Job 13

¹“Indeedהֶן־hen- — Look! Behold! — an attention-directing particleH2005 — Full Word Study →, my eyesעֵינִ֑י‘ê·nî — Eye; sight; appearance; fountainH5869 — Full Word Study → have seenרָאֲתָ֣הrā·’ă·ṯāh — to see, perceive, behold, experienceH7200 — Full Word Study → all thisכֹּ֭לkōl — All, every, whole, totalityH3605 — Full Word Study →; my earsאָ֝זְנִ֗י’ā·zə·nî — Ear; the organ of hearing and listeningH241 — Full Word Study → have heardשָֽׁמְעָ֥הšā·mə·‘āh — to hear, listen, obeyH8085 — Full Word Study → and understoodוַתָּ֥בֶןwat·tā·ḇen — To understand, discern, perceiveH995 — Full Word Study →. ²What you knowכְּֽ֭דַעְתְּכֶםkə·ḏa‘·tə·ḵem — Knowledge, understanding, awarenessH1847 — Full Word Study →, Iאָ֑נִי’ā·nî — I, me, myself (first person singular pronoun)H589 — Full Word Study → alsoגַם־ḡam- — also, even, moreover, both...andH1571 — Full Word Study → knowיָדַ֣עְתִּיyā·ḏa‘·tî — to know, understand, perceiveH3045 — Full Word Study →; Iאָנֹכִ֣י’ā·nō·ḵî — I, myself (first-person singular pronoun)H595 — Full Word Study → am notלֹא־lō- — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → inferiorנֹפֵ֖לnō·p̄êl — to fall; collapse; perishH5307 — Full Word Study → to you. ³Yetאוּלָ֗ם’ū·lām — but, however, surely, indeedH199 — Full Word Study → Iאֲ֭נִי’ă·nî — I, me, myself (first person singular pronoun)H589 — Full Word Study → desireאֶחְפָּֽץ׃’eḥ·pāṣ — to delight in; to desire; to take pleasureH2654 — Full Word Study → to speakאֲדַבֵּ֑ר’ă·ḏab·bêr — to speak, say, or declareH1696 — Full Word Study → toאֶל־’el- — to, toward, against; directional and relational prepositionH413 — Full Word Study → the Almightyשַׁדַּ֣יšad·day — The AlmightyH7706 — Full Word Study → and argue my caseוְהוֹכֵ֖חַwə·hō·w·ḵê·aḥ — To rebuke, reprove, or correct with reasoningH3198 — Full Word Study → beforeאֶל־’el- — to, toward, against; directional and relational prepositionH413 — Full Word Study → Godאֵ֣ל’êl — God, Mighty OneH410 — Full Word Study →. ⁴Youאַתֶּ֥ם’at·tem — You; second-person pronoun (singular or plural)H859 — Full Word Study →, howeverוְֽאוּלָ֗םwə·’ū·lām — but, however, surely, indeedH199 — Full Word Study →, smearטֹֽפְלֵי־ṭō·p̄ə·lê- — to smear, plaster, or devise falsehoodH2950 — Full Word Study → with liesשָׁ֑קֶרšā·qer — Deception, falsehood, lieH8267 — Full Word Study →; you are allכֻּלְּכֶֽם׃kul·lə·ḵem — All, every, whole, totalityH3605 — Full Word Study → worthlessאֱלִ֣ל’ĕ·lil — Idol; worthless thing; false godH457 — Full Word Study → physiciansרֹפְאֵ֖יrō·p̄ə·’ê — To heal, restore to healthH7495 — Full Word Study →. ⁵If onlyמִֽי־mî- — who? what person?H4310 — Full Word Study → you would remain silentהַחֲרֵ֣שׁha·ḥă·rêš — to engrave, plow, devise, or keep silentH2790 — Full Word Study →; for that would beוּתְהִ֖יū·ṯə·hî — to be, become, exist, happenH1961 — Full Word Study → your wisdomלְחָכְמָֽה׃lə·ḥā·ḵə·māh — Wisdom; skillful understanding and discernmentH2451 — Full Word Study →! ⁶Hearשִׁמְעוּ־šim·‘ū- — to hear, listen, obeyH8085 — Full Word Study → nowנָ֥אnā — Please, I beseech, I prayH4994 — Full Word Study → my argumentתוֹכַחְתִּ֑יṯō·w·ḵaḥ·tî — Rebuke, correction, reproofH8433 — Full Word Study →, and