Job 4

answered and he responded Eliphaz My God is Pure Gold Elifaz the Temanite the Temanite the Teymani and said and he said

Verse 1 וַ֭/יַּעַן 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤍 vayaan answered and he responded HC/Vqw3ms אֱלִיפַ֥ז 𐤀𐤋𐤉𐤐𐤆 elifaz Eliphaz My God is Pure Gold Elifaz HNp הַֽ/תֵּימָנִ֗י 𐤄/𐤕𐤉𐤌𐤍𐤉 hateymani the Temanite the Temanite the Teymani HTd/Ngmsa וַ/יֹּאמַֽר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomar and said and he said HC/Vqw3ms

If one attempts he thoroughly tested a word spoken matter with you toward you will you be weary you will grow weary and restrain and to restrain from words in utterances who who? can he is able

Verse 2 הֲ/נִסָּ֬ה 𐤄/𐤍𐤎𐤄 hanisah If one attempts he thoroughly tested HTi/VNp3ms דָבָ֣ר 𐤃𐤁𐤓 davar a word spoken matter HNcmsa אֵלֶ֣י/ךָ 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤊 eleykha with you toward you HR/Sp2ms תִּלְאֶ֑ה 𐤕𐤋𐤀𐤄 tileeh will you be weary you will grow weary HVqi2ms וַ/עְצֹ֥ר 𐤅/𐤏𐤑𐤓 vaetsor and restrain and to restrain HC/Vqc בְּ֝/מִלִּ֗ין 𐤁/𐤌𐤋𐤉𐤍 bemilin from words in utterances HR/Ncfpa מִ֣י 𐤌𐤉 mi who who? HTi יוּכָֽל 𐤉𐤅𐤊𐤋 yukhal can he is able HVqi3ms

Behold Look! you have instructed you disciplined many many and hands and two hands weak feeble ones you have strengthened you strengthen

Verse 3 הִ֭נֵּה 𐤄𐤍𐤄 hineh Behold Look! HTm יִסַּ֣רְתָּ 𐤉𐤎𐤓𐤕 yisareta you have instructed you disciplined HVpp2ms רַבִּ֑ים 𐤓𐤁𐤉𐤌 rabim many many HAampa וְ/יָדַ֖יִם 𐤅/𐤉𐤃𐤉𐤌 veyadayim and hands and two hands HC/Ncbda רָפ֣וֹת 𐤓𐤐𐤅𐤕 rafot weak feeble ones HAafpa תְּחַזֵּֽק 𐤕𐤇𐤆𐤒 techazeq you have strengthened you strengthen HVpi2ms

stumbling one stumbling one your words have raised up they will raise up your words your spoken words and knees and knees buckling kneeling ones you have strengthened you will strengthen

Verse 4 כּ֭וֹשֵׁל 𐤊𐤅𐤔𐤋 koshel stumbling one stumbling one HVqrmsa יְקִימ֣וּ/ן 𐤉𐤒𐤉𐤌𐤅/𐤍 yeqimun your words have raised up they will raise up HVhi3mp/Sn מִלֶּ֑י/ךָ 𐤌𐤋𐤉/𐤊 mileykha your words your spoken words HNcfpc/Sp2ms וּ/בִרְכַּ֖יִם 𐤅/𐤁𐤓𐤊𐤉𐤌 uvirekayim and knees and knees HC/Ncfda כֹּרְע֣וֹת 𐤊𐤓𐤏𐤅𐤕 koreot buckling kneeling ones HVqrfpa תְּאַמֵּֽץ 𐤕𐤀𐤌𐤑 teamets you have strengthened you will strengthen HVpi2ms

but now for/because it has come you to you you will come to you toward you and you faint and you grew weary it touches she touches you up to you and you are troubled and you were alarmed

Verse 5 כִּ֤י 𐤊𐤉 ki but now for/because HC עַתָּ֨ה 𐤏𐤕𐤄 atah it has come you HD תָּב֣וֹא 𐤕𐤁𐤅𐤀 tavo to you you will come HVqi3fs אֵלֶ֣י/ךָ 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤊 eleykha to you toward you HR/Sp2ms וַ/תֵּ֑לֶא 𐤅/𐤕𐤋𐤀 vatele and you faint and you grew weary HC/Vqw2ms תִּגַּ֥ע 𐤕𐤂𐤏 tiga it touches she touches HVqi3fs עָ֝דֶ֗י/ךָ 𐤏𐤃𐤉/𐤊 adeykha you up to you HR/Sp2ms וַ/תִּבָּהֵֽל 𐤅/𐤕𐤁𐤄𐤋 vatibahel and you are troubled and you were alarmed HC/VNw2ms

