Job 28

Surely there is for silver a mine and a place for gold where they refine

1 כִּ֤י 𐤊𐤉 ki Surely HC יֵ֣שׁ 𐤉𐤔 yesh there is HTm לַ/כֶּ֣סֶף 𐤋/𐤊𐤎𐤐 lakesef for silver HRd/Ncmsa מוֹצָ֑א 𐤌𐤅𐤑𐤀 motsa a mine HNcmsa וּ֝/מָק֗וֹם 𐤅/𐤌𐤒𐤅𐤌 umaqom and a place HC/Ncmsa לַ/זָּהָ֥ב 𐤋/𐤆𐤄𐤁 lazahav for gold HRd/Ncmsa יָזֹֽקּוּ 𐤉𐤆𐤒𐤅 yazoqu where they refine HVqi3mp

Iron from the dust is taken and stone is poured out copper

2 בַּ֭רְזֶל 𐤁𐤓𐤆𐤋 barezel Iron HNcmsa מֵ/עָפָ֣ר 𐤌/𐤏𐤐𐤓 meafar from the dust HR/Ncmsa יֻקָּ֑ח 𐤉𐤒𐤇 yuqach is taken HVQi3ms וְ֝/אֶ֗בֶן 𐤅/𐤀𐤁𐤍 veeven and stone HC/Ncfsa יָצ֥וּק 𐤉𐤑𐤅𐤒 yatsuq is poured out HVqi3ms נְחוּשָֽׁה 𐤍𐤇𐤅𐤔𐤄 nechushah copper HNcfsa

end puts to darkness and to every farthest limit he searches out the rock in gloom and deep shadow

3 קֵ֤ץ 𐤒𐤑 qets end HNcmsa שָׂ֤ם 𐤔𐤌 sam puts HVqrmsa לַ/חֹ֗שֶׁךְ 𐤋/𐤇𐤔𐤊 lachoshekhe Ubushiku (Bemba) to darkness HRd/Ncmsa וּֽ/לְ/כָל 𐤅/𐤋/𐤊𐤋 ulekhal and to every HC/R/Ncmsc תַּ֭כְלִית 𐤕𐤊𐤋𐤉𐤕 takhelit farthest limit HNcfsa ה֣וּא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu he HPp3ms חוֹקֵ֑ר 𐤇𐤅𐤒𐤓 choqer searches out HVqrmsa אֶ֖בֶן 𐤀𐤁𐤍 even the rock HNcfsc אֹ֣פֶל 𐤀𐤐𐤋 ofel in gloom HNcmsa וְ/צַלְמָֽוֶת 𐤅/𐤑𐤋𐤌𐤅𐤕 vetsalemavet and deep shadow HC/Ncmsa

he breaks open a shaft away from habitation the forgotten ones by foot they hang far from men they swing

4 פָּ֤רַץ 𐤐𐤓𐤑 parats he breaks open HVqp3ms נַ֨חַל 𐤍𐤇𐤋 nachal a shaft HNcmsa מֵֽ/עִם 𐤌/𐤏𐤌 meim away from HR/R גָּ֗ר 𐤂𐤓 gar habitation HVqrmsa הַֽ/נִּשְׁכָּחִ֥ים 𐤄/𐤍𐤔𐤊𐤇𐤉𐤌 hanishekachim the forgotten ones HTd/VNrmpa מִנִּי 𐤌𐤍𐤉 mini by HR רָ֑גֶל 𐤓𐤂𐤋 ragel foot HNcfsa דַּ֖לּוּ 𐤃𐤋𐤅 dalu they hang HVqp3cp מֵ/אֱנ֣וֹשׁ 𐤌/𐤀𐤍𐤅𐤔 meenosh far from men HR/Ncmsa נָֽעוּ 𐤍𐤏𐤅 nau they swing HVqp3cp