listenהַקְשִֽׁיבוּ׃haq·šî·ḇū — To listen attentively; to give heedH7181 — Full Word Study → to the pleaוְרִב֖וֹתwə·ri·ḇō·wṯ — Strife, contention, legal disputeH7379 — Full Word Study → of my lipsשְׂפָתַ֣יśə·p̄ā·ṯay — Lips; edge, border, or shoreH8193 — Full Word Study →. ⁷Will you speakתְּדַבְּר֣וּtə·ḏab·bə·rū — to speak, say, or declareH1696 — Full Word Study → wickedlyעַוְלָ֑ה‘aw·lāh — Moral evil, wickedness, unrighteousnessH5766 — Full Word Study → on God’s behalfהַ֭לְאֵלhal·’êl — God, Mighty OneH410 — Full Word Study → or speakתְּֽדַבְּר֥וּtə·ḏab·bə·rū — to speak, say, or declareH1696 — Full Word Study → deceitfully for Himרְמִיָּֽה׃rə·mî·yāh — deceit, treachery, or slothfulnessH7423 — Full Word Study →? ⁸Would you show Him partialityהֲפָנָ֥יוhă·p̄ā·nāw — face; presence; beforeH6440 — Full Word Study → orאִם־’im- — If, whether; conditional conjunction with wide applicabilityH518 — Full Word Study → argueתְּרִיבֽוּן׃tə·rî·ḇūn — To contend, strive, dispute, or plead a caseH7378 — Full Word Study → in His defenseלָאֵ֥לlā·’êl — God, Mighty OneH410 — Full Word Study →? ⁹Would it be wellהֲ֭טוֹבhă·ṭō·wḇ — good, beneficial, pleasing, wellH2896 — Full Word Study → whenכִּֽי־kî- — because, since, that (conjunction/reason marker)H3588 — Full Word Study → He examined youיַחְקֹ֣רyaḥ·qōr — to search out, investigate, or examine thoroughlyH2713 — Full Word Study →? Could you deceiveכְּהָתֵ֥לkə·hā·ṯêl — To mock, deceive, or deal treacherouslyH2048 — Full Word Study → Him like a manבֶּ֝אֱנ֗וֹשׁbe·’ĕ·nō·wōš — human being, man, mortal personH582 — Full Word Study →? ¹⁰Surely He would rebukeהוֹכֵ֣חַhō·w·ḵê·aḥ — To rebuke, reprove, or correct with reasoningH3198 — Full Word Study → youאֶתְכֶ֑ם’eṯ·ḵem — direct object marker; signs accusative caseH853 — Full Word Study → ifאִם־’im- — If, whether; conditional conjunction with wide applicabilityH518 — Full Word Study → you secretlyבַּ֝סֵּ֗תֶרbas·sê·ṯer — hiding place, shelter, concealmentH5643 — Full Word Study → showed partialityפָּנִ֥יםpā·nîm — face; presence; beforeH6440 — Full Word Study →. ¹¹Would His majestyשְׂ֭אֵתוֹśə·ʾē·t̲ô — elevation, dignity, excellence, or exaltationH7613 — Full Word Study → notהֲלֹ֣אhă·lō — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → terrify youתְּבַעֵ֣תtə·ḇa·‘êṯ — to terrify, frighten, or trouble with fearH1204 — Full Word Study →? Would the dread of Himוּ֝פַחְדּ֗וֹū·p̄aḥ·dōw — dread, terror, overwhelming fearH6343 — Full Word Study → not fallיִפֹּ֥לyip·pōl — to fall; collapse; perishH5307 — Full Word Study → upon youעֲלֵיכֶֽם׃‘ă·lê·ḵem — upon, over, against; concerningH5921 — Full Word Study →? ¹²Your maximsזִֽ֭כְרֹנֵיכֶםziḵ·rō·nê·ḵem — Memorial, remembrance, record of significanceH2146 — Full Word Study → are proverbsמִשְׁלֵי־miš·lê- — Proverb; a wise saying or parableH4912 — Full Word Study → of ashesאֵ֑פֶר’ê·p̄er — Ashes, dust, or residue from fireH665 — Full Word Study →; your defensesלְגַבֵּי־lə·ḡab·bê- — Back, ridge, or raised surface; convex sideH1354 — Full Word Study → are defensesגַּבֵּיכֶֽם׃gab·bê·ḵem — Back, ridge, or raised surface; convex sideH1354 — Full Word Study → of clayחֹ֝֗מֶרḥō·mer — clay, mire, or a dry