Job 8

Bildad the Shuhite rebukes Job, questioning how long his words will continue like wind and asserting that El Shaddai does not pervert justice, implying Job's children perished for their sins.[1][2][3] He urges Job to seek Eloah earnestly, promising restoration if pure and upright, appeals to ancestral wisdom, and illustrates the fate of the godless with metaphors of withering reeds and fragile spider webs.[1][3][7]

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Interlinear Text

Verse 1

Then answered and he responded Bildad Bildad Biledad the Shuhite the Shuachite the Shuchi and said and he said

וַ֭/יַּעַן 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤍 vayaan Then answered and he responded HC/Vqw3ms בִּלְדַּ֥ד 𐤁𐤋𐤃𐤃 biledad Bildad Bildad Biledad HNp הַ/שּׁוּחִ֗י 𐤄/𐤔𐤅𐤇𐤉 hashuchi the Shuhite the Shuachite the Shuchi HTd/Ngmsa וַ/יֹאמַֽר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomar and said and he said HC/Vqw3ms

Verse 2

How long up to will where? you speak you utter these things these ones a wind and wind-of mighty mighty the words utterances of of your mouth your mouth

עַד 𐤏𐤃 ad How long up to HR אָ֥ן 𐤀𐤍 an will where? HTi תְּמַלֶּל 𐤕𐤌𐤋𐤋 temalel you speak you utter HVpi2ms אֵ֑לֶּה 𐤀𐤋𐤄 eleh these things these ones HPdxcp וְ/ר֥וּחַ 𐤅/𐤓𐤅𐤇 verucha Roho (Swahili) a wind and wind-of HC/Ncbsa כַּ֝בִּיר 𐤊𐤁𐤉𐤓 kabir mighty mighty HAamsa אִמְרֵי 𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤉 imerey the words utterances of HNcmpc פִֽי/ךָ 𐤐𐤉/𐤊 fikha of your mouth your mouth HNcmsc/Sp2ms

Verse 3

Does God the Mighty One pervert he will distort justice judgment Or does and if the Almighty Overpowering One Shaday pervert he will distort righteousness righteousness

הַ֭/אֵל 𐤄/𐤀𐤋 hael Does God the Mighty One HTi/Ncmsa יְעַוֵּ֣ת 𐤉𐤏𐤅𐤕 yeavet pervert he will distort HVpi3ms מִשְׁפָּ֑ט 𐤌𐤔𐤐𐤈 mishepat justice judgment HNcmsa וְ/אִם 𐤅/𐤀𐤌 veim Or does and if HC/C שַׁ֝דַּ֗י 𐤔𐤃𐤉 shaday the Almighty Overpowering One Shaday HNp יְעַוֵּֽת 𐤉𐤏𐤅𐤕 yeavet-2 pervert he will distort HVpi3ms צֶֽדֶק 𐤑𐤃𐤒 tsedeq righteousness righteousness HNcmsa

Verse 4

If if / whether your sons your sons have sinned they erred against him — and he cast them away and he dispatched them by the hand of by the hand of their transgression their rebellion

אִם 𐤀𐤌 im If if / whether HC בָּנֶ֥י/ךָ 𐤁𐤍𐤉/𐤊 baneykha Bene (Bemba) your sons your sons HNcmpc/Sp2ms חָֽטְאוּ 𐤇𐤈𐤀𐤅 chateu have sinned they erred HVqp3cp ל֑/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo against him HR/Sp3ms וַֽ֝/יְשַׁלְּחֵ֗/ם 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤋𐤇/𐤌 vayeshalechem and he cast them away and he dispatched them HC/Vpw3ms/Sp3mp בְּ/יַד 𐤁/𐤉𐤃 beyad by the hand of by the hand of HR/Ncbsc פִּשְׁעָֽ/ם 𐤐𐤔𐤏/𐤌 pisheam their transgression their rebellion HNcmsc/Sp3mp

Verse 5

if if / whether you you seek you earnestly seek to toward God toward and-to and toward the Almighty Overpowering One Shaday make supplication you will implore favor