the earth from it comes bread and-underneath-it is turned as fire

5 אֶ֗רֶץ 𐤀𐤓𐤑 erets the earth HNcbsa מִמֶּ֥/נָּה 𐤌𐤌/𐤍𐤄 mimenah from it HR/Sp3fs יֵֽצֵא 𐤉𐤑𐤀 yetse comes HVqi3ms לָ֑חֶם 𐤋𐤇𐤌 lachem bread HNcbsa וְ֝/תַחְתֶּ֗י/הָ 𐤅/𐤕𐤇𐤕𐤉/𐤄 vetacheteyha and-underneath-it HC/R/Sp3fs נֶהְפַּ֥ךְ 𐤍𐤄𐤐𐤊 nehepakhe is turned HVNp3ms כְּמוֹ 𐤊𐤌𐤅 kemo as HR אֵֽשׁ 𐤀𐤔 esh fire HNcbsa

place sapphires its stones and its dust gold it has

6 מְקוֹם 𐤌𐤒𐤅𐤌 meqom place HNcmsc סַפִּ֥יר 𐤎𐤐𐤉𐤓 sapir sapphires HNcmsa אֲבָנֶ֑י/הָ 𐤀𐤁𐤍𐤉/𐤄 avaneyha its stones HNcfpc/Sp3fs וְ/עַפְרֹ֖ת 𐤅/𐤏𐤐𐤓𐤕 veaferot and its dust HC/Ncmpc זָהָ֣ב 𐤆𐤄𐤁 zahav gold HNcmsa לֽ/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo it has HR/Sp3ms

path no knows it bird of prey nor has seen it eye of falcon

7 נָ֭תִיב 𐤍𐤕𐤉𐤁 nativ path HNcbsa לֹֽא 𐤋𐤀 lo no HTn יְדָ֣ע/וֹ 𐤉𐤃𐤏/𐤅 yedao knows it HVqp3ms/Sp3ms עָ֑יִט 𐤏𐤉𐤈 ayit bird of prey HNcmsa וְ/לֹ֥א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo nor HC/Tn שְׁ֝זָפַ֗תּ/וּ 𐤔𐤆𐤐𐤕/𐤅 shezafatu has seen it HVqp3fs/Sp3ms עֵ֣ין 𐤏𐤉𐤍 eyn eye HNcbsc אַיָּֽה 𐤀𐤉𐤄 ayah of falcon HNcfsa

not have trodden it sons of pride nor has passed over it fierce lion

8 לֹֽא 𐤋𐤀 lo not HTn הִדְרִיכֻ֥/הוּ 𐤄𐤃𐤓𐤉𐤊/𐤄𐤅 hiderikhuhu have trodden it HVhp3cp/Sp3ms בְנֵי 𐤁𐤍𐤉 veney Bene (Bemba) sons of HNcmpc שָׁ֑חַץ 𐤔𐤇𐤑 shachats pride HNcmsa לֹֽא 𐤋𐤀 lo-2 nor HTn עָדָ֖ה 𐤏𐤃𐤄 adah has passed HVqp3ms עָלָ֣י/ו 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤅 alayv over it HR/Sp3ms שָֽׁחַל 𐤔𐤇𐤋 shachal fierce lion HNcmsa

on the flint he puts forth his hand he overturns from the root of mountains

9 בַּֽ֭/חַלָּמִישׁ 𐤁/𐤇𐤋𐤌𐤉𐤔 bachalamish on the flint HRd/Ncmsa שָׁלַ֣ח 𐤔𐤋𐤇 shalach he puts forth HVqp3ms יָד֑/וֹ 𐤉𐤃/𐤅 yado his hand HNcbsc/Sp3ms הָפַ֖ךְ 𐤄𐤐𐤊 hafakhe he overturns HVqp3ms מִ/שֹּׁ֣רֶשׁ 𐤌/𐤔𐤓𐤔 mishoresh from the root HR/Ncmsa הָרִֽים 𐤄𐤓𐤉𐤌 harim of mountains HNcmpa