Is not is it not? your fear your awe your confidence your confidence your hope your expectation and integrity and wholeness-of of your ways your paths

Verse 6 הֲ/לֹ֣א 𐤄/𐤋𐤀 halo Is not is it not? HTi/Tn יִ֭רְאָתְ/ךָ 𐤉𐤓𐤀𐤕/𐤊 yireatekha your fear your awe HNcfsc/Sp2ms כִּסְלָתֶ֑/ךָ 𐤊𐤎𐤋𐤕/𐤊 kiselatekha your confidence your confidence HNcfsc/Sp2ms תִּ֝קְוָתְ/ךָ֗ 𐤕𐤒𐤅𐤕/𐤊 tiqevatekha your hope your expectation HNcfsc/Sp2ms וְ/תֹ֣ם 𐤅/𐤕𐤌 vetom and integrity and wholeness-of HC/Ncmsc דְּרָכֶֽי/ךָ 𐤃𐤓𐤊𐤉/𐤊 derakheykha of your ways your paths HNcbpc/Sp2ms

remember remember! now please who who? ever he innocent guilt-free perished he perished or where and where? upright upright ones been cut off they were concealed

Verse 7 זְכָר 𐤆𐤊𐤓 zekhar remember remember! HVqv2ms נָ֗א 𐤍𐤀 na now please HTe מִ֤י 𐤌𐤉 mi who who? HTi ה֣וּא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu ever he HPp3ms נָקִ֣י 𐤍𐤒𐤉 naqi innocent guilt-free HAamsa אָבָ֑ד 𐤀𐤁𐤃 avad perished he perished HVqp3ms וְ֝/אֵיפֹ֗ה 𐤅/𐤀𐤉𐤐𐤄 veeyfoh or where and where? HC/Ti יְשָׁרִ֥ים 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤉𐤌 yesharim upright upright ones HAampa נִכְחָֽדוּ 𐤍𐤊𐤇𐤃𐤅 nikhechadu been cut off they were concealed HVNp3cp

As as that which I have seen I saw those who plow cutting ones of iniquity worthless wickedness and those who sow and sowers of trouble burdensome toil they reap it they will reap him

Verse 8 כַּ/אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤊/𐤀𐤔𐤓 kaasher As as that which HR/Tr רָ֭אִיתִי 𐤓𐤀𐤉𐤕𐤉 raiti I have seen I saw HVqp1cs חֹ֣רְשֵׁי 𐤇𐤓𐤔𐤉 choreshey those who plow cutting ones of HVqrmpc אָ֑וֶן 𐤀𐤅𐤍 aven iniquity worthless wickedness HNcmsa וְ/זֹרְעֵ֖י 𐤅/𐤆𐤓𐤏𐤉 vezoreey and those who sow and sowers of HC/Vqrmpc עָמָ֣ל 𐤏𐤌𐤋 amal trouble burdensome toil HNcbsa יִקְצְרֻֽ/הוּ 𐤉𐤒𐤑𐤓/𐤄𐤅 yiqetseruhu they reap it they will reap him HVqi3mp/Sp3ms

by the breath from breath-of of God Mighty Deity they perish they will perish and by the breath and from wind of of his nostrils his nose they are consumed they will come to an end

Verse 9 מִ/נִּשְׁמַ֣ת 𐤌/𐤍𐤔𐤌𐤕 minishemat by the breath from breath-of HR/Ncfsc אֱל֣וֹהַ 𐤀𐤋𐤅𐤄 eloha of God Mighty Deity HNcmsa יֹאבֵ֑דוּ 𐤉𐤀𐤁𐤃𐤅 yovedu they perish they will perish HVqi3mp וּ/מֵ/ר֖וּחַ 𐤅/𐤌/𐤓𐤅𐤇 umerucha Roho (Swahili) and by the breath and from wind of HC/R/Ncbsc אַפּ֣/וֹ 𐤀𐤐/𐤅 apo of his nostrils his nose HNcmsc/Sp3ms יִכְלֽוּ 𐤉𐤊𐤋𐤅 yikhelu they are consumed they will come to an end HVqi3mp

roaring roar of lion tearer-lion and-voice sound of fierce lion fierce lion and-teeth and teeth of young lions young lions are broken they were planted