measure (homer)H2563 — Full Word Study →. ¹³Be silentהַחֲרִ֣ישׁוּha·ḥă·rî·šū — to engrave, plow, devise, or keep silentH2790 — Full Word Study →, and Iאָ֑נִי’ā·nî — I, me, myself (first person singular pronoun)H589 — Full Word Study → will speakוַאֲדַבְּרָה־wa·’ă·ḏab·bə·rāh- — to speak, say, or declareH1696 — Full Word Study →. Then let comeוְיַעֲבֹ֖רwə·ya·‘ă·ḇōr — to cross over; to pass through or beyondH5674 — Full Word Study → to meעָלַ֣י‘ā·lay — upon, over, against; concerningH5921 — Full Word Study → what may. ¹⁴Whyעַל־‘al- — upon, over, against; concerningH5921 — Full Word Study → do I put myselfבְשָׂרִ֣יḇə·śā·rî — Flesh; body; meat; human natureH1320 — Full Word Study → at riskאֶשָּׂ֣א’eś·śā — To lift up, raise, or bear; to carry or supportH5375 — Full Word Study → and takeאָשִׂ֥ים’ā·śîm — to put, place, set, appointH7760 — Full Word Study → my lifeוְ֝נַפְשִׁ֗יwə·nap̄·šî — soul, life, person, selfH5315 — Full Word Study → in my own handsבְּכַפִּֽי׃bə·ḵap·pî — Palm of the hand; hollow of anything; power or controlH3709 — Full Word Study →? ¹⁵Thoughהֵ֣ןhên — Look! Behold! — an attention-directing particleH2005 — Full Word Study → He slay meיִ֭קְטְלֵנִיyiq·ṭə·lê·nî — to kill, slay, put to deathH6991 — Full Word Study →, I will hope in Himאֲיַחֵ֑ל’ă·ya·ḥêl — To wait; to hope; to expect with patienceH3176 — Full Word Study →. I will stillאַךְ־’aḵ- — Surely, certainly, only, neverthelessH389 — Full Word Study → defendאוֹכִֽיחַ׃’ō·w·ḵî·aḥ — To rebuke, reprove, or correct with reasoningH3198 — Full Word Study → my waysדְּ֝רָכַ֗יdə·rā·ḵay — way, path, journey, conductH1870 — Full Word Study → toאֶל־’el- — to, toward, against; directional and relational prepositionH413 — Full Word Study → His faceפָּנָ֥יוpā·nāw — face; presence; beforeH6440 — Full Word Study →. ¹⁶Moreoverגַּם־gam- — also, even, moreover, both...andH1571 — Full Word Study →, this will beהוּא־hū- — He, she, it; the third person pronounH1931 — Full Word Study → my salvationלִֽישׁוּעָ֑הlî·šū·‘āh — Deliverance, salvation, rescue from dangerH3444 — Full Word Study →, forכִּי־kî- — because, since, that (conjunction/reason marker)H3588 — Full Word Study → noלֹ֥אlō — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → godless manחָנֵ֥ףḥā·nêp̄ — profane, ungodly, hypocriteH2611 — Full Word Study → can appearיָבֽוֹא׃yā·ḇō·w — to come, go, enter, arriveH935 — Full Word Study → before Himלְ֝פָנָ֗יוlə·p̄ā·nāw — face; presence; beforeH6440 — Full Word Study →. ¹⁷Listen carefullyשִׁמְע֣וּšim·‘ū — to hear, listen, obeyH8085 — Full Word Study → to my wordsמִלָּתִ֑יmil·lā·ṯî — speech, word, matter, thing saidH4405 — Full Word Study →; let my declarationוְ֝אַֽחֲוָתִ֗יwə·’a·ḥă·wā·ṯî — Declaration, proclamation, or statementH262 — Full Word Study → ring in your earsבְּאָזְנֵיכֶֽם׃bə·’ā·zə·nê·ḵem — Ear; the organ of hearing and listeningH241 — Full Word Study →. ¹⁸Behold, nowנָ֭אnā — Please, I beseech, I prayH4994 — Full Word Study → that I have preparedעָרַ֣כְתִּי‘ā·raḵ·tî — to arrange, set in order, prepareH6186 — Full Word Study → my caseמִשְׁפָּ֑טmiš·pāṭ — Work, deed, or actionH4639 — Full Word Study →, I knowיָ֝דַ֗עְתִּיyā·ḏa‘·tî — to know, understand, perceiveH3045 — Full Word Study → thatכִּֽי־kî- — because, since, that (conjunction/reason marker)H3588 — Full Word Study → Iאֲנִ֥י’ă·nî — I, me, myself (first person singular pronoun)H589 — Full Word Study → will be vindicatedאֶצְדָּֽק׃’eṣ·dāq — To be righteous, justify, vindicateH6663 — Full Word Study →. ¹⁹Can anyoneמִי־mî- — who? what person?H4310 — Full Word Study → indictיָרִ֣יבyā·rîḇ — To contend, strive, dispute, or plead a caseH7378 — Full Word Study → meעִמָּדִ֑י‘im·mā·ḏî — With, alongside, in the presence ofH5978 — Full Word Study →? Ifכִּֽי־kî- — because, since, that (conjunction/reason marker)H3588 — Full Word Study → soעַתָּ֖ה‘at·tāh — Now; at the present timeH6258 — Full Word Study →, I will be silentאַחֲרִ֣ישׁ’a·ḥă·rîš — to engrave, plow, devise, or keep silentH2790 — Full Word Study → and dieוְאֶגְוָֽע׃wə·’eḡ·wā‘ — to expire, breathe one's last, dieH1478 — Full Word Study →. ²⁰Onlyאַךְ־’a·ḵōš- — Surely, certainly, only, neverthelessH389 — Full Word Study → grantתַּ֣עַשׂta·‘aś — to do, make, or accomplish; to act or performH6213 — Full Word Study → these twoשְׁ֭תַּיִםšə·ta·yim — The number two; a pair or coupleH8147 — Full Word Study → things to meעִמָּדִ֑י‘im·mā·ḏî — With, alongside, in the presence ofH5978 — Full Word Study →, so thatאָ֥ז’āz — Then; at that time; thereforeH227 — Full Word Study → I need notלֹ֣אlō — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → hideאֶסָּתֵֽר׃’es·sā·ṯêr — To hide, conceal, or keep secretH5641 — Full Word Study → from Youמִ֝פָּנֶ֗יךָmip·pā·ne·ḵā — face; presence; beforeH6440 — Full Word Study →: ²¹Withdrawהַרְחַ֑קhar·ḥaq — to be far, remove, distance oneselfH7368 — Full Word Study → Your handכַּ֭פְּךָkap·pə·ḵā — Palm of the hand; hollow of anything; power or controlH3709 — Full Word Study → from meמֵעָלַ֣יmê·‘ā·lay — upon, over, against; concerningH5921 — Full Word Study →, and do notאַֽל־’al- — do not; negative imperative particleH408 — Full Word Study → let Your terrorוְ֝אֵ֥מָתְךָ֗wə·’ê·mā·ṯə·ḵā — Terror, dread, fearful aweH367 — Full Word Study → frighten meתְּבַעֲתַֽנִּי׃tə·ḇa·‘ă·ṯan·nî — to terrify, frighten, or trouble with fearH1204 — Full Word Study →. ²²Then call meוּ֭קְרָאū·qə·rā — To call, summon, or proclaimH7121 — Full Word Study →, and Iוְאָנֹכִ֣יwə·’ā·nō·ḵî — I, myself (first-person singular pronoun)H595 — Full Word Study → will answerאֶֽעֱנֶ֑ה’e·‘ĕ·neh — To answer, respond, or testifyH6030 — Full Word Study →, orאֽוֹ־’ōw- — or, whether; also expressing desire or preferenceH176 — Full Word Study → let me speakאֲ֝דַבֵּ֗ר’ă·ḏab·bêr — to speak, say, or declareH1696 — Full Word Study →, and You can replyוַהֲשִׁיבֵֽנִי׃wa·hă·šî·ḇê·nî — to turn back, return, restoreH7725 — Full Word Study →. ²³How manyכַּמָּ֣הkam·māh — What? Why? How? (interrogative particle)H4100 — Full Word Study → are my iniquitiesעֲוֺנ֣וֹת‘ă·wō·nō·wṯ — Iniquity, guilt, or moral wrongdoingH5771 — Full Word Study → and sinsוְחַטָּא֑וֹתwə·ḥaṭ·ṭā·’ō·wṯ — sin; sin offering; sinfulnessH2403 — Full Word Study →? Reveal to meהֹדִיעֵֽנִי׃hō·ḏî·‘ê·nî — to know, understand, perceiveH3045 — Full Word Study → my transgressionפִּֽשְׁעִ֥יpiš·‘î — Willful rebellion or transgression