אִם 𐤀𐤌 im if if / whether HC אַ֭תָּה 𐤀𐤕𐤄 atah you you HPp2ms תְּשַׁחֵ֣ר 𐤕𐤔𐤇𐤓 teshacher seek you earnestly seek HVpi2ms אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR אֵ֑ל 𐤀𐤋 el-2 God toward HNcmsa וְ/אֶל 𐤅/𐤀𐤋 veel and-to and toward HC/R שַׁ֝דַּ֗י 𐤔𐤃𐤉 shaday the Almighty Overpowering One Shaday HNp תִּתְחַנָּֽן 𐤕𐤕𐤇𐤍𐤍 titechanan make supplication you will implore favor HVti2ms

Verse 6

if if / whether pure clear, pure and upright and upright you you then for/because now you he will rouse He awakens himself for you upon you and restore and he made restitution habitation Nebat of your righteousness your righteousness

אִם 𐤀𐤌 im if if / whether HC זַ֥ךְ 𐤆𐤊 zakhe pure clear, pure HAamsa וְ/יָשָׁ֗ר 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤓 veyashar and upright and upright HC/Aamsa אָ֥תָּה 𐤀𐤕𐤄 atah you you HPp2ms כִּי 𐤊𐤉 ki then for/because HC עַ֭תָּה 𐤏𐤕𐤄 atah-2 now you HD יָעִ֣יר 𐤉𐤏𐤉𐤓 yair he will rouse He awakens HVhi3ms עָלֶ֑י/ךָ 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤊 aleykha himself for you upon you HR/Sp2ms וְ֝/שִׁלַּ֗ם 𐤅/𐤔𐤋𐤌 veshilam and restore and he made restitution HC/Vpq3ms נְוַ֣ת 𐤍𐤅𐤕 nevat habitation Nebat HNcbsc צִדְקֶֽ/ךָ 𐤑𐤃𐤒/𐤊 tsideqekha of your righteousness your righteousness HNcmsc/Sp2ms

Verse 7

and it will be and he/it became your beginning your beginning small a small amount and your latter end your ultimate outcome will increase he will grow greatly with great force

וְ/הָיָ֣ה 𐤅/𐤄𐤉𐤄 vehayah and it will be and he/it became HC/Vqq3ms רֵאשִׁיתְ/ךָ֣ 𐤓𐤀𐤔𐤉𐤕/𐤊 reshitekha your beginning your beginning HNcfsc/Sp2ms מִצְעָ֑ר 𐤌𐤑𐤏𐤓 mitsear small a small amount HNcmsa וְ֝/אַחֲרִיתְ/ךָ֗ 𐤅/𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉𐤕/𐤊 veacharitekha and your latter end your ultimate outcome HC/Ncfsc/Sp2ms יִשְׂגֶּ֥ה 𐤉𐤔𐤂𐤄 yisegeh will increase he will grow HVqi3ms מְאֹֽד 𐤌𐤀𐤃 meod greatly with great force HD

Verse 8

for for/because inquire ask please please of generation to a generation-cycle former first one and consider and he firmly established the search for investigation of of their fathers their fathers

כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because HC שְׁאַל 𐤔𐤀𐤋 sheal inquire ask HVqv2ms נָ֭א 𐤍𐤀 na please please HTe לְ/דֹ֣ר 𐤋/𐤃𐤓 ledor of generation to a generation-cycle HR/Ncmsa רִישׁ֑וֹן 𐤓𐤉𐤔𐤅𐤍 rishon former first one HAamsa וְ֝/כוֹנֵ֗ן 𐤅/𐤊𐤅𐤍𐤍 vekhonen and consider and he firmly established HC/Vov2ms לְ/חֵ֣קֶר 𐤋/𐤇𐤒𐤓 lecheqer the search for investigation of HR/Ncmsc אֲבוֹתָֽ/ם 𐤀𐤁𐤅𐤕/𐤌 avotam of their fathers their fathers HNcmpc/Sp3mp

Verse 9

for for/because yesterday recently before we we ourselves and-not and not we-know we know for for/because shadow shade our-days our days upon upon earth land

כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because HC תְמ֣וֹל 𐤕𐤌𐤅𐤋 temol yesterday recently before HD אֲ֭נַחְנוּ 𐤀𐤍𐤇𐤍𐤅 anachenu we we ourselves HPp1cp וְ/לֹ֣א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and-not and not HC/Tn נֵדָ֑ע 𐤍𐤃𐤏 neda we-know we know HVqi1cp כִּ֤י 𐤊𐤉 ki-2 for for/because HC צֵ֖ל 𐤑𐤋 tsel shadow shade HNcmsa יָמֵ֣י/נוּ 𐤉𐤌𐤉/𐤍𐤅 yameynu our-days our days HNcmpc/Sp1cp עֲלֵי 𐤏𐤋𐤉 aley upon upon HR אָֽרֶץ 𐤀𐤓𐤑 arets earth land HNcbsa

