the weary
תִּֽמְנַֽע־ tim·na‘- V-Qal-Imperf-2ms H4513 and withheld
לָֽחֶם׃ lā·ḥem N-ms H3899 food
וּ֝מֵרָעֵ֗ב ū·mê·rā·‘êḇ Conj-w, Prep | Adj-ms H7457 from the famished,
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הָאָ֑רֶץ hā·’ā·reṣ Art | N-fs H776 while the land
זְ֭רוֹעַ zə·rō·w·a‘ N-fs H2220 belonged to a mighty
ל֣וֹ lōw Prep | 3ms
וְאִ֣ישׁ wə·’îš Conj-w | N-msc H376 man,
וּנְשׂ֥וּא ū·nə·śū Conj-w | V-Qal-QalPassPrtcpl-msc H5375 and a man
פָ֝נִ֗ים p̄ā·nîm N-mp H6440 of honor
יֵ֣שֶׁב yê·šeḇ V-Qal-Imperf-3ms H3427 lived
בָּֽהּ׃ bāh Prep | 3fs on it.
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אַ֭לְמָנוֹת ’al·mā·nō·wṯ N-fp H490 You sent widows
שִׁלַּ֣חְתָּ šil·laḥ·tā V-Piel-Perf-2ms H7971 away
רֵיקָ֑ם rê·qām Adv H7387 empty-handed,
וּזְרֹע֖וֹת ū·zə·rō·‘ō·wṯ Conj-w | N-fpc H2220 and the strength
יְתֹמִ֣ים yə·ṯō·mîm N-mp H3490 of the fatherless
יְדֻכָּֽא׃ yə·ḏuk·kā V-Pual-Imperf-3ms H1792 was crushed.
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עַל־ ‘al- Prep H5921 Therefore
כֵּ֭ן kên Adv H3651 . . .
פַחִ֑ים p̄a·ḥîm N-mp H6341 snares
סְבִיבוֹתֶ֣יךָ sə·ḇî·ḇō·w·ṯe·ḵā Adv | 2ms H5439 surround you,
פִּתְאֹֽם׃ piṯ·’ōm Adv H6597 and sudden
פַּ֣חַד pa·ḥaḏ N-ms H6343 peril
וִֽ֝יבַהֶלְךָ wî·ḇa·hel·ḵā Conj-w | V-Piel-ConjImperf-3ms | 2ms H926 terrifies you;
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אוֹ־ ’ōw- Conj H176 -
חֹ֥שֶׁךְ ḥō·šeḵ N-ms H2822 it is so dark
לֹֽא־ lō- Adv-NegPrt H3808 you cannot
תִרְאֶ֑ה ṯir·’eh V-Qal-Imperf-2ms H7200 see,
וְֽשִׁפְעַת־ wə·šip̄·‘aṯ- Conj-w | N-fsc H8229 and a flood
מַ֥יִם ma·yim N-mp H4325 of water
תְּכַסֶּֽךָּ׃ tə·ḵas·se·kā V-Piel-Imperf-3fs | 2ms H3680 covers you.
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הֲ‍ֽלֹא־ hălō- Adv-NegPrt H3808 Is not
אֱ֭לוֹהַּ ’ĕ·lō·w·ah N-ms H433 God
גֹּ֣בַהּ gō·ḇah N-msc H1363 as high
שָׁמָ֑יִם šā·mā·yim N-mp H8064 as the heavens?
וּרְאֵ֤ה ū·rə·’êh Conj-w | V-Qal-Imp-ms H7200 Look at
רֹ֖אשׁ rōš N-msc H7218 the highest
כּוֹכָבִ֣ים kō·w·ḵā·ḇîm N-mp H3556 stars,
כִּי־ kî- Conj H3588 how
רָֽמּוּ׃ rām·mū V-Qal-Perf-3cp H7311 lofty they are!
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וְֽ֭אָמַרְתָּ wə·’ā·mar·tā Conj-w | V-Qal-ConjPerf-2ms H559 Yet you say:
מַה־ mah- Interrog H4100 What
אֵ֑ל ’êl N-ms H410 does God
יָּ֣דַֽע yā·ḏa‘ V-Qal-Perf-3ms H3045 know?
