Then Job {Iyov: persecuted sufferer} answered {anah: responded promptly} and said,

Even today my complaint {meri: bitter resistance} persists; my hand is heavy upon my groaning {anchati: deep sighing}.

Oh, that I knew where I might find Him {Elohim, Hidden Judge}; I would come even to His seat {tekhunato: court-seat}.

I would arrange {e’erkha: prepare methodically} my case before Him, and I would fill my mouth with arguments {tochekhot: reasoned points}.

I would know the words {milim: spoken reply} He {eloah, Righteous Judge} would answer me, and I would understand what He would say to me.

Would He {Elohim, Supreme Arbiter} contend with me with great power {koach: forceful might}? No; rather, He would give heed to me.

There an upright{yashar: clean integrity} man could contend with Him{Eloah, Hearing Judge}, and I would escape forever from my Judge.

Behold, I go forward {qedem: toward the east} but He {God, Hidden One} is not there; and backward, I do not perceive him.

On the left hand {semol: turning side}, when He works, I do not grasp Him; on the right hand He covers {ya’atof: conceals} Himself, and I do not see Him.

For He {Eloah, All-Knowing Tester} knows the way I am taking; when He has tested me, I will come out like gold {zahav: precious purity}.

My foot has held fast to His steps{ba’ashuro: footprints}; I have kept to His way and have not turned aside{at: deviated from the path}.

I have not departed from the commandment {mitsvat: spoken decree} of His {God, Divine Speaker} lips; I have treasured the words of His mouth more than my portion of food.

But He {YHWH, Immoveable Judge} is solitary, and who can turn Him back? Whatever His soul {nefesh: innermost being} desires, He does.

For He {Sovereign Upholder} will fulfill what is appointed {chukki: designated portion} for me, and many such matters are with Him.

Therefore, I tremble before Him {YHWH, Sovereign Judge}; when I reflect {etbonen: intense deliberation}, I am afraid of Him.

And God {El, Sovereign Disposer} has made my heart soft, and the Almighty {Shaddai, Awe-Inspirer} has terrified me.

For I was not silenced by the darkness {khoshekh: adversity}, nor was my face covered by deep darkness {ophel: crushing distress}.

וַיַּ֥עַן{va-YA-an###vah-YA-ahn###and he answered} אִיּ֗וֹב{i-YOV###ih-YOHV###Job} וַיֹּאמַֽר׃{va-YO-mar###vah-YOH-mahr###and he said}

Job 23 : 1 - Speech | Response | Suffering

גַּם־הַ֭יּוֹם{gam-ha-YOM###gahm-hah-YOHM###also today} מְרִ֣י{me-RI###meh-REE###rebellion or bitterness} שִׂחִ֑י{si-KHI###sih-KHEE###my complaint} יָ֝דִ֗י{ya-DI###yaa-DEE###my hand} כָּבְדָ֥ה{kav-DA###kaav-DAA###is heavy} עַל־אַנְחָתִֽ‪י׃{al-an-kha-TI###ahl-ahn-khah-TEE###because of my groaning}

Job 23 : 2 - Burden | Lament | Struggle

מִֽי־יִתֵּ֣ן{mi-yit-TEN###mih-yit-TEEN###who will grant or would give} יָ֭דַעְתִּי{ya-DA-ti###yaa-DAH-tih###I knew or I would know} וְאֶמְצָאֵ֑הוּ{ve-em-tsa-E-hu###veh-ehm-tsah-EH-hoo###and I would find him} אָ֝ב֗וֹא{a-VO###aa-VOH###I would come} עַד־תְּכוּנָתֽ‪וֹ׃{ad-te-khu-na-TO###ahd-teh-khoo-nah-TOH###unto his fixed place or his seat}

Job 23 : 3 - Longing | Encounter | Judgment

אֶעֶרְכָ֣ה{e-e-re-KHA###eh-eh-reh-KHAA###I would set in order or arrange} לְפָנָ֣יו{le-fa-NAV###leh-faa-NAV###before him} מִשְׁפָּ֑ט{mish-paT###mihsh-paaT###judgment or legal case} וּ֝פִ֗י{u-FI###oo-FEE###and my mouth} אֲמַלֵּ֥א{a-mal-LE###ah-mal-LEE###I would fill} תוֹכָחֽ‪וֹת׃{to-kha-KHOT###toh-khaa-KHOHT###arguments or reproofs}