in the rocks channels he cuts and-every precious thing sees his eye

10 בַּ֭/צּוּרוֹת 𐤁/𐤑𐤅𐤓𐤅𐤕 batsurot in the rocks HRd/Ncmpa יְאֹרִ֣ים 𐤉𐤀𐤓𐤉𐤌 yeorim channels HNcmpa בִּקֵּ֑עַ 𐤁𐤒𐤏 biqea he cuts HVpp3ms וְ/כָל 𐤅/𐤊𐤋 vekhal and-every HC/Ncmsc יְ֝קָ֗ר 𐤉𐤒𐤓 yeqar precious thing HNcmsa רָאֲתָ֥ה 𐤓𐤀𐤕𐤄 raatah sees HVqp3fs עֵינֽ/וֹ 𐤏𐤉𐤍/𐤅 eyno his eye HNcbsc/Sp3ms

from the trickling streams he dams up and its hidden thing he brings out light

11 מִ֭/בְּכִי 𐤌/𐤁𐤊𐤉 mibekhi from the trickling HR/Ncmsa נְהָר֣וֹת 𐤍𐤄𐤓𐤅𐤕 neharot streams HNcmpa חִבֵּ֑שׁ 𐤇𐤁𐤔 chibesh he dams up HVpp3ms וְ֝/תַעֲלֻמָ֗הּ 𐤅/𐤕𐤏𐤋𐤌𐤄 vetaalumah and its hidden thing HC/Ncfsa יֹ֣צִא 𐤉𐤑𐤀 yotsi he brings out HVhi3ms אֽוֹר 𐤀𐤅𐤓 or light HNcbsa

but wisdom from where shall be found and where is this place of understanding

12 וְֽ֭/הַ/חָכְמָה 𐤅/𐤄/𐤇𐤊𐤌𐤄 vehachakhemah but wisdom HC/Td/Ncfsa מֵ/אַ֣יִן 𐤌/𐤀𐤉𐤍 meayin from where HR/Ti תִּמָּצֵ֑א 𐤕𐤌𐤑𐤀 timatse shall be found HVNi3fs וְ/אֵ֥י 𐤅/𐤀𐤉 veey and where HC/Ti זֶ֝ה 𐤆𐤄 zeh is this HPdxms מְק֣וֹם 𐤌𐤒𐤅𐤌 meqom place HNcmsc בִּינָֽה 𐤁𐤉𐤍𐤄 binah of understanding HNcfsa

not knows man its value and not is found in land of the living

13 לֹא 𐤋𐤀 lo not HTn יָדַ֣ע 𐤉𐤃𐤏 yada knows HVqp3ms אֱנ֣וֹשׁ 𐤀𐤍𐤅𐤔 enosh man HNcmsa עֶרְכָּ֑/הּ 𐤏𐤓𐤊/𐤄 erekah its value HNcmsc/Sp3fs וְ/לֹ֥א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and not HC/Tn תִ֝מָּצֵ֗א 𐤕𐤌𐤑𐤀 timatse is found HVNi3fs בְּ/אֶ֣רֶץ 𐤁/𐤀𐤓𐤑 beerets in land HR/Ncbsc הַֽ/חַיִּֽים 𐤄/𐤇𐤉𐤉𐤌 hachayim of the living HTd/Aampa

The deep says not in me it and the sea says not with me

14 תְּה֣וֹם 𐤕𐤄𐤅𐤌 tehom The deep HNcbsa אָ֭מַר 𐤀𐤌𐤓 amar says HVqp3ms לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo not HTn בִ/י 𐤁/𐤉 vi in me HR/Sp1cs הִ֑יא 𐤄𐤉𐤀 hi it HPp3fs וְ/יָ֥ם 𐤅/𐤉𐤌 veyam and the sea HC/Ncmsa אָ֝מַ֗ר 𐤀𐤌𐤓 amar-2 says HVqp3ms אֵ֣ין 𐤀𐤉𐤍 eyn not HTn עִמָּדִֽ/י 𐤏𐤌𐤃/𐤉 imadi with me HR/Sp1cs