Verse 10

Will not is it not? they they instruct you they will instruct you tell they will say you — from their heart and from their inner core utter they will bring out words spoken words

הֲ/לֹא 𐤄/𐤋𐤀 halo Will not is it not? HTi/Tn הֵ֣ם 𐤄𐤌 hem they they HPp3mp י֭וֹרוּ/ךָ 𐤉𐤅𐤓𐤅/𐤊 yorukha instruct you they will instruct you HVhi3mp/Sp2ms יֹ֣אמְרוּ 𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤅 yomeru tell they will say HVqi3mp לָ֑/ךְ 𐤋/𐤊 lakhe you HR/Sp2fs וּ֝/מִ/לִּבָּ֗/ם 𐤅/𐤌/𐤋𐤁/𐤌 umilibam from their heart and from their inner core HC/R/Ncmsc/Sp3mp יוֹצִ֥אוּ 𐤉𐤅𐤑𐤀𐤅 yotsiu utter they will bring out HVhi3mp מִלִּֽים 𐤌𐤋𐤉𐤌 milim words spoken words HNcfpa

Verse 11

Can it grow up will he rise? the papyrus water-absorbing marsh-reed without without a marsh muddy marsh Can it grow he will grow the reed marsh reed without and to me water waters

הֲ/יִֽגְאֶה 𐤄/𐤉𐤂𐤀𐤄 hayigeeh Can it grow up will he rise? HTi/Vqi3ms גֹּ֭מֶא 𐤂𐤌𐤀 gome the papyrus water-absorbing marsh-reed HNcmsa בְּ/לֹ֣א 𐤁/𐤋𐤀 belo without without HR/Tn בִצָּ֑ה 𐤁𐤑𐤄 vitsah a marsh muddy marsh HNcfsa יִשְׂגֶּה 𐤉𐤔𐤂𐤄 yisegeh Can it grow he will grow HVqi3ms אָ֥חוּ 𐤀𐤇𐤅 achu the reed marsh reed HNcmsa בְלִי 𐤁𐤋𐤉 veli without and to me HTn מָֽיִם 𐤌𐤉𐤌 mayim Amanzi (Zulu) water waters HNcmpa

Verse 12

while it is yet still him in its greenness in his fresh shoot not not cut down he will be plucked off before and before the face of any all of grass field herbage it withers he will dry up

עֹדֶ֣/נּוּ 𐤏𐤃/𐤍𐤅 odenu while it is yet still him HD/Sp3ms בְ֭/אִבּ/וֹ 𐤁/𐤀𐤁/𐤅 veibo in its greenness in his fresh shoot HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn יִקָּטֵ֑ף 𐤉𐤒𐤈𐤐 yiqatef cut down he will be plucked off HVNi3ms וְ/לִ/פְנֵ֖י 𐤅/𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉 velifeney before and before the face of HC/R/Ncbpc כָל 𐤊𐤋 khal any all of HNcmsc חָצִ֣יר 𐤇𐤑𐤉𐤓 chatsir grass field herbage HNcmsa יִיבָֽשׁ 𐤉𐤉𐤁𐤔 yivash it withers he will dry up HVqi3ms

Verse 13

So thus the paths journey-paths of all entirety of who forget those who forget God toward and the hope and hope-of of the godless impious man shall perish she will perish

כֵּ֗ן 𐤊𐤍 ken So thus HTm אָ֭רְחוֹת 𐤀𐤓𐤇𐤅𐤕 arechot the paths journey-paths of HNcbpc כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all entirety of HNcmsc שֹׁ֣כְחֵי 𐤔𐤊𐤇𐤉 shokhechey who forget those who forget HVqrmpc אֵ֑ל 𐤀𐤋 el God toward HNcmsa וְ/תִקְוַ֖ת 𐤅/𐤕𐤒𐤅𐤕 vetiqevat and the hope and hope-of HC/Ncfsc חָנֵ֣ף 𐤇𐤍𐤐 chanef of the godless impious man HAamsa תֹּאבֵֽד 𐤕𐤀𐤁𐤃 toved shall perish she will perish HVqi3fs