Job 23 : 4 - Petition, Justice, Determination

אֵ֭דְעָה{e-de-A###ee-deh-AA###I would know} מִלִּ֣ים{mil-LIM###mih-l-LEEM###words} יַעֲנֵ֑נִי{ya-a-NE-ni###yah-ah-NEE-nee###he would answer me} וְ֝אָבִ֗ינָה{ve-a-vi-NA###veh-aa-vee-NAA###and I would understand} מַה־יֹּ֥אמַר{ma-yo-MAR###mah-yoh-MAHR###what he would say} לִֽי׃{LI###LEE###to me}

Job 23 : 5 - Desire, Response, Understanding

הַבְּרָב־כֹּ֭חַ{hab-be-RAV-KO-akh###hahb-beh-RAAV-KOH-akh###with great strength} יָרִ֣יב{ya-RIV###yaa-REEV###would he contend} עִמָּדִ֑י{im-MA-di###ihm-MAA-dee###with me} לֹ֥א{LO###LOH###not} אַךְ־ה֝֗וּא{AKH-HU###akh-HOO###surely he} יָשִׂ֥ם{ya-SIM###yaa-SEEM###would set or place} בִּֽי׃{BI###BEE###in me}

Job 23 : 6 - Contention | Attention | Advocacy

שָׁ֗ם{SHAM###SHAAM###there} יָ֭שָׁר{ya-SHAR###yah-SHAAR###an upright one or a straight one} נוֹכָ֣ח{no-KHAKH###noh-KHAAKH###could argue or could reason} עִמּ֑וֹ{im-MO###ihm-MOH###with him} וַאֲפַלְּטָ֥ה{va-a-fal-te-TA###vah-ah-fahl-teh-TAA###and I would escape or and I would be delivered} לָ֝נֶ֗צַח{la-NE-tsakh###laa-NEH-tsahkh###forever or for perpetuity} מִשֹּׁפְטִֽי׃{mi-shof-TE###mih-shohf-TEE###from my judge}

Job 23 : 7 - Justice, Vindication, Integrity

הֵ֤ן{HEN###HEEN###behold} קֶ֣דֶם{KE-dem###KEH-dehm###east or forward} אֶהֱלֹ֣ךְ{e-he-LOKH###eh-heh-LOHKH###I go} וְאֵינֶ֑נּוּ{ve-E-nen-NU###veh-EE-neh-nuoo###and he is not} וְ֝אָח֗וֹר{ve-a-KHOR###veh-aa-KHOHR###and backward} וְֽלֹא־אָבִ֥ין{ve-LO-a-VIN###veh-LOH-aa-VEEHN###and not I perceive or understand} לֽוֹ׃{LO###LOH###him}

Job 23 : 8 - Yearning | Absence | Searching

שְׂמֹ֣אול{se-MOL###seh-MOHL###left} בַּעֲשֹׂת֣וֹ{ba-a-SO-to###bah-ah-SOH-toh###in his doing} וְלֹא־אָ֑חַז{ve-LO-A-khaz###veh-LOH-AA-khaz###and not I grasp} יַעְטֹ֥ף{ya-e-TOF###yah-eh-TOHF###he turns} יָ֝מִ֗ין{ya-MIN###yaa-MIHN###right} וְלֹ֣א{ve-LO###veh-LOH###and not} אֶרְאֶֽה׃{e-re-E###eh-reh-EH###I see}

Job 23 : 9 - Hiddenness | Pursuit | Sovereignty

כִּֽי־יָ֭דַע{ki-ya-DA###KEE-yah-DAH###for he knows} דֶּ֣רֶךְ{DE-rekh###DEH-rehkh###way or path} עִמָּדִ֑י{im-ma-DI###ihm-mah-DEE###with me} בְּ֝חָנַ֗נִי{be-kha-NA-ni###beh-khaa-NAH-nee###in his testing me} כַּזָּהָ֥ב{kaz-za-HAV###kahz-zaa-HAAV###as the gold} אֵצֵֽא׃{e-TSE###ee-TSEE###I will go out}

Job 23 : 10 - Knowledge, Testing, Refinement

בַּ֭אֲשֻׁרוֹ{ba-a-shu-RO###bah-ah-shuh-ROH###in his step} אָחֲזָ֣ה{a-kha-ZA###aa-khah-ZAA###has held fast} רַגְלִ֑י{rag-LI###rahg-LEE###my foot} דַּרְכּ֖וֹ{dar-KO###dahr-KOH###his way} שָׁמַ֣רְתִּי{sha-MAR-ti###shaa-MAHR-tih###I have kept} וְלֹא־אָֽט׃{ve-LO-AT###veh-LOH-AAT###and not I turned aside}