not be given fine gold for it nor be weighed silver its price

15 לֹא 𐤋𐤀 lo not HTn יֻתַּ֣ן 𐤉𐤕𐤍 yutan be given HVHi3ms סְג֣וֹר 𐤎𐤂𐤅𐤓 segor fine gold HNcmsa תַּחְתֶּ֑י/הָ 𐤕𐤇𐤕𐤉/𐤄 tacheteyha for it HR/Sp3fs וְ/לֹ֥א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo nor HC/Tn יִ֝שָּׁקֵ֗ל 𐤉𐤔𐤒𐤋 yishaqel be weighed HVNi3ms כֶּ֣סֶף 𐤊𐤎𐤐 kesef silver HNcmsa מְחִירָֽ/הּ 𐤌𐤇𐤉𐤓/𐤄 mechirah its price HNcmsc/Sp3fs

not it-is-valued in-gold of-Ophir in-onyx precious or-sapphire

16 לֹֽא 𐤋𐤀 lo not HTn תְ֭סֻלֶּה 𐤕𐤎𐤋𐤄 tesuleh it-is-valued HVPi3fs בְּ/כֶ֣תֶם 𐤁/𐤊𐤕𐤌 bekhetem in-gold HR/Ncmsc אוֹפִ֑יר 𐤀𐤅𐤐𐤉𐤓 ofir of-Ophir HNp בְּ/שֹׁ֖הַם 𐤁/𐤔𐤄𐤌 beshoham in-onyx HR/Ncmsa יָקָ֣ר 𐤉𐤒𐤓 yaqar precious HAamsa וְ/סַפִּֽיר 𐤅/𐤎𐤐𐤉𐤓 vesapir or-sapphire HC/Ncmsa

not will-equal-it gold and-crystal and-its-exchange vessel fine-gold

17 לֹא 𐤋𐤀 lo not HTn יַעַרְכֶ֣/נָּה 𐤉𐤏𐤓𐤊/𐤍𐤄 yaarekhenah will-equal-it HVqi3ms/Sp3fs זָ֭הָב 𐤆𐤄𐤁 zahav gold HNcmsa וּ/זְכוֹכִ֑ית 𐤅/𐤆𐤊𐤅𐤊𐤉𐤕 uzekhokhit and-crystal HC/Ncfsa וּ/תְמ֖וּרָתָ֣/הּ 𐤅/𐤕𐤌𐤅𐤓𐤕/𐤄 utemuratah and-its-exchange HC/Ncfsc/Sp3fs כְּלִי 𐤊𐤋𐤉 keli vessel HNcmsc פָֽז 𐤐𐤆 faz fine-gold HNcmsa

coral or crystal not shall be mentioned the price of wisdom than pearls

18 רָאמ֣וֹת 𐤓𐤀𐤌𐤅𐤕 ramot coral HNcfpa וְ֭/גָבִישׁ 𐤅/𐤂𐤁𐤉𐤔 vegavish or crystal HC/Ncmsa לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo not HTn יִזָּכֵ֑ר 𐤉𐤆𐤊𐤓 yizakher shall be mentioned HVNi3ms וּ/מֶ֥שֶׁךְ 𐤅/𐤌𐤔𐤊 umeshekhe the price HC/Ncmsc חָ֝כְמָ֗ה 𐤇𐤊𐤌𐤄 chakhemah of wisdom HNcfsa מִ/פְּנִינִֽים 𐤌/𐤐𐤍𐤉𐤍𐤉𐤌 mipeninim than pearls HR/Ncbpa

not will compare it topaz of Cush in gold pure not will be valued

19 לֹֽא 𐤋𐤀 lo not HTn יַ֭עַרְכֶ/נָּה 𐤉𐤏𐤓𐤊/𐤍𐤄 yaarekhenah will compare it HVqi3ms/Sp3fs פִּטְדַת 𐤐𐤈𐤃𐤕 pitedat topaz of HNcfsc כּ֑וּשׁ 𐤊𐤅𐤔 kush Cush HNp בְּ/כֶ֥תֶם 𐤁/𐤊𐤕𐤌 bekhetem in gold HR/Ncmsa טָ֝ה֗וֹר 𐤈𐤄𐤅𐤓 tahor pure HAamsa לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo-2 not HTn תְסֻלֶּֽה 𐤕𐤎𐤋𐤄 tesuleh will be valued HVPi3fs