Verse 10 שַׁאֲגַ֣ת 𐤔𐤀𐤂𐤕 shaagat roaring roar of HNcfsc אַ֭רְיֵה 𐤀𐤓𐤉𐤄 areyeh lion tearer-lion HNcmsa וְ/ק֣וֹל 𐤅/𐤒𐤅𐤋 veqol and-voice sound of HC/Ncmsc שָׁ֑חַל 𐤔𐤇𐤋 shachal fierce lion fierce lion HNcmsa וְ/שִׁנֵּ֖י 𐤅/𐤔𐤍𐤉 veshiney and-teeth and teeth of HC/Ncbdc כְפִירִ֣ים 𐤊𐤐𐤉𐤓𐤉𐤌 khefirim young lions young lions HNcmpa נִתָּֽעוּ 𐤍𐤕𐤏𐤅 nitau are broken they were planted HVNp3cp

the old lion Layish perishes perishing one for lack of from lack of prey torn prey and the whelps of and sons of the lioness fierce lion are scattered they will separate themselves

Verse 11 לַ֭יִשׁ 𐤋𐤉𐤔 layish the old lion Layish HNcmsa אֹבֵ֣ד 𐤀𐤁𐤃 oved perishes perishing one HVqrmsa מִ/בְּלִי 𐤌/𐤁𐤋𐤉 mibeli for lack of from lack of HR/Ncmsc טָ֑רֶף 𐤈𐤓𐤐 taref prey torn prey HNcmsa וּ/בְנֵ֥י 𐤅/𐤁𐤍𐤉 uveney Bene (Bemba) and the whelps of and sons of HC/Ncmpc לָ֝בִ֗יא 𐤋𐤁𐤉𐤀 lavi the lioness fierce lion HNcbsa יִתְפָּרָֽדוּ 𐤉𐤕𐤐𐤓𐤃𐤅 yiteparadu are scattered they will separate themselves HVti3mp

and-to-me and toward me a word spoken matter was stolen he will be stolen and received and she took my ear my ear a whisper a mere trace of it from him

Verse 12 וְ֭/אֵלַ/י 𐤅/𐤀𐤋/𐤉 veelay and-to-me and toward me HC/R/Sp1cs דָּבָ֣ר 𐤃𐤁𐤓 davar a word spoken matter HNcmsa יְגֻנָּ֑ב 𐤉𐤂𐤍𐤁 yegunav was stolen he will be stolen HVPi3ms וַ/תִּקַּ֥ח 𐤅/𐤕𐤒𐤇 vatiqach and received and she took HC/Vqw3fs אָ֝זְנִ֗/י 𐤀𐤆𐤍/𐤉 azeni my ear my ear HNcfsc/Sp1cs שֵׁ֣מֶץ 𐤔𐤌𐤑 shemets a whisper a mere trace HNcmsa מֶֽנְ/הֽוּ 𐤌𐤍/𐤄𐤅 menehu of it from him HR/Sp3ms

in disquieting thoughts in divided thoughts from visions from visions of of the night night when falling in falling deep sleep profound slumber upon upon men men

Verse 13 בִּ֭/שְׂעִפִּים 𐤁/𐤔𐤏𐤐𐤉𐤌 biseipim in disquieting thoughts in divided thoughts HR/Ncmpa מֵ/חֶזְיֹנ֣וֹת 𐤌/𐤇𐤆𐤉𐤍𐤅𐤕 mechezeyonot from visions from visions of HR/Ncmpc לָ֑יְלָה 𐤋𐤉𐤋𐤄 layelah of the night night HNcmsa בִּ/נְפֹ֥ל 𐤁/𐤍𐤐𐤋 binefol when falling in falling HR/Vqc תַּ֝רְדֵּמָ֗ה 𐤕𐤓𐤃𐤌𐤄 taredemah deep sleep profound slumber HNcfsa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al upon upon HR אֲנָשִֽׁים 𐤀𐤍𐤔𐤉𐤌 anashim men men HNcmpa

dread dread of came upon me he encountered me and trembling trembling and multitude and abundance of of my bones my bones shake he made afraid

