H9023–הוּ–hu

For the fear of God kept me back, and because of his power I might not do such things.

וּ֝מִשְּׂאֵת֗וֹ (וֹ) o “his”

(For I did not let my mouth give way to sin, in putting a curse on his life;)

נַפְשֽׁוֹ׃ (וֹ) o “his”

If the men of my tent did not say, Who has not had full measure of his meat?

מִ֝בְּשָׂר֗וֹ (וֹ) o “his”

So these three men gave no more answers to Job, because he seemed to himself to be right.

בְּעֵינָֽיו׃ (ו) v “his”

And Elihu, the son of Barachel the Buzite, of the family of Ram, was angry, burning with wrath against Job, because he seemed to himself more right than God;

אַפּ֑וֹ (וֹ) o “his”נַ֝פְשׁ֗וֹ (וֹ) o “his”

And he was angry with his three friends, because they had been unable to give him an answer, and had not made Job's sin clear.

רֵעָיו֮ (ו֮) v “his”אַ֫פּ֥וֹ (וֹ) o “his”

And when Elihu saw that there was no answer in the mouth of the three men, he was very angry.

אַפּֽוֹ׃ (וֹ) o “his”

I was taking note; and truly not one of you was able to make clear Job's error, or to give an answer to his words.

אֲמָרָ֣יו (ו) v “his”

Why do you put forward your cause against him, saying, He gives no answer to any of my words?

דְּ֝בָרָ֗יו (ו) v “his”

To keep back his soul from the underworld, and his life from destruction.

נַ֭פְשׁוֹ (וֹ) o “his”וְ֝חַיָּת֗וֹ (וֹ) o “his”

Pain is sent on him as a punishment, while he is on his bed; there is no end to the trouble in his bones;

מִשְׁכָּב֑וֹ (וֹ) o “his”עֲצָמָ֣יו (ו) v “his”

He has no desire for food, and his soul is turned away from delicate meat;

חַיָּת֣וֹ (וֹ) o “his”וְ֝נַפְשׁ֗וֹ (וֹ) o “his”

His flesh is so wasted away, that it may not be seen, and his bones. ...

בְּשָׂר֣וֹ (וֹ) o “his”עַ֝צְמוֹתָ֗יו (ו) v “his”

And his soul comes near to the underworld, and his life to the angels of death.

נַפְשׁ֑וֹ (וֹ) o “his”וְ֝חַיָּת֗וֹ (וֹ) o “his”

If now there may be an angel sent to him, one of the thousands which there are to be between him and God, and to make clear to man what is right for him;

יָשְׁרֽוֹ׃ (וֹ) o “his”

Then his flesh becomes young again, and he comes back to the days of his early strength;

בְּשָׂר֣וֹ (וֹ) o “his”עֲלוּמָֽיו׃ (ו) v “his”

He makes his prayer to God, and he has mercy on him; he sees God's face with cries of joy; he gives news of his righteousness to men;

פָּ֭נָיו (ו) v “his”צִדְקָתֽוֹ׃ (וֹ) o “his”

He kept my soul from the underworld, and my life sees the light in full measure.

נַ֭פְשׁוֹ (וֹ) i “his”וְ֝חַיָּתוֹ (וֹ) o “his”

Keeping back his soul from the underworld, so that he may see the light of life.

נַ֭פְשׁוֹ (וֹ) o “his”

If he made his spirit come back to him, taking his breath into himself again,

לִבּ֑וֹ (וֹ) o “his”רוּח֥וֹ (וֹ) o “his”וְ֝נִשְׁמָת֗וֹ (וֹ) o “his”

Who has no respect for rulers, and who gives no more attention to those who have wealth than to the poor, for they are all the work of his hands.

יָדָ֣יו (ו) v “his”

For his eyes are on the ways of a man, and he sees all his steps.

עֵ֭ינָיו (ו) v “his”צְעָדָ֥יו (ו) v “his”

Because they did not go after him, and took no note of his ways,

דְּ֝רָכָ֗יו (ו) v “his”

Job's words do not come from knowledge; they are not the fruit of wisdom.

וּ֝דְבָרָ֗יו (ו) v “his”

For in addition to his sin, he is uncontrolled in heart; before our eyes he makes sport of God, increasing his words against him.

חַטָּאת֣וֹ (וֹ) o “his”אֲמָרָ֣יו (ו) v “his”