and the wisdom from where does come and where is this place of understanding

20 וְֽ֭/הַ/חָכְמָה 𐤅/𐤄/𐤇𐤊𐤌𐤄 vehachakhemah and the wisdom HC/Td/Ncfsa מֵ/אַ֣יִן 𐤌/𐤀𐤉𐤍 meayin from where HR/Ti תָּב֑וֹא 𐤕𐤁𐤅𐤀 tavo does come HVqi3fs וְ/אֵ֥י 𐤅/𐤀𐤉 veey and where HC/Ti זֶ֝֗ה 𐤆𐤄 zeh is this HPdxms מְק֣וֹם 𐤌𐤒𐤅𐤌 meqom place HNcmsc בִּינָֽה 𐤁𐤉𐤍𐤄 binah of understanding HNcfsa

and it is hidden from the eyes of all living and from the birds of the heavens it is concealed

21 וְֽ֭/נֶעֶלְמָה 𐤅/𐤍𐤏𐤋𐤌𐤄 veneelemah and it is hidden HC/VNp3fs מֵ/עֵינֵ֣י 𐤌/𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤉 meeyney from the eyes HR/Ncbdc כָל 𐤊𐤋 khal of all HNcmsc חָ֑י 𐤇𐤉 chay living HAamsa וּ/מֵ/ע֖וֹף 𐤅/𐤌/𐤏𐤅𐤐 umeof and from the birds HC/R/Ncmsc הַ/שָּׁמַ֣יִם 𐤄/𐤔𐤌𐤉𐤌 hashamayim of the heavens HTd/Ncmpa נִסְתָּֽרָה 𐤍𐤎𐤕𐤓𐤄 nisetarah it is concealed HVNp3fs

Abaddon and Death say with our ears we have heard its report

22 אֲבַדּ֣וֹן 𐤀𐤁𐤃𐤅𐤍 avadon Abaddon HNp וָ֭/מָוֶת 𐤅/𐤌𐤅𐤕 vamavet and Death HC/Ncmsa אָ֣מְר֑וּ 𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤅 ameru say HVqp3cp בְּ֝/אָזְנֵ֗י/נוּ 𐤁/𐤀𐤆𐤍𐤉/𐤍𐤅 beazeneynu with our ears HR/Ncfdc/Sp1cp שָׁמַ֥עְנוּ 𐤔𐤌𐤏𐤍𐤅 shamaenu we have heard HVqp1cp שִׁמְעָֽ/הּ 𐤔𐤌𐤏/𐤄 shimeah its report HNcmsc/Sp3fs

God understands its way and he knows - its place

23 אֱ֭לֹהִים 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 elohim Mulimu (Lozi) God HNcmpa הֵבִ֣ין 𐤄𐤁𐤉𐤍 hevin understands HVhp3ms דַּרְכָּ֑/הּ 𐤃𐤓𐤊/𐤄 darekah its way HNcbsc/Sp3fs וְ֝/ה֗וּא 𐤅/𐤄𐤅𐤀 vehu and he HC/Pp3ms יָדַ֥ע 𐤉𐤃𐤏 yada knows HVqp3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et - HTo מְקוֹמָֽ/הּ 𐤌𐤒𐤅𐤌/𐤄 meqomah its place HNcmsc/Sp3fs

