Job 29 Interlinear Bible (NAS) - Hebrew Text and Lexicon

1 And Job again took up his discourse 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 gone by, As in the days when God watched over me;

;Hw{l/a yemyiK ~,d,q -yex.r;y.k yinen.TIy -yim ? yiner.m.vIy

3 When His lamp shone over my head, And 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 prime of my days, When the friendship of God was over my tent;

;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, And my children were around me;

y'r'[.n y;tw{byib.s yid'Mi[ y;D;v dw{[.B

6 When my steps were bathed in butter, And the rock poured out for me streams 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 of the city, When I took my seat in the square,

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 old men arose and stood.

.Wm'q ~yivyivyiw .Wa'B.x,n.w ~yir'[.n yin.Wa'r ? .Wd'm'[

9 "The princes stopped talking And put their hands on their mouths;

~,hyip.l .Wmyif'y @;k.w ~yiLim.b .Wr.c'[ ~yir'f

10 The voice of the nobles was hushed, And their tongue stuck to their palate.

h'qeb'D ~'Kix.l ~'nw{v.l.W .Wa'B.x,n ~yidyig.n -lw{q

11 "For when the ear heard, it called me blessed, And when the eye saw, it gave witness of 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 who cried for help, And the orphan who had no helper.

rez{[ -a{l.w ~w{t'y.w ;[e.W;v.m yin'[ jeL;m]a -yiK ? w{l

13 "The blessing of the one ready to perish came upon me, And I made the widow's heart 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 justice was like a robe and a turban.

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 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 needy, And I investigated the case which I did not know.

yiT.[;d'y -a{l bir.w ~yinw{y.b,a'l yik{n'a b'a ? .Wher.q.x,a

17 "I broke the jaws of the wicked And snatched the prey from 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 thought, '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 is spread out to the waters, And dew lies all night on my branch.

yiryic.qiB !yil'y l;j.w ~Iy'm -yel/a ;x.Wt'p yiv.r'v

20 'My glory is ever new with me, And my bow is renewed in my hand.'

@yil]x;t yid'y.B yiT.v;q.w yid'Mi[ v'd'x yidw{b.K

21 "To me they listened and waited, And kept silent for my counsel.

yit'c][ w{m.l .Wm.DIy.w .WLexIy.w .W[.m'v -yil

22 "After my words they did not speak again, And my speech dropped on them.

yit'Lim @{JiT w{myel'[.w .Wn.vIy a{l yir'b.d yer]x;a

23 "They waited for me as for the rain, And opened their mouth as for the spring rain.

vw{q.l;m.l .Wr]['P ~,hyip.W yil r'j'M;k .Wl]xIy.w

24 "I smiled on them when they did not believe, And the light of my face they did not cast 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 a way for them and sat as chief, And dwelt as a king among the troops, As one who comforted 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

Interlinear Bible - Job 29

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