יִשְׁפּֽוֹט׃ yiš·pō·wṭ V-Qal-Imperf-3ms H8199 Does He judge
הַבְעַ֖ד haḇ·‘aḏ Prep H1157 through
עֲרָפֶ֣ל ‘ă·rā·p̄el N-ms H6205 thick darkness?
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עָבִ֣ים ‘ā·ḇîm N-cp H5645 Thick clouds
סֵֽתֶר־ sê·ṯer- N-ms H5643 veil
ל֭וֹ lōw Prep | 3ms Him
וְלֹ֣א wə·lō Conj-w | Adv-NegPrt H3808 so He does not
יִרְאֶ֑ה yir·’eh V-Qal-Imperf-3ms H7200 see us
יִתְהַלָּֽךְ׃ yiṯ·hal·lāḵ V-Hitpael-Imperf-3ms H1980 as He traverses
וְח֥וּג wə·ḥūḡ Conj-w | N-msc H2329 the vault
שָׁ֝מַ֗יִם šā·ma·yim N-mp H8064 of heaven.
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תִּשְׁמֹ֑ר tiš·mōr V-Qal-Imperf-2ms H8104 Will you stay
עוֹלָ֣ם ‘ō·w·lām N-ms H5769 on the ancient
הַאֹ֣רַח ha·’ō·raḥ Art | N-csc H734 path
אֲשֶׁ֖ר ’ă·šer Pro-r H834 that
אָֽוֶן׃ ’ā·wen N-ms H205 wicked
מְתֵי־ mə·ṯê- N-mpc H4962 men
דָּרְכ֣וּ dā·rə·ḵū V-Qal-Perf-3cp H1869 have trod?
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אֲשֶֽׁר־ ’ă·šer- Pro-r H834 They
קֻמְּט֥וּ qum·mə·ṭū V-Pual-Perf-3cp H7059 were snatched away
וְלֹא־ wə·lō- Conj-w | Adv-NegPrt H3808 before
עֵ֑ת ‘êṯ N-cs H6256 their time,
יְסוֹדָֽם׃ yə·sō·w·ḏām N-msc | 3mp H3247 and their foundations
יוּצַ֥ק yū·ṣaq V-Hofal-Imperf-3ms H3332 were swept away
נָ֝הָ֗ר nā·hār N-ms H5104 by a flood.
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הָאֹמְרִ֣ים hā·’ō·mə·rîm Art | V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp H559 They said
לָ֭אֵל lā·’êl Prep | N-ms H410 to God,
ס֣וּר sūr V-Qal-Imp-ms H5493 Depart
מִמֶּ֑נּוּ mim·men·nū Prep | 1cp H4480 from us.
וּמַה־ ū·mah- Conj-w | Interrog H4100 What
שַׁדַּ֣י šad·day N-proper-ms H7706 can the Almighty
יִּפְעַ֖ל yip̄·‘al V-Qal-Imperf-3ms H6466 do
לָֽמוֹ׃ lā·mōw Prep | 3mp to us?
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וְה֤וּא wə·hū Conj-w | Pro-3ms H1931 But it was He
מִלֵּ֣א mil·lê V-Piel-Perf-3ms H4390 who filled
בָתֵּיהֶ֣ם ḇāt·tê·hem N-mpc | 3mp H1004 their houses
ט֑וֹב ṭō·wḇ N-ms H2896 with good things;
רָ֣חֲקָה rā·ḥă·qāh V-Qal-Perf-3fs H7368 so I stay far
מֶֽנִּי׃ men·nî Prep | 1cs H4480 . . .
וַעֲצַ֥ת wa·‘ă·ṣaṯ Conj-w | N-fsc H6098 from the counsel
רְ֝שָׁעִ֗ים rə·šā·‘îm Adj-mp H7563 of the wicked.