against God's lawH6588 — Full Word Study → and sinוְ֝חַטָּאתִ֗יwə·ḥaṭ·ṭā·ṯî — sin; sin offering; sinfulnessH2403 — Full Word Study →. ²⁴Whyלָֽמָּה־lām·māh- — What? Why? How? (interrogative particle)H4100 — Full Word Study → do You hideתַסְתִּ֑ירṯas·tîr — To hide, conceal, or keep secretH5641 — Full Word Study → Your faceפָנֶ֥יךָp̄ā·ne·ḵā — face; presence; beforeH6440 — Full Word Study → and consider meוְתַחְשְׁבֵ֖נִיwə·ṯaḥ·šə·ḇê·nî — to think, devise, plan, or reckonH2803 — Full Word Study → as Your enemyלְאוֹיֵ֣בlə·’ō·w·yêḇ — Enemy; adversary; one who opposesH341 — Full Word Study →? ²⁵Would You frightenתַּעֲר֑וֹץta·‘ă·rō·wṣ — to tremble, dread, or strike with terrorH6206 — Full Word Study → a windblownנִדָּ֣ףnid·dāp̄ — to drive away, thrust, or shake violentlyH5086 — Full Word Study → leafהֶעָלֶ֣הhe·‘ā·leh — Leaf or foliage of a treeH5929 — Full Word Study →? Would You chase afterתִּרְדֹּֽף׃tir·dōp̄ — to pursue, chase, or persecuteH7291 — Full Word Study → dryיָבֵ֣שׁyā·ḇêš — Dry, dried up, witheredH3002 — Full Word Study → chaffקַ֖שׁqaš — Stubble; remnant of grain stalksH7179 — Full Word Study →? ²⁶Forכִּֽי־kî- — because, since, that (conjunction/reason marker)H3588 — Full Word Study → You recordתִכְתֹּ֣בṯiḵ·tōḇ — to write, inscribe, or record in written formH3789 — Full Word Study → bitter accusationsמְרֹר֑וֹתmə·rō·rō·wṯ — Bitterness, gall, or bitter substanceH4846 — Full Word Study → against meעָלַ֣י‘ā·lay — upon, over, against; concerningH5921 — Full Word Study → and bequeath to meוְ֝תוֹרִישֵׁ֗נִיwə·ṯō·w·rî·šê·nî — to possess, inherit, dispossessH3423 — Full Word Study → the iniquitiesעֲוֺנ֥וֹת‘ă·wō·nō·wṯ — Iniquity, guilt, or moral wrongdoingH5771 — Full Word Study → of my youthנְעוּרָֽי׃nə·‘ū·rāy — Youth, young people, the state of being youngH5271 — Full Word Study →. ²⁷You putוְתָ֘שֵׂ֤םwə·ṯā·śêm — to put, place, set, appointH7760 — Full Word Study → my feetרַגְלַ֗יraḡ·lay — Foot; by extension, journey, way, or standingH7272 — Full Word Study → in the stocksבַּסַּ֨ד׀bas·saḏ — stocks; wooden restraint device for prisonersH5465 — Full Word Study → and stand watchוְתִשְׁמ֥וֹרwə·ṯiš·mō·wr — To guard, keep, observe, preserveH8104 — Full Word Study → over allכָּל־kāl- — All, every, whole, totalityH3605 — Full Word Study → my pathsאָרְחוֹתָ֑י’ā·rə·ḥō·w·ṯāy — Way, path, or manner of travelingH734 — Full Word Study →; You set a limitתִּתְחַקֶּֽה׃tiṯ·ḥaq·qeh — To engrave, carve, or inscribe deeplyH2707 — Full Word Study → forעַל־‘al- — upon, over, against; concerningH5921 — Full Word Study → the solesשָׁרְשֵׁ֥יšā·rə·šê — Root; foundation; origin; bottomH8328 — Full Word Study → of my feetרַ֝גְלַ֗יraḡ·lay — Foot; by extension, journey, way, or standingH7272 — Full Word Study →. ²⁸So manוְ֭הוּאwə·hū — He, she, it; the third person pronounH1931 — Full Word Study → wastes awayיִבְלֶ֑הyiḇ·leh — To wear out, grow old, decayH1086 — Full Word Study → like something rottenכְּרָקָ֣בkə·rā·qāḇ — rottenness, decay, corruptionH7538 — Full Word Study →, like a moth-eatenאֲכָ֣לוֹ’ă·ḵā·lōw — to eat, consume, devourH398 — Full Word Study → garmentכְּ֝בֶ֗גֶדkə·ḇe·ḡeḏ — Clothing; treachery or deceptionH899 — Full Word Study →.