Interlinear Bible - Job 29

1 Moreover Job continued* his parable, and said,
r;ma{Y;w w{l'v.m tea.f bw{Yia @,s{Y;w
2 Oh that I were as in months past, as in the days when God preserved me;
;Hw{l/a yemyiK ~,d,q -yex.r;y.k yinen.TIy -yim ? yiner.m.vIy
3 When his candle shined upon my head, and when by his light I walked through darkness;
.$,v{x .$,lea w{rw{a.l yiva{r yel][ w{ren w{Lih.B
4 As I was in the days of my youth, when the secret of God was upon my tabernacle;
;Hw{l/a dw{s.B yiP.r'x yemyiB yityIy'h r,v]a;K ? yil\h'a yel][
5 When the Almighty was yet with me, when my children were about me;
y'r'[.n y;tw{byib.s yid'Mi[ y;D;v dw{[.B
6 When I washed my steps with butter, and the rock poured me out rivers of oil;
yid'Mi[ q.Wc'y r.Wc.w h'mex.B y;kyil]h #{x.riB ? !,m'v -yeg.l;P
7 When I went out to the gate through the city, when I prepared my seat in the street!
yib'vw{m !yik'a bw{x.r'B<07339!> t,r'q -yel][ r;[;v yitaec.B
8 The young men saw me, and hid themselves: and the aged arose, and stood up.
.Wm'q ~yivyivyiw .Wa'B.x,n.w ~yir'[.n yin.Wa'r ? .Wd'm'[
9 The princes refrained talking, and laid their hand on their mouth.
~,hyip.l .Wmyif'y @;k.w ~yiLim.b .Wr.c'[ ~yir'f
10 The nobles held their peace, and their tongue cleaved to the roof of their mouth.
h'qeb'D ~'Kix.l ~'nw{v.l.W .Wa'B.x,n ~yidyig.n -lw{q
11 When the ear heard me, then it blessed me; and when the eye saw me, it gave witness to me:
yinedyi[.T;w h't]a'r !Iy;[.w yiner.V;a.T;w h'[.m'v !,z{a yiK
12 Because I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and him that had none to help him.
rez{[ -a{l.w ~w{t'y.w ;[e.W;v.m yin'[ jeL;m]a -yiK ? w{l
13 The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me: and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy.
!in.r;a h'n'm.l;a bel.w a{b'T y;l'[ deb{a t;K.riB
14 I put on righteousness, and it clothed me: my judgment was as a robe and a diadem.
yij'P.vim @yin'c.w ]lyi[.miK yinev'B.liY;w yiT.v;b'l q,d,c
15 I was eyes to the blind, and feet was I to the lame.
yin'a ;xeSiP;l ~Iy;l.g;r.w re.Wi[;l yityIy'h ~Iy;nye[
16 I was a father to the poor: and the cause which I knew not I searched out.
yiT.[;d'y -a{l bir.w ~yinw{y.b,a'l yik{n'a b'a ? .Wher.q.x,a
17 And I brake the jaws of the wicked, and plucked the spoil out of his teeth.
.$yil.v;a wy'NiVim.W l\W;[ tw{[.L;t.m h'r.B;v]a'w ? @,r'j
18 Then I said, I shall die in my nest, and I shall multiply my days as the sand.
~yim'y h,B.r;a lw{x;k.w ['w.g,a yiNiq -mi[ r;m{a'w
19 My root was spread out by the waters, and the dew lay all night upon my branch.
yiryic.qiB !yil'y l;j.w ~Iy'm -yel/a ;x.Wt'p yiv.r'v
20 My glory was fresh in me, and my bow was renewed in my hand.
@yil]x;t yid'y.B yiT.v;q.w yid'Mi[ v'd'x yidw{b.K
21 Unto me men gave ear, and waited, and kept silence at my counsel.
yit'c][ w{m.l .Wm.DIy.w .WLexIy.w .W[.m'v -yil
22 After my words they spake not again; and my speech dropped upon them.
yit'Lim @{JiT w{myel'[.w .Wn.vIy a{l yir'b.d yer]x;a
23 And they waited for me as for the rain; and they opened their mouth wide as for the latter rain.
vw{q.l;m.l .Wr]['P ~,hyip.W yil r'j'M;k .Wl]xIy.w
24 If I laughed on them, they believed it not; and the light of my countenance they cast not down.
a{l y;n'P rw{a.w .Wnyim]a;y a{l ~,hel]a q;x.f,a ? !.WlyiP;y
25 I chose out their way, and sat chief, and dwelt as a king in the army, as one that comforteth the mourners.
.$,l,m.K !w{K.v,a.w va{r bevea.w ~'K.r;D r;x]b,a ? ~ex;n.y ~yileb]a r,v]a;K d.Wd.G;B
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