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צַדִּיקִ֣ים ṣad·dî·qîm Adj-mp H6662 The righteous
יִרְא֣וּ yir·’ū V-Qal-Imperf-3mp H7200 see [it]
וְיִשְׂמָ֑חוּ wə·yiś·mā·ḥū Conj-w | V-Qal-ConjImperf-3mp H8055 and are glad;
וְ֝נָקִ֗י wə·nā·qî Conj-w | Adj-ms H5355 the innocent
יִלְעַג־ yil·‘aḡ- V-Qal-Imperf-3ms H3932 mock
לָֽמוֹ׃ lā·mōw Prep | 3mp them:
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אִם־ ’im- Conj H518 Surely
לֹ֣א Adv-NegPrt H3808 . . .
קִימָ֑נוּ qî·mā·nū N-msc | 1cp H7009 our foes
נִכְחַ֣ד niḵ·ḥaḏ V-Nifal-Perf-3ms H3582 are destroyed,
אֵֽשׁ׃ ’êš N-cs H784 and fire
אָ֣כְלָה ’ā·ḵə·lāh V-Qal-Perf-3fs H398 has consumed
וְ֝יִתְרָ֗ם wə·yiṯ·rām Conj-w | N-msc | 3mp H3499 their excess.
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הַסְכֶּן־ has·ken- V-Hifil-Imp-ms H5532 Reconcile
נָ֣א Interjection H4994 now
וּשְׁלם ū·šə·lm Conj-w | V-Qal-Imp-ms H7999 and be at peace
עִמּ֑וֹ ‘im·mōw Prep | 3ms H5973 with Him;
בָּ֝הֶ֗ם bā·hem Prep | 3mp thereby
טוֹבָֽה׃ ṭō·w·ḇāh N-fs H2896 good
תְּֽבוֹאַתְךָ֥ tə·ḇō·w·’aṯ·ḵā V-Qal-Imperf-3fs | 2ms H935 will come to you.
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קַח־ qaḥ- V-Qal-Imp-ms H3947 Receive
נָ֣א Interjection H4994 . . .
תּוֹרָ֑ה tō·w·rāh N-fs H8451 instruction
מִפִּ֣יו mip·pîw Prep-m | N-msc | 3ms H6310 from His mouth,
וְשִׂ֥ים wə·śîm Conj-w | V-Qal-Imp-ms H7760 and lay up
אֲ֝מָרָ֗יו ’ă·mā·rāw N-mpc | 3ms H561 His words
בִּלְבָבֶֽךָ׃ bil·ḇā·ḇe·ḵā Prep-b | N-msc | 2ms H3824 in your heart.
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אִם־ ’im- Conj H518 If
תָּשׁ֣וּב tā·šūḇ V-Qal-Imperf-2ms H7725 you return
עַד־ ‘a·ḏō·ša- Prep H5704 to
שַׁ֭דַּי šad·dai N-proper-ms H7706 the Almighty,
תִּבָּנֶ֑ה tib·bā·neh V-Nifal-Imperf-2ms H1129 you will be restored.
תַּרְחִ֥יק tar·ḥîq V-Hifil-Imperf-2ms H7368 If you remove
עַ֝וְלָ֗ה ‘aw·lāh N-fs H5766 injustice
מֵאָהֳלֶֽךָ׃ mê·’ā·ho·le·ḵā Prep-m | N-msc | 2ms H168 from your tents
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וְשִׁית־ wə·šîṯ- Conj-w | V-Qal-Imp-ms H7896 and consign
בָּ֑צֶר bā·ṣer N-ms H1220 your gold
עַל־ ‘al- Prep H5921 to
עָפָ֥ר ‘ā·p̄ār N-ms H6083 the dust
אוֹפִֽיר׃ ’ō·w·p̄îr N-proper-fs H211 and the gold of Ophir
וּבְצ֖וּר ū·ḇə·ṣūr Conj-w, Prep | N-msc H6697 to the stones
נְחָלִ֣ים nə·ḥā·lîm N-mp H5158 of the ravines,
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שַׁדַּ֣י šad·day N-proper-ms H7706 then the Almighty
וְהָיָ֣ה wə·hā·yāh Conj-w | V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms H1961 will be
בְּצָרֶ֑יךָ bə·ṣā·re·ḵā N-mpc | 2ms H1220 your gold
תּוֹעָפ֣וֹת tō·w·‘ā·p̄ō·wṯ N-fp H8443 and the finest
וְכֶ֖סֶף wə·ḵe·sep̄ Conj-w | N-msc H3701 silver
לָֽךְ׃ lāḵ Prep | 2fs for you.