Verse 14 פַּ֣חַד 𐤐𐤇𐤃 pachad dread dread of HNcmsa קְ֭רָאַ/נִי 𐤒𐤓𐤀/𐤍𐤉 qeraani came upon me he encountered me HVqp3ms/Sp1cs וּ/רְעָדָ֑ה 𐤅/𐤓𐤏𐤃𐤄 ureadah and trembling trembling HC/Ncfsa וְ/רֹ֖ב 𐤅/𐤓𐤁 verov and multitude and abundance of HC/Ncbsc עַצְמוֹתַ֣/י 𐤏𐤑𐤌𐤅𐤕/𐤉 atsemotay of my bones my bones HNcfpc/Sp1cs הִפְחִֽיד 𐤄𐤐𐤇𐤉𐤃 hifechid shake he made afraid HVhp3ms

and-a-spirit and wind-of over upon my face my face passed he passes on bristled up she will bristle hair strand of hair my flesh my flesh

Verse 15 וְ֭/רוּחַ 𐤅/𐤓𐤅𐤇 verucha Roho (Swahili) and-a-spirit and wind-of HC/Ncbsa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al over upon HR פָּנַ֣/י 𐤐𐤍/𐤉 panay my face my face HNcbpc/Sp1cs יַחֲלֹ֑ף 𐤉𐤇𐤋𐤐 yachalof passed he passes on HVqi3ms תְּ֝סַמֵּ֗ר 𐤕𐤎𐤌𐤓 tesamer bristled up she will bristle HVpi3fs שַֽׂעֲרַ֥ת 𐤔𐤏𐤓𐤕 saarat hair strand of hair HNcfsc בְּשָׂרִֽ/י 𐤁𐤔𐤓/𐤉 besari my flesh my flesh HNcmsc/Sp1cs

It stood still he will stand but not and not I could recognize I will acknowledge its appearance his appearance a form formed likeness before before, facing my eyes my eyes silence stillness and a voice and a sound I heard I will hear

Verse 16 יַעֲמֹ֤ד 𐤉𐤏𐤌𐤃 yaamod It stood still he will stand HVqi3ms וְֽ/לֹא 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo but not and not HC/Tn אַכִּ֬יר 𐤀𐤊𐤉𐤓 akir I could recognize I will acknowledge HVhi1cs מַרְאֵ֗/הוּ 𐤌𐤓𐤀/𐤄𐤅 mareehu its appearance his appearance HNcmsc/Sp3ms תְּ֭מוּנָה 𐤕𐤌𐤅𐤍𐤄 temunah a form formed likeness HNcfsa לְ/נֶ֣גֶד 𐤋/𐤍𐤂𐤃 leneged before before, facing HR/R עֵינָ֑/י 𐤏𐤉𐤍/𐤉 eynay my eyes my eyes HNcbdc/Sp1cs דְּמָמָ֖ה 𐤃𐤌𐤌𐤄 demamah silence stillness HNcfsa וָ/ק֣וֹל 𐤅/𐤒𐤅𐤋 vaqol and a voice and a sound HC/Ncmsa אֶשְׁמָֽע 𐤀𐤔𐤌𐤏 eshema I heard I will hear HVqi1cs

mortal man the frail mortal than God mighty deity be righteous he will be in the right shall if / whether than his Maker his maker be pure he will be pure a man strong man

Verse 17 הַֽ֭/אֱנוֹשׁ 𐤄/𐤀𐤍𐤅𐤔 haenosh mortal man the frail mortal HTi/Ncmsa מֵ/אֱל֣וֹהַ 𐤌/𐤀𐤋𐤅𐤄 meeloha than God mighty deity HR/Ncmsa יִצְדָּ֑ק 𐤉𐤑𐤃𐤒 yitsedaq be righteous he will be in the right HVqi3ms אִ֥ם 𐤀𐤌 im shall if / whether HC מֵ֝/עֹשֵׂ֗/הוּ 𐤌/𐤏𐤔/𐤄𐤅 meosehu than his Maker his maker HR/Vqrmsc/Sp3ms יִטְהַר 𐤉𐤈𐤄𐤓 yitehar be pure he will be pure HVqi3ms גָּֽבֶר 𐤂𐤁𐤓 gaver a man strong man HNcmsa