For He to the ends of the earth looks under all the heavens sees

24 כִּי 𐤊𐤉 ki For HC ה֭וּא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu He HPp3ms לִ/קְצוֹת 𐤋/𐤒𐤑𐤅𐤕 liqetsot to the ends HR/Ncbpc הָ/אָ֣רֶץ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets of the earth HTd/Ncbsa יַבִּ֑יט 𐤉𐤁𐤉𐤈 yabit looks HVhi3ms תַּ֖חַת 𐤕𐤇𐤕 tachat under HR כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all HNcmsc הַ/שָּׁמַ֣יִם 𐤄/𐤔𐤌𐤉𐤌 hashamayim the heavens HTd/Ncmpa יִרְאֶֽה 𐤉𐤓𐤀𐤄 yireeh sees HVqi3ms

to make for the wind weight and waters he weighs by measure

25 לַ/עֲשׂ֣וֹת 𐤋/𐤏𐤔𐤅𐤕 laasot to make HR/Vqc לָ/ר֣וּחַ 𐤋/𐤓𐤅𐤇 larucha Roho (Swahili) for the wind HRd/Ncbsa מִשְׁקָ֑ל 𐤌𐤔𐤒𐤋 misheqal weight HNcmsa וּ֝/מַ֗יִם 𐤅/𐤌𐤉𐤌 umayim Amanzi (Zulu) and waters HC/Ncmpa תִּכֵּ֥ן 𐤕𐤊𐤍 tiken he weighs HVpp3ms בְּ/מִדָּֽה 𐤁/𐤌𐤃𐤄 bemidah by measure HR/Ncfsa

when he made for the rain a decree and a way for the thunderbolt thunders

26 בַּ/עֲשֹׂת֣/וֹ 𐤁/𐤏𐤔𐤕/𐤅 baasoto when he made HR/Vqc/Sp3ms לַ/מָּטָ֣ר 𐤋/𐤌𐤈𐤓 lamatar for the rain HRd/Ncmsa חֹ֑ק 𐤇𐤒 choq a decree HNcmsa וְ֝/דֶ֗רֶךְ 𐤅/𐤃𐤓𐤊 vederekhe and a way HC/Ncbsa לַ/חֲזִ֥יז 𐤋/𐤇𐤆𐤉𐤆 lachaziz for the thunderbolt HR/Ncmsc קֹלֽוֹת 𐤒𐤋𐤅𐤕 qolot thunders HNcmpa

then he saw it and declared it he established it and also he searched it out

27 אָ֣ז 𐤀𐤆 az then HD רָ֭אָ/הּ 𐤓𐤀/𐤄 raah he saw it HVqp3ms/Sp3fs וַֽ/יְסַפְּרָ֑/הּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤎𐤐𐤓/𐤄 vayesaperah and declared it HC/Vpw3ms/Sp3fs הֱ֝כִינָ֗/הּ 𐤄𐤊𐤉𐤍/𐤄 hekhinah he established it HVhp3ms/Sp3fs וְ/גַם 𐤅/𐤂𐤌 vegam and also HC/Ta חֲקָרָֽ/הּ 𐤇𐤒𐤓/𐤄 chaqarah he searched it out HVqp3ms/Sp3fs

And he said to man Behold fear YHWH that is wisdom and to turn from evil understanding

28 וַ/יֹּ֤אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer And he said HC/Vqw3ms לָֽ/אָדָ֗ם 𐤋/𐤀𐤃𐤌 laadam to man HRd/Ncmsa הֵ֤ן 𐤄𐤍 hen Behold HTm יִרְאַ֣ת 𐤉𐤓𐤀𐤕 yireat fear HNcfsc אֲ֭דֹנָ/י 𐤀𐤃𐤍/𐤉 adonay YHWH HNcmpc/Sp1cs הִ֣יא 𐤄𐤉𐤀 hi that is HPp3fs חָכְמָ֑ה 𐤇𐤊𐤌𐤄 chakhemah wisdom HNcfsa וְ/ס֖וּר 𐤅/𐤎𐤅𐤓 vesur and to turn HC/Vqc מֵ/רָ֣ע 𐤌/𐤓𐤏 mera from evil HR/Aamsa בִּינָֽה 𐤁𐤉𐤍𐤄 binah understanding HNcfsa

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