Job 23 : 11 - Steadfastness | Faithfulness | Resolve

מִצְוַ֣ת{mits-VAT###mih-tsuh-VAT###commandment of} שְׂ֭פָתָיו{se-fa-TAV###seh-faa-TAV###his lips} וְלֹ֣א{ve-LO###veh-LOH###and not} אָמִ֑ישׁ{a-MISH###aa-MIHSH###I depart or I move away} מֵ֝חֻקִּ֗י{me-khu-KI###mee-khuh-KIH###from my statute or from my portion} צָפַ֥נְתִּי{tsa-FAN-ti###tsaa-FAHN-teeh###I have treasured or I have stored up} אִמְרֵי־פִֽיו׃{im-RE-fi-V###ihm-REE-fee-V###words of his mouth}

Job 23 : 12 - Obedience, Devotion, Sustenance

וְה֣וּא{ve-HU###veh-HOO###and he} בְ֭אֶחָד{be-e-KHAD###beh-eh-KHAAD###in one or in the same} וּמִ֣י{u-MI###oo-MEE###and who} יְשִׁיבֶ֑נּוּ{ye-shi-VE-nu###yeh-shee-VEE-noo###will turn him back or will cause him to return} וְנַפְשׁ֖וֹ{ve-NAF-sho###veh-NAHF-shoh###and his soul} אִוְּתָ֣ה{i-VE-ta###ih-VVEH-tah###desired} וַיָּֽעַשׂ׃{va-YA-as###vah-YAA-ahs###and he did}

Job 23 : 13 - Sovereignty, Will, Immutability

כִּ֭י{KI###KEE###for} יַשְׁלִ֣ים{yash-li-IM###yahsh-lih-EEM###he will complete} חֻקִּ֑י{khu-KI###khu-KKEE###what is appointed for me or my decree} וְכָהֵ֖נָּה{ve-kha-HE-na###veh-khaa-HEH-nah###and like these} רַבּ֣וֹת{ra-BOT###rah-BOHT###many} עִמּֽוֹ׃{i-MO###ih-MOH###with him}

Job 23 : 14 - Sovereignty, Fulfillment, Abundance

עַל־כֵּ֭ן{al-KEHN###ahl-KEEN###therefore} מִפָּנָ֣יו{mi-pa-NAV###mih-paa-NAV###from his presence} אֶבָּהֵ֑ל{e-ba-HEL###eh-bah-HEEL###I am terrified} אֶ֝תְבּוֹנֵ֗ן{et-vo-NEHN###eht-voh-NEEN###I consider} וְאֶפְחַ֥ד{ve-ef-KHAD###veh-ehf-KHAHD###and I dread} מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃{mi-ME-nu###mih-MEH-noo###from him}

Job 23 : 15 - Fear | Reflection | Presence

וְ֭אֵל{ve-EL###veh-EEL###and God} הֵרַ֣ךְ{he-RAKH###heh-RAAKH###made faint} לִבִּ֑י{li-BI###lih-BEE###my heart} וְ֝שַׁדַּ֗י{ve-sha-DAI###veh-shah-DDAI###and the Almighty} הִבְהִילָֽנִי׃{hiv-hi-LA-ni###hihv-heh-LEE-lah-NEE###has terrified me}

Job 23 : 16 - Weakness | Fear | Divine-Agency

כִּֽי־לֹ֣א{ki-LO###kee-LOH###for not} נִ֭צְמַתִּי{nits-ma-TI###nihts-mah-TEE###I was silenced} מִפְּנֵי־חֹ֑שֶׁךְ{mip-ne-KHO-shekh###mihp-neh-KHOH-shehkh###from before darkness} וּ֝מִפָּנַ֗י{u-mi-pa-NAI###oo-mih-paa-NAI###and from before me} כִּסָּה־אֹֽפֶל׃{ki-SA-O-fel###kih-SAA-OH-fehl###has covered thick darkness}

Job 23 : 17 - Adversity | Silence | Endurance

Seeking Answers in the Darkness

(Job 23 TAB English.Draft.) Seeking Answers in the Darkness

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Yearning

Job 23 (Transparent Analysis Bible  -  English(TAB Bible)) on XGospel Bible: Then Job  answered  and said, Even today my complaint  persists; my hand is heavy upon my groaning . Oh, that I knew where I might find Him ; I would come even to His seat .

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