Job 28 Interlinear Bible (NAS) - Hebrew Text and Lexicon

1 "Surely there is a mine for silver And a place where they refine gold.

.WQ{z'y b'h'Z;l ~w{q'm.W a'cw{m @,s,K;l vey yiK

2 "Iron is taken from the dust, And copper is smelted from rock.

h'v.Wx.n q.Wc'y !,b,a.w x'QUy r'p'[em l,z.r;B

3 "Man puts an end to darkness, And to the farthest limit he searches out The rock in gloom and deep shadow.

reqw{x a.Wh tyil.k;T -l'k.l.W .$,v{x;l ~'f #eq ? t,w'm.l;c.w l,p{a !,b,a

4 "He sinks a shaft far from habitation, Forgotten by the foot; They hang and swing to and fro far from men.

l,g'r -yiNim ~yix'K.viN;h r'G -mi[em l;x;n #;r'P ? .W['n vw{n/aem .WL;D

5 "The earth, from it comes food, And underneath it is turned up as fire.

vea -w{m.K .$;P.h,n 'hy,T.x;t.w ~,x'l -aecey h'N,Mim #,r,a

6 "Its rocks are the source of sapphires, And its dust contains gold.

w{l b'h'z t{r.p;[.w 'hy,n'b]a ryiP;s -mw{q.m

7 "The path no bird of prey knows, Nor has the falcon's eye caught sight of it.

!ye[ .WT;p'z.v a{l.w jIy'[ w{['d.y -a{l byit'n ? h'Y;a

8 "The proud beasts have not trodden it, Nor has the fierce lion passed over it.

wy'l'[ h'd'[ -a{l #;x'v -yen.b .WhUkyir.dih -a{l ? l;x'v

9 "He puts his hand on the flint; He overturns the mountains at the base.

~yir'h v,r{Vim .$;p'h w{d'y x;l'v vyim'L;x;B

10 "He hews out channels through the rocks, And his eye sees anything precious.

h't]a'r r'q.y -l'k.w ;[eQiB ~yir{a.y tw{r.WC;B ? w{nye[

11 "He dams up the streams from flowing, And what is hidden he brings out to the light.

rw{a aic{y H'mUl][;t.w veBix tw{r'h.n yik.Bim

12 "But where can wisdom be found? And where is the place of understanding?

h'nyiB ~w{q.m ]h,z yea.w aec'MiT !Iy;aem h'm.k'x;h.w

13 "Man does not know its value, Nor is it found in the land of the living.

#,r,a.B aec'Mit a{l.w H'K.r,[ vw{n/a [;d'y -a{l ? ~yiY;x;h

14 "The deep says, 'It is not in me'; And the sea says, 'It is not with me.'

!yea r;m'a ~'y.w ayih -yib a{l r;m'a ~w{h.T ? yid'Mi[

15 "Pure gold cannot be given in exchange for it, Nor can silver be weighed as its price.

@,s,K leq'VIy a{l.w 'hy,T.x;T rw{g.s !;TUy -a{l ? H'ryix.m

16 "It cannot be valued in the gold of Ophir, In precious onyx, or sapphire.

ryiP;s.w r'q'y ~;h{v.B ryipw{a ~,t,k.B h,LUs.t -a{l

17 "Gold or glass cannot equal it, Nor can it be exchanged for articles of fine gold.

H't'r.Wm.t.W tyikw{k.z.W b'h'z h'N,k.r;[;y -a{l ? z'p -yil.K

18 "Coral and crystal are not to be mentioned; And the acquisition of wisdom is above that of pearls.

~yinyin.Pim h'm.k'x .$,v,m.W rek'ZIy a{l vyib'g.w tw{ma'r

19 "The topaz of Ethiopia cannot equal it, Nor can it be valued in pure gold.

rw{h'j ~,t,k.B v.WK -t;d.jiP h'N,k.r;[;y -a{l ? h,LUs.t a{l

20 "Where then does wisdom come from? And where is the place of understanding?

h'nyiB ~w{q.m h,z yea.w aw{b'T !Iy;aem h'm.k'x;h.w

21 "Thus it is hidden from the eyes of all living And concealed from the birds of the sky.

~Iy;m'V;h @w{[em.W y'x -l'k yenye[em h'm.l,[,n.w ? h'r'T.sin

22 "Abaddon and Death say, 'With our ears we have heard a report of it.'

H'[.miv .Wn.[;m'v .Wnyen.z'a.B .Wr.m'a t,w'm'w !w{D;b]a

23 "God understands its way, And He knows its place.

H'mw{q.m -t,a [;d'y a.Wh.w H'K.r;D !yibeh ~yih{l/a

24 "For He looks to the ends of the earth And sees everything under the heavens.

~Iy;m'V;h -l'K t;x;T jyiB;y #,r'a'h -tw{c.qil a.Wh -yiK ? h,a.rIy

25 "When He imparted weight to the wind And meted out the waters by measure,

h'Dim.B !eKiT ~Iy;m.W l'q.vim ;x.Wr'l tw{f][;l

26 When He set a limit for the rain And a course for the thunderbolt *,

tw{l{q zyiz]x;l .$,r,d.w q{x r'j'M;l w{tf][;B

27 Then He saw it and declared it; He established it and also searched it out.

H'r'q]x -m;g.w H'nyik/h H'r.P;s.y;w H'a'r z'a

28 "And to man He said, 'Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; And to depart from evil is understanding.' "

h'm.k'x ayih y'n{d]a t;a.rIy !eh ~'d'a'l r,ma{Y;w ? h'nyiB ['rem r.Ws.w

Interlinear Bible - Job 28

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