Behold Look! in his servants in his servants not not he puts trust he will place firm trust and in his angels and in his messengers he charges he places folly vain boastfulness

Verse 18 הֵ֣ן 𐤄𐤍 hen Behold Look! HTm בַּ֭/עֲבָדָי/ו 𐤁/𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤉/𐤅 baavadayv in his servants in his servants HR/Ncmpc/Sp3ms לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn יַאֲמִ֑ין 𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤉𐤍 yaamin he puts trust he will place firm trust HVhi3ms וּ֝/בְ/מַלְאָכָ֗י/ו 𐤅/𐤁/𐤌𐤋𐤀𐤊𐤉/𐤅 uvemaleakhayv and in his angels and in his messengers HC/R/Ncmpc/Sp3ms יָשִׂ֥ים 𐤉𐤔𐤉𐤌 yasim he charges he places HVqi3ms תָּהֳלָֽה 𐤕𐤄𐤋𐤄 taholah folly vain boastfulness HNcfsa

how much more indeed those who dwell dwelling-ones of in houses houses of of clay clay-mass of whose that-which in the dust in dust is their foundation their foundation they are crushed they will crush them before to the face of the moth cloth-gnawing moth

Verse 19 אַ֤ף 𐤀𐤐 af how much more indeed HTa שֹׁכְנֵ֬י 𐤔𐤊𐤍𐤉 shokheney those who dwell dwelling-ones of HVqrmpc בָֽתֵּי 𐤁𐤕𐤉 vatey in houses houses of HNcmpc חֹ֗מֶר 𐤇𐤌𐤓 chomer of clay clay-mass of HNcmsa אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher whose that-which HTr בֶּ/עָפָ֥ר 𐤁/𐤏𐤐𐤓 beafar in the dust in dust HRd/Ncmsa יְסוֹדָ֑/ם 𐤉𐤎𐤅𐤃/𐤌 yesodam is their foundation their foundation HNcmsc/Sp3mp יְ֝דַכְּא֗וּ/ם 𐤉𐤃𐤊𐤀𐤅/𐤌 yedakeum they are crushed they will crush them HVpi3mp/Sp3mp לִ/פְנֵי 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉 lifeney before to the face of HR/Ncbpc עָֽשׁ 𐤏𐤔 ash the moth cloth-gnawing moth HNcmsa

from morning from dawn to evening toward evening twilight they are crushed they will be crushed without from lack of noticing one who sets in place forever to perpetuity they perish they will perish

Verse 20 מִ/בֹּ֣קֶר 𐤌/𐤁𐤒𐤓 miboqer from morning from dawn HR/Ncmsa לָ/עֶ֣רֶב 𐤋/𐤏𐤓𐤁 laerev to evening toward evening twilight HRd/Ncmsa יֻכַּ֑תּוּ 𐤉𐤊𐤕𐤅 yukatu they are crushed they will be crushed HVHi3mp מִ/בְּלִ֥י 𐤌/𐤁𐤋𐤉 mibeli without from lack of HR/Ncmsc מֵ֝שִׂ֗ים 𐤌𐤔𐤉𐤌 mesim noticing one who sets in place HVhrmsa לָ/נֶ֥צַח 𐤋/𐤍𐤑𐤇 lanetsach forever to perpetuity HR/Ncmsa יֹאבֵֽדוּ 𐤉𐤀𐤁𐤃𐤅 yovedu they perish they will perish HVqi3mp

Is not is it not? plucked up he was broken-camp their tent-cord their remainder within them — they die they will die even without and not wisdom wisdom-skill

Verse 21 הֲ/לֹא 𐤄/𐤋𐤀 halo Is not is it not? HTi/Tn נִסַּ֣ע 𐤍𐤎𐤏 nisa plucked up he was broken-camp HVNp3ms יִתְרָ֣/ם 𐤉𐤕𐤓/𐤌 yiteram their tent-cord their remainder HNcmsc/Sp3mp בָּ֑/ם 𐤁/𐤌 bam within them HR/Sp3mp יָ֝מ֗וּתוּ 𐤉𐤌𐤅𐤕𐤅 yamutu they die they will die HVqi3mp וְ/לֹ֣א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo even without and not HC/Tn בְ/חָכְמָֽה 𐤁/𐤇𐤊𐤌𐤄 vechakhemah wisdom wisdom-skill HR/Ncfsa

Interlinear Text