Verse 14

whose that-which confidence shall be cut off he will cut off his confidence his loin-strength and house and house of spider web-spinner his trust his security

אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher whose that-which HTr יָק֥וֹט 𐤉𐤒𐤅𐤈 yaqot confidence shall be cut off he will cut off HVqi3ms כִּסְל֑/וֹ 𐤊𐤎𐤋/𐤅 kiselo his confidence his loin-strength HNcmsc/Sp3ms וּ/בֵ֥ית 𐤅/𐤁𐤉𐤕 uveyt and house and house of HC/Ncmsc עַ֝כָּבִ֗ישׁ 𐤏𐤊𐤁𐤉𐤔 akavish spider web-spinner HNcmsa מִבְטַחֽ/וֹ 𐤌𐤁𐤈𐤇/𐤅 mivetacho his trust his security HNcmsc/Sp3ms

Verse 15

he leans he will lean himself upon upon his house his built-house and-not and not it stands he will stand he holds he will strengthen it — and-not and not it endures let him rise

יִשָּׁעֵ֣ן 𐤉𐤔𐤏𐤍 yishaen he leans he will lean himself HVNi3ms עַל 𐤏𐤋 al upon upon HR בֵּ֭ית/וֹ 𐤁𐤉𐤕/𐤅 beyto his house his built-house HNcmsc/Sp3ms וְ/לֹ֣א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and-not and not HC/Tn יַעֲמֹ֑ד 𐤉𐤏𐤌𐤃 yaamod it stands he will stand HVqi3ms יַחֲזִ֥יק 𐤉𐤇𐤆𐤉𐤒 yachaziq he holds he will strengthen HVhi3ms בּ֝֗/וֹ 𐤁/𐤅 bo it HR/Sp3ms וְ/לֹ֣א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo-2 and-not and not HC/Tn יָקֽוּם 𐤉𐤒𐤅𐤌 yaqum it endures let him rise HVqi3ms

Verse 16

moist fresh with sap he he before to the face of the sun sun and over and upon his garden his enclosed garden his branch his suckling shoot goes out she will go out

רָטֹ֣ב 𐤓𐤈𐤁 ratov moist fresh with sap HAamsa ה֭וּא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu he he HPp3ms לִ/פְנֵי 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉 lifeney before to the face of HR/Ncbpc שָׁ֑מֶשׁ 𐤔𐤌𐤔 shamesh the sun sun HNcbsa וְ/עַ֥ל 𐤅/𐤏𐤋 veal and over and upon HC/R גַּ֝נָּת֗/וֹ 𐤂𐤍𐤕/𐤅 ganato his garden his enclosed garden HNcfsc/Sp3ms יֹֽנַקְתּ֥/וֹ 𐤉𐤍𐤒𐤕/𐤅 yonaqeto his branch his suckling shoot HNcfsc/Sp3ms תֵצֵֽא 𐤕𐤑𐤀 tetse goes out she will go out HVqi3fs

Verse 17

on upon heap rolled heap his roots his roots are wrapped they will be entwined house house-of of stones stones he looks he will behold

עַל 𐤏𐤋 al on upon HR גַּ֭ל 𐤂𐤋 gal heap rolled heap HNcmsa שָֽׁרָשָׁ֣י/ו 𐤔𐤓𐤔𐤉/𐤅 sharashayv his roots his roots HNcmpc/Sp3ms יְסֻבָּ֑כוּ 𐤉𐤎𐤁𐤊𐤅 yesubakhu are wrapped they will be entwined HVPi3mp בֵּ֖ית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt house house-of HNcmsc אֲבָנִ֣ים 𐤀𐤁𐤍𐤉𐤌 avanim of stones stones HNcfpa יֶחֱזֶֽה 𐤉𐤇𐤆𐤄 yechezeh he looks he will behold HVqi3ms

Verse 18

If if / whether it-swallows-him He will engulf him from-his-place from his standing-place and-it-denies and he dealt falsely him — not not I-have-seen-you I have seen you

