Job 16 — English–Hebrew Parallel

1 WaYaInah (And answered), Ayawab (Job) WaYaAmar (and said)

2 “Shamaithay (Hearken / hear) KaAlah (as these) Rabawath (many - plural). MaNachamay (turn away / repent) Imal (Labor / Toil) Kalakam (your comforters)!

3 HaQatz (End) LaDabaray (words) Rawach (spirit / wind)? AwaMah (or what / why / how) YaMarayatzak (𐤌𐤓𐤉𐤑 you) KayaThaInah (surely provokes you answer)?

4 Gam (Indeed / moreover) Anakay (I) Kakam (as you) ADabarah (I speak). Law-Yash (𐤋𐤅 Exist) Napashakam (your soul) ThachathaNapashay (under my soul's place), AChabayarah (I join) Ilayakam (went up you) BaMalahayam (in words together against), WaANawayaih (And I shake) Ilayakam (went up you) BamawaRaashay (𐤁𐤌𐤅 my head),

5 AAmatzakam (I strengthen you) Bamaw-Pahay (𐤁𐤌𐤅 my mouth). WaNayad (and 𐤍𐤉𐤃) Shapahathay (solace my lips) YaChashak (relieve).

6 “Am-ADabarah (Although - rhetorical I speak), Laa (NOT) YaChashak (darkness) Kaabay (my grief subsided). WaAChadalah (And I forbear), Mah (what / why / how) May (from me) YaHalak (eased)?

7 Alahayam (God). Ak (Surely) Ithah (now / present moment) HaLaahay (𐤋𐤀𐤄 me) HaShamamawath (now surely worn you [causing] made desolate him) Kal (every) Idahathay (my company).

8 .WaThaQamatay (And 𐤒𐤌𐤈 me) LaId (shriveled witness) YaHayah (against). WaYaQawam (and rises up) Bay (against me) Kachashay (my leanness). BaPanayamay (in my face) YaInah (it testifies).

9 Apaw (His wrath), YaTarap (he torn) WaYaShatamay (and persecuted me). YaCharaq (he gnashed) Ilay (went up me) BaShanayaw (on his teeth). Tzaray (my adversary) YaLatawash (sharpens) Iyanayaw (his eyes) Lay (for me).

10 Pairaw (They gaped) Ilay (went up me) BaPahayam (on their mouth). BaCharapah (in reproachfully) HaNakahaw ([causing] struck him) Lachayay (me cheek). Yachad (Together) Ilay (went up me) YaThaMalaawan ([reflexive] gather - emphatic).

11 YaSagayaray (Delivers me) Al Al (to) Iwayal (ungodly), WaIl-Yaday (and over casts hands) Rashaiyam (wicked - plural) YaYaratay (𐤉𐤓𐤈 me).

12 Shalaw (Ease), Hayahayathay (came to pass) WaYaParaparay (and he broke me apart Yes)., WaYaAchaz (and he taken) BaIrapay (me by neck), WaYaPawatzapatzay (and dashed me to pieces). WaYaQawayamay (and he set me up) Law (target him) LaMataraah (𐤌𐤈𐤓𐤀).

13 YaSababaw (Surround) Ilay (went up me) Rabayaw (his archers). YaPalach (𐤐𐤋𐤇) Kalayahawathay (splits my kidneys) WaLaa (and apart), YaChamawal (spare). YaShapak (he pours out) LaAratz (ground) Mararahathay (my gall).

14 YaParatzay (He breaks me) Paratz (breach) Il-Panayam (over face/presence/surface) Paratz (breach). YaRawatz (he runs) Ilay (went up me) KaGabawar (like giant).

15 Shaq (𐤔𐤒) Thaparathay (Sew / Stitch) IlayaGaladay (went up sackcloth my skin), WaIlalathay (and 𐤏𐤋𐤋) BaIpar (in dust) Qaranay (thrust my horn).

16 Panayamay (My face) Chamaramarah (red) Manay-Bakay (From weeping). WaIlaIpaipay (and over my eyelids) Tzalamawath (deep darkness).

17 IlaLaa (Over NOT) Chamas (violence) BaKapay (in my hands), WaThapalahathay (and my prayer) Zakah (pure / clean).

18 “Aratz (Earth/land), Al (not) ThaKasahay (cover) Damay (my blood). WaAl (and not) YaHayah (came to pass) Maqawam (place) LaZaiqathay (let my cry).

19 Gam (Indeed / moreover) Ithah (now / present moment) Hanah (Behold) BaShamayam (in heaven) Iday (Even now behold my witness). WaShahaday (and my 𐤔𐤄𐤃) BaMarawamayam (vouches on high - plural).

20 MaLawayatzay (𐤋𐤅𐤉𐤑 me) Raiy (my friends) Al (scoff). Alawah (), Dalapah (pour out tears) Iyanay (my eyes)

21 WaYaYawakach (And he maintain) LaGabar (right of man) Im (with) Alawah (), WaBan (and son) Adam (man/mankind) LaRaiw (his neighbor)!

22 Kay-Shanahawath (Surely years) Masapar (few) YaAthahayaw (come), WaArach (and go way) Laa (NOT) AShawab (I return) AHalak (move).