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כִּי־ kî- Conj H3588 Surely
אָ֭ז ’āz Adv H227 then
תִּתְעַנָּ֑ג tiṯ·‘an·nāḡ V-Hitpael-Imperf-2ms H6026 you will delight
עַל־ ‘al- Prep H5921 in
שַׁדַּ֣י šad·day N-proper-ms H7706 the Almighty
וְתִשָּׂ֖א wə·ṯiś·śā Conj-w | V-Qal-ConjImperf-2ms H5375 and lift up
פָּנֶֽיךָ׃ pā·ne·ḵā N-cpc | 2ms H6440 your face
אֶל־ ’el- Prep H413 to
אֱל֣וֹהַּ ’ĕ·lō·w·ah N-ms H433 God.
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תַּעְתִּ֣יר ta‘·tîr V-Hifil-Imperf-2ms H6279 You will pray
אֵ֭לָיו ’ê·lāw Prep | 3ms H413 to Him,
וְיִשְׁמָעֶ֑ךָּ wə·yiš·mā·‘e·kā Conj-w | V-Qal-ConjImperf-3ms | 2ms H8085 and He will hear you,
תְשַׁלֵּֽם׃ ṯə·šal·lêm V-Piel-Imperf-2ms H7999 and you will fulfill
וּנְדָרֶ֥יךָ ū·nə·ḏā·re·ḵā Conj-w | N-mpc | 2ms H5088 your vows.
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וְֽתִגְזַר־ wə·ṯiḡ·zar- Conj-w | V-Qal-ConjImperf-2ms H1504 Your decisions
א֭וֹמֶר ’ō·w·mer N-ms H562 . . .
וְיָ֣קָם wə·yā·qām Conj-w | V-Qal-ConjImperf.Jus-3ms H6965 will be carried out
לָ֑ךְ lāḵ Prep | 2fs ,
אֽוֹר׃ ’ō·wr N-cs H216 and light
נָ֣גַֽהּ nā·ḡah V-Qal-Perf-3ms H5050 will shine
וְעַל־ wə·‘al- Conj-w | Prep H5921 on
דְּ֝רָכֶ֗יךָ də·rā·ḵe·ḵā N-cpc | 2ms H1870 your ways.
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כִּֽי־ kî- Conj H3588 When
הִ֭שְׁפִּילוּ hiš·pî·lū V-Hifil-Perf-3cp H8213 men are brought low
וַתֹּ֣אמֶר wat·tō·mer Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-2ms H559 and you say,
גֵּוָ֑ה gê·wāh N-fs H1466 Lift them up!
יוֹשִֽׁעַ׃ yō·wō·ši·a‘ V-Hifil-Imperf-3ms H3467 then He will save
וְשַׁ֖ח wə·šaḥ Conj-w | Adj-msc H7807 the lowly
עֵינַ֣יִם ‘ê·na·yim N-cd H5869 . . ..
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יְֽמַלֵּ֥ט yə·mal·lēṭ V-Piel-Imperf-3ms H4422 He will deliver [even]
אִֽי־ ’î- Adv-NegPrt H336 [one who is] not
נָקִ֑י nā·qî Adj-ms H5355 innocent,
וְ֝נִמְלַ֗ט wə·nim·laṭ Conj-w | V-Nifal-ConjPerf-3ms H4422 rescuing him
בְּבֹ֣ר bə·ḇōr Prep-b | N-msc H1252 through the cleanness
כַּפֶּֽיךָ׃פ kap·pe·ḵā N-fdc | 2ms H3709 of your hands.

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