אִם 𐤀𐤌 im If if / whether HC יְבַלְּעֶ֥/נּוּ 𐤉𐤁𐤋𐤏/𐤍𐤅 yevaleenu it-swallows-him He will engulf him HVpi3ms/Sp3ms מִ/מְּקוֹמ֑/וֹ 𐤌/𐤌𐤒𐤅𐤌/𐤅 mimeqomo from-his-place from his standing-place HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms וְ/כִ֥חֶשׁ 𐤅/𐤊𐤇𐤔 vekhichesh and-it-denies and he dealt falsely HC/Vpq3ms בּ֝֗/וֹ 𐤁/𐤅 bo him HR/Sp3ms לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn רְאִיתִֽי/ךָ 𐤓𐤀𐤉𐤕𐤉/𐤊 reitikha I-have-seen-you I have seen you HVqp1cs/Sp2ms

Verse 19

Behold Look! this he joy rejoicing-of of his way his path and from dust and from dust others another (masculine) will spring up they will sprout

הֶן 𐤄𐤍 hen Behold Look! HTj ה֭וּא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu this he HPp3ms מְשׂ֣וֹשׂ 𐤌𐤔𐤅𐤔 mesos joy rejoicing-of HNcmsc דַּרְכּ֑/וֹ 𐤃𐤓𐤊/𐤅 dareko of his way his path HNcbsc/Sp3ms וּ֝/מֵ/עָפָ֗ר 𐤅/𐤌/𐤏𐤐𐤓 umeafar and from dust and from dust HC/R/Ncmsa אַחֵ֥ר 𐤀𐤇𐤓 acher others another (masculine) HAamsa יִצְמָֽחוּ 𐤉𐤑𐤌𐤇𐤅 yitsemachu will spring up they will sprout HVqi3mp

Verse 20

Behold Look! God toward not not will reject he rejects the blameless whole and blameless nor and not will uphold he will strengthen the hand of by the hand of evildoers harm-causers

הֶן 𐤄𐤍 hen Behold Look! HTj אֵ֭ל 𐤀𐤋 el God toward HNcmsa לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn יִמְאַס 𐤉𐤌𐤀𐤎 yimeas will reject he rejects HVqi3ms תָּ֑ם 𐤕𐤌 tam the blameless whole and blameless HAamsa וְ/לֹֽא 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo nor and not HC/Tn יַ֝חֲזִ֗יק 𐤉𐤇𐤆𐤉𐤒 yachaziq will uphold he will strengthen HVhi3ms בְּ/יַד 𐤁/𐤉𐤃 beyad the hand of by the hand of HR/Ncbsc מְרֵעִֽים 𐤌𐤓𐤏𐤉𐤌 mereim evildoers harm-causers HVhrmpa

Verse 21

until up to he fills he makes full laughter laughter your mouth your mouth and your lips and your lips shouting shouting-cry

עַד 𐤏𐤃 ad until up to HR יְמַלֵּ֣ה 𐤉𐤌𐤋𐤄 yemaleh he fills he makes full HVpi3ms שְׂח֣וֹק 𐤔𐤇𐤅𐤒 sechoq laughter laughter HNcmsa פִּ֑י/ךָ 𐤐𐤉/𐤊 pikha your mouth your mouth HNcmsc/Sp2ms וּ/שְׂפָתֶ֥י/ךָ 𐤅/𐤔𐤐𐤕𐤉/𐤊 usefateykha and your lips and your lips HC/Ncfdc/Sp2ms תְרוּעָֽה 𐤕𐤓𐤅𐤏𐤄 teruah shouting shouting-cry HNcfsa

Verse 22

your haters your haters will be clothed they will clothe themselves with shame shame and tent and tent of of wicked wicked men will not be he is not

שֹׂנְאֶ֥י/ךָ 𐤔𐤍𐤀𐤉/𐤊 soneeykha your haters your haters HVqrmpc/Sp2ms יִלְבְּשׁוּ 𐤉𐤋𐤁𐤔𐤅 yilebeshu will be clothed they will clothe themselves HVqi3mp בֹ֑שֶׁת 𐤁𐤔𐤕 voshet with shame shame HNcfsa וְ/אֹ֖הֶל 𐤅/𐤀𐤄𐤋 veohel and tent and tent of HC/Ncmsc רְשָׁעִ֣ים 𐤓𐤔𐤏𐤉𐤌 reshaim of wicked wicked men HAampa אֵינֶֽ/נּוּ 𐤀𐤉𐤍/𐤍𐤅 eynenu will not be he is not HTn